Volume 1 

state and County Data 

Part 48 

West Virginia 

AC78-A-48 

AGRICULTURAL STAT1~J~ 

1978 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICULTURE 

u.s. Department of Commerce 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1978 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICULTURE 

Issued March 1981 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary 

Courtenay M. Slater, 

Chief Economist 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Daniel B. Levine, 

Acting Director 

Volume 1 

State and County Data 

Part 48 

West Virginia 

AC78-A-48 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Daniel B. Levine, Acting Director 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for 

Economic Fields 

Richard B. Quanrud, Assistant Director for 

Economic and Agriculture Censuses 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

Arnold L. Bollenbacher, Chief 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS-Many persons participated in the various 

activities of the 1978 Census of Agriculture. Primary direction was by 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for Economic Fields, and Richard B. 

Quanrud, Assistant Director for Economic and Agriculture Censuses. 

This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division under the general 

supervision of Orvin l. Wilhite, Chief Ito January 1980) and Arnold l. 

Bollenbacher, his successor. Arnold l. Bollenbacher, assisted by 

Thomas D. Monroe, Donald R. Jahnke, and John A. Blackledge, was 

directly responsible for data content of the tables, analysis of the data, 

and clerical and computer edit, and tabulation specifications. William A. 

Harlan, ArIon M. Scott, and James C. Vogelsang, directed the resolution 

of problems with individual census reports. 

John E. Adkins, assisted by Stephen M. Schobel, Loyd C. Brown, 

Billy E. Stark, Lowell Wrucke, Sharon C. Spivey. Martin S. Harahush. 

Ralph A. Graham, Avon B. Floyd. Kent C. Hoover. and Lee Smallwood. 

was directly responsible for the systems and processing procedures, 

including preparation of control systems. clerical procedures. and computer programs. Dana E. Moore and Jay A. Johnson were responsible 

for the photocomposition system. Bobbie E. Catlin and Paulette M. 

Bonchak were directly responsible for table preparation and publication standards used. Mittie Buchanan. I ndustry Division (to May 1980). 

and Helen R, Pugh. her successor, were responsible for coding the Linotron table formats for publication. Carl N. McAllister coordinated the 

final preparation of the tables. Virginia Crockett. Regina E. lindsey. 

and Karin G, Bauer provided editorial services. 

Charles E. Rogers. assisted by D. Dean Prochaska. and David 0, 

Chapman, with the additional assistance of Jane Y. Dea and Tommy W. 

Gaulden. was directly responsible for mailing'list acquisition and undup· 

lication, design of sampling procedures for the direct enumeration sample 

and the sample from the mail list, sampling variability estimates, stat 

tistical adjustment for non response, monitoring of processing, and evalua· 

tion of coverage. Albert W. Graybill was responsible for the preparation 

of the operational procedures for the collection and processing of the 

direct enumeration sample data. 

George E. Pierce. assisted by Patricia A. Clark and Richard R. Storm, 

was directly responsible for overall census planning, the Farm and Ranch 

Identification Survey, and development of the data collection forms and, 

followup letters. J. Thomas Miller. Consultant. assisted in the design and 

content of the data collection forms and followup letters, specifications 

for publication tables, and preparation of text. 

Don l. Adams, Chief, Data Preparation Division, JeffersonVille, Ind., 

assisted by Patricia M. Clark, Rebecca Lamon. George Wilson, William L. 

Pangburn. Los Brown, Darrell L. Farabee. and Keith Lacey. was directly 

responsible for clerical and data-keying operations, and labeling. sorting, 

and distribution of the mail and direct enumeration census forms. 

The direct enumeration activities were administered by the Field 

Division, under Forrest P. Cawley, Chief, with the assistance of Darren F. 

Althouse and Thomas J. Manning and the 12 directors of the Bureau's 

Regional Offices, 

The computer processing facilities used were under the general supervision of C. Thomas DiNenna. Chief. Computer Operations Division. 

Forms design was performed under the general supervision of Henry J, 

Husmann, Chief, Administrative Services Division. assisted by Albert W. 

Cosner, Cathern S. Kline. and Irene A. Grey. 

Within the Publications Services Division. many individuals made 

significant contributions in the areas of publication planning and design, 

editorial review, composition. and printing procurement. 

Important contributions were made by the members of the Census 

Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics in establishing data needs 

and priorities for collection and publ ication of the information. Other 

representatives of both public and private organizations also made 

significant recommendations and suggestions. 

Members of various agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

provided advice and counsel during the planning, data collecting, and 

processing phases of the census and assisted farmers and ranchers who 

requested help in completing the report form. 

The press, farm magazines, and radio and television stations were 

most helpful in publicizing the census and encouraging cooperation of 

farm and ranch operators. John W. Ternus and Douglas J. Miller. Agriculture DiviSion, and Richard D. Ritter, Public Information Office. were 

primarily responsible for developing and coordinating the public relations 

program. 

Special tribute is paid to the millions of farm and ranch operators 

and other agriculture-associated people who furnished the information 

requested in the census. Only through their cooperation was it possible 

to collect and publish the data in this report. 

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data 

United States. Bureau of the Census. 

1978 census of agricultu reo 

Supt. of Docs. no.: L 3.31/ 

CONTENTS: V. 1. State and county data.-v. 2. Statistics by subject.-

V. 3. Agricultural services. [etc.l 

1. Agriculture-United States-Statistics. I. Title. II. Title: Census of 

agriculture. 

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CONTENTS 

Introduction . ....................................................... . 

Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1978 and 1974 .................... . 

State Map ......................... . 

CHARTS 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Changes in State's Agriculture: 1978 From 1974 ...... ; .......... . 

Profile of State's Agriculture: 1978 .......................... . 

Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 ................ . 

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Page 

VII 

IX 

X 

XI 

XII 

XIII 

4. Farms by Value of Sales: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X IV 

5. Value of Products Sold by Size of Sales: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X IV 

PATTERN MAPS 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

Land in Farms by County: 1978 

Average Size of Farm by County: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .... . 

Value of Land and Buildings by County: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .... . 

Val ue of Agricu Itural Products Sold by County: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . 

Cattle and Calves Inventory by County: 1978 ............................. . 

Chickens 3 Months Old or Older Inventory by County: 1978 ................. . 

XV 

XV 

XVI 

XVI 

XVII 

XVII 

7 .. Land in Orchards by County: 1978 ..................................... XVIII 

8. Land From Which Hay Was Cut by County: 1978 ........................... XVIII 

TABLES 

·CHAPTER 1. State Data 

1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1945 to 1978 .................... . 

2. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, for FarmsWith Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978,1974, 

and 1969 ................ '.' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

3. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978,1974, and 1969 . . . . . 2 

5. Operators by Type of Organization for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978,1974, 

and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 3 

6. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978,1974, and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

7. Expenses for Energy and Petroleum Products: 1978, 1974, and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

8. Fuel Expenses, Quantity Purchased, a!1d Storage Capacity: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

9. Farm Payroll, Employment, and Contract Expenses: 1978,1974, and 1969. . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978,1974, and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

11. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 . . 6 

12. Income From Machine Work, Customwork, and Other Agricultural Services: 1978, 1974, 

and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

13. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard I ndustrial Classification of Farms: 1978 . . 7 

14. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974. . . . . . . . 8 

16. Irrigation: 1978,1974, and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

17. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

18. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978,1974, and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

19. PoultrY-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 ..................... '. .... . . . . 10 

20. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

21. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

22. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974.......................... 15 
IV CO NTE NTS-Continued 

TABLES-Con. 

CHAPTER l-Con. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31. 

32. 

33. 

34. 

Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 . 

Fish Sales: 1978 .. 

Crops Harvested: 1978 and 1974 ..... . 

Specified Crops Harvested -Yield Per Acre I rrigated and Nonirrigated: 1978 ... 

Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1978 and 1974 

Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978 .... 

Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978 ..... 

Summary by Type of Organization: 1978 . . .. .......... . .... . 

Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978. . . . . ..... . 

Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . 

Summary by Size of Fa'rm: 1978 .. 

Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 ....... . 

Page 

16 

16 

17 

18 

18 

19 

22 

30 

38 

54 

70 

86 

35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978 .. ' ............. ' . . . .. 102 

CHAPTER 2. County Summary Data 

1 . 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

11 . 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20. 

21. 

22. 

Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974 

Land Use: 1978 ....................... . 

Irrigation: 1978 ........... . 

Farms by Tenure of Operator: 1978 ............... . 

Farms and Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 ... 

Characteristics of Operators: 1978 ............. . 

Farms by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1978 ........... . 

Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1978 ............. . 

Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 ...................... . 

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for All Farms: 1978 ................... . 

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978 .. . 

Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 ............................ . 

Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 1978 

Hired Farm Labor-Expenses and Number of Workers: 1978 ...................... . 

Estimated Market Value of All Machinery and Equipment: 1978 ................... . 

Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ................................ . 

Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 .................................. . 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 .................... . 

Broilers Sold by Number Per Farm: 1978 ................. . 

Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ................................ . 

Milk GOCjts-lnventory and Sales: 1978 .................................... . 

Angora Goats-I nventory and Sales: 1978 .................................. . 

118 

119 

121 

121 

122 

123 

124 

124 

126 

127 

127 

128 

130 

132 

133 

133 

141 

143 

145 

145 

146 

146 

23. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ............................ Not shown 

24. Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 

25. Fish Sales: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 147 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31. 

32. 

33. 

34. 

35. 

36. 

37. 

Miscellaneous Pou Itry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ............................. . 

Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ............ . 

Grains-Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978 .................... . 

Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1978 .. 

Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978 ................ , ...... . 

Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978 ..................... . 

Fruitsand Nuts: 1978 ............................................... . 

Berries: 1978 ................... . 

Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod: 1978 ................... . 

Other Crops: 1978 .................................................. . 

Operator Response to Land Held Under Foreign Ownership: 1978 .................. . 

Income From Machine Work, Customwork and Other Agricultural Services: 1978 ........ . 

148 

150 

151 

152 

152 

155 

156 

160 

161 

161 

161 

162 
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TABLES-Con. 

CHAPTER 2-Con. 

38. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 162 

163 

163 

163 

164 

164 

39. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1978 ............................. . 

40. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1978 ...................... . 

41. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1978 ................................. . 

42. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1978 ....................................... . 

43. Female Operators: 1978 .............................................. . 

CHAPTER 3. Individual County Data [The following tables are common to the State and each county) 

1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

West Virginia ................... . 165 Mercer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 305 

Farms Not on Mail List ............. . 170 Mineral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 310 

Barbour ....................... . 175 Mingo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 ) 

Berkeley ...................... . 180 ·Monongalia..................... 315 

Boone ........................ . 185 Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 320 

Braxton ....................... . 190 Morgan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 325 

Brooke ....................... . 195 Nicholas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 330 

Cabell ........................ . 200 Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 335 

Calhoun ....................... . 205 Pendleton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 340 

Clay ......................... . 210 Pleasants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 345 

Doddridge ..................... . 215 Pocahontas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 350 

Fayette ....................... . 220 Preston ....................... , 355 

Gilmer ........................ . 225 Putnam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 360 

Grant ........................ . 230 Raleigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 365 

Greenbrier ..................... . 235 Randolph. . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . .. 370 

Hampshire ..................... . 240 Ritchie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 375 

Hancock ....................... . 245 Roane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 380 

Hardy ........................ . 250 Summers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 385 

Harrison ...................... . 255 Taylor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 390 

Jackson ....................... . 

Jefferson ...................... . 

Kanawha ...................... . 

260 Tucker ........................ , 395 

265 Tyler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 400 

270 Upshur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 405 

·Lewis .......... ',' ....... " ... . 275 Wayne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 410 

Lincoln ....................... . 280 Webster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 415 

Logan ........................ . 285 Wetzel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 420 

McDowell ..................... . 

Marion ....................... . 

(1) Wirt .................. ; . . . .. . .. 425 

290 Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 430 

Marshall ....................... . 295 Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 435 

Mason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 

See footnotes at end of contents. 
VI CONTENTS-Continued 

APPENDIXES 

A. General Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 

B. Farms by Current and Prior Definitions and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 B-1 

C. Comparison of 1974 Farm Counts With 1978 Farm Counts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. C-1 

D. Report Forms ..... . 0-1 

Index ............ . . .................... Index-1 

Publication Program ......... . . ............... Inside back cover 

I Not shown separately to avoid disclosing data for indiVidual farms. However, the data for the county are included in 

the State totals. 
VII 

INTRODUCTION 

Page 

HISTORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 

FARM DEFINITION ............................. VII 

METHOD OF ENUMERATION ...................... VII 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA ....................... VII 

USE OF SAMPLING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

GRAPHICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

TABULAR PRESENTATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES . ......... ;. . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ................. VIII 

"SEE TEXT" REFERENCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

ABBREVIATIONSANDSYMBOLS ................... VIII 

HISTORY 

The census of agriculture provides a periodic statistical 

picture of the Nation's farming, ranching, and related activities. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture is the 21st taken by the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 

The first agriculture census was taken in 1840 as part of the 

sixth decennial census. From 1840 to 1950, an agriculture 

census was taken as part of the decennial census of population. 

A mid-decade census of agriculture was conducted in 1925, 

1935, and 1945. From 1954 to 1974 a census of agriculture was 

taken for the years ending in 4 and 9. In 1976, Congress 

authorized the census of agriculture to be taken for 1978 and 

1982 to adjust the data reference year to coincide with the 

1982 Economic Censuses covering manufacturing, mining, 

construction, retail trade, wholesale trade, service industries, 

and selected transportation activities. Thereafter, the agriculture 

census will revert to a 5-year cycle. 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED 

The census of agriculture is authorized under the provisions 

of title 13, United States Code. Section 142(a) provides for the 

census to be taken in 1979, in 1983, and in every fifth year 

after 1983. Section 191 provides that the census shall include 

each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and 

the Virgin Islands. A census of agriculture will be conducted in 

American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands in conjunction with the 1980 Census of Population and Housing. 

FARM DEFINITION 

Since 1850, when minimum criteria defining a farm for 

census purposes were first established, the farm definition has 

been changed nine times, as the Nation has grown and changed. 

The current definition was announced on August 12, 1975, in 

accordance with a joint agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Office of Management and Budget, and 

the Bureau of the Census. It defines a farm, for statistical 

purposes, as any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or normally would have been sold 

during the census year. The previous definition (used for the 

1959, 1964, and 1969 censuses, and for the 1974 preliminary 

county reports) counted as a farm any place with less than 10 

acres from which $250 or more of agricultural products were 

sold or normally would have been sold during the census year, 

or any place of 1 o acres or more from which $50 or more of 

agricultural products were sold or normally would have been 

sold during the census year. 

METHOD OF ENUMERATION 

Evaluation studies of the 1969 and 1974 censuses, which 

were conducted primarily by mail, indicated that the 

administrative lists used to create the census mailing list were 

not adequate to assure complete coverage in the census. Also, 

censuses prior to 1969, conducted by direct enumeration, had 

been found by evaluation studies (conducted since 1950) to be 

progressively less and less complete, as increased mobility of 

farm operators led to increases in the numbers of nonresident 

operators, operators farming on a part-time basis, and operators 

farming two or more separate tracts. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture was conducted primarily by 

mail for maximum economy, supplemented by a personal 

canvass of a statistical area segment sample for maximum 

completeness of coverage. The area segment sample, which 

consists of selected geographic areas completely canvassed by 

direct enumeration, provides reliable estimates for States of the 

number and characteristics of any farms not represented in the 

mail portion of the census. Estimates for such farms are an 

integral part of the State totals published for the 1978 census. 

The direct enumeration sample estimates are statistically reliable 

only for State totals and have not been allocated to counties. 

Appendix A provides a more detailed description of how the 

1978 census was taken and includes a discussion of census 

coverage. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

State totals for 1978 are not directly comparable with totals 

for 1974 or earlier censuses as they include data for farm operations represented on the mail list plus estimates from the direct 

enumeration sample for farms not represented on the mail list. 

The 1974 State level data include only operations represented 

on the mail list. 

Coverage evaluation studies for the 1974 censu s indicated 

that 10.7 percent of all farms were not included in the census. 

Farms missed in the census were usually small and accounted 

for iess than 3 percent of the total value of apricultural products 

sold and less than 6 percent of the land in farms. The proportion of farms missed in the 1974 census was generally higher in 
VIII INTRODUCTION-Continued 

States having a large proportion of small farms and urbanized 

areas having a sizable number of part-time farms. Farm 

counts for 1974, adjusted for the net undercount, are shown in 

appendix C. 

County level data on acreages and inventories for 1978 and 

1974 are generally comparable; however, improvements in the 

coverage of the 1978 census, especially of smaller farms, should 

be taken into consideration when comparing farm counts. 

USE OF SAMPLING 

Two types of sampling were used for data collection 

for the 1978 census. I n addition to the State estimates from 

the direct enumeration sample discussed previously, data 

for items in sections 22 through 27 of the census report 

form were collected from only a sample of farms. Data based on 

a sample are subject to sampling error. Detailed discussions of 

the census report forms, the use of sampling, and estimates of 

sampling error are included in appendix A. 

GRAPHICS 

Several charts and maps presented on the following pages 

show selected agricultural statistics for this State. The items in 

the charts and the first four maps are presented for all States. 

The last four maps present data of particular importance to this 

State. 

TABULAR PRESENTATION 

State data-I n chapter 1, State table$ 1 through 28 show 

detailed State level data usually accompanied by historical data 

for one or more censuses. Tables 29 through 35 provide 1978 

State data cross-tabulated by various farm classifications. 

County summary data-Selected data items are presented by 

county in chapter 2. Tables 1 through 15 include general data 

such as land in farms, size of farms, land use, operator 

characteristics, expenses, and machinery and equipment. Inventory and sales data for livestock, poultry, and animal specialties 

are contained in tables 16 through 27 and detailed crop data in 

tables 28 through 35. Tables 36 through 43 present data on 

foreign ownership, income from customwork, direct sales to 

consumers, operators by racial group, and female operators. 

Individual county data-F ive pages of tables are presented in 

chapter 3 for each county with 10 farms or more in 1978. The 

tables include final data for each county and are more 

comprehensive than those in the preliminary reports. Data are 

provided for all farms and for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more for both 1978 and 1974. 

This chapter also includes a set of similar tables for the State 

as a whole and for those farms in the State not on the mailing 

list and not included in county tables. 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS 

Preliminary reports have been published separately for all 

counties in the United States with 10 farms or more in 1978, 

each State, the four geographic regions, and the United States. 

This series provided, at the earliest possible date, information on 

major data items, with comparable final data from the 1974 

census. The data items were standard for each State and county 

except in table 3 where the selected crops varied by State 

according to their relative importance in the State. The State 

preliminary report also included a full set of tables providing 

data derived from the direct enumeration sample on the estimated number and characteristics of farms not included in 

county totals because they were not represented on the mailing 

list. 

For major data items at the county level differences between 

the preliminary and final figures are in general less than 5 

percent. At the State level, differences are significantly less. 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES 

In keeping with the provisions of title 13, United States 

Code, data that would disclose the operations of an individual 

farm are not published .. However, the number of farms in a 

given size category or other classification is not considered a 

disclosure. Appendix A presents additional information on 

disclosure rules. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

Appendix A includes definitions and explanations of selected 

terms used in the tables. 

"SEE TEXT" REFERENCE 

Items in the tables which are followed by the reference "See 

text" are explained or defined in appendix A. 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 

The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the tables: 

Zero. 

(D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing information for 

individual farms. 

(X) Not applicable. 

(Z) Less than half of the unit reported. 

(NA) Not available. 

* I ndependent city. 
Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 

1978 

Total 

Forms _______________________________________ number_ - 20532 land in forms __________________________________ ocres_ - 3 867 996 Average size of form ________________________ ocres_ - 188 Harvested cropkmd ____________________________ acreL - 604 155 Average per form ___________________________ acreL - 29 

Forms by size: 1 to 49 ocres _______________________________ number_ - 3 970 50 to 499 ocreL ____________________________ number_ - 15 209 500 to 999 acres ___ ~ __ ______________________ number_ - 1 050 1,000 acres or more _________________________ number_ - 303 

Value of land and buildings:' Average per form _______________________ "- __ dollars-- 112 830 Average per acre ___________________________ dollars_ - 592 

- 259 199 

- 12 624 

Value of machinery and equipment on forms' _______ $1,000_ 

Average per form __________________________ dollars-

- 199 928 

- 9 737 

- 46 452 

- 2 262 

Value of agricultural products sold ________________ $1,000_ 

Average per form __________________________ dollars- Crops sold __________________________________ $1,000_ 

Average per form __________________________ dollars-

- 118254 

- 5 759 

- 35 223 

- 1 715 

livestock and livestock products sold ____________ $1 ,000_ 

Average per form __________________________ dollors_ 

Poultry and poultry products soIL ______________ $1,000_ 

Average per farm __________________________ dollarsFarms by value of agricultural products sold: 

- 10952 

- 6 811 

- 1 891 

- 502 

- 210 

- 140 

- 26 

less than $2,500 ____________________________ number_ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________ number_ 

$10,000 to $39,999-_________________________ number_ 

$40,000 to $99,999 __________________________ number_ 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ number_ 

$200,000 or more ___________________________ number_ 

Abnormal farms ____________________________ number_ 

- 12 004 

- 32 778 

- 35360 

- 31 556 

- 28426 

- 58 267 

- 1 516 

Value of agricultural products sold by forms having sales af- less than $2,500 _____________________________ $1,000_ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________ $1,000_ 

$10,000 to $39,999 ___________________________ $1,000_ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________ $1 ,000_ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________ $1 ,000_ 

$200,000 or more ____________________________ $1,000_ Abnormal forms _____________________________ $1,000_ 

Farm production expenses for selected items:2 

- 42 049 

- 3 574 

- 9461 

- 4698 

- 11 045 

- 16830 

Feed lor livestock and poultry __________________ $1,000_ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________________ $1 ,000_ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________ $1,000_ 

Other agricultural chemicals ____________________ $1,000_ 

Petroleum products-gasoline, diesel. etc. ________ $1.000_ Hired form lobar _____________________________ $1,000_ 

- 456 925 

- 54816 

- 111 840 

- 631 984 

livestock and poultry inventory: Cattle and calves ____________________________ number_ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ number_ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________ number_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ________________ number_ 

Crops harvested; 

- 101 698 

- 5405 

Corn for all purposes __________________________ acres_ 

Wheat for 9rain _______________________________ acres_ 

- 179 632 

- 465 347 

bushels_ Hay crops ___________________________________ acres_ 

- 768 736 

- 23039 

tons, dry_ land in orchards ______________________________ ocres_ 

lNot fully comparable because of direct enumeration sample in 1978 totals; see text. 

'1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 and 1974 

All forms 

1974' 

Not on moil list Total 

3 057 16909 

338 730 3 496 6061 111 207 43 503 511 182 14 30 

1 150 2 614 

1 848 12 984 59 972 

- 339 

76 688 62 094 692 300 

19 868 180 806 6 499 10 693 

6 2181 133 0881 2 034 7 871 1 619 34 473 530 2 039 4 182 71 669 

1 368 4 239 417 25 189 136 1 490 

I 2 3861 10984

1 

615 3 784 47 1 444 

~~I ~~I 72 

24 

'"~I 11 297 2 742 18 732 806 27 935 642 28 676 

(~I 16 999 

25 977 

1 471 

1 516/ 34 431/ 

154 2 120 278 6 694 177 2 400 579 7 105 187 11 136 

28 1621 3 047 495 460 I 47 866 4534 135 483 97485 696 046 

3 668 91 564 47 9 779 1 344 323 573 38 291 372 0001 52 910 652 60t i 392 21 233 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974' 

Total Not on moil list Total 

9554 671 6099 

2 555 376 98 153 2 067 066 

267 146 339 

437 607 15 167 345 554 

46 23 57 

996 165 442 

7 364 467 1 4 520

904 39 821 1 

290 316 

156 140 95 931 102 284 

578 656 302 

178 552 5 473 98850 

18 689 8 157 16 208 

186 407 4 1901 1206011 

19 511 6244 19 774 

43463 1 149 31 027 4 549 I 712 5 087 

107 861 2 659 62 904 11 290 3 962 10 314 

35 083 383 25 036 3 672 570 4 105 

/ -

615

1 

198 6 811 3 784 I 891 47 1 444 502 9 463 210 

(X~I 136 140 72 (X) (X) 

- - 261 32 778 2 742 16 732 35 380 806 27935 31 556 642 28 676 28 426 - 18999 58 267 - 25 977 (X) (X) (X) 

36 734 906 1 30 763

1 3 273 

1111 I 830 8 037 126 5 565 4 147 64 2 171 6 867 224 5277 15 259 120 9943 

353 068 7 899 336 359 45 478 I 090 37 209 88 428 2 315 91 020 555 751 76 424 612 170 

93 089 2 200 81 767 4884 39 8 580 166 800 1 248 289 689 310 717 11 9701 222 173 579 956 20 85~ i 442 271 21 248 56 20 318 

IX 
WEST VIRGINIA 

U. S. DEPARTMENT 

BUREAU OF 

OF COMMERCE 

THE CENSUS 
WEST VIRGINIA 

Chart 1. 

Changes in State's Agriculture: 1978 From 1974 

Nurrt>er of farms 

Land in farms 

Harvested cropland 

Farms by size: 

1 to 49 acres 

50 to 499 acres 

500 to 999 acres 

1,000 to 1,999 acres 

2,000 acres or more 

Value of land 

and buildings 

Value of agricultural procfucts sold 

I 121.4 

110.6 

I 

118.2 

'" ,< 

J 

117.1 

I 

108.0 

87 5 

98.3 

I 

13L 

I 

I 

151.9 

150.2 

.7 

j 165.0 

Crops 

Uvestock 

Poultry 1~ 9.8 

Farms by value of sales: 

$100,000 or more 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$20,000 to $39,999 

$10,000 to $19,999 

I 

I 

106.8 

115.5 

167.1 

I 1 ~1.0 

I 

I 170.5 

Mail portion 

Area sample 

.I 220.6 

$5,000 to $9,999 

$2,500 to $4,999 

Less than $2,500 

I 18 p.5 

Selected farm 

production expenses: 

Feed purchased 

Fertilizer 

Other chemicals 

Hired farm labor 

Gasoline and petroleum 

Estimated v~lue of 

machinery and equipment 

I 

o 50 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

99.7 

122.1 

1 ~1.3 

151.1 

I 155.5 

I 43.4 

I 

100 150 

As percent of 1974 L_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ __ ~~~ __ ._. 

I 195.7 

200 

XI 

250 
XII 

~EST VIRGINIA 

Chart 2. 

, Profile of State's Agriculture: 1978 

I ... 

Farms by size: 

1 to 49 acres 

50 to 179 acres 

180 to 499 acres 

500 to 999 acres 

1,000 to 1,999 acres 

2,000 acres or more 

Farms by value of 

land and buildings: 

$1 to $19,999 

$20,000 to $39,999 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 to $499,999 

$500,000 or more 

Farms by value of 

machinery and equipment: 

$1 to $4,999 

$5,000 to $9,999 

$10,000 to $19,999 

$20,000 to $49,999 

$50,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 or more 

Operators by age group: 

Under 35 years 

35 to 44 years 

45 to 54 years 

55 to 64 years 

65 years or over 

Operators by tenure: 

Full owner 

Part owner 

Tenant 

Farms by type of organization: 

Individual or family 

Partnership 

Corporation 

Other 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

19.3 

...... 47.9 

26.2 

.. 5.1 

• 1.2 

.3 

~7.1 

18.8 

L'o 41.4 

29.6 

• 3.1 

20.0 

>'>. "''J 43.0 

20.6 

12.4 

• 3.1 

• .9 

11.4 

19.3 

22.4 

23.3 

23.7 

7.9 

.5.4 

"6.3 

.7 

'.4 

o 20 40 60 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS As percent of total farms 

Mail portion 

Area sample 

.,.<» :<1 7 6.6 

....................... 92.6 

80 100 
XIII 

.-------------------------------------l 

WEST VIRGINIA 

Chart 2 - Con. 

Profile of State's Agriculture: 1978 

Operators working off farm: 

None 

1 to 99 days 

100 to 199 days 

200 days or more 

Value of agricultural 

products by commodity group: 

Crops 

Uvestock 

Poultry 

Expenditures for energy 

and petroleum products: 

Chart 3. 

Gasoline 

Diesel oil 

Lp gas, butane 

Fuel oil 

Electricity 

Other 

... 8.0 __ 8.1 

23.2 

7.6 

.4.3 

14.~ 

.. 2.3 

19.6 

13} 

o 20 

i::::,:,:,,".,; 3E .6 

... ... . 48.3 

~: :; ~ 59.1 

46.2 

40 60 

k. percent of total farms 

80 

Mail portion 

Area sample 

100 

Land in Farms. by Type of Organization: 1978 

Individual or family 

87.5% 

U. S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Partnership 

_________ 9.3% 

Corporation 

______ ---L2.4% 

Other 

0.8% 

'-----------------------------------_ .. _---
XIV 

WEST VIRGINIA 

Chart 4. 

Farms by Value of Sales: 1978 

$40,000 to $99,999 $100,000 or more 

1.7% __ -rc--~ ________ -------,2.5% 

Less than $2,500 

53.4% 

Chart 5. 

$20,000 to $39,999 

3.2% 

------$10,000 to $19,999 

6.0% 

$5,000 to $9,999 

----12.9% 

$2,500 to $4,999 

-----2'0.3% 

Value of Products Sold by Size of Sales: 1978 

Less than $2,500 

6.0% 

$2,500 to $4,999 7.3% ----------

$5,000 to $9,999 

9.1% 

$10,000 to $19,999 

8.6% 

$20,000 to $39,999 

9.1% ---

$40,000 to $99,999 15.9% ~-- ---------

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

$100,000 or more 

----43.9% 
Map 1. Land in Farms by County: 1978 

As percent of land in county 

State average 25.1 percent 

Map 2. Average Size of Farm by County: 1978 

Average size 188 aaes 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Percent 

c==J Less 1ta110 

&sSS'SI 10 - 19 

c==J 3>-29 

:J>-:Jl 

_ 40arrae 

Aaes 

c==J Less 1ta11oo 

&sSS'SI 100 - 179 

c==J 100 - 199 

=~ axl-l!49 _ 2&)arrae 

xv 
XVI 

Map 3. Value of Land and Buildings by County: 1978 

Average per farm 

State average $112,830 

Map 4. Value of Agricultural Products Sold by County: 1978 

State total $199,928,000 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Dollars 

C=:J less 1IW175,000 

~ 75,000 - 99,999 

1,;1 100.000 - 124,999 

125,000 - 149,999 

_ 150,000 ex rrae 

Dollars 

C=:J Less IIW1tO rriIIian 

~ 1.0 - 1.9 rriIIian 

c::=.=:J 2.0 - 3.9 rriIIian 

mImIIII ~o - 9.9 rriIIian 

_ 10.0 rriIIian ex rrae 
Map 5. Cattle and Calves Inventory by County: 1978 

State total 456,925 

Map 6. Chickens 3 Months Old or Older 

Inventory by County: 1978 

State total 631,984 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Cattle and calves 

C:=J less tim l,COO 

~ l,COO-4,900 

C:=J 5,COO - 9,900 

C:=J 10,COO - 19,900 

_ a:l,COO cr rrae 

Chickens 

1==:] less tim l,COO 

&.."'\~ l,COO -1,900 

C::=.'.J 2.COO - 4.900 

5,COO - 9,900 

_ lO,COO cr rrae 

XVII 
XVIII 

Map 7. Land in Orchards by County: 1978 

State total 23,039 

Map 8. Land From Which Hay Was Cut by County: 1978 

\ State total 465,347 acres 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Pees 

c=J lass tI'9l25 

~ 25-49 

c=J 50-99 

100- 999 

_ 1,000 CJ' rTD'e 

Aaes 

c=J lass tI'9l2.500 

~ 2,500 - 4,999 

c=J 5,000 - 9.999 

11:';1;11::1]';"'il,';11 10.000 - 14,999 

_ 15,000 CJ' rTD'e 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1945 to 1978 

All farms ________________________________________ number_ - land in farms ______________________________________ acres-- Average size of form ______________________________ acres_ - Approximate land area ______________________________ ocres-- Proportion in forms _____________________________ percenL - Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _______________________________ dollors-- Average per acre ________________________________ dollors_ -

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $9,999 ________________________ -_ ----------------- $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ____________________________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ $100,000 to $149,999 __________________________________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 __________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 __________________________________ _ $500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

land in forms according to use: Totol cropland ___________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Harvested cropland _____________________________ farms_ 

acresForms by acres harvested; 1 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres __________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ocres ________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _____________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grozing.? _________ farms_ 

acres- Other cropland _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

grosses, not harvested and not postured ________ farms_ 

acresCropland on which all crops failed _______________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow3 ___________ forms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- ocres-- Cropland idle ________________________________ forms_ - acres_ -

Total woodland ___________________________________ farms_ - acres-- Woodland' postured _____________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Woodland not postured __________________________ farms_ - acres_ -

Other land _______________________________________ farms--

- Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured ____________________________ forms_ - acres_ - land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc, ____ farms- - acres_ -

Irrigated land ______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ -

1978 

20 532 3 867 996 

188 

15405440 

25.1 

112 830 

592 

309 

1 149 

3 857 

5 470 

3 033 

2 641 1 306 

2 123 

644 

19 731 

1 514 371 

18 568 

604 155 

15405 

4 347 4 514 

3 274 3 270 

2 171 

693 

265 

27 

7 

6 

1 

12 323 

814 436 3 319 

95 780 

866 17 158 

334 3 747 

418 

5 475 

2 169 69 400 

15 740 

1 554 353 

9 406 574 345 

10 487 

980 DOS 

15 356 799 272 

6 166 

626 387 13 761 

172 885 

116 1 236 

1974 1969 

16 909 23 142 

3 496 606 4 340 554 

207 188 

15 404 544 15404 544 

22.7 28.2 

62094 25 450 

300 136 

1 333 8 002 

3 148 6 499 

4 975 5 064 

3 554 2 071 

1 336 604 

1 073 462 

493 184 

828 215 

169 41 

16344 21 714 

I 329 192 1 553 500 

14899 19 145 

511 182 538 894 

12 127 16 302 

3 297 5 941 

3 419 4 319 

2 635 3 071 

2 776 2 971 

1 854 1 958 

676 659 

209 210 

30 15 

3 1 

3 (NA) 

- (NA) 

10 985 14 316 

738 918 885 796 

2 602 4 768 

79 092 128 810 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

12 735 17 379 

1 346 696 1 662 849 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

12 589 17 398 

820 718 1 124 205 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

113 130 

1 513 3 166 

1964 1959 1954 1950 1945 

34 504 44 011 68 583 81 434 97600 

5 278 592 6 062 594 7 351 874 8 214 626 8 719 579 

153 138 107 101 89 

15 410 560 15410 560 15 411 200 15411 200 15417600 

34.3 39.3 47.7 53.3 56.6 

13 882 10 230 7248 5 983 3 494 

91 74 68 59 39 

19 684 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

8 406 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

4 249 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 343 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

376 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

256 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

92 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

92 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

6 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

32 704 41 515 63900 76 310 92 971 

1 226 949 551 447 1 819081 2 353 681 1 973 071 

31 296 39 380 60 477 71 152 90 964 

733 499 831 884 1 073 216 1 218 239 1 489 919 

27 747 35 714 56210 66 746 85 154 

12 388 16 733 30268 35 108 47499 

7 343 9 344 13269 16 186 19323 

4 184 5 166 6945 8 451 9 870 

3 832 4 471 5 728 7 001 8462 

2 477 2 662 3 173 3 412 4 582 

853 782 877 805 1 030 

200 203 195 168 173 

14 16 17 14 22 

5 3 5 7 

31 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

9 599 15 067 18004 28 553 13 574 

360 298 519 602 512 956 786 927 311 622 

7 154 8 189 13653 19 891 (NA) 

133 152 199 961 232 909 348 515 171 530 

2458 2 006 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

34 412 38 839 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

758 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 009 

8 527 (NA) (NA) (NA) 14912 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

4 836 (NA) 11 805 (NA) 11 146 

90 213 (NA) 197 924 (NA) 156 618 

28 978 36 036 51 964 60 982 67 9761 

2 285 105 2 603 990 3 038 583 3 196915 3 226 476 

18 076 21 390 30908 34 899 32 675 

910 094 1 016 773 1 275 397 1 206 421 1 099 848 

18 192 23 775 31 676 40 661 49 308 

1 375 011 1 587 217 1 763 186 1 990 494 2 126 628 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 766 538 1 907 157 2 494 210 2 664 030 3 520 032 

24284 27 295 42 707 47 630 71 0921 

1 604 857 1 686 036 2 276 493 2 325 744 3 243 927 

31 468 (NA) 62456 73 031 82 890 

161 319 221 121 217 717 338 286 276 105 

79 66 62 9 11 

2 420 1 115 1 381 40 42 

1)978 and 1950 through 1964 data are based on a sample of forms. 2Not fully comparable for various census veers because of differences in cropland used only for posture. :IVories 

from State to State, 1950 through 1964; 17 Western States, 1945 not available. 

Table 2, Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

Farms ___________________________________ number_ 

land in forms _______________________________ acres_ 

Average size of form _______________________ acres_ 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per farm _________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _________________________ dol/orsland in forms according to use: Total cropland _____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ______________________ farms_ 

Forms by acres harvested; 1 to 49 acres __________________ ~ _________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres ___________________________ _ 100 to 199 ocres _________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _________________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres _________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _______________________ _ 1,000 to 1.999 acres ____________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _____________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ___ farms_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soi/-

improvement grasses, not harvested and not 

acres_ 

pastured ______________________________ formsacres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

'1978 doto are bosed on a sample of farms; see te.1. 

1978 

9 554 

2 555 376 

267 

156 140 

578 

9 205 

994 380 

8 798 

437 607 

6044 

1 810 

655 

256 

26 

7 

6 

1 

5 655 

505 300 

418 

10 713 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1974 

6 099 

2 067 066 

339 

102 284 

302 

5 873 

739 049 

5 626 345 554 

3 259 

1 465 

664 

206 

29 

3 

3 

- 3497 

359 146 

332 

14 229 

1969 

6664 

2312 703 

347 

48 569 

140 

6 410 

821 526 

6 124 339 918 

3 658 

1 597 

649 

205 

14 

1 

1 

- 3 916 

426 044 

504 13 558 

land in farms according to use-Con. 

Total cropland-Con. 

Crof}lond on which a 1/ crops failed __________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______ farms-_ 

acres-_ Cropland idle ____________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ____________________________ farms-_ 

ocres-_ Woodland postured ______________________ forms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured ___________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Postureland and rangeland other than cropland 

and woodland postured ____________________ farms __ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wosteland, etc._ f~~~!== acres __ 

Pastureland, all types _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1978 

143 

071 

204 

121 

867 

34 568 

7 502 

963 005 

4 665 

367 580 

5 020 

595 425 

1974 

125 

3 005 

195 

4 756 

360 12 359 

4 665 787 757 

2977 

294 445 

3 051 493 312 

1969 

127 

989 

403 

10 384 

727 29 633 

5 306 

853 551 

3 482 

354 678 

3 349 498 873 

3412 2874 3285 1 

490 354 454 597 548 075 

6 356 4 138 4 430 

107 637 85 663 89 551 

8 499 5 550 6 073 

363 234 108 188 328 797 

Irrigoted land _______________________________ formL_ 71 56 96 

ocrOL_ L--_________ 858 1 139 3 101 ..:.:.J 

WEST VIRGINIA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

All forms _____________________________ number_ -

Farms by size: 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigoted lond_ -

1 to 9 acres ________________________________ number_ - with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigoted lond_ -

- 10 to 49 acres ______________________________ number_ - with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated lond_ -

-

50 to 69 acres ______ _ ____________________ numbeL - with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated lond_ -

- 70 to 99 acres _____________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ -

- 100 to 139 acres ___________________________ number_ - with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 140 to 179 acres ___________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated lond_ 

180 to 219 ocres ____ .:. _______________________ number_ 

with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated lond_ 220 fa 259 acres ___________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

260 fa 499 acres ___________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 500 to 999 acres ___________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

1.000 to J,999 acres _________________________ number_ 

with horvested croplond_ 

with irrigated lond_ 2,000 ocres or morL _________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 5,000 acres or more ________________________ number_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated land_ -

-

Farms 

1978 1974 

20 532 16909 18 568 14 899 

116 113 

818 454 539 243 25 16 3 152 2 160 2 703 I 791 

23 19 

1 771 I 4661 1 608 I 248 7 10 2 518 2229 2 325 1 936 8 II 

3 279 2 663 

3 036 2 378 17 15 2 267 I 902 2 022 I 703 9 6 

I 536 I 324 I 421 I 196 

7 11 

I 144 976 

1 097 904 

5 4 

2 694 2424 

2 514 2261 

7 13 I 050 972 1 009 916 

3 3 

244 279 235 267 

3 1 59 60 

59 56 2 4 5 (NA) 

5 (NA) 

I (NA) 

land in forms (acres) Harvested cropland (acres) Irrigated land (acres) 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

3 867 996 3 496 606 604 155 511 182 1 236 3630117 3 223 218 604 155 511 182 1 230 24 919 27 209 4 570 4694 1 236 

3 246 1 441 1 179 550 31 2 497 929 1 179 550 31 68 49 42 20 31 98 019 68 287 27 680 17870 195 

85 523 57 224 27680 17 870 195 661 630 254 113 195 

103 814 86 0941 24498 16805 22 

94 347 73 206 24498 16805 22 

410 596 67 77 22 

210 866 186 432 43 097 32 515 39 

194 875 162 133 43 097 32 515 33 

663 958 107 151 39 

382 895 310 496 69042 52 776 203 

354 858 277 525 69 042 52 776 203 

1 968 1 793 360 420 203 

357 710 299 707 54 215 46 116 51 

319 732 267 776 54 215 46 116 51 

1 350 943 355 355 51 

304 512 262 538 47 215 41 394 65 

281 746 237 378 47 215 41 394 65 

1 412 2 173 220 279 65 

272 945 232 602 41 424 34 413 25 

261 733 215 520 41 424 34 413 25 

1 181 928 167 144 25 

938 682 848 059 134 644 126 075 98 

876 826 791 640 134 644 126 075 98 

2 171 4 968 441 986 98 

700 525 650 023 97 642 86 796 84 

674 932 613579 97642 86796 84 

1 790 I 900 564 316 84 

318 481 367 686 42 570 40320 297 

306 747 352 756 42 570 40320 297 

3 951 (0) 991 415 297 

176 301 183 241 20 949 15 552 (D) 

176 301 173 552 20949 15 552 (D) 

(0) (D) (D) 1 418 (0) 

30 664 (NA) 4 368 (NA) (D) 

30 664 (NA) 4 368 (NA) (D) 

(D) (NA) (D) (NA) (D) 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

Form5 and lond in forms operated by: AU operalO(5 __ ~ _________ ~ ~ ______ ~ ____________ farmL - acreL - Harvested cropland __________________________ forms- - acres_ - Full owners __________________________________ farms- - acreL - Harvest'ed cropland __________________________ farms_ - ocres_ -

Port owners __________________________________ farms_ - acres-- Harvested cropland __________________________ forms_ - acres-- T enanls _____________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland __________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Percenf of tenancy __________________________ percenL -

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Partnership __________________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

Corporations _________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Family held, More than 10 stockholders _________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

10 or less s lockholderL ____________________ forms_ 

acresOther than family held, More than 10 stockholders _________________ farmsocres_ 10 or less stockholders- ____________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

institutional, etc, _____________________________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

1978 

20532 

3 867 996 

18568 

604 155 

15 737 2 539 047 

14 158 

356 946 

3 681 

I 140381 

3 537 

212 677 

1 114 

188 568 

873 

34 532 

5.4 

19 005 3 385 823 

I 289 358 953 

140 

93936 

4 

4 886 

121 

72 463 

3 

1 982 

12 

14 605 

98 

29 284 

All forms Forms operated by Block and other races' 

1974 1969 1978 1974 

16909 23 142 65 33 

3 496 606 4 340 554 10 230 4 008 

14 899 19 145 57 25 

511 182 538 894 I 507 479 

13 642 19 377 47 24 2 455 391 3 192 012 8 121 2 202 

11 860 15 697 41 18 

324 454 369 578 1 016 250 

2 611 2 971 12 4 915 430 998 108 1 408 I 628 

2 491 2 809 10 4 

161 651 145 357 273 194 

656 794 6 5 125 785 150 434 701 178 548 639 6 3 

25 077 23 959 218 35 3.9 3.4 9.2 15.2 

(NA) (NA) 60 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 9 871 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 4 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 257 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NAl 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (D) (NA) 

1974 

1 513 

1 453 

1 513 

20 

20 

20 

81 

81 

81 

64 

64 

64 

191 

171 

191 

128 

128 

128 

79 

79 

79 

236 

236 

236 

52 

52 

52 

300 

260 

300 

105 

105 

105 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

256 

256 

256 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

45 

9941 

36 

875 

33 3 233 

24 

437 

12 6 708 

12 

438 -

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NAJ 

(NA) 

2 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978, 1974, and 1969-(on. 

All farms Forms operoted by Block and other racesl 

1978 1974 1969 1978 

Operators by age group: 1 Under 25 yeors ____________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors _______________________ . __________ -- __ 35 to 44 years _____________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors _____________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors-____________________________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________________________ _ 

Average oge _______________________________________ _ 

- 271 204 255 1 

- 2068 1 370 1 6081 8 

- 3 955 2 740 3 597 21 

- 4600 3 829 5 650 7 

- 4 779 4334 6 393 10 

- 4 859 4 311 5 639 18 

- 53.0 54.3 54.6 52.5 

Operators by place of residence: I On farm operated __________________________________ _ 

Not on farm operoted _______________________________ _ 

Not reported ______________________________________ _ 

- 15 568 11 745 17 070 35 

- 2 762 2 124 3 2811 19 

- 2 202 3040 2 791 11 

Operators reporting days of work off form:! None _____________________________________________ _ 

Any ________________________________ . __________ • __ _ 

I to 49 days ____________________________________ _ 50 to 99 days ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 149 doys _________________________________ _ 

150 to 199 days _________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ________________________________ _ Not reporting ______________________________________ _ 

- 6 618 5 068 (NA)/ 24 

- 13230 9 799 15 158 39 

- 1 108 959 1 857 15 

- 534 527 I 027 2 

- 563 543 } 207 { 1 2 - 1 100 953 I 

- 9 925 6 817 10 067 20 

- 684 1 921 (NA) 2 

Operators by principal occupation: I Farming __________________________________________ _ 

Other ____________________________________________ _ - 7 656 7496 (NA) 21 

- 12 876 9 292 (NA) 44 

Operators by sex: Mole ________________________________________ farms_ - 18 975 (NA) (NA) 46 

ocres_ - 3 609 129 (NA) (NA) 6 538 Female _____________________ . _________________ farms_ - 1 557 (NA) (NA) 19 

acres_ - 258 867 (NA) (NA) 3 692 

Oppratars of Spanish origin _______________________ farms_ - 65 (NA) (NA) -

acres_ - 15424 (NA) (NA) -

11969 data opply only to forms operated by Blacks; 1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorship) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Operators by Type of Organization for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 

Individual or family ______________________________ farmL 

acreL Partnership ____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Corporations ___________________________________ farmL 

ocres_ Family held, More than 10 stockholders ___________________ farms_ 

acres_ 10 or less stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Other thon family held, More than 10 stockholders ___________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 10 or less stockholderL ______________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Other-cooperative. estote or trust, institutional, etc. _forms_ 

ocres_ 

'1969 doto for forms operated by 810cks only. 

-

- 2 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1978 

Forms operoted by 

Block and other races, 

Forms (see text) 

8 626 29 

168411 7 294 

771 2 284 512 (0) 

131 - 93 049 -

4 - 4886 - 112 - 71 576 -

3 - 1 982 - 12 - 14 605 -

26 - 9404 -

1974 

Fa rms ope rated by 

Block and other races, 

Forms (see text) 

5 580 4 

1 811 444 I 560 422 - 194 246 -

82 (NA) 

52 102 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) I 15 (NA) 

9 274 (NA) 

1974 1969 

- 2 

1 3 

4 6 

5 13 

8 10 

15 11 

59.7 52.0 

15 25 

9 

9 1~1 

14 (NA) 

13 25 

1 2 

- 4 

2 } 2 1 

9 17 

6 (NA) 

15 (NA) 

18 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

1969 

Form s operated by 

Block and other races, 1 

Fonns (see text) 

5 778 6 I 924 278 I 836 793 4 334 357 4989 

69 - 44 577 -

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

24 - 9 491 -

WEST VIRGINIA 3 
Tobie 6. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

(1978 doto ore based on a somple of forms; see text] 

1978 1978 

All Farms 

Expenses Forms ($1,000) 1974 1969 

All Fanns Expenses 

Fonns ($1.000) 1974 1969 

livestock and poultry purchased ____________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________ _ $1.000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $ 14,999 _______________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 _______________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 _______________ _ 

$50,000 to $79,999 _______________ _ 

$80,000 or more _________________ _ 

7 652 (X) 7 385 11 058 

- (X) 24 918 17 102 16 441 

- 3 357 692 3 813 6 638 

- I 392 937 I 232 I 552 

- I 905 3 957 I 635 2 179 

- 493 3 227 335 384 

- 155 I 822 

J 

2051 - 85 I 443 

- 108 2 532 

- 50 161)1 

165 J 305 

- 42 I 798 

- 39 2 432 

- 26 4 396 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _____________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ______________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

$40,000 or more ________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Farms wrth expenses. of-

- 12 061 (X) 10415 14870 

- (X) 9461 6694 4031 

- 8 252 I 462 7 857 13 108 

- 1 840 I 253 1 163 891 

- I 660 3 299 1 158 796 

- 181 1 175 166 69 

- 86 I 11 I 51 } - 31 714 } 6 - 7 221 20 

- 4 226 

- 8 712 (X) 4 741 (NA) 

- (X) 4698 2400 2069 

$1 to $99 ______________________ _ 

- 3 917 149 2470 (NA) 

Feed for livestock and $100 to $499 ___________________ _ 

- 3 325 780 I 587 (NA) 

poultry _______________________ forms-

$1.000_ Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

- 14 887 (X) 13 278 16 564 

- (X) 42 049 34 431 21 407 

- 8 605 I 762 7 623 12 113 

- 2 674 I 769 2 364 I 979 

- 2 632 5 016 2 345 I 632 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1.999 ________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 or more ________________ _ 

- 800 533 293 (NA) 

- 331 442 } 302 (NA) - 214 615 

- 61 398 

- 40 530 89 (NA) 

- 24 I 251 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 _______________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 ____________ .. __ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 _______________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $79,999 _______________ _ 

$80,000 or more _________________ _ 

- 378 

1 ~;11 348 402 

- 118 

257 1 - 112 I 946 

- 105 2 SOl 438 - 77 2 5831 341 - 84 4 666 

- 102 17 841 J J 

Hired form labor _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ______________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ___________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 _______________ _ 

- 6 374 (X) 5587 10 785 

- (X) 16 830 II 136 10 544 

- I 125 58 I 466 } 8347 - 2 504 553 2 274 

- 827 540 629 940 

- 860 I 310 496 726 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

- 521 I 864 307 436 

Commercially mixed formulo feeds _______________________ forms 

$1,000 Farms by tons purchased: 1 to 49 ton5- _________________ _ 

50 to 99 ton5- ________________ _ 

100 to 199 tons _______________ _ 

200 to 499 toos _______________ _ 

500 to 799 tonL ______________ _ 

800 10 999 10n5- ______________ _ 

1.000 fons or mare ____________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ___________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 ____________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 ____________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,99L ___________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 ____________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 ____________ _ 

$50,000 or more _________ ~ __ ~ __ 

-- 4872 (X) 8 748 9 071 

-- (X) 31 119 27 610 16 030 

-- 4 330 (X) 8 135 8 304 

-- 184 (X) 229 314 

-- 164 (X) 181 253 

-- 104 (X) 134 146 

-- 46 (X) } -- 16 (X) 69 54 

-- 28 (X) 

-- 2 650 522 5 428 6 238 

-- 726 478 I 205 I 041 

-- 821 I 691 I 369 I 109 

-- 209 I 394 245 319 

-- 71 

... f '00 } -- 98 I 704 

-- 82 I 916 364 -- 54 I 847 301 -- 22 I 002 

-- 139 19 7061_ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ______________ _ $30,000 to $49,999 ______________ _ 

$50,000 or more ________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms wrth expenses of- $1 to $499 _____________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 or more ________________ _ 

Cust-omwork, machine hire, and rental 

of machinery and equipmenL ____ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _____________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _______________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ $20,000 or more ________________ _ 

- 253 I 716 184 172 

- 150 2 014 135 } - 56 I 305 } 164 - 30 I 125 96 

- 48 6 346 

- 627 (X) 521 (NA) 

- (X) 2 153 I 049 (NA) 

- 336 83 334 (NA) 

- 95 65 89 (NA) 

- 147 287 60 (NA) 

- 17 116 14 (NA) 

- 10 121 } 24 (NA) - 22 1 480 

- 4 014 (X) 4032 (NA) 1 

- (X) 2 007 I 347 (NA) 

- 3 028 505 3387 (NA) 

- 538 345 373 (NA) 

- 398 734 250 (NA) 

- 41 292 17 (NA) 

- 8 (0) } 5 (NA) - I (0) 

Energy and petroleum products 

Animal health cost __ ~ ____ ~ ______ forms 

$1,000 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _______________________ _ 

$10010 $499 ___________________ _ 

$50010 $99L __________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 or more _________________ _ 

-- 10 649 (X) (NA) (NA) 

-- (X) I 956 (NA) (NA) 

- 6 238 245 (NA) (NA) 

-- 3 665 679 (NA) (NA) 

-- 392 260 (NA) (NA) 

- 284 425 (NA) (NA) 

-- 49 186 (NA) (NA) 

-- 21 161 (NA) (NA) 

expenses _____________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Farms wrth expenses of- $1 to $499 _____________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,999 ________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

- 20 266 (X) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 14 174 (NA) (NA) 

- 13 761 2 659 (NA) (NA) 

- 3 567 2 508 (NA) (NA) 

- I 702 2 325 (NA) (NA) 

- 881 2 639 (NA) (NA) 

- 231 I 564 (NA) (NA) 

- 92 I 218 (NA) (NA) 

- 26 716 (NA) (NA) $40,000 or more ________________ _ 

- 6 545 (NA) (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, pionts, and Petroleum products ___________ forms_ - 20 254 (X) 16 106 21 727 trees _________________________ forms_ - 8 279 (X) 7 396 9 695 $1,000_ - (X) II 045 7 105 5022 $1,000_ - (X) 3 574 2 120 I 294 Farms with expenses ofFarms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ___________________ _ 

- 15 195 2 837 12 417 19 315 $1 to $499 ______________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 __ • _________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,999 _________________ _ 

- 7 000 733 6 588 9 326 

- 707 469 467 245 

503 954 302 III 

$500 to $999 _________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1.999 ______________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 ______________ _ 

- 2 913 I 997 2 190 I 675 

- I 238 I 699 L I 401 713 - 685 2 041 J $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 or more _________________ _ 

44 278 24 6 

10 ·119 } 15 7 15 1 020 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________ _ $20,000 or more ______________ _ 

- 151 I 066 79 21 

- 60 808 } 19 3 - 12 599 

4 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 7. Expenses for Energy and Petroleum Products: 1978, 1 974, and 1969 

Gasoline _____________________________________ ~ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses 0#- $1 10 $499 ______________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 ____________________________________ _ $1,000 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________________ _ $10,000 10 $19,999 _______________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$2,00010 $4,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _______________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ____________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 ____________________________________ _ $1,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

'$5,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

Motor oil, grease, natural gas, kerosene, and fuel oil __ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $99 _______________________________________ _ $10010 $499 ____________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _________________________________ _ $3,000 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more ______________ . ____________________ _ 

Farms _______________________________________ number_ 

dollars_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _______________________________________ _ 

$100 10 $999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,999-________________________________ _ $2,000 10 $4,999-________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

{1978 do to are bosed on a sample of forms- see text] 

1978, All forms 

Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) 

18 539 ()Ol 

(X) 6544 

15032 2 384 

2206 1 469 

886 1 175 

352 987 

47 302 

13 155 1 3 73 

7407 (X) 2 005 (X) I 6 550 

885

1 

474 303 

233 308 

125 339 

22 

3 1~1 

645 (X) 

(X) 604 

158 7 

284 62 

58 40 

56 76 

64 197 

25 223 

20254 (X) 

(X) 1 892 

16932 464 

2 890 530 291 192 

74 97 

44 142 

23 467 

Fuel oil - Natural gas 

Farms 

Expenses I 

($1,000) Farms 

Expenses I 

($1,000) 

807 (X) 752 (X) 

(X) 328 (X) 571 

250 7 288 14 499 157 420 113 

29 

~I 14 181 21 17 59 

8 63i 13 368 i 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978, 

expenses 

1978, forms ($1,000) 1974,forms 1969,forms 

8 839 (X) 5770 6 519 

(X) 5054 3 360 2476 

5 740 1 175 3 636 5 057 

I 811 1 226 I 295 1 027 

881 1 169 608 362 

346 (0) 200 64 

45 (0) 26 1 155 -, 91 13 73 j- 5 3 J 4 555 (X) 2 112 1 640 

320 (X) I 720 713 

3 733 631 1 712 I 510 

445 286 249 89 

229 303 105 29 

124 (0) 44 12 

} 21 (0) 2 - 3 36 -

430 (X) 230 490 

(X) 575 198 89 

78 (D) 58 297 

151 39 66 153 

56 (0) 47 23 

56 76 -, 54 64 1 197 S 17 

25 223 5 -' 

9 534 (X) 5 979 6601 

(X) 1 518 I 006 475 

6 917 242 3 826 5 481 

2 203 412 1 904 994 

279 184 195 85 

73 (O)} 48 } 41 131 41 

21 (0) 6 

1978, All forms 

Kerosene, motor oit, Electricity Other-cool, wood. 

and grease coke, etc. 

Expenses Expenses 1 Expenses I Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

20 254 (X) 9073 (X) 1 408 (X) 

(X) 994 (X) 2 775 (X) 353 

'17741 489 3803 163 380 r9 

2 486 465 4 773 1 351 1 005 241 

20 221 289 397 1 

10 14 6 (0) 166 475 10 25 

1 (0) i 42 389j 3 54 

Table 8. Fuel Expenses, Quantity Purchased, and Storage Capacity: 1978 

[1978 data are based on a samp~ of forms; see text] 

Totol Reporting storage capacity 

All Farms Purchased Expenses Expenses Storage capacity Average Farms (1,000 gallons) ($1,000) Price per gollon Farms ($1,000) (1,000 gallons) capacity 

Gasoline ____________________________________________ _ 

Storage capacity of 500 gallons or more _______________ _ Diesel fuel __________________________________________ _ 

Storoge capocity of 500 gallons or more _______________ _ 

lP gos, butane. and propane ___________________________ _ 

Storage capacity of SOO gallons or more _______________ _ Fuel oil _____________________________________________ _ 

Storage capacity of 500 gallons or more _______________ _ 

- 18 539 10 648 6544 61.5 5 473 3 727 1 993 364 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 834 2 138 1 242 677 

- 7 407 3654 2 005 54,9 3 313 1 384 897 271 - (X) (X) (X) (X) 542 631 384 708 

- 645 1 423 604 42.5 314 470 293 932 - (X) (X) (X) (X) 206 440 274 1 331 - 807 635 328 51.6 314 197 202 644 

- (X) (X) (X) (Xl 157 161 169 1 079 

Table 9. Farm Payroll, Employment, and Contract Expenses: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

All farms, 

1978 1978 1974 1969 

Hired form labor ______________________________________ forms_ 

workers_ 

payroll, $1,000_ Workers by number of days worked, 

- 6 374 4 251 2 819 4 505 - 22 784 16 763 18 204 18 089 - 16 830 15 259 9943 9 193 

1 SO days or more _________________________________ form s_ 

workers_ less than 150 daYL _______________________________ farm 5_ 

workers- Contract labor ________________________________________ farms_ 

expenses, $1,000_ 

- 1 166 1 049 792 1 137 - 2 478 2 262 2 031 2 486 - 5 855 3 802 2478 4 060 - 20 306 14 501 16 173 15 603 - 627 438 245 395 - 2 153 2 066 985 1 160 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA WEST VIRGINIA S 
Table 10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products sold I (see text) _forms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Average per form ________________________ dollors_ -

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: Less than $2.500 (see text) _____________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - $5,000 to $7.499 ______________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - $7,500 10 $9,999 ______________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

$10,000 to $14,999 ____________________________ forms. - $1,000_ - $15,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ forms. - $1.000_ - $20,000 to $29,999 ____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - $30,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- $40,000 to $59,999. ___________________________ forms -- $1,000 --

$60,000 10 $79,999 ____________________________ forms 

$1.000 $80,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ forms 

$1.000 $100,000 or more _____________________________ forms 

$1,000 $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ forms 

$1.000 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ forms 

$1.000 $500,000 or more ___________________________ forms 

$1.000 

Abnormal forms ________________________________ forms 

$1,000 

Form soles by commodify or commodity group: 

Crops, induding nursery and greenhouse products __ farms 

$1.000 Groins _______ " ______________________________ forms 

$1,000 

Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 __________ farms 

$1,000 Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ forms 

$1,000 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________ forms 

$1.000 

Tobacco _____________ " _____________________ 30rms 

$1,000 Field seeds, hoy, foroge, and silogL ____________ farms 

$1,000 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________ forms 

$1,000 Fruils, nuts, and berries ______________________ forms 

$1,000 

Nursery and greenhouse productL _____________ forms 

$1.000 Other crops ________________ .. _______________ forms 

$1,000 

livestock, poultry, and their products sold _________ forms 

$1,000 

Poultry and poultry products __________________ farms 

$1,000 

Dairy produclL _____________________________ farms 

$1.000 (offle and colveL ___________________________ forms 

$1,000 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________ ~ _________ farms 

$1.000 

Hogs and pigs ____________ ~ _______________ ~_forms 

$1.000 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __ forms 

$1.000 

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All forms 

1978 1974 

20 532 16 909 199928 133 088 

9 737 7 871 

10 952 10 984 

12 004 11 297 4 164 2 232 

14 557 7 908 1 779 1 007 

10 750 6 096 

868 545 7 471 4 728 

814 596 9 840 7 309 424 283 

7 335 4888 

425 371 

10 287 9 078 

228 194 

7 919 6 660 

251 240 

12 227 11 610 

145 145 

9 947 10 063 

106 78 

9 382 7 003 

350 210 

86 693 44 977 

210 138 

28 426 18 999 

116 60 

33 102 17 594 

24 12 

25 165 8 383 

26 24 

I 516 1 471 

6 208 7 080 

46 452 34 473 

I 399 (NA) 

6 068 (NA) 

30 (NA) 

246 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

I 325 (NA) 

2 812 (NA) 

3 261 (NA) 

7 133 (NA) 

422 (NA) 

836 (NA) 

396 (NA) 

22 410 (NA) 

232 214 

6 910 4 643 301 (NA) 

282 (NA) 

16 634 14 089 

153 476 96 858 

I 309 1 412 

35 223 25 189 

902 (NA) 

35 113 (NA) 

15 145 (NA) 

71 422 (NA) 

2 330 (NA) 

4 570 (NA) 

I 941 (NA) 

S 672 (NA) 

I 196 (NA) 

I 477 (NA) 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

t 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1969 1978 1974 1969 

23 142 9 554 6099 6 664 104 638 186 407 120 601 90098 

4 5221 19 511 19 774 13 520 

16 6171 (X) 198 159 

13 872 (X) 281 194 

2 669 4 164 2 232 2 669 

9 492 14 557 7 908 9 492 

1 090 1 779 1 007 1 090 

6 626 10 750 6 096 6626 

672 868 545 672 

5 779 7 471 4 728 5 779 

650 814 596 650 

7 935 9 840 7 309 7 935 

350 424 283 350 

6 049 7 335 4 888 6 049 

437 425 371 437 

10 716 10 287 9 078 10 716 

216 228 194 216 

7 535 7 919 6 660 7 535 

204 251 240 204 

9 813 12 227 11 610 9 813 

89 145 145 89 

6 141 9 947 10 063 6 141 

39 106 78 39 

3 461 9 382 7 003 3 461 

89 350 210 89 

16 359 86 693 44 976 16 359 

64 1 

210 138 64 

(NA) 28 426 18 999 (NA) 

20 116 60 20 

(NA) 33 102 17 594 (NA) 

5 24 12 5 

(NA) 25 165 8 383 (NA) 

20 (X) (X) (X) 

862 (X) (X) (X) 

9 878 3 487 2944 3 181 

21 439 43 463 31 027 17 707 

(NA) 1 110 1 266 1 294 

(NA) 5 789 5 693 1 653 

(NA) 28 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 617 373 328 

(NA) 1 951 1 260 803 

(NA) 1 782 1 480 1 641 

(NA) 5 630 4 529 3 546 

(NA) 217 130 150 

(NA) 721 534 317 

(NA) 267 265 331 

(NA) 22 286 14 146 8 289 

(NA) 186 131 102 

(NA) 6 859 4434 2 508 

(NA) 160 146 263 

(NA) 227 431 591 

17 617 8 648 5 583 6 291 

81 477 142 944 87 940 70 904 

(NA) 750 719 1 090 

(NA) 35 083 25 036 18 285 

(NA) 809 962 1 601 

(NA) 34 485 27 546 20009 

(NA) 8 225 5 347 (NA) 

(NA) 63 055 29 222 26 525 

(NA) 1 504 1 315 } (NA) 3 897 2 506 (NA) 1 209 1 049 (NA) 

(NA) 5 187 3 222 6 085 

(NA) 597 237 

(NA) 1 238 408 

Table 11:...... Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 

AU farms Farms with soles or $2,500 or more 

Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Direct soles ________________________________ ~ _________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - 1 610 (X) 781 (X) 

- (X) 2 219 (X) 1 800 

Average per form ______________________________ dollars-- (X) 1 378 (X) 2 305 

Forms by value of direct sales: $1 to $99 _________________________ - _____ ------ ---- -- ---- $100 to $249 _____ _ ____________________________ _ 

$250 10 $499 ________________________ ---- -- ---- -- ---- -----

$500 to $999 __________________________ -- - ___ -- -- -- -- ----- $1,000 10 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________ --- _______ -- -- -- ----

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________ -- ---- ---- -- -- -- -- ---- $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$30,000 or more ___________________________ ~ ___ -_ ---- ----

- 253 10 97 4 

- 221 36 76 12 

- 368 125 143 52 

- 307 211 134 92 

- 381 760 251 563 

- 49 313 49 313 

- 18 245 18 245 

4 94 4 94 

- 9 424 9 424 

6 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 12. Income From Machine Work, Customwork, and Other Agricultural Services: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

T otol __________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________________ dollars_ 

Income from machine work, customwork. and other 

agricultural services: $1 10 $249 ______________________________________ _ $250 10 $499 ____________________________________ _ $500 10 $999 ____________________________________ _ $1,000 10 $4,999 _________________________________ _ $s.oOO 10 $9,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _______________________________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 _______________________________ _ $30,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All farms 

1978 1974 

1 114 1 000 1 

948 1 119 1 

851 1 119 

479 (NA) 

227 (NA) 

187 (NA) 

189 (NA) 

24 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1969 1978 1974 1969 

569 702 494 691 

101 756 813 744 

702 1 

1 on 1 646 1 077 

(NA) 241 175 317 

(NA) 161 88 125 

(NA) 131 77 103 

(NA) 139 118 123 

22 12 (NA) 22 

~} (NA) I 11 (NA) 14 

(NA)j 

Table 13. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1978 

Selected capitol assets,' overage Value of sales ($1,000) per farm (dollors) 

All Farms Crops, including 

Harvested Value of nursery and Livestock and Poultry and 

land in forms cropland Value of land machinery and greenhouse livestock poultry 

Farms (acres) (acres) and buildings equipment Total products products products 

TOlal ___________________________ _ 

- 20532 3 867 996 604 155 112 830 12 650 199 928 46 452 118 254 35 223 

Craps (01) __________________________ _ 

- 4 884 6B2 218 146 959 103 364 11 039 43 671 40 991 2 617 63 

Cash grains (011) ______________________ _ Wheol - 370 74820 24 555 168 476 16 762 3462 2921 517 24 (0111) ____________________________ _ Rice (0112) ______________________________ _ - 4 183 79 - - 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - Corn (0115) _________ .. ___________________ _ 

Soybeans (0116) _________________________ _ 

Cash grains, n.e.c.' (0119) _________________ _ 

- 311 56422 19 5001 162 141 15977 2 B93 2456 413 24 

- 8 1 420 950 127 298 18833 133 133 - - - 47 16 795 4026 208 920 20591 433 328 104 -

Field craps, except cash grains (013) ______ _ Cotton (0131) ____________________________ _ - 2 858 384 780 71 585 94218 9 359 8 38B 7363 1 001 24 

Tobacco (0132) __________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - Sugar crops (0133) _______________________ _ - 990 87 757 6 871 61 184 7987 2 621 2342 277 2 

- Irish polataes (0134) ______________________ _ - - - - - - - - -

Field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c.2 (0139) __ 

Vegelables and melons (016) _____________ _ 

Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________ _ Berry crops (0171) _______________________ _ 

Grapes (0172) ___________________________ _ Tree nuts (0173) _________________________ _ 

Citrus fruits (0174) _______________________ _ 

Deciduous tree fruit. (0175) ________________ _ 

Fruits and tree nuts. n.e.c. 2 (0179) __________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) _____________ _ 

Ornamental floriculture and nursery products (0181) _________________________________ _ 

Food crops grown under cover (0182) ________ _ 

Horticultural specialties, n.e.c.' (0189) _______ _ General forms. primarily crop (019) _______ _ 

- 63 11 486 703 55 666 8 613 126 110 17 - - 1 805 285 537 64 011 112 B84 10 109 1 5 640 4 911 707 22 

- 158 14380 2 155 59 298 10583 680 624 45 10 - 328 67917 24718 176681 25 501 22 301 21 866 435 - - 17 1 338 253 102 478 7842 131 129 2 - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 1 - - - 4 (0) (0) 77 000 16 800 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 180 56401 23 569 276 54B 40983 22 106 21 693 413 - - 126 9 169 854 1 48 574 5 753 59 40 19 -

- 196 11 024 1 288 141 371 13 315 6 919 6892 27 -

- 193 10 751 1 251 142 540 13 513 6 905 6878 27 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 273 37 85 000 3 750 14 13 1 - - 974 129 297 22 658 79071 8 359 1 922 1 326 592 4 Livestock (02) _______________________ _ 

- 15648 3 185 778 457 196 115 878 13 167 156 256 5461 115 636 35 159 

livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _______________________ _ 

Beef cattle feedlots (0211) _________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ___________ _ Hogs (0213) _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and goats (0214) ___________________ _ 

General livestock, except dairy, poultry. and animal specialties (0219) ______________ _ 

- 14122 2 806 829 370 452 109 274 11 418 76 209 3364 72 543 302 - 723 147 399 22 800 141 930 13 378 6 370 220 6 145 5 - 11 713 2 334 642 308 080 108 115 11 325 60 379 2 305 57 847 227 - 518 55 157 9 112 75 31B 10 615 3 018 200 2 792 26 - 803 171 172 13394 100 493 9 539 2 522 27 2 487 8 

- 365 98 459 17066 147 657 15 745 3 920 612 3 273 36 Dairy (024) ____________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________ _ 

Broiler, fryer, and roaster chickens (0251) ____ _ Chicken eggs (0252) ______________________ _ 

Turkey and turkey eggs (0253) ___________ " __ Poultry hatcheries (0254) __________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs, n.e.c.' (0259) _____________ _ 

- 668 224 256 71 199 254 492 49258 40 914 1 581 39 262 71 - 388 8B 558 9631 146803 22 305 36 838 289 1 961 34 588 - 101 29413 3 115 170 963 26163 14 348 130 948 13 270 - 213 31 128 3653 110 118 15 856 5 516 133 2B5 5098 - 61 26 733 2 538 249 462 41 170 16 911 25 718 16 168 - 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - 12 (D) (D) 74 736 9 168 62 - 11 52 Animal specialties (027) _________________ _ 

Fur·bearing animals and rabbits (0271) _______ _ Horses and other equines (0272) ____________ _ 

Animal specialties, n .•. c.' (0279) ____________ _ 

- 272 28257 3 055 83 403 8 167 1 201 33 1 167 1 - B 140 17 63 SOO 2 300 15 - 15 - - 171 18 582 2 170 101 665 7931 808 30 777 1 - 93 9 535 868 57478 8 737 378 3 375 - General farms, primarily livestock (029) ____ _ 

- 198 37878 2 859 117 432 9478 1 095 194 703 197 

'1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

'Not elsewhere classified receives 50 percent or more of their value of sales from 0 three digit SIC group, but less than 50 percent from any sing Ie four digil SIC group. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA WEST VIRGINIA 7 
Tobie 14. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dafa ore based on a sample of forms; see text) 

1978 1974 

All Farms Value Farms ($U)OO) Forms 

Estimated market value of all machinery ond equipment _________________________________ forms-- 20490 (X) 16 128 

- (X) 259 199 (X) 

- (X) 12 650 (X) Averoge per form ________________________ ~~i~= 

By value group: 

- 212 103 304 

- 3 887 10 930 4 295 

- 8 819 59 543 5 382 

- 4 219 54 041 3 780 

- 1 593 35 412 1 369 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 _________________________________ _ $5,00010 $9,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _______________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 _______________________________ _ 

939 33 069 693 

- 456 24 587 178 

- 365 41 514 127 

$30,000 10 $49,999 _______________________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 _______________________________ _ $70,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

- 172 13 519 (NA) 

- 159 19 046 (NA) 

- 32 (0) (NA) 

- 2 (0) (NA) 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________ _ $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________ _ $500,000 or more ______________________________ _ 

1978 

Totol Manufaclured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms 

Selected machinery and equipment: Automobiles _______________________________________ _ 

- 10413 14 052 5 305 6310 6314 2 or 3 __________________________________________ _ 

- 2 553 5 611 744 1 581 1 057 4 or more _______________________________________ _ 

- 163 744 56 224 59 Mator1rucks, including pickups _______________________ _ - 15 736 21 776 7404 8239 10347 2 or 3 _________________________________________ _ 

-- 3 818 8 376 650 1 376 2 115 4 or more _______________________________________ _ 

- 356 1 838 30 139 152 Wheel troctors- ____________________________________ _ 17 811 27 951 4 377 5 158 15 190 2 or 3 ____ -'- ____________________________________ _ 

-- 5 979 13 315 569 1 211 4 793 4 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-- 706 3 510 39 178 484 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________ _ -- 459 479 85 89 383 Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers ___________ _ -- I 937 2 097 358 384 1 612 Corn heads for combines _________________________ _ -- 251 265 79 B3 174 Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _______________ _ -- 1 796 1 832 296 301 1 504 (oHonpickers-____________________________________ _ 

-- - - - - - Mower conditioners _______________________________ _ -- 4 983 5 401 1 782 1 827 3 307 Pickup balers _____________________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____ _ 

-- 9 614 10 051 1 2 180 2 209 7 568 

-- 1 902 2 134 561 584 1 385 

Table 15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime ______________________________________ farms-

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer ___________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ lime ________________________________________ formsForms by tons used: 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

1 to 49 tonL __________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 tonL _________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 100'-_______________________________ _ 

200 to 499 lon'-_______________________________ _ 

500 10 999 Ions ____________________ -- __ --------- 1,000 fons or more _____________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control: Insects on hoy and other crops ________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _________________________ farms_ 

ocres on which used_ 

Diseases in crops and orchards ________________ forms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres on which used_ -

-

-

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture ____ farmsacres on which used_ 

Chemicals for; Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ___________________________________ farmL - ocres on which used_ - Insect control on livestock and poultry __________ forms_ - Sanitation and rodenf and bird conf(ol __________ farmL -

r1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms, 

1978 

13 357 14 159 

12 061 

313 675 

9 461 

4 460 84 407 170 144 

3 625 

507 

218 

87 

20 

3 

2 162 

54 378 

251 

8 392 

791 

25 764 

4972 

113 627 

506 

13 047 

4 029 

2 170 

Number Farms 

7 742 10990 

2 263 2 206 281 88 

13 537 12 776 

4 657 2 560 

800 261 

22 793 13 578 

10 551 (NA) 

2329 (NA) 

390 293 

1 713 1 397 

182 184 1 531 1 279 

- (NA) 

3 574 3 246 

7 842 7 280 

1 550 1 393 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

7 216 12 184 

6 639 

260 964 8 037 

2 693 64 415 

133 787 

1 964 

417 

207 

82 

20 

3 

1 368 

49 538 

178 

8 114 

402 

23 606 3 292 

96 671 

326 

12 235 

2 619 1 315 

Value ($1.(XlO) 

(X) 

180 806 11 211 

156 12 187 

38232 

50909 

32098 

24967 

9 789 12468 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 

Number 

manufactured 

Number 1970101974 

13874 5664 

4 751 1 430 

427 66 

16858 5469 

5 588 828 

1 315 113 

22 112 5 162 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

307 49 

1 543 261 

199 63 

1 344 198 (NA) (NA) 

3 484 1 168 

7 444 1 630 1 478 481 

1974 

4400 

7 736 4 175 

180 957 

5 565 

713 

23 339 45 141 

415 

167 

87 

39 

5 

-

(NA) 

41 893 

8 

1 093 

134 

12 098 

(NA) 

56 370 

54 

2 925 

418 

(NA) 

8 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 16. Irrigation: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1969 1978 1974 1969 

Farms irrigated in census yeor ____________________ forms_ · 116 113 130 71 56 96 Proportion of forms _________________________ percenL · 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.4 Irrigated lond ___________________________________ ocres_ 

Average per fonn _____________________________ ocres_ 1 236 1 513 3 1661 858 1 139 3 101 - 13 244 12 20 323 · 11 

Irrigated forms by acres irrigated: I to 9 ocres __________________________________ farms_ · 83 78 79 53 29 45 

205 (NA) (NA) 126 79 161 · 

28 29 33 14 22 33 · 

aeres_ 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ forms_ 

559 (NA) (NA) 310 564 689 · 8 · 3 4 8 2 3 

ocres_ 50 to 99 ocres ________________________________ forms_ 

· (D) (NA) (NAJI (0) (D) (OJ I 2 2 2 2 · 

(D) (NA) (NA) (D) (0) 1 106 · 2 · - - 2 - -

acres- 100 to 199 ocres ______________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ forms_ 

- (NA) (NA) - - (D) - - - - - - - · 

acres_ 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms_ 

(NA) (NA) - - - · -

- - - - - - · 

acres_ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ forms-

- (NA) (NA) - - - · 

103 (NA) (NA) I 67 56 91 1 · 833 1 139 2 651 · 1 041 (NA) (NA) (NA) (iliA) · 7 (NA) (NA) -

acres_ Irrigated land use: Harvested cropland ____________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Pastureland __________________________________ farms_ 

378 · 124 (NA) (NA) - - 8 (NA) (NA) 5 - 2 · 

acres- Other land ___________________________________ farms_ 

(0) · acres_ 71 (NA) (NA) 25 -

land in irrigated farms ___________________________ acres-· 24919 27 209 39 221 20 gsa 19043 35657 

7051 (NA) (NA) 5 569 6 054 12956 · 

4 570 4 694 8 254 3 941 3 542 7918 · 

Cropland _____________________________________ acres_ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ ocres_ 

Tobie 17. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1978 

Irrigated forms 

AU harvested cropland All farms Any irrig ated land irrigated Noni rrigoted farms 

- 20 5321 116 521 204161 

· 3 867 996 24 919 4263 3 843 077 

· 112 830 182 322 97 894 112445 

· 592 950 1 695 590 

· 1 236 1 236 457 (X) 

Farms _____________________________________________ number_ 

land in forms ________________________________________ acres_ 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per farm __________________________________ dollars- Average per acre ___________________________________ doUars_ 

Irrigated land _________________________________________ acres_ 

land in forms according to use: 

· 19 731 116 52 19 615 · 1 514 371 7 051 933 1 507 320 · 18568 114 52 18454 · 604 155 4 570 456 599 585 · 16 815 55 15 16 760 · 1 440 823 8046 823 1 432 777 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Total pastureland, excluding woodland pastured __________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Inventory of livestock: 

- 16 237 47 13 16 190 - 456 925 3 279 544 453646 · 3 707 16 

(0~1 3 6911 · 37 180 339 36841 · 3 318 14 3 3 304 - 54 816 1 795 28 53 021 · 2 383 7 1 2 376 · 111 840 456 (0) III 384 

Cattle and calves ____________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Milk cows _______________________________________ farmL 

number _ Hogs and pigs -----------------------_______________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

· 20 490 113 52 20 377 · 259 199 2 509 980 256 690 · 12 650 22 201 18 8411 12 597 

· 199928 7 421 4427 192 507 · 9 737 63 975 85 132 9429 - 6 208 84 39 6 124 · 46 452 6 283 4 342 40 169 · 16 391 48 13 16 343 · 118 254 1 136 82 117 118 · 1 309 6 3 1 303 · 35 223 3 2 35 220 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmentl _____ farms_ 

$1,000. Average per form __________________________________ dollars_ 

Market value of ogriculturol products sold .••. _ ....••. _ ... $1,000. Average per form ________________________________ dollars_ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products ________ farms_ 

$1,000. livestock and livestock products _______________________ form s_ 

$1,000_ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ farm L 

$1,000_ 

· 14 887 32 7 14 855 · 42 049 210 14 41 838 · 8 279 70 37 8 209 - 3 574 981 821 2 594 · 12 061 101 42 11 960 · 9 461 161 60 9 300 

Selected farm production expenses: 1 

Feed for livestock and poultry ---- _____________________ farms_ 

$1,000. Seed, bulbs, plants, and trees -------____ ..: _____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farm s_ 

$1,000_ 

· 8 712 83 42 8 629 · 4 698 117 41 4 581 - 20 266 113 52 20 153 · 14 174 734 569 13 440 · 6 374 54 24 6320 · 16 830 1 837 1 189 14 993 - 627 14 6 613 - 2 153 166 4 1 987 

Other agricultural chemicals, including lime ______________ farms_ 

$1,000. Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. Hired form labor ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. Contract labor ______________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA WEST VIRGINIA 9 
Table 18. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

All Farms 

Value of livestock and poultry I ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Value of poultry ________________________________ 1978_ 

Value of livestock _______________________________ 1978_ 

(oWe and calves _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Cows and heifers that hod calved __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Beef cows ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Milk cows __________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hogs and pigs ___________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ Feeder pigs sold ------ __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Sheep and lambs 1 _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Horses and ponies _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Turkeys _________________________________________ 1978_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

lVaJue of major poultry and livestock inventory items. 

2Value of sales includes sheep, lambs, and wool sold. 

Inventory 

Farms Number 

18 143 (X) 

15 197 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

5 081 (X) 

17 858 (X) 

16237 456 925 

14 161 495 460 

17 658 454 726 

14 590 242 421 

12 307 257 014 

14 396 222 917 

13 299 205 241 

10 841 214 782 (NA) 172 702 

3 707 37 180 

4 433 42 232 

6 863 50 215 

3 318 54 816 

3 225 47 866 

4479 60 374 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

2 383 111 840 

2 687 135 483 

4 579 189 111 

5 439 17 917 

4445 13 363 

6884 19 088 

4 634 631 984 

4077 696 046 

6 412 1 324 946 

4 528 542 591 

3 924 616 713 

6050 1 072 344 

811 2 689 561 

355 2 949 229 

262 2 945 971 

458 845 568 

Table 19. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory 

Sales 

Value Value 

($1,000) Forms Number ($1,000) 

171 901 16634 (X) 153 476 

86977 14 089 (X) 96858 

85 508 17 617 (Xl 81 477 

5 716 1 309 (X) 35223 

166 185 16391 (X) 118254 

154 830 15 145 252 432 71 422 

77 199 12 876 199 846 (NA) 

75 053 15 749 244 796 (NA) 

93 696 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

48 5851 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

43 359 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

76965 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

38 661 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

32 813 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

16 731 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

9 925 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

10 545 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

4 248 1 941 76 870 5672 

2 121 1 736 67 861 (NA) 

1 996 2 469 98 694 (NA) 

(X) 675 23 366 814 

(X) 672 22 680 (NA) 

5 816 2 302 88 144 4570 

3 978 2 653 109 538 (NA) 

3994 4474 159 640 (NA) 

2 688 756 2 313 964 

1 267 375 1 193 (NA) 

1 9781 503 1 669 (NA) 

1 075 404 810 164 (NA) 

1 144 473 856 091 (NA) 

1 543 743 1 460 655 (NA) 

950 376 358 203 (NA) 

I 048 425 415 924 (NA) 

1 341 676 786 528 (NA) 

1 452 149 14 255 463 (NA) 

1 268 187 14 907 028 (NA) 

943 309 13 861 705 (NA) 

3 189 107 2 874 658 (NA) 

Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 

Any poultry ______________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Chickens 3 months old or older ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Forms with- 1 to 1.599 _________________________________ 1978_ - 1,600 to 3,199 _____________________________ 1978_ - 3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________ 1978_ - 10,000 or more _____________________________ 1978_ -

Hens and pullets af laying age __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Farms with- 1 to 99 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 100 to 399 _______________________________ 1978_ - 400 to 1.599 _____________________________ 1978_ - 1,600 to 3,199 ___________________________ 1978_ - 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________________ 1978_ 

10,000 to 19,999 _________________________ 1978_ -

- 20,000 to 49,999 _________________________ 1978_ - 50,000 to 99,999 _________________________ 1978_ - 100.000 or more __________________________ 1978_ -

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ______________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Turkeys _______________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For sloug hter _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Ducks, ge.se, ond other poultry ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

10 WEST VIRGINIA 

Forms 

5 081 

4 282 

4 634 

4077 

4577 

11 

31 

15 

4 528 

3 924 

4 306 

136 

34 

10 

30 

10 

2 

-

-

811 

355 

458 

(NA) 

268 

(NA) 

325 

(NA) 

871 

(NA) 

or more 

Number Forms 

(X) I 983 

(X) 1 446 

631 984 1 795 

696 046 1 299 

151 893 1 739 

26 345 11 

172 396 30 

281 350 15 

542 591 1 765 

616 713 I 273 

95 951 1 595 

21 609 85 

21 440 34 

22845 10 

164 396 29 

(0) 10 

(0) 2 

- -

- -

2 689 561 288 

2 949 229 158 

845 568 202 

(NA) 90 

833 424 119 

(NA) 69 

12 144 124 

(NA) 35 

(X) 266 

(X) 54 

or more 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 915 (X) 550 (X) 

(X) 703 (X) 477 (X) 

555 751 404 810 164 269 802 313 

612 170 473 856 091 272 845 192 

79 981 343 40824 209 35 673 

26 345 6 14008 5 (D) 

(0) 34 188 092 34 188 092 

281 350 21 567 240 21 567 240 

474 335 376 358 203 248 350 883 

542 983 425 415 924 244 406 172 

39 068 244 6 515 126 3 710 

14 557 56 9 540 48 8 125 

21 440 31 24 107 30 (0) 

22 845 5 11 142 4 (0) 

(0) 32 175 092 32 175 092 (0) 6 (0) 6 (0) 

(0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - -

2681 316 149 14 255 463 126 14 254 254 

2 941 671 187 14 907 028 151 14905 820 

843 726 107 2 874 658 81 2 874 336 

509 022 (NA) (NA) 76 1 550 602 

832484 94 2 862 915 75 2 862 694 

495 186 (NA) (NA) 74 1 537 195 

11 242 16 11 743 8 11 642 

13 836 (NA) (NA) 4 13407 (X) 60 (X) 22 (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 8 (X) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 19. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Selected poultry inventory, J978-AII farms 

Chickens 3 months old or older Pullet chicks and pullets Broilers and 0 ther meat·type 

under 3 months old chickens 

Totol Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or 

loying age older not of loying age 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number forms Number Forms Number 

Forms with chickens 3 months old or older, inventory _______ _ 1 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 100 to 399 _________________________________________ _ 

400 to 1,599 _______________________________________ _ 

- 4634 631 984 4 528 542 591 731 89 393 194 4 144 676 165 985 

- 4 391 105 281 4 292 95 121 691 10160 188 2944 641 149 300 

- 151 24 172 149 22 139 32 2033 5 (D) 24 735 

- 35 22 440 35 (D) 2 (D) - - 10 (D) 

1,600 to 3,199 _____________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________________ _ 10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 11 26 345 10 (D) 2 (D) I 1 

(O~I - - - 31 172 396 30 (D) I (D) - 1 (0) 

- 11 161 350 10 (0) 1 (D) - - - 20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 4 120 000 2 (D) 2 (D) - - - - 50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

None _______________________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (X) (X) (X) (JO (X) (X) 25 91 022 135 2 523 576 

Selected poultry sales, 1978-AlI forms 

Chickens 3 months old or older 1 Broilers and other meat-type Value of poultry and 

Hens and pullets of Pullet s 3 months old ar chickens poultry products Total loying age alder not of loying age 

Value 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms ($1,000) 

Farms with chickens 3 months old or older, inventory _______ _ 1 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ - (NA) 440 6501 339 329 8881 27 110 762 49 1 211 754 1 089 6 249 

- (NA) 7 236 195 6764 18 472 40 1 112 962 879 1 489 100 to 399 _________________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 7 153 57 6983 4 170 6 692 118 225 400 to 1,599 _______________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 15 162 35 15 162 - - 1 (0) 35 265 1,600 to 3,199 _____________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 16 247 10 (0) 1 (0) - - 11 288 3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 152 421 30 (D) 1 (0) 2 (D) 31 1 322 10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 121 431 10 (D) 1 (D) - - 11 1 617 20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 121 000 2 (0) 2 (D) - - 4 1 043 50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

None _______________________________________________ _ 

- (NA) - - - - - - - -

- 28 97~1 (NA) - - - - - - - -

- (NA) 369 514 37 28 315 13 341 199 100 13 043 709 220 

Selected poultry sales, 1978-AII farms-Con. 

Chickens 3 months old Hens and pullets of Pullet s 3 months old or Broilers and other meat-type Pullet chicks and pullets 

or older laying age older not of loying age chickens under 3 months old 

Farms Number I Forms Number I Forms Number I Farms Number Farms Number I 

Specified poultry sold __________________________________ _ 

- 404 810 164 376 358 203 40 451 961 149 14 255 463 7 190 I to 1.999 _________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 3,999 ______________________________________ _ 

4,000 to 7,999 _____________________________________ _ 8,000 to 15,999 ____________________________________ _ 

16,000 to 29,999 ___________________________________ _ 

30,000 to 59,999 ___________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ _ 100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

- 344 42601 332 41 939 24 662 45 2 433 7 190 

- 7 19 331 6 (0) 1 (D) 1 (D) - - - 28 147 292 27 (D) 1 (D) - - - - - 14 160 712 8 90 507 6 70 205 1 (D) - -

- 5 111 254 2 (D) 3 (0) 15 349 127 - - - 5 (0) 1 (D) 4 (0) 16 644 179 - - - =1 - - - - - 19 1 482 805 - - 1 (D) - - 1 (0) 52 11 760 661 - -

Selected poultry soles, 1978-AII forms-Con. 

Turkeys Turkeys for slaughter Turkey hens kept for breeding 

Farms Number Forms Number Fanns Number 

Specified poultry sold ___________________________________ _ I to 1,999 _________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 3,999 _____________________________________ _ 

4,000 to 7,999 _____________________________________ _ 8,000 to 15,999 _____________________________________ _ 

16,000 to 29,999 ___________________________________ _ 

30,000 to 59,999 ___________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

107 2 874 658 94 2 862 915 16 11 743 - 43 1 023 31 780 13 243 - 1 (D) 1 (D) 2 (0) 

- 7 (0) 6 (D) 1 (D) 7 73 928 7 73 928 - - - 10 224 882 10 224 882 - - - 28 1 215 391 28 1 215 391 - - 5 365 000 5 365 000 - - 6 948 774 6 944 974 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA WEST VIRGINIA 11 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory Sales 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more or more 

Sales Sales 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number ($1,000) Forms Number ($1,000) 

Any livestock ____________________________________ 1978_ - 17 858 (X) 8 425 (X) 16 391 ()O 118254 8 567 (X) 107861 1974_ 

Any .cottle, hogs, or sheep ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (X) 5 484 (X) 13 883 (X) 71 669 5 499 (X) 62904 

- 17010 (X) 8 172 (X) 16048 (X) 81 664 8 455 (X) 72 139 

1974_ - 14 632 (X) 5 398 (X) 13 601 (X) (NA) 5468 (X) 34 950 

Cottle and calves _________________________________ 1978_ - 16237 456 925 7902 353 068 15 145 252 432 71 422 8 225 214 365 63 055 1974_ - 14 161 495 460 5 304 336 359 12 876 199 846 (NA) 5 347 149 366 29 222 forms with- I to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ - 4 760 25 888 815 4 322 7994 38822 99561 I 775 11 102 3360 10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ - 4 863 66 606 I 795 25406 3 800 50665 13 100 3 187 43 591 II 971 20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ - 4477 133 341 3 274 101 854 2492 72 577 19 543 2 414 70635 19364 50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ - I 404 93 392 I 303 87 223 591 38873 11 483 584 38398 ,11 391 100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 513 67 986 502 66 739 196 25 615 8440 196 25615 8440 200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 201 56 133 195 54467 '61 16529 5901 58 15673 5530 500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 16 10 155 15 (D) 10 (0) (D) 10 (D) (D) 1,000 to 2,499 _______________________________ 1978_ - 3 3 424 3 (D) - - - - - - 2,500 or more ________________________________ 1978_ - - - - - I (D) (D) I (D) (D) 

Cows and heifers that hod colved __________________ "1978_ - 14 590 242 421 7 214 186 700 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Beef cows ___________________________________ 1978_ - 12307 257 014 4 882 174 372 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 13299 205 241 6 570 152 950 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Milk cows ________ . ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Heifers and heifer calves _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Steers, s1eer colves, bolls, and bull calves ___________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 10 841 214 782 4 183 137 811 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 3 707 37 180 I 1 998 33 750 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 4433 42 232 2 023 36561 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- II 758 106 464 6.,027 81 670 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 3 946 76044 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 13 225 108 040 I 6 789 84 698 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 4 379 85943 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cottle fattened on groin and concentrates sold _________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) I 583 18447 7 262 995 16311 6 597 

1974 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) 585 12 806 4 316 

Forms with fattened cottle sold: I to 9 _______________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) I 195 4201 I 407 615 2544 933 10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) 214 2698 867 211 2662 858 20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) ,116 3 368 I 295 113 3296 I 266 50 to 99_, ___________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) 40 2 731 I 099 39 (D) (D) 

100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) 9 I 295 559 9 I 295 559 200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) 6 I 778 858 5 (D) (D) 

500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1978 

1,000 to 2,499 _______________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 

-- (X) (X) (X) (X) I (D) (D) I (D) (0) 

2,500 or more ________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - -

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ 1978 -- 14 590 242 421 7 214 186 700 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974 -- 12 307 257 014 4 882 174.372 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) , (NA) (NA) 

Beet cows _____________________________________ 1978 -- 13 299 205 241 6 570 '152950 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with- I to 9 _____________________________________ 1978 -- 6 515 31 621 I 640 8 895 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

10 to 19 ___________________________________ 1978 -- 3 658 48 389 2 178 29906 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 20 to 49 ___________________________________ 1978 -- 2 498 70 894 2 150 61 799 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ 1978 -- 479 30 920 457 29498 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

100 to 199 _________________________________ 1978 -- 122 15 382 118 ,14817 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

200 to 499 _________________________________ 1978 -- 26 (D) 26 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

500 to 999 _________________________________ 1978 -- I (D) I (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1,000 or more ______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Milk cows _____________________________________ 1978 -- 3 707 37 180 I 998 33 750 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Farms wi-th- lor 2 ____________________________________ 1978 -- 2577 3 447 I 109 I 472 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 or 4 ____________________________________ 1978 -- 325 I 080 160 532 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 to 9 _____________________________________ 1978 -- 150 948 89 572 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

10 to 19 ___________________________________ 1978 -- 135 I 856 125 I 756 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

20 to 49 ___________________________________ 1978 -- 273 8 545 273 8 545 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ 1978 -- 179 II 913 175 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

100 to 499 _________________________________ 1978 -- 68 9 391 67 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

500 or more _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cottle sold _______________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) II 478 145 905 5() 985 6 831 130 207 46 325 

Forms with- I to 9 _______________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) 7 847 30 298 9 685 3 283 16456 5 657 10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978 20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978 

50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978 

100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978 

-- (X) (X) (X) (X) I 951 25 658 8 124 I 878 24863 7 969 

-- (X) (X) (X) (X) I 177 34 168 II 777 I 172 34 052 II 732 

-- (X) (X) (X) (X) 340 22 739 8099 338 (D) (0) 

-- (X) (X) (X) (X) 115 14888 5 695 115 14888 5 695 200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978 500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1978 

1,000 or more ________________________________ 1978 

-- (X) (X) (X) (X) 40 10900 4 659 37 10097 4 293 

-- (X) (X) (X) (X) 7 (D) (D) 7 (0) (D) 

-- (X) (X) (X) (X) I (D) (D) I (D) (0) 

Calves sold ______________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) 10920 106 527 20 437 6 004 84 158 16 729 

Forms with- I or 2 ______________________________________ 1978 

3 or 4 ______________________________________ 1978 

5 to 9 _______________________________________ 1978 

10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978 

-- (X) (X) (X) (X) 2 335 3449 626 608 903 165 

-- (X) (X) (X) (X) 2 024 7 091 I 381 689 2 427 491 

-- (X) (X) (X) (X) 3 119 20591 4074 I 639 11 063 2 328 

-- (X) (X) (X) (X) 2 190 28 779 5 922 I 892 25 231 5 456 

20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978 

50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

100 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

500 or more ________________________________ 1978_ 

-- (X) (X) (X) (X) I 070 29581 5 703 I 000 27 862 5 583 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 145 9 342 I 697 139 8 978 I 672 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 34 5615 987 34 5 615 987 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 3 2 079 46 3 2 079 46 

12 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 20. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Inventory, 1978-AII fonns 

Cows and heifers that hod calved Steers, steer calves, bulls, Cottle and colves Heifers and heifer calves and bu /I calves 

Totol cows Milk cows 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

3 707 130 492 3 707 74309 3 707 37 180 2 767 34040 2 756 22 143 - 16 169 2902 65 833 2 902 35 845 2902 4 527 2054 13 819 2 186 - 4061 150 2324 150 948 115 855 103 882 - 150 

135 4 191 135 2609 135 1 856 110 990 97 592 - 117 5 559 117 3 493 117 2799 110 1 503 78 563 - 156 11 052 156 6548 156 5 746 145 3 515 110 989 - 22 066 179 13384 1 179 '; ~11 165 7 079 127 1 603 - 179 

62 14 853 62 

860] 

62 62 5 158 50 I 090 - 6 2877 6 I 501 6 I 500 6 I 121 5 255 -

- - - - - - - - -

- 12 530 326 433 10 883 168 112 (X) (X) 8991 72 424 10469 85897 

Farms with milk cow inventory __________________________ _ I to 4 milk COWL ___________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 milk cows __________________________ . __________ _ 

10 to 19 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 milk cow'-_________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 milk cows __________________________________ _ 100.to 199 milk cows ________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 milk cows ________________________________ _ 

500 milk cows or more ______________________________ _ 

No milk cows ________________________________________ _ 

Sales, 1978-AII forms 

Cottle and calves Cattle Calves Dairy products I Soles Sales 

Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number Forms Number Farms ($1,000) 

- 3 162 57 275 15 208 2 271 29 4501 2586 27 825 850 34903 

- 2364 32 503 9 380 1 615 17 51 I 1 907 14992 150 82 

- 143 I 951 516 97 835 126 I 116 59 166 

- 135 1 672 370 110 834 1 

104 838 1 

121 I 253 

- 117 2 288 435 99 913 105 I 375 117 2 353 

- 156 5 048 971 135 2 025 136 3 023 156 5 7231 - 179 7 471 I 844 150 3 629 154 3 842 179 13 862 

- 62 5 361 1 457 59 3 221 48 2 140 62 9 330 

- 6 981 236 6 482 6 499 6 2 134 

Farms with milk cow invenfory __________________________ _ 1 to 4 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 milk cows __________________________________ _ 50 to 99 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 milk cows ________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 milk cows ________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - 500 milk cows or more ______________________________ _ No milk cows ________________________________________ _ 

- 11 983 195 157 56 214 9 207 116455 8 334 78 702 52 210 

Inventory, 1978-AU forms 

Cattle and calves Cows and heifers that Heifers and heffer Steer s, steer calves, Sales of catt Ie 

hod calved calves bulls, and bull calves and calves, J 9 78 

Sales 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number ($1,000) 

- 16 237 456 925 14 590 242 421 1 I 758 106 464 13 225 108 040 I 14 494 237 850 67 4151 

- 4 760 25 888 3 830 13 333 2 749 6 581 3 053 5 974 3 019 15 786 4 073 

Forms with cattle and calves inventory ___________________ _ 

1 to 9 cattle and calves ______________________________ _ 

- 4 863 66 606 4 479 37 491 3 591 15402 4 170 13 7131 4 863 38 119 9 587 

- 4477 133 341 4 276 76 194 3 547 28 257 4 043 28 890 4 477 70 792 18 833 

- 1 404 93 392 1 319 50 877 1 204 21 246 1 285 21 269 1 404 45444 12 552 

- 513 67 986 481 34 089 465 17 110 468 16 787 512 34 508 10450 

10 to 19 cattle and calves ____________________________ _ 20 to 49 cattle and calves ____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 cattle and calves ____________________________ _ 100 to 199 cattle and calves __________________________ _ 

- 201 56 133 188 25 716 184 14593 187 15 824 200 25 223 8 646 

- 16 10 155 14 3 232 15 2304 16 4 619 16 6405 2 531 

- 3 3 424 3 I 489 3 971 3 964 3 1 573 744 

200 to 499 cattle and calves __________________________ _ 

500 to 999 cattle and calves __________________________ _ 

1,000 to 2,499 cattle and calves _______________________ _ 

- - - - pol -

(Xli 

- - - - - - (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 651 14 582 4 006 

2,500 cattle and calves or more _______________________ _ No cottle and colveL __________________________________ _ 

Farms with cows and heifers that had calved inventory _____ _ 1 to 4 cows ________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 cows ________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 cows ______________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 cows ______________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 cow'-_____________________________________ _ 50 to 99 COWL _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 cow'-___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 cows ____________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 cow'-___________________________________ _ 

1,000 cows or more _________________________________ _ No cows ____________________________________________ _ 

- 14 590 426 873 14 590 242 421 10 763 96609 11 882 87 843 13 269 209 713 57 4901 - 3 469 25 782 3 469 8 784 2 366 7098 2 461 9 900 2 272 13 953 3 858 

- 3 665 46 197 3 665 24 719 2 709 11 421 3 012 10 057 3543 24342 6 222 

- 3 788 84 662 3 788 50 410 2 742 16930 3 238 17 322 3 788 43 485 1 I 3001 - 1 656 62 893 1 656 38 480 1 278 13273 1 407 11 140 1 656 31 934 8 229 

- 1 125 68 939 1 125 41 586 897 14358 999 12 995 1 125 33456 9 192 - 658 75 101 658 43 202 562 17439 560 14 460 657 34 816 9 980 I - 191 44 269 191 24 519 176 11 3781 171 8 372 190 19 999 5 803 

- 37 (0) 37 (D) 32 (D) 33 (0) 37 (0) (D) 

- 1 (D)I 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (0) I (0) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 1 647 30 052 (X) (X) 995 9855 1 343 20 197 1 876 42 719 13 932 

- 13 299 380 840 13 299 217 156 9 848 80 698 11 140 82 986 12 329 191 716 53 317 - 2 984 26 268 2984 10 532 2 133 7383 2 276 8 353 2 109 13 246 3 603 - 3 531 47 892 3 531 25 900 2 628 11843 2 928 10 149 3 438 24 577 6 258 - 3 658 84 722 3 658 50 631 2 642 168781 3 156 17 213 3 658 43 341 11 2861 - 1 536 61 283 1 536 37 368 1 172 12 607 1 328 11 308 1 536 31 151 8 199 - 962 59 544 962 36 379 743 11 106 880 12 059 962 29 777 8 423 - 479 57 065 479 32 276 399 11 422 433 13 367 478 28 775 8 584 - 122 29 767 122 15 973 109 6 262 114 7 532 121 14 792 4 566 - 26 (0) 26 (D) 21 (D) 24 (D) 26 (D) (0) - 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (0) 1 (0) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 938 76 085 1 291 25 265 1 910 25 766 2 085 25 054 2 816 60 716 18 105 

FO;~~ ~i~~e~e~~;~~_ ~~~e_n~~~== ========== ==== ======== === 5 to 9 beef cows ____________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 beef cow'-_________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 beef cow'-_________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 beef cows __________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 beef cow'-_________________________________ _ 100 to 199 beef cows ________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 beef cows ________________________________ _ 500 to 999 beef cows ________________________________ _ 

1,000 beef cows or more _____________________________ _ No beef cows ________________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA WEST VIRGINIA 13 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Sales, 1976-AII forms 

Cottle 

Cottle and calves 

Fortened on groin and concentrates 

Sales I Soles 

Forms Number ($1,000) Forms Number ($1.000) Farms Number 

Farms with soles of cottle and calves __ _ - 15 145 252 432 71 422 11 478 145 905 50 985 1 583 18447 1 to 4 cottle and calves ___________ _ - 3 734 10 003 2 663 2490 5 443 1 787 346 713 5 to 9 cottle and calves ___________ _ - 4 260 28 819 7 293 3 154 13 539 4 271 427 1 554 10 to 19 cottle and calves _________ _ 3 800 50 665 13 100 2 967 24 337 7 742 387 2 445 20 to 49 cattle and calves _________ _ - 2 492 72 577 19 543 2 074 38 455 12 826 286 3 902 50 to 99 cottle and calves _________ _ 

- 591 38 873 II 483 54J 25 541 9 035 87 3 188 100 to 199 cottle and calves _______ _ - 196 25 615 8 440 185 18 766 7 147 34 1 926 200 to 499 cottle and calves _______ _ - 61 16 529 5 901 55 12 552 5 224 12 2 078 500 cattle and calves or more ______ _ - 11 9 351 2 999 10 7272 2 953 4 2641 500 to 999 cattle and calves _____ _ - 10 (0) (0) 9 (0) (0) 3 (0) 

1,000 cottle and calves or more __ _ - 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

Farms wnh beef cow inventory _______ _ 12 329 191 716 53 317 9 228 103 851 35 501 1 283 12 720 1 to 4 beef cows _________________ _ 2 109 13 246 3 603 1 633 7 891 2 653 266 938 5 to 9 beef cows _________________ _ - 3 438 24 577 6 256 2456 12 167 3 822 316 1 441 10 to 19 beef cows _______________ _ - 3 658 43 341 11 286 2 682 20 677 6 614 352 2090 2010 29 beef cows _______________ _ - I 536 31 151 8 199 1 164 15 023 4 910 143 1 508 30 to 49 beef cows _______________ _ - 962 29 777 8 423 751 15 590 5 383 99 I 670 50 to 99 beef cows _______________ _ - 478 28 775 8 584 409 18 337 6 390 74 2 223 lCO to 199 beef cows _____________ _ 121 14 792 4 566 108 9 748 3 733 24 1 657 200 to 499 beef cows _____________ _ 

- 26 (0) (0) 24 (0) (0) 9 1 193 500 to 999 beef cows _____________ _ - I (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) - - LOOO beef COws or more __________ _ - - - - - - - - - No beef COWL _____________________ _ 

- 2 816 60 716 18 105 2250 42 054 15483 300 5 727 

Table 21. Hogs and Pigs -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory 

AU farms Forms with sales of All forms 

Total hogs and pigs- ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Forms w;th- I 10 24 ____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 25 1049 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 100 10 199 _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 200 10 499 _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 500 or more ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

500 10 999 _______________________________ 1978_ 

1,000101,999 ____________________________ 1978_ 

2.000 to 4,999 ____________________________ 1978_ 

5,000 or more ____________________________ 1978_ 

Hogs and pigs used or 10 be used for breeding _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Other hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ f •• der pigs sold _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 ___________ 1978_ 

1974_ June I and Nov. 30 __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Farms Num ber 

3 318 54 816 

3 225 47 866 

2 900 14 779 

2 811 14 143 

195 6 968 

199 6 858 

123 8 218 

114 7 602 

65 8 572 

73 9 103 

26 8043 

24 6 622 

9 8 236 

4 3 538 

7 (0) 

1 (0) 

1 (0) 

- -

1 440 7 793 

(NA) (NA) 

3 054 47 023 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

1 583 9 625 

1 417 8 628 

1 235 4 970 

1 088 4 322 

1 129 4 655 

1 084 4 306 

$2,500 or more 

Farms Number Forms Number 

1 656 45 478 1 941 76 870 

1 361 37 209 1 736 67 861 

1 280 7 956 1 284 11 185 

1 011 6 751 1 121 10 289 

169 6 045 313 10679 

152 5 280 277 9 638 

110 7 313 176 11 632 

103 6 892 178 12 237 

63 (0) 106 14 276 

68 8480 104 13 657 

25 (0) 46 13 431 

23 (0) 42 12 556 

9 8 236 16 15 667 

4 3 538 14 9484 

7 (0) 10 6338 

1 (0) 5 (0) 

1 (0) 1 (0) 

- - - -

925 6355 (X) 00 762 5 017 (X) (X) 

1 491 39 123 (X) (X) 

1 268 32 192 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 675 23 366 

(X) (X) 672 22 680 

985 8 130 (X) (X) 

840 6963 (X) (X) 

846 4 218 (X) (X) 

692 3 444 (X) (X) 

733 3 912 (X) (X) 

682 3 519 (X) (X) 

Soles 

($1.000) 

7 262 

242 

500 

798 

1 389 

1 281 

799 

974 

1 279 

(0) 

(0) 

4 764 

321 

465 

672 

498 

624 

902 

658 

624 

-

- 2499 

Sales 

Soles 

($1,000) 

5672 

(NA) 

690 

(NA) 

676 

(NA) 

782 

(NA) 

1 034 

(NA) 

I 096 

(NA) 

1 393 

(NA) 

465 

(0) 

(0) 

-

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

814 

(NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Calves 

Soles 

Forms Number ($1.000) 

10 920 106 527 20437 

2 191 4560 876 

3 220 15280 3022 

3030 26328 5358 

1 943 34 122 6716 

388 13332 2448 

115 6849 1 293 

30 3977 677 

3 2079 46 

3 2079 46 

- - -

9 180 87865 17816 

1 356 5 355 950 

2 638 12390 2 436 

2864 22664 4673 

1 187 16 128 3 289 

723 14 187 3 039 

334 10 438 2 193 

63 5044 834 

14 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

- - - 1 740 18662 2621 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

or more 

Sales 

Farms Number ($1,000) 

1 209 68 197 5 187 

1 049 58 169 3 222 

619 6 180 410 

536 5 562 295 

260 8897 611 

202 6963 371 

165 10 901 740 

155 10 743 550 

106 14 276 1 034 

102 (0) 740 

44 (0) (0) 

40 (0) 814 

15 (0) (0) 

14 9484 452 

9 (0) (0) 

5 6 129 588 

1 (0) (0) 

- - -

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

458 19872 714 

392 18 383 388 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

14 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 21. Hogs and Pigs -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Inventory, 1978-A11 farms Sales, 1978-AII farms 

Hogs and pigs U sed or to be used 

for breeding Other hogs and pigs Hogs and pigs Feeder pig s sold 

Soles Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number forms Number Forms Number ($I.()OO) Forms Number ($1,000) 

- 3 318 54 816 1 440 7 793 3054 47 0231 I 709 72 905 5423 637 22 413 784 

- 2 401 7 725 744 1 687 2 151 6 038 792 11 455 676 288 4 915 149 

- 499 7 054 371 1 372 487 5 682 499 II 541 669 194 5 744 197 

- 318 15 186 250 2 362 316 12 8241 318 19 382 I 400 126 6 701 245 

- 65 8 572 52 967 65 7 605 65 10 362 783 20 3 083 110 

- 26 8 043 18 777 26 7 266 26 10 081 943 5 843 35 

- 7 (D) 4 (D) 7 (D) 7 (D) (D) 4 I 127 48 

- 2 (0) I 1 (0) I 2 (0) I 2 (0) (D)I - - 301 - (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 232 3 965 249 38 953 

- 1 709 50 722 I 236 7 4661 1 500 43 256 1 941 76 870 5672 675 23 366 814 

- 637 4 651 366 705 576 3 946 789 3436 240 178 1 052 31 

- 744 12 564 601 2 415 617 10 149 808 18 428 1 126 329 6 724 209 

- 167 7 502 145 1 2461 159 6 256 176 11 632 782 97 5 166 185 

- 102 7 809 85 I 301 90 6 508 106 14 276 I 034 52 5 106 186 

- 44 8 926 32 1 162 43 7 764 46 13 431 1 096 13 2 917 120 

- 9 2 843 5 (D)I 9 (D)I 10 6 338 465 5 (0) (D)I 

- 6 6 4271 2 (D) 6 (D) 6 9 329 928 1 (D) (0) 

- I 609 4 094 204 327 1 554 3 767 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Farms with hogs and pigs inventory ____________________ _ 1 to 9 hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

10 to 24 hogs and pig'- ____________________________ _ 

25 to 99 hogs and pigs _____________________________ _ 100 to 199 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ 200 to 499 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ 

500 to 999 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ 

1,000 hogs and pigs or more ________________________ _ 

No hogs and pigs ___________________________________ _ 

Forms with hogs and pigs sold ________________________ _ 

1 to 9 hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

10 to 49 hogs and pigs _____________________________ _ 50 to 99 hogs and pigL ____________________________ _ 

100 to 199 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ 200 to 499 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ 

500 to 999 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ 

1,000 hogs and pigs or more ________________________ _ No hogs and pigs ___________________________________ _ 

- 1 505 38 920 1 440 7 793 1 241 31 127 1 338 57 090 3834 674 23 331 812 

- 468 3 402 419 654 383 2 748 339 2 595 139 157 1 021 30 

- 573 5 960 564 I 638 438 4 322 530 9 720 533

1 

243 3 864 122 

- 237 6 264 234 1 292 208 4 972 239 9 456 558 140 4 871 158 

- 138 6 833 136 I 496 126 5 337 140 11 177 665 89 5 576 196 

- 67 7 287 66 1 327 64 5 960 68 11664 884 34 4 549 169 

- 19 5 2561 18 868 1 

19 4 3881 19 7972 586 1 

9 (0) (D) 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

(Oi i 1 (0) (0) 

- 2 (Ol i 2 (D~i 2 (0; i 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 

- I 813 15 896 - 1 813 15 896 603 19 780 1 838 1 (D) (0) 

Farms by litters farrowed ____________________________ _ 1 litter __________________________________________ _ 2 to 4 litters _____________________________________ _ 

5 to 9liffers _____________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 litters ___________________________________ _ 20 to 49 litters ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 litters ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 litters _________________________________ _ 

200 litters or more ________________________________ _ No litters ______ ' ____________________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between Dec. I, 1977, and Novo 30, 1978-AII farms 

Total Dec. 1, 1977, and May 31,1978 June 1, 1978, and Nov. 30, 1978 

Fonns Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Farms by litters farrowed- __________________________ _ 1 litter __________________________________________ _ 

- 1 583 9 625 1 235 4 970 1 129 4 655 

- 516 516 307 307 209 209 2 to 4 litters _____________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 litters _____________________________________ _ 10 to 19 litters ___________________________________ _ 20 to 49 litters ___________________________________ _ 

- 598 I 643 486 826 488 

817

1 

- 239 I 577 215 775 212 802 

- 140 I 832 137 958 131 874 

- 68 1 878 68 964 68 914 50 to 99liffers ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 litters _________________________________ _ 

200 litters or more ________________________________ _ 

- 19 1 193 19 645 1 

18 548 1 - 1 (D) 1 (Dl i I (Dl i - 2 (0) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

Table 22. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory of- Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ form L 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL Value of sales from sheep, lambs, and wool _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All forms 

1978 

2 383 111 840 

2 206 

77 191 

2 302 88 144 

2 235 

85 090 

490 632 2 330 

4 570 

Inventory, 1978-AII forms 

Sheep and lambs Ewes 1 year old or 

older 

Farms Number Forms Number 

Forms with sheep and lambs inventory _________________________ _ 

- 2 383 III 840 2 206 77 191 1 to 24 sheep and lambs __________________________________ _ 

- 932 12 376 776 8 869 

- 1 206 55 844 1 191 40 746 

- ~got~0~9~h:h~e~n~ n'dTob~b~- == == == ====== ==== == ==== == ==== == == 227 33 932 222 22056 

- 16 (D) 15 (D) 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - - -

300 to 999 sheep and lambs ______________ 0 _________________ _ 

1,000 to 2.499 sheep and lambs ___________________________ _ 

2,500 to 4,999 sheep and lambs ____________________________ = 

- - 5,000 sheep and lambs or more ____________________________ _ - - - No sheep and lambs ________________________________________ _ 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 206 109 291 2 206 77 191 

- 1 100 23 371 1 100 14 792 

- 974 57495 974 41 989 

- 109 18 903 109 13396 

- 22 (D) 22 (D) 

- - - - - - 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 177 2 549 ()O (X) 

Forms with ewes 1 year old or older inventory __________________ _ 

~gtJ~:~~;:£;s=========================================== 200 10 499 ewes 

.. ~g~§~-:~~--:~ __ ~:~:~~:---:~ill~_~~--

J978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1974 

2 687 

135 483 

(NA) 

(NA] 

2 653 109 538 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Sheep and lambs 

Farms Number 

2223 85 195 776 11 023 I 204 44 075 

226 24 227 

16 (D) 

1 (D) 

- - - - 79 2 949 

2 150 82 081 1 046 17 108 973 44 607 

109 15 020 

22 5 346 

- - - - - -

- -

152 6 063 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

1 474 1 293 

88 428 91 020 1 427 1 270 I 61 066 61 813 1 498 1 314 74 114 76 329 

I 451 1 263 

68 199 68 918 395 881 401 321 

1 504 I 315 3 897 2 506 

Sales, 1978-AII forms 

Sheep and lambs shorn Sheep, 

lambs, and wool 

Pounds Sales Forms Number of wool Farms ($1.000) 

2 180 84 081 484 738 2 251 4 433 749 10849 61 7501 800 546 1 191 45 080 258 198 1 206 2 270 223 23 /,75 136 983 227 1 288 15 (0) (D) 16 (D) 

2 (0) (0) 2 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - 55 1 009 5 894 79 137 

2 153 83 446 481 697 2 174 4 266 1 047 18 135 104 306 1 068 860 974 45 108 260 007 974 2 310 109 14366 82 303 109 827 22 (D) (D) 22 (D) 

- - - - - 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - 82 1 644 8935 156 305 

WEST VIRGINIA lS 
Tobie 23. Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Horses and ponies _______________________________ forms-- number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Mules. burros, and donkeyL ______________________ formL - number _ 

$1.000_ Mink and their pelts _____________________________ formL 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Colonies of bees ________________________________ formsnumber _ 

$1.000_ Honey sold (pounds) -- ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Goots _________________________________________ formsnumber _ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Angora 900tL ________________________________ forms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ Mohoir sold (pounds) ________________________ farms_ 

-

-

- number 

$1,000 --

-- Milk goots ___________________________________ forms -- number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Goots milk sold (gollons) _____________________ forms --

-- number 

$1,000_ - Other goats _________________________________ forms -- number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Rabbits and their pelts ___________________________ forms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Chinchillas and their pelts- ________________________ farms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

-

Worm s (see text) ________________________________ forms 

number 

$1,000 All other livestock _______________________________ forms 

$1,000 Other livestock products__ _ ______________________ farms 

$1.000 

Tobie 24. Fish Sales: 1978 

Total 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Sales 

Forms ($1,000) 

AU FARMS 

Cotfish _______________________________ _ - Trout ________________________________ _ 

- Tropical and boit fish ___________________ _ 

Other fish _____________________________ _ 

Other oQuaculturel products-_____________ _ 

FARMS WITH SALES OF $2,500 

OR MORE 

Cotfish _______________________ • _______ _ 

Trout ________________________________ _ 

Tropical and bait fish ___________________ _ 

Other fish _____________________________ _ 

Other aquacultural products ______________ _ 

16 WEST VIRGINIA 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5 5 

13 184 . 

- - 2 (D) 

- -

3 (D) 

11 (0) 

- - 2 (D) 

- -

Inventory 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

All forms, 1978 1978 

5 439 2 294 

17 917 8 524 

(X) (X) 

210 113 

428 261 

(X) (X) 

2 I (D) (D) 

(X) (X) 

612 247 

8 942 6 146 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

205 58 

1 716 1 

868 

(X) (X) 

11 6 308 273 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

95 21 

736 191 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

104 33 

672 404 

(X) (X) 

33 9 

359 115 

(X) (X) 

7 4 

231 168 

(X) (X) 

3 1 

27 (D) 

(Xii (X) 

2 

(Xli (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Any 

Farms Pounds Forms Number Farms 

2 (D) 3 (D) 2 

8 78 032 5 40 553 8 

- - - - - - - 2 (D) - - (X) - (X) -

1 1 2 (0) 1 

6 (D) 5 40 553 6 

- - - - -

- - 2 (D) -

- (X) - (X) -

Sales 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1974 All forms, 1978 1978 1974 

I 295 756 426 164 

5 487 2 313 I 614 832 

(X) 964 820 287 

41 43 30 4 

74 74 58 9 

(X) 13 II I - - - - - - - - (X) - - -

59 21 12 I 2 997 505 245 (D) 

(X) 9 4 (D) 

(X) 334 143 42 

(X) 316 714 249 880 157 272 

(X) 238 183 79 

22 79 21 14 

685 830 471 199 

(X) 33 12 3 

7 5 3 6 

187 157 (D) 84 

(X) 3 (D) 1 

(X) 9 6 7 

(X) 2 515 2423 1 010 

(X) 10 10 2 

5 42 7 3 

37 441 130 9 

(X) 26 6 (l) 

(X) 5 1 3 

(X) 177 (0) 5250 

(X) (l) (D) 7 

12 34 12 6 

461 232 194 106 

(X) 4 3 2 

5 13 6 2 

421 I 687 229 (D) 

(X) 5 (l) (D) 

- 6 3 - - 401 375 - (X) 11 10 -

(NA) I - (NA) 

(NA) (0) - (NA) 

(X) (0) - (NA) 

112 2 - 19 

(X) (D) - 22 (X) 6 4 (NA) 

(X) 3 (D) (NA) 

Only pounds Only number Acres under water 

for fish production 

Sales Soles Pounds ·($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Acres 

(0) (D) 3 (D) . 2 5 8 

78032 134 5 40 553 50 12 28 

- - - - - - - - - 2 (0) (D) 3 6 

(X) (NA) - (X) (NA) - -

(0) (D) 2 (0) (D) 3 (D) 

(0) (D) 5 40 553 50 10 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - 2 (0) (D) 3 6 (X) (NA) - (X) (NA) - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 25. Crops Harvested: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

I rrigaled land Irrigo ted land 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purpose,-____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder. hogged or grozed ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 5 179 101 698 00 9 203 3 342 93 089 (X) 2 (D) 

5 235 91 564 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 886 81 767 00 9 255 - 4 228 64 196 5 748 285 9 (0) 2546 57388 5 280 778 2 (0) - 4245 54 867 3 903 463 (NA) (NA) 2 146 47312 3 485 713 4 66 - 1 979 37 460 602 590 1 (D) 1 706 35 685 579 065 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 601 33420 491 332 8 189 -

- 8 42 (X) - - 3 16 (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 71 1 035 (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes ________________________ 1976_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green ch,op (tons, green) _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ CuI for dry forage or. hoy (Ions, dry) _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oals for groin (bushelsL _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin _______________________ 1978_ 

.. 1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Callan (OOlesL __________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish polaloes. (hundredweighl) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Swee'polalo~s (bushels) ________________________ c_1978_ 

1974_ 

- 67 486 (X) I -

(NNI 

55 439 (X) I - -

- 158 2 326 (X) (NA) 64 992 (X) - -

- 10 (0) I 763 - - 4 (0) (D) - -

10 105 5 536 (NA) (NA) 7 101 5 430 - - -

- 56 444 5 170 - - 50 412 4 755 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 56 876 10 456 - - -

- 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- I (D) (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 521 5 405 179 632 - - 411 4884 166 800 - -

- 905 9 779 323 573 (NA) (NA) 651 8 580 289 689 I (0) 

- 964 7 925 340 663 - - 704 6 767 296 655 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 686 6434 327 121 - -

- 247 3564 158 858 - - 217 3387 152 488 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 376 5 689 288 136 - -

- 20 286 6645 - - 17 281 6500 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (N~I 44 535 14 851 - - 17 129 (0~1 (X) - 10 86 (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 42 287 (X) 1 

=1 - 69 2 616 77 455 - - 61 2 576 76 615 -

- 69 2 309 62094 (NA) (NA) 58 2 291 61 695 - - - - - - - - - - -

J - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - -

671 9221 

-

- I 342 I 548 2 433 238 6 3 612 1 025 1 2 (D) 

- 1 166 I 227 1 995 331 (NA) (NA) 381 689 I 186 121 4 10 

- 1 460 I 033 132 196 7 3 630 611 86 553 3 (D) 

- 1 881 I 477 162 625 (NA) (NA) 580 965 119484 7 5 

- 19 34 3 630 2 (D) 9 26 2860 I (D) 

- 147 107 12212 (NA) (NA) 39 79 10 069 - -

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see lext) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 16 749 465 347 768 738 23 499 8 073 310 717 579 958 10 333 

- 13 065 372 000 652 606 (NA) (NA) 5 005 222 173 442 271 10 248 

Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 928 79 650 178 730 5 155 1 

2483 61 366 150 4011 4 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 569 41 007 100 917 1 (D) 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see texl) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 12 343 316 912 497 449 11 214 6 031 207 874 366 592 5 133 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 162 879 311 052 (NA) (D) 

Field seed crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 6 83 (X) - - 5 (D) (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 52 612 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 11 61 2060 - - Red clover. seed (pounds) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 4 36 2535 1 

- (NNI 

4 36 2 5351 -

- =1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 39 419 31 520 -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see lexl1-__________ 1978_ - 422 1 537 (X) 9 84 217 1 234 (X) 8 (0) 

1974_ - 488 1 882 (X) (NA) (NA) 159 1 524 (X) 6 75 Sweet corn ___________________________________ 1978_ - 242 946 (X) 3 (D) 132 792 (X) 3 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 99 675 (X) 2 (0) T omalees ____________________________________ 1978_ - 182 162 (X) 5 4 111 139 (X) 5 4 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 78 215 (X) 5 41 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ___________________ 1978_ - 10 9 (X) - - 6 7 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 3 (X) - -

Lond in orchards ________________________________ 1978_ - I 108 23 039 (X) 10 91 461 21 248 ()() 6 85 

Apples (pounds) _______________________________ ~~~~= - 833 21 233 (X) (NA) (NA) 289 20 318 (X) 6 444 

- 988 18 816 286 505 538 (NA) (NA) 423 17 637 284 833 582 (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 267 16 511 139 029 819 (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ______________________________ 1978_ - 473 3 477 26 881 335 (NA) (NA) 202 3 331 26 796 667 (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 114 3422 26 407 502 (NA) (NA) Grapes .(pounds) (see lext) ______________________ 1978_ - 322 164 69 767 (NA) (NA) 102 32 35 973 (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 6 8 000 (NA) (NA) 

Berries _______________________________________ 1978_ - 219 161 (X) 17 61 92 110 (X) 13 58 1'974_ Strawberries (pounds) __________________________ 1978_ - 142 184 (Xl (NA) (NA) 48 122 (X) 1 (D) 

- 186 138 524 475 17 61 74 100 445 744 13 58 

1'974L - (NA) rNA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 40 109 426 423 1 (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse products __________________ 1978_ Olher crops ____________________________________ 1978_ - 232 81·8 (X) 37 90 186 785 (Xl 30 87 

- 10 11 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (Xl (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA WEST VIRGINIA 17 
Table 26. Specified Crops Harvested - Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1978 

I 

Entire crop irrigated Part of crop irrigated None of crop irrigated 

All Farms Average Average Average 

yield Acres Acres not yield yield Forms Acres per acre farms irrigated irrigated per acre farms Acres per acre 

(orn for groin or seed (bushels) ________________________ _ 

(orn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _______________ _ 

Sorghums for grain or seed (bushels) ____________________ _ Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________________ _ 

Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________________ _ 

Borley for groin (bushels) ______________________________ _ 

Rice (1()Q..lb bogs) ____________________________________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________________ _ 

- 8 47 114.4 I (D) (D) 125.0 4 219 63 784 89.3 1 (D) 6.7 - - - - I 928 37454 16.1 

- - - - - - - - 10 34 51.9 

- - - - - - - - 521 5405 33.2 

- - - - - - - - 964 7925 43.0 - - - - - - - - 247 3564 44.6 - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 69 2616 29.6 - - - - - - - - - - - Dry field and seed beans (I()Q..lb bogs) ___________________ _ 

Catton (boles) _______________________________________ _ 

- - - -I - - - - 1 (D) 10.0 

- - - - - - - - - - - T obaceo (pounds) ____________________________________ _ 

Irish pota1oes (hundredweight) __________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar (tons) ___________________________ _ 

- 5 3 1951.9 I (D) (D) 228.4 1 336 1 540 1576.0 

- 6 3 185.7 1 (D) (D) 28.6 I 453 1 030 127.9 

- - - - - - - - - - - Sugarcane for sugar (tonsL ____________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - Alfalfa hay (Ions. dry) ________________________________ _ 

Smaligrain hoy (tons, dryL ____________________________ _ 

Other tome dry hoy (see text) (tons, dryL ________________ _ Wild hay (Ions. dry) __________________________________ _ 

Gross silage and hoylage (tons, green) ___________________ _ 

- 4 110 3.0 I (D) (D) 7.1 3 923 79455 2.2 

- I (D) 0.3 - - - - 939 7502 1.6 

- 10 206 1.6 I (D) (D) 0.4 12332 316 686 1.6 

- 6 72 1.0 I (D) (D) 1.3 2 311 50 191 1.2 

- I (D) 10.0 - - - - 291 8 741 6.0 

Hoy crops cut and fed green (tons, green) ________________ _ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _________________________________ _ - I (D) 5.5 - - - - 128 2 167 4.2 

- - - - - - - - - - - All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______________ _ land in orchards _______________________________ ~ _____ _ 

Strawberries (pounds) _________________________________ _ 

- 4 74 (X) 5 10 77 (X) 413 I 376 (X) 

- 7 9 (X) 3 82 521 (X) I 098 22427 (X) 

- 16 59 5850.0 1 (D) (D) 4285.7 169 76 2158.1 

Table 27. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1978 and 1974 

1978 1974 

All Farms Value of Value of 

production production Forms Acres Quantity ($1.000) farms Acres Quantity ($1.000) 

Harvested cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 18 568 604 155 (X) 112 286 14899 511 182 (X) 76051 Corn for groin or seed (bushels) ________________________ _ 

- 4 228 64 196 5 748 285 13 221 4 245 54 867 3 903 463 12686 Corn for silage or green chop or fodder or hogged or grazed _ - I 937 37502 (X) 14469 2013 36697 (X) 7 887 Sorghums for groin or seed (bushels) ____________________ _ - 10 34 I 763 3 10 105 5 536 16 Sorghums for silage or green chop or cut for dry forage or ho y or hogged or grazed _________________________________ _ - 58 452 (X) 94 149 2221 (X) 256 Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________________ _ - 521 5405 179 632 539 905 9779 323 573 1 216 Other small groins for 9roio ____________________________ _ 

- (NA) II 904 (X) 760 (NA) (NA) (X) I 279 Soybeans for beans (bushels} ___________________________ _ 

- 69 2616 77 455 503 69 2309 62 094 416 Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Catton (boles) _______________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________________ _ 

- I 342 I 548 2 433 238 3 163 I 166 I 227 1 995 331 2215 Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________________ _ - I 460 I 033 132 196 826 I 881 I 477 162 625 I 260 Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________________ _ 

- 19 34 3 630 20 147 107 12 212 49 Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________________ _ - 16 749 465 347 768 738 39 486 13065 372000 652 606 25839 Ali vegetables harvested for sale (see texf) _______________ _ - 422 1 537 (X) 836 488 1 882 (X) 852 land in orchards _____________________________________ _ 

- I 108 23039 (X) 31 276 833 21 233 (X) 17 176 Berries ______ ~ ______________________________________ _ 

- 219 161 (X) 175 142 184 (X) 152 Other crops (including nursery and greenhouse products) ____ _ - (NA) 912 (X) 6 915 (NA) (NA) (X) 4 752 

18 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 28. Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated land Irriga ted land 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes: Acres harvested ______________________ -_ ------------- 1 to 14 acres ____________________________ -_____ -__ 151o 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 251049 acres ___________________________________ _ 

501o 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10010 249 acres _________________________________ _ 25010 499 acres _________________________________ _ 

500 1o 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

5 179 101 698 (X) 9 203 3342 93089 (X) 2 (D) 

- 3 704 17 432 (X) 7 28 1 941 11 445 (X) - - - 524 9660 (X) - - 487 9007 (X) - - - 468 15654 (X) 1 (D) 443 14831 (X) 1 (D) -

- 296 19929 (X) - - 285 19 183 (X) - -

- 132 18 350 (X) - - 132 18350 00 - -

- 47 15 133 (X) - - 46 (D) (X) - - 7 (D) (X) 1 (D) 7 (D) (X) 1 (D) -

- 1 (D) (X) - -I I (D) (X) I - -

For grain or seed (bushels), Acres harvested __________________________________ _ I 1o 14 acres __________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres _________________________________ _ 

251o 49 acres _________________________________ _ 501o 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 1o 249 acres _______________________________ _ 

25010 499 acres ____________________ ' ___________ _ 

500 1o 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _____________________________ _ 

4228 64 196 5 748 285 9 197 2546 57388 5 280 778 2 (D) -

- 3 311 13 979 1 089094 7 22 I 678 8 779 750 812 - - 342 6340 498 130 - - 316 5 874 475 937 - - - 878 102 1 (D) 292 9 774 856 970 1 (D) 

- 308 10 254 160 10 615 I 010 809 - - 154 10 253 972 609 - - - 81 12 596 I 209 788 - - 81 12 596 1 209 788 - - - 19 (D) (D) I (D) 18 (D) (0)1 1 (D) 

- 6 3 445 388 000 - - 6 3445 388000 - - -

- 1 (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - -

Wheal for grain (bushels), Acres harvested _________________________ ,-' _________ _ 1 1o 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 

251o 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 10010 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

25010 499 acres _________________________________ _ 

521 5405 179 632 - - 411 4884 166 800 - - - 409 2 141 66 479 - - 305 I 766 56 027 - - - 188 40067 59 I 112 37 987 - - - 63 I - - - 40 (D) (D) - - 38 (D) (D) - -

- 7 442 17 165 - - 7 442 17 165 1 - -

- 1 (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - -

- 1 (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - 50010 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

Oals for grain (bushels), Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ J to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ - 964 7 925 340 663 - - 704 6 767 296 655 - - - 833 4440 179 375 - - 582 3475 145 157 - - 151o 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 85 1 559 67597 - - 78 (D) (D) - - 25 1o 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 35 1 113 51 911 - - 33 (D) (D) - - 501o 99 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

- 8 463 23 280 - - 8 463 23 280 - - 10010 249 ocres _________________________________ _ 

- 3 350 18500 - - 3 350 18500 - - 25010 499 ocres _________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 50010 999 ocres _________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

8arley for groin (bushels), Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 

- 247 3564 158 858 - - 217 3387 152 488 - - 1 1o 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

151o 24 acres ___________________________________ _ - 171 I 090 420741 - - ' 143 963 37804 - =1 - 38 714 31 455 - - 37 (D) (D) - 251o 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 28 939 44 049 - - 27 (D) (D) - - 501o 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 7 463 23 780 - - 7 463 23780 - - 10010 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 3 358 17500 - - 3 358 17 500 - - 25010 499 acres _________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 50010 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

Tobacco (pounds), Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 

0,110 0.9 ocres __________________________________ _ - 1 342 1 548 2 433 2381 6 3 622 I 025 1 671 922 2 (0) 

- 713 384 678 928 4 (D) 199 113 204 582 1 (D) 1.010 1.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 425 492 785 270 1 (D) 238 291 522 775 - - 2.010 2.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 107 228 340 036 - - 92 (D) (D) - - 3.010 4.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 65 232 374 593 - - 64 (D) (D) - - 5.010 9.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 28 169 176219 1 (D) 25 153 172903 1 (D) 10.010 24.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 4 42 78 192 - - 4 42 78 192 - - 25.010 49.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 50.0 acres or mare ________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

Irish polaloes (hundredweighl), Acres harvesled ____________________________________ _ 

- 1 460 1 033 132 196 7 3 630 611 86 553 3 (0) 0.110 0,9 acres __________________________________ _ 

1.010 2.9 acres __________________________________ _ - 1 257 314 33430 6 (0) 529 134 14 889 2 (0) 

- 132 186 22 513 1 (0) 55 78 8324 1 (0) 3.010 9,9 acres __________________________________ _ 

10.010 24.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

25.010 49.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 54 253 33 533 - - 30 (0) (0) - - - 14 186 28940 - - 13 (0) (D) - - - 3 94 13 780 - - 3 94 13 780 - - 50,010 99.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 100.010 249.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 250.0 to 499.9 acres ______________________________ _ 500.0 aCres or more _______________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - j; - - - - - - - - - -

Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lext), Acres harvesled ____________________________________ _ 110 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 251049 acres ___________________________________ _ 

SO to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 100 1o 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres _________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or mOrB _______________________________ _ 

- 16 749 465 347 768 738 23 499 8 073 310 717 579 958 10 333 

- 5 843 46 325 72 514 11 94 1 585 13363 23681 4 35 

- 4148 76 432 112981 5 74 1 796 33 509 60 520 1 (0) 

- 4 358 143 608 225 574 3 90 2 661 90 082 167 249 2 (0) 

- 1 838 115 090 204 718 3 (D) 1 512 96170 184402 2 (0) 

- 513 67691 124704 1 (0) 472 62321 118 565 1 (D) 

- 43 12 887 21 908 - - 42 (D) (0) - - - 6 3314 6339 - - 5 (0) (D) - - - - - - - - - -. - - - Alfalfa hay (tons, dry), Acres harvesled __________________________________ _ 1 la 14 acres __________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres _________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

SO 1o 99 acr.s _________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres _______________________________ _ 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more _____________________________ _ 

- 3 928 79 650 178 730 5 155 2 483 61 366 150 401 4 (D) 

- 2020 14230 29 289 2 (0) 1 046 7 721 17 533 1 (D) 

- 847 15 559 31 643 - - 539 9964 24 222 - - - 733 24054 54 083 1 (0) 596 19803 48746 1 (0) 

- 263 16 579 42 5151 2 

(O~I 242 15382 41 205 2 (D) 

- 61 8 059 17586 - 57 (0) (0) - - - 4 1 169 3614 - 3 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA WEST VIRGINIA 19 
Tobie 28. Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978-Con. 

All forms Forms wjth soles of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated land 1rriga led land 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Other tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text), Acres harvested __________________________________ _ 

- 12 3043 316 912 497 449 11 214 6031 207 874 366 592 5 133 1 to 14 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 4544 35 684 55552 6 46 1 391 11 845 20662 3 28 15 to 24 acres _________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ - 3 108 56 996 84 223 2 (0) 1 428 26484 47 138 - - - 3 157 102 586 157146 2 (D) 1 922 64 008 116 035 1 (D) 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres _______________________________ _ - 1 208 73 991 122 121 1 (D) 989 61 316 108 019 1 (D) 

- 299 38 567 64 414 - - 275 35633 61 570 - - 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ - 22 6 588 10168 - - 22 (D) (D) - -

- 5 2500 3 825 - - 4 (D) (D) - - 1,000 acres or more _____________________________ _ 

- -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text); 

- -I - - - - - - -

Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 0.1 to 0.9 acres __________________________________ _ - 422 1 537 (X) 9 84 217 1 234 (X) 8 (D) 

- 150 58 (X) - - 69 28 (X) - - 1.0 to 4.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 acres _________________________________ _ - 222 475 (X) 2 (0) 105 265 (X) 1 (D) 

- 30 228 (X) 4 8 24 184 (X) 4 8 15.0 to 24.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 8 142 (X) - - 7 (D) (X) - - 25.0 to 49.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 8 260 (X) 2 (D) 8 260 (X) 2 (0) 50.0 to 99.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 2 (D) (X) 1 (0) 100.0 to 249.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 250.0 to 499.9 acres ______________________________ _ 500.0 acres or more _______________________________ _ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

land in orchards; Acres in orchards ___________________________________ _ 

- 1 108 23 039 (X) 10 91 461 21 248 (X) 6 85 0.1 to 0.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 161 76 (X) 4 2 58 26 ()O 1 (D) 1.0 to 4.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 662 1 288 ()() 2 (D) 218 385 (X) 2 (0) 5.0 to 14.9 Qcres _________________________________ _ 

- 148 1 090 (X) 1 (0) 52 384 (X) - - 15.0 to 24.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 30 557 (X) 1 (0) 27 507 (X) 1 (D) 25.0 to 49.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 22 750 (X) - - 22 (0) ()() - - 50.0 to 99.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 30 1 865 (X) - - 29 (0) (X) - - 100.0 to 249.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

- 35 5 510 (X) 1 (D) 35 5510 (X) 1 (D) 250.0 to 499.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

- 13 4 572 (X) 1 (0) 13 4572 (X) 1 (D) 

500.0 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- 7 7 330 (X) - - 7 7330 (X) - -

All farms, 1978 

Total Trees or vine s not of Trees or vines of Harvested bee ring age bearing age 

Trees or Trees or Trees or 

Forms Acres vines Forms vines Farms vines Farms Pounds 

Apples: Acres ___________________________________________ _ 

- 988 18 816 1 087 182 517 172 915 904 914 267 622 286 505 538 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 345 129 5 695 166 1 653 303 4042 197 173 839 1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 434 851 27 265 220 7565 394 19700 248 1 087 306 5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 91 718 40 261 60 10400 89 29 861 59 2 754 287 15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

- 21 392 22 554 7 1 746 21 20808 21 3 764 451 25.0 to 49.9 ocres ______________________________ _ 

- 26 892 53 311 15 6370 26 46 941 26 10 905 802 50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

- 23 1 440 92 349 12 14337 23 78012 23 22 886 255 100.0 acres or more _____________________________ _ 

- 48 14 394 845 747 37 130 844 48 714 903 48 244 933 598 

Peaches: Acres ___________________________________________ _ 

- 473 3 477 259 806 275 54 741 380 205 065 267 26 881 335 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 326 91 3 814 191 1 449 250 2 365 152 52809 1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 67 132 7 232 32 1 432 57 5800 45 444 580 5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ _ - 37 298 29 148 21 6664 32 22484 31 2 477 503 15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

- 12 232 16 899 7 3 776 11 13 123 9 1 233 084 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

- 9 273 19 420 6 6050 8 13370 8 1 533 040 50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

- 11 676 51 379 7 13 169 11 38210 11 4 861 023 100.0 acres or more _____________________________ _ - 11 1 775 131 914 11 22 201 11 109 713 11 16 279 296 

20 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA WEST VIRGINIA 21 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ - percent _ - land in farms ______________________________________ acres_ - Average size of form ______________________________ ocres_ - Value of land and buildings1 ___________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ - Average per form ________________________________ doUors-- Average per Qcre _________________________________ dollars_ -

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ - $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ - $100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ - $150,000 to $ 199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ - $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms- - acres_ - land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ - acres-- Land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms_ - acres_ -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ -

- Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL __________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ formsacresCover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ 

acres- On which all crops failed ________________________ 3armsocres_ In cultivated summer faHow _______________________ formsacres- Idle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ formsacres_ Woodland postured ________________________________ farms_ 

acres- Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms_ 

acresPastureland ond rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

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- acres-- land;n house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ forms_ - acres--

Postureland, 011 types ________________________________ forms-- ocres-- Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Postureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ - acres-- Other land irrigated ________________________________ forms-- ocres_ - Land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ______ farms_ - acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ 

Full owners ____________________________________ number_ -

- Port owners ____________________________________ number_ - Tenants _______________________________________ number_ 

White _________________________________________ number_ -

- Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Port owners __________________________________ number_ - T enonts _____________________________________ number_ 

Block ond other roces ____________________________ number_ -

- Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

T enonts _____________________________________ number_ 

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See footnote of end of table. 

22 WEST VIRGINIA 

All forms 

Totol Full owners 

20 506 15 716 100.0 76.6 3 851 878 2 525 597 188 161 

20 506 15 709 2 299 014 I 449 936 

112 114 92 299 

590 572 

1 458 I 253 3 855 3 323 5 467 4 533 3 033 2 351 

2 638 I 900 

1 306 877 2 113 1 178 

502 229 134 65 

19 425 15 716 

3 217 109 2 589 112 

4 811 21 

713 606 1 764 

940 795 

78 837 65 279 

19 705 15 056 

I 508 739 977 086 

18 542 14 137 

600 707 354 405 

15 395 12 499 

2 164 I 282 

689 267 

261 79 

26 8 

6 I 

I I 

12 31 I 9384 812 519 554 383 

864 584 

17 068 11 040 

331 208 

3 640 2 100 

416 326 5 461 3 254 

2 165 I 723 

69 344 51 904 

15 716 12 170 

I 546 628 I 077 686 

9 397 7 155 

571 696 387 977 

10 468 8072 

974 932 689 709 

6 152 4 547 

624 025 348 316 

13 743 10 595 

172 486 122 509 

17 948 13 713 

2 008 240 I 290 676 

115 87 

I 234 633 

102 77 

I 039 474 

7 7 

124 124 

8 5 

71 35 

357 194 

4 528 2 287 

20 506 15 716 

15 716 15 716 

3 676 - I 114 - 20441 15 669 

15 669 15 669 

3 664 - I 108 -

65 47 

47 47 

12 -

6 -

Port owners 

3676 

17.9 1 137 713 

309 

3 729 

726 095 

194715 

620 

44 

345 

692 

563 

641 

350 

795 

246 

53 

3 676 

624 426 

3 676 

521 965 

99 

8678 

3619 

453 349 

3 532 21 I 770 

2 232 

758 

362 

157 

18 

5 

-

2336 

218 889 

215 5041 

92 

1 252 

72 2 030 

330 

14367 

2909 

391 774 

I 930 

161 777 

I 956 229 997 

I 305 

250 848 2564 

41 742 

3 399 631 514 

19 

509 

16 

473 

-

-

3 

36 

127 

I 670 

3676 

- 3676 

-

3664 - 3664 

-

12 

-

12 

-

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Tenants Totol Full owners Part owners Tenants 

I 1141 9 554 6561 2 469 524 5,4 46.5 31.9 12.0 2.5 

188 568 2 555 376 1 465 507 975 053 114816 

169 267 223 395 219 

1 068 9 622 6 576 2 532 514 

122 983 I 502 375 805 498 615 745 81 132 

115 152 156 139 122 490 243 185 157 844 

631 577 547 613 648 

1 161 469 404 22 43 

187 I 136 909 145 82 

242 I 951 I 556 301 94 

119 I 580 I 168 349 63 

97 1 471 955 461 55 

79 833 528 246 59 

140 I 630 827 715 88 

27 440 186 240 141 16 112 43 53 16 

33 9 059 6561 2469 29 

3 571 2 057 508 1 511 217 542 958 3333 

I 114 3 006 13 2 469 524 

189 877 557 221 I 252 439 888 116 081 

46 518 413 65 40 

4 880 59 353 46 962 7 793 4598 

1 030 9 205 6266 2 436 503 

78 304 994 380 559 614 381 039 53 727 

873 8 798 5 969 2 386 443 

34 532 437 607 225 478 185 228 26901 

664 6 044 4594 I 187 263 

124 I 810 I 038 676 96 

60 655 252 344 59 

25 256 75 156 25 

- 26 8 18 - - 6 I 5 -

- I 1 - -

591 5 655 3815 I 560 280 

39 247 505 300 303 333 177 123 24844 

65 418 245 150 23 

987 10 713 5 741 4 347 625 

31 143 64 51 28 

288 2 071 778 I 045 248 

18 204 139 56 9 

177 4 121 2 025 I 936 160 

112 867 595 226 - 46 

3 073 34 568 22 259 11 360 949 

637 7 502 5 185 I 998 319 

77168 963 005 598 151 327 221 37 633 

312 4 665 3 127 I 350 188 

21 942 367 580 214 277 137 938 15 365 

440 5 020 3476 1 352 192 

55 226 595 425 383 874 189 283 22 268 

300 3 412 2222 1 021 169 

24 861 490 354 241 042 231 765 17 547 

584 6 356 4 358 I 714 284 

8 235 107 637 66 700 35 028 5 909 

836 8 499 5 761 2 324 414 

86 050 I 363 234 758 652 546 826 57 756 

9 71 48 17 6 

92 858 291 478 89 

9 67 46 15 6 

92 833 272 472 89 

- - - - - - - - - - - 5 3 2 -

- 25 19 6 - 36 280 137 113 30 

571 3 627 I 540 I 595 492 

1 114 9 554 6 561 2 469 524 

- 6 561 6561 - - - 2 469 - 2 469 - I 114 524 - - 524 

1 108 9 523 6 534 2 467 522 

- 6 534 6534 - - - 2 467 - 2 467 - I 108 522 - - 522 

6 31 27 2 2 

~I 27 27 -

;1 2 - 2 

2 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms ; see text] 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ · acres_ · Partnership ________________________________________ forms __ acres __ 

Corporations: 

Familv held ....................................... farms. 

ocres_ 

Mare than 10 stockholders ....................... farms. 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ 

Other than familv held ............. , ..••........... farms. 

acres_ 

More than 10 stockholders ......•................ farms. 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 

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On farm operated ______________________________________ _ 

· Not on form operated ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 yeors ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years ............................•........•.... 

35 to 44 vears •............•............................ 

45 to 54 vears ...................•...................... 

55 to 64 vears ......................................... . 65 years and over ______________________________________ _ Average oge ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: 

Male .............................................•.... Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ................................................ . 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 davs .•....................................•.... 100 to 199 days ...................................•.... 200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres .................•............•............. 

50 to 69 aere'-.......................................... . 70 to 99 acres ...•........................................ 

100 to 139 aere'-...........................•............. 

140 to 179 acres •....................................•.... 180 to 219 acres .....................................•.... 

220 to 259 acres •....................•.....•.............. 

260 to 499 acres ......................................... . 

500 to 999 acres ....................•..................... 1,000 to 1,999 acres ...................................... . 

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· 2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

· 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain farms (011) •••••••••••••••....•.••.•••••.•••..•. 

Field crop, except cash grain farms (013) ••••••••••••••••••••• , 

Cotton farms (0131) ••••••••••••••••••••••••...•.•••••••• 

Tobacco forms (0132) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.. Sugar crop. Irish potato, hoy. peanut, and other field crop forms 

(0133,0134,0139) ••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••.••••••• Vegetable and melon farms (016) ••.••••••••••••••••••••••••. 

Fruit and tree nut farms (017) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) •••••••..•...••••••••••..•• Generol farms, primarilv crop (019) •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021). 

Beef cattle forms. except feedlots (0212) ••.•.•••••••••••••.• Dairy farms (024) ••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Poultry and egg farms (025) ••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••• Animal specialty farms (027) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

General farms, primarily livestack (029) ••••••••••••••••••••••• 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold .........•...•. farms. 

$1,000. Farms by value of agricultural products sold, 

$500,000 or more ......•.•....•.....••....••.••...•.... 

$200,000 to $499,999 ••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••.• 

$100,000 to $199,999 ••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••• $40,000 to $99,999 ••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

$20,000 to $39,999 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• $10,000 to $19,999 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

$5,000 to $9,999 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 •••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••• 

less than $2,500 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

See footnote at end of table. 

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Total 

19005 

3 385 823 

I 289 358 953 

125 

77 349 

4 

121 

15 16 587 

3 

12 

72 13 166 

15 549 2 755 

271 

2064 

3 952 

4591 

4773 

4 855 

53.0 

18 950 

I 556 

65 

7 636 

12 870 

6 600 

1 639 

1 663 9921 

818 3 151 

1 771 

2 517 3 274 2 266 

1 534 1 143 

2 691 

1 041 

242 

58 

368 

2854 

- 989 

1 865 

158 

326 

196 

971 

14 111 11 707 

665 

388 

272 

197 

20 506 

198 411 

24 

116 

210 

502 

653 

1 238 

2647 

4 164 

10 952 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

All farms 

Full owners Port owners 

14 714 3304 

2 265 563 958 418 

862 324 

208209 126 239 

86 35 

37 890 39 156 

3 1 

83 34 5 8 

5454 (D) 

1 1 

4 7 

49 5 

8481 (D) 

11 814 3017 

2051 400 

121 38 

1 217 542 

2 781 943 

3 500 904 

3843 775 4254 474 

54.7 48.5 

14317 3 559 

I 399 117 

32 8 

5740 1 475 

9976 2201 

5 299 1 003 

1 151 365 

1 199 361 

7 500 1 852 

639 35 2586 384 1 489 217 

2 142 275 2672 455 1 817 344 1 140 286 

815 285 

1 738 796 547 434 

108 132 

23 33 

204 103 

2241 395 - - 758 100 

1 483 295 122 28 266 42 169 14 799 137 

10975 2 513 9 201 2060 310 304 277 68 197 52 156 20 

15 716 3676 108 004 80463 

12 12 55 59 83 110 227 241 

336 261 746 407 

1 855 658 3 247 721 9 155 1 207 

Tenonts 

987 

161 842 

103 

24505 

4 

303 

41 

2 

(D) 

1 

1 

18 

(D) 

718 

304 

112 

305 

228 

187 

155 

127 

43.3 

1 074 

40 

25 

421 

693 

298 

123

1 

103 

569 

1 

144 

181 

65 

100 

147 

105 

108 

43 

157 

60 

2 

2 

61 218 1 

- 131 

87 

8 

18 

13 

35 

623 

446 

51 

43 

23 

21 

1 114 9944 

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2 

17 

34 

56 

85 

134

1 196 

590 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Total Full owners Port owners Tenants 

8 626 6012 2 170 444 

2 168 411 1 268 606 808 342 91 463 

771 447 252 72 

284 512 148 930 113730 21 852 

116 78 34 4 

76 462 37078 39 081 303 

41 4 3 1 

112 75 33 

15 5 8 2 

16 587 5454 (D) (D) 

1 I I 3 7 1 12 4 

26 19 5 2 

(D) (D) 9 404 5439 

7 180 4856 2 016 308 

1 422 978 283 161 

150 61 31 58 

898 412 326 160 

1 727 I 064 557 106 

2 263 1 524 659 80 

2 402 1 758 566 78 

2 114 1 742 330 42 

52.9 55.2 49.3 41.8 

8 853 5959 2381 513 

701 602 88 11 

16 10 4 2 

4462 3009 1 223 230 

5092 3 552 1 246 294 

3 311 2399 778 134 

887 565 273 49 

870 557 257 56 

4 100 2741 1 088 271 

I 259 205 12 42 

737 586 78 73 

569 426 106 37 

923 753 146 24 

1 334 1 019 256 59 1 047 787 206 54 

847 595 194 58 

728 486 209 331 1 916 1 134 691 91 

904 448 407 49 232 99 131 2 58 23 33 2 

212 118 65 29 990 704 207 79 1 

- - - - 330 223 61 46 

660 481 146 33 55 23 25 7 159 112 36 II 164 143 13 8 115 85 19 11 

6 832 4810 1 703 319 5 727 4097 1 397 233 636 286 300 50 254 194 58 2 104 63 37 4 33 23 6 4 

9 554 6561 2469 524 186407 98065 79 049 9 293 

24 12 12 - 116 55 59 2 210 83 110 17 502 227 241 34 653 336 261 56 1 238 746 407 85 2 647 1 855 658 134 4 164 3247 721 196 (X) O() 00 

WEST VIRGINIA 23 
Tobie 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD - Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Grain - __________________________________________ forms_ 

- Sales of $40.000 or mor"-_______________________ ~f~~:.= -

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Commodity Credit Corporation loonL ______________ !f~~= -

- Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________ ~f~~~~= -

- $1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ -

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Commodity Credit Corporation IOQns _______________ ~f~~~~= -

- $1.000_ - Tobacco _________________________________________ farms_ - Sales of $40.000 or more ________________________ ~f~~~~= -

- $1,000_ Field seeds. hay, forage, and siloge ___________________ farms_ -

- $1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ -

- $1,000_ - Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________________ . _____ forms_ -

- $1,000_ -

Fruits. nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ -

- $1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Other - craps :... _____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ -

- $1,000_ -

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40~000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Dairy products ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Cottle - and colves __________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Hogs and p~s ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Other 6vestock and livestock products (see text} ________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 I. $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $49,999-__________________________________ _ - $50.000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ________________________________ -----

$20,000 10 $49,999 __________________ ------------------ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

Forms by tons purchased: 

tons_ 

$1.000_ 

11099 lonO-______________________________________ _ 100 10 499 lonL _____________________________ ------- 500 tons or more __________________________________ _ 

Forms with expen ses of- $1 10 $4,999 ____________________ ------------------- $5,000 I. $19,999 ____________________________ -------

$20,000 10 $49,999 ________________ ------------------

$50,000 or mor"-_________________ ------------------

See foolnol. 01 .nd of lobI •. 

24 WEST VIRGINIA 

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Tolal 

1 390 

6 012 

27 

1 897 

30 

246 

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1 324 

2 811 

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- 3 252 

7 046 4 239 

421 

835 

2 

(D) 

393 

22 341 

76 21 048 

232 

6 910 

26 

5 535 

298 

276 

1 

(D) 

1 306 

35 196 

163 

33 020 

897 

34 531 

291 

27608 

15 128 

70 892 

181 

14 798 

1 931 

5 538 

18 

1 525 

2 326 4 547 

4 212 

1 196 

1 477 

5 

296 

7 644 

24 876 

6649 

731 

199 

65 

14 869 

41 666 

13 901 

605 

213 

150 

4864 

180 902 

30912 

4510 

265 

89 

4 194 

377 

157 

136 

All forms 

Full owners Part owners 

710 513 1 830 3337 3 18 149 1467 11 16 19 194 

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

984 180 1 862 529 

- -

- - 2440 640 4836 1 808 2 2 (D) (D) 

311 79 360 338 

- 2 

- (D) 

305 67 

13 110 8367 44 25 12 194 8076 198 21 

6051 475 19 5 4874 (D) 

224 62 170 105 

- 1 

- (D) 

941 286 22 292 12818 112 51 20438 12582 

482 353 

10598 21 170 

88 176 7 197 18146 11 456 3013 40863 26733 

70 106 4993 9494 

1 188 574 

2 170 2922 

4 14 

273 1 252 1 637 S64 

2714 1 586 

2 1 (D) (D) 

869 266 1 150 275 

5 - 296 -

5364 1 880 

12681 11 261 

4863 1 438 

390 294 

90 106 

21 42 

11 129 2976 

22 836 17625 

10 652 2524 

297 281 

98 103 

82 68 

3412 1 143 

98 517 78 211 

16919 13312 

3 213 1 003 

145 105 

54 35 

3074 833 

179 186 

82 65 

77 59 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or rna", 

Tenonts Tolol Full owners Port owners Tenants 

167 1 110 529 4SO 131 84S 5 789 1 695 3 290 804 

6 27 3 18 6 

282 1 897 149 1 467 282 

3 28 10 16 2 

33 245 18 (D) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

160 617 406 136 75 

421 1 951 1 173 467 311 

- - - - - - - - - - 172 1 782 1 236 442 104 

401 5 630 3682 1 615 333 

- 4 2 2 - - 239 (D) (D) - 31 217 124 63 30 

138 721 251 334 136 

- 2 - 2 - - (D) - (D) -

21 267 193 57 17 

863 22 286 13062 8 36S 860 

7 76 44 25 7 

778 21 048 12194 8076 778 

13 186 159 19 8 

384 6859 6010 473 376 

2 26 19 5 2 (D) 5 535 4874 (D) (D) 

12 160 103 49 8 

2 227 122 103 2 

- 1 - 1 - - (D) - (D) -

79 750 521 195 34 

86 35 083 22 198 12 807 78 

- 163 112 51 - - 33 020 20438 12 582 - 62 809 413 337 59 

2 763 34 485 10560 21 164 2 761 

27 291 88 176 27 

2264 27 608 7 197 18 146 2264 

659 8 225 5584 2241 400 

3296 63055 34 254 25 799 3002 

5 181 70 106 5 

311 14 798 4993 9494 311 

169 1 209 647 469 93 

446 5 187 1 900 2 877 410 - 18 4 14 - - 1 525 273 1 252 - 125 1 504 973 473 58 

248 3 897 2 198 1 516 183 

1 4 2 1 1 (D) 212 (D) (D) (D) 

61 597 398 177 22 

52 1 238 960 241 37 

- 5 5 - - - 296 296 - -

400 4 259 2613 1 434 212 

933 23 040 11 129 11 066 845 

348 3 288 2 135 993 160 

47 708 368 293 47 

3 198 89 106 3 

2 65 21 42 2 

764 7 354 4847 2 104 403 1 205 38 734 20451 17 225 1 058 

725 6 398 4382 1 652 364 27 594 286 281 27 

12 212 97 103 12 

- 150 82 68 -

309 2 632 1 602 832 198 4 174 174 876 93 790 77154 3933 681 30 044 16228 13 170 646 

294 2 281 1 406 692 183 15 262 142 105 15 

- 89 54 3S -

287 1 965 1 267 522 176 

121 374 176 186 121 10 157 82 65 10 136 77 59 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
TobIe 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

I Exelvdes abnormal farms; see textJ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animol health costs __________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ -

- Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ____________________________ - _______ -------- $500 tu $999 _________________________________ --- ___ _ 

- $1.000 to $2.999 ____________________ - _________ -------- - $3.000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

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Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ____________________________________ ---___ _ 

- $ 1 .000 to $4.999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $5.000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expense's of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10,000 fo $19.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 Or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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Petroleum, products ________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Gasoline - _______________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ -

- $1.000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Fuel. oil ________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Kerosene, motor oil. and grease, ___________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Electricit,y ________________________________________ farms_ -

- $1,000_ - Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Hired form labor ____________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - FORTIS' with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Workers by number of days worked': 150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ - workers_ - less than 150 days ______________________________ farms_ - workers_ - Contract labof" ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

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FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

All farms 

Total Full owners Part owners 

10634 7 592 2473 

1 928 1 015 819 

9 897 7266 2 100 

390 173 194 

280 127 140 

67 26 39 

8 261 5 757 2036 

3 555 2 106 1 214 

7 697 5 550 1 720 

495 169 288 

44 22 21 

25 1'6 7 

12 040 8 635 2 827 

9 358 4446 4308 

11 328 8 367 2444 

586 242 294 

85 20 55 

41 6 34 

8 693 5 936 2 275 

4 640 2 396 1 972 

8 425 5822 2 139 

206 88 104 

39 16 20 

23 10 12 

20 240 15 476 3 696 

14 035 8 589 4 725 

19 329 15 041 3277 

794 387 352 

86 34 50 

31 14 17 

20 228 15 464 3 696 

10 954 6' 653 3699 

18 513 14083 3422 

6 503 4084 2 061 

7 391 4968 1 998 

1 987 942 892 

643 465 164 

603 303 294 

802 583 176 

322 213 88 746 545 169 

552 471 68 

20 228 15464 3 696 988 641 296 9 057 6 538 2 122 

2 728 1 652 963 1 406 1 066 299 

353 283 63 

6 353 4298 1 702 

16 288 8 854 6 708 

5 828 4 053 1 456 400 192 181 

83 29 48 42 24 17 

1 152 657 402 2 393 1 371 877 5 840 3 976 r 561 

20 222 13 017 5 978 

627 428 166 2 153 1 212 806 

548 389 131 47 21 24 10 7 2 22 11 9 

4 007 2 775 952 1 991 1 169 695 

3 874 2 711 888 

125 61 60 7 3 3 1 - 1 

1 113 558 431 948 350 482 

1 606 1 141 398 2 208 1 328 8 9 o 

Fonns with soles of $2,500 or more 

Tenants Total Full owners Port owners Tenants 

5691 6 278 4028 1 926 324 

95 1 634 787 770 78 

531 5 559 3 713 1 560 286 

23 375 164 188 23 

13 278 126 139 13 

2 66 25 39 2 

~I 4 622 2 782 1 536 304 3 273 1 880 1 171 222 1 

427 4 064 2 580 1 221 263 

38 489 164 287 38 

1 44 22 21 1 

2 2S 16 7 2 

578 6 639 4 211 2 085 343 

604 8 037 :> 405 4 100 532 

517 1 5 941 3948 1 711 282 

50 572 237 285 50 

10 85 20 55 10 

1 41 6 34 1 

482 5 258 3 111 1 803 344 

271 4 147 1 991 1 905 251 

464 4 990 2997 1 667 326 1 14 206 88 104 14 

3 39 16 20 3 

1 23 10 12 1 

1 068 9 539 6505 2 520 514 

721 11 444 6457 4390 596 

1 011 8 628 6070 2 101 457 

55 794 387 352 55 

2 86 34 50 2 

- 31 14 17 -

1 068 9 534 6 500 2 520 514 

602 8 867 4' 951 3 422 494 

1 

008

1 

8 839 5964 2 385 490 

358 5 054 2903 1 868 282 

425 4 555 2687 1 591 277 

153 1 720 734 848 138 

1:1 430 262 156 1~1 575 277 293 

43 571 384 158 29 

21 290 183 87 19 

32 451 283 149 19 

13, 516 442 63 11 

1 068 9 534 6500 2 520 514 

51 712 412 263 38 

397 5 639 3 737 1 654 248 

1121 2 330 1 320 913 98 41 791 533 241 17 1 

7 247 187 55 5 

353 4 251 2 624 1 385 242 

727 15 259 8044 6 547 667 

319 3 726 2 379 1 139 208 27 400 192 181 27 

~I 83 29 48 6 42 24 17 1 

93 1 049 576 393 80 145 2 262 1 262 868 132 303 3 802 2 356 1 253 193 1 227 14 501 8 647 4 956 898 

33 438 259 151 28 134 2 066 1 135 799 132 

28 359 220 116 23 2· 47 21 24 2 1 10 7 2 1 2 22 11 9 2 

280 2 332 1 407 767 158 126 1 544 777 657 110 

275 2 213 1 357 703 153 4 111 47 60 4 1 7 3 3 1 - 1 - 1· -

124 702 283 348 71 116 756 235 423 99 

67 781 491 253 37 1 800 1 006 738 

WEST VIRGINIA 2S 
Tobie 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ farms-- $1.000_ Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

-

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms- - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ - number _ Wheel - troctor5-_____________________________________ farms_ - number _ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms-- number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ farms- - number _ - Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farmL - number _ - Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms-- number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ forms-- number _ 

(oftonpickerL ______________________________________ forms-

, number_ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farmsnumber _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ formsnumber _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals. including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ formsacres on which used_ lime ___________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms-

. acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farmsSanitotion and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ 

UVfSTOCK 

Cottle ond calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- I to 9 ________________________________ -_ -------------

10 to 49 ____________________________ ----------------- 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ________________________ -------------------

200 to 499 __________________ ------ ------------ -------

500 or more ________________ -- ---- -- ---------- --------

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ forms_ - number _ - Beef cows _____________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Forms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ______________ -- ------ ------------ -- ------ 50 to 99 ______________________ ------ ---- -- -------- 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 ____________________ -------------- ------ 500 or more __________ -------- -- ---- ---------------

See footnote at end of table. 

26 WEST VIRGINIA 

Total 

20 464 

257 473 

4 097 

8 818 

4 217 

2 526 

620 

154 

30 

2 

10 405 14 042 

15 713 

21 709 

17 787 27 872 

5 968 13 286 

698 3 465 

458 

478 

I 926 2 080 

248 

260 

I 786 

I 820 

-

- 4 971 5 384 

9 601 

10 035 

I 892 

2 124 

13 335 13 998 

II 388 

310 649 

4 449 83 832 168 941 

2 155 54 127 

249 

8 382 

788 25 674 

4 955 

112 298 

504 

12 971 

4 022 

2 164 

16 219 

454 332 

4 758 9 336 

I 401 

509 

197 

18 

14 573 241 041 

13 284 

204 292 

6 512 

6 152 

474 

119 

26 

I 

All forms 

Full owners Port owners 

15 677 3 719 165 813 78 106 

3 391 557 7 298 982 3 086 957 1 520 838 315 274 

55 91 

11 19 I I 

7 812 2 175 10 459 3 011 11 662 3 238 15 119 5 521 13 460 3408 19 620 6 867 4 130 I 570 9 130 3 556 

295 368 I 455 I 841 

230 194 

239 205 

948 806 I 009 886 95 135 96 146 906 722 913 740 

- - - - 3 355 I 337 3646 I 423 6 815 2332 7067 2486 

I 003 780 1 138 864 

9 659 3020 6843 6 280 8 151 2672 

156 745 136010 

3 006 I 238 47 805 31 052 94 740 64 326 

I 410 601 22 403 28336 153 81 

2 063 6241 

639 132 14 936 9760 3 127 I 530 

50 894 54 102 

331 130 

5 859 6099 

2 621 I 148 I 463 587 

12 310 3 202 269 600 162 903 

3 956 562 7 310 I 692 

778 534 203 273 

59 127 4 14 

II 069 2930 

146 557 84 152 

10 196 2 603 132 539 64 298 

5 433 846 

4 483 I 448 223 223 

47 69 

10 16 

- 1 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Tenants Total Full owners Port owners Tenants 

1 068 9 620 6574 2 532 514 13 554 178 552 100 793 68 310 9450 

149 1 584 I 324 217 43 

538 2 180 1 616 398 166 174 2 867 1 966 782 119 

168 2 208 1310 751 147 

31 602 298 273 31 

8 147 48 91 8 

- 30 II 19 - - 2 I 1 -

418 5 572 3693 I 611 268 

572 7 652 4971 2 302 379 

813 7 826 5 164 2 244 418 

I 069 12 428 7534 4 255 639 

919 8 660 5 805 2 384 471 

I 385 16 349 10 051 5 411 887 

268 4 032 2554 I 260 218 

600 9 122 5 720 2 902 500 

35 650 273 342 35 

169 3 249 1 353 I 727 169 

34 412 205 173 34 

34 432 214 184 34 

172 I 606 769 700 137 

185 I 752 822 780 150 

18 218 78 122 18 

18 230 79 133 18 

158 1 489 737 629 123 

167 1 522 743 647 132 

- - - - - - - - - - 279 3 387 2030 I 140 217 

315 3 703 2244 I 206 253 

454 5 946 3809 I 812 325 

482 6 302 4012 I 938 352 

109 I 529 720 705 104 

122 I 685 800 768 117 

656 7 216 4621 2 194 401 

875 12 184 5396 6005 783 

565 6 319 3984 1 995 340 

17 894 260 964 116383 128 526 16055 

205 2 693 1 570 973 150 

4 975 64 415 31 423 28 474 4 518 

9 875 133 787 66 147 58 637 9003 

144 I 368 755 495 118 

3 388 49 538 18 568 27 657 3313 

15 178 93 70 15 

78 8 114 I 849 6 187 78 

17 402 282 107 13 978 23 606 13365 9 302 939 

298 3 292 I 818 I 251 223 

7 302 96 671 38630 51 316 6 725 

43 326 186 115 25 

I 013 12 235 5302 5 943 990 

253 2 619 I 481 951 187 114 1 315 774 453 88 

707 7 902 5 283 2 224 395 21 829 353 068 185 886 149 140 18042 

240 815 628 130 57 

334 5 069 3 683 1 167 219 89 I 303 712 516 75 33 502 197 272 33 

II 195 59 125 II 

- 18 4 14 -

574 7 214 4 835 2 065 314 10 332 186 700 101 191 76 727 8 782 

485 6 570 4485 1 819 266 7 455 152 950 89560 57 341 6049 

233 1 640 1 251 320 69 

221 4 328 2965 1 197 166 28 457 212 217 28 

~I 118 47 68 ~I 26 10 16 

I - 1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal forms· see textJ 

LlVESTOCK- Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - (on. Cows and heifers thot hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ formsnumber _ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ____________________________ - _______ -_ - ___ _ 5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 10010199 ______________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ formsnumber _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- ColveL __________________________________________ forms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

Cottle ___________________________________________ farms_ -

- number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ farms-- number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ - number _ - Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

- 101049 ____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ -

- 100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farmsnumber _ Other ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ forms_ 

number _ Dec. land May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pou nds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farmsnumber _ 

$1.000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goats sold _________________________________________ formsPOULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 10 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 10 19,999 ________________ . _____________________ _ 20,000 10 49,999 _____________________________________ _ 

50,000 10 99,9.99 _____________________________________ _ 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Hens and puliel. 01 laying ago _______________________ larm._ 

number_ 

Pullet. 3 months old or older not of laying age ____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Soo loolnolo at ond 01 table. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Totol 

3 702 

36 749 

2 902 

150 

408 

175 

61 

6 

-

11 744 

105 786 

13 212 

107 505 

15 128 

251 091 70 892 

10 911 106 274 

20 396 11 463 

144 817 

50 495 

I 578 

18 012 

7 078 

3 308 

53 922 

2 399 

693 

118 

64 

25 

9 I 433 

7 667 

3 044 

46 255 

1 931 

75 328 

5 538 

671 

22 861 

798 

1 576 9 437 

1 228 

4 878 

1 122 

4 559 

2 379 

III 276 

2 202 76 736 

2 298 

87 635 

2 231 

84 762 

488 520 

5 437 

17 912 

756 

2 313 

964 

205 

1 716 

79 

830 

33 

4631 

627 463 

4540 

46 

30 

11 

4 

-

-

4 525 

538 070 

731 

89 393 

All forms 

Full owners Part owners 

2 552 969 

14018 19854 

2 153 624 

114 29 

215 166 

60 98 

9 47 

1 5 

- - 8 706 2 533 

59 897 40056 

9 883 2 792 

63 146 38 695 

11 456 3 013 

150 140 88 529 

40 863 26 733 

8 219 2217 

69 637 31 461 

13 671 5 843 

8 455 2 502 

80 503 57068 

27 192 20 889 

1 133 384 

9 309 7980 

3 436 3399 

2 206 848 

23 233 25 860 

1 728 536 

393 205 

55 50 

26 29 

2 21 

2 7 

872 417 

3 617 3 288 

2 021 782 

19 616 22 572 

1 188 574 

33 076 35389 

2 170 2922 

416 194 11 959 7 569 

418 262 

985 446 

4 238 4 288 

718 388 

2 185 2 238 716 305 

2 053 2050 

1 695 561 66 413 37 187 

1 543 540 46 415 25 174 

1 611 563 

53 611 29 724 I 572 538 

52 805 27385 300 887 163 635 

3 957 1 144 

11 706 4 785 527 188 1 468 766 712 212 

145 49 1 139 531 

56 22 650 173 19 14 

3 520 845 

468 630 150 210 

3 447 829 

38 6 26 4 

6 5 3 1 - - - - 3441 821 405 553 124 696 

525 162 63 077 25· 514 

Tenants 

1 

181 

2 877 

125 

7 

27 

1~1 -

-

505 

5 833 

537 

5 664 

659 

12422 

3 296 

475 

5 176 

882 

506 

7 246 2 414 

61 723 1 242 

254 

4 829 

135 

95 

13 

9 

2 

-

144 

762 

241 

4 067 

169 

6~1 61 

3 333 

118 

145 

911 

122 

455 1 101 

456 

123 7 676 

119 5 147 

124 

4 300 

1211 4 572 

23 998 

336 

1 421 

41 

79 

39 

11 

46 

1 

7 

(Z) 

266 

8 623 

264 

2 

-

-

-

-

-

263 7 821 

8~1 

Forms with sofes of $2,500 or more 

Totol Full owners Port owners Tenants 

1 

1 998 I 187 702 109 

33 750 11 631 19 386 2 733 

1 269 853 361 55 

89 58 26 5 

398 206 165 27 

175 60 98 I~I 61 9 47 

6 I 5 -

- - - -

6 027 3915 1 815 297 

81 670 40 226 36 709 4 735 

6 789 4479 1 972 338 

84 698 44 469 35 704 4 525 

8 225 5 584 2 241 400 

214 365 119409 84 127 10 829 

63 055 34 254 25 799 3 002 

6 004 4040 1 664 300 

84 158 51 196 28 817 4 145 

16 729 10 589 5 405 735 

6 831 4 547 1 933 351 

130 207 68 213 55 310 6684 

46 325 23665 20 393 2 267 

995 623 324 48 16 311 7 832 7 791 688 1 

6 597 3 019 3 345 

233

1 1 656 940 599 117 

45 478 16841 24 811 

979 618 311 3 8~1 470 245 181 

110 48 50 

63 25 29 1~1 25 2 21 2 

9 2 7 -

925 502 337 86 

6 355 2 635 3 115 605 

1 491 833 550 108 

39 123 14206 21 696 3 221 

1 209 647 469 93 

68 197 27 417 34 526 6254 

5 187 1 900 2 877 410 

458 245 167 46 

19 872 9 561 7 161 3 150 

714 349 251 114 

985 544 354 87 

8 130 3 280 4 106 744 

846 449 318 79 

4 218 I 740 2 135 343 733 413 253 67 

3 912 I 540 1 971 401 

1 474 944 471 59 88 428 49473 34 786 4 169 

I 427 916 455 56 61 066 34 912 23 491 2 663 1 498 968 472 58 74 114 42 528 28 246 3 340 1 451 941 454 56 68 199 39 723 25 502 2 974 1 

395 881 226 589 152 417 16 875 

2 294 I 455 703 136 

8 524 4907 3240 377 426 270 139 17 1 614 893 685 36 820 596 195 28 58 37 19 2 868 551 290 27 21 18 2 1 471 460 4 7 12 12 (l) (Z) 

I 795 1 213 495 87 555 751 410 660 140 939 4 152 1 1 704 1 140 479 85 46 38 6 2 30 26 4 - 11 6 5 - 4 3 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 765 1 191 488 86 474 335 353 824 116 523 3 988 

269 170 91 8 81 416 56836 24 416 

WEST VIRGINIA 27 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

lExciudes abnormal farms; see text] 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ - number _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms_ - number _ - Farms with- 1 to 1.999 __________________________________________ _ 

- 2.000 to 59.999 ______________________________________ _ 

- 60,000 to 99,999-____________________________________ _ - 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ farmL - number _ - Turkeys sold _______________________________________ farms-- number _ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - For groin or seed __________________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

bushels_ -

- Irrigated _________ ..: _____________________________ farms--

- Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 99 acres __________________________ .. __________ _ 

- 100 to 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ - 500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin ____________________ . _________________ forms_ - acres_ 

bushels_ -

- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ -

- Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocreL _______________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 99 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ - 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ -

Oats for grain ______________________________________ forms -- acres_ 

bushels_ -

Irrigated __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ ____ _ ___________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Barley for groin ____________________________________ formsacres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated ________________________________________ forms_ 

acresTobacco ___________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

pounds_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acresFarms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigoted _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres-_____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________ ---- -- ------------- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) ________ , _________________________ formsacres_ 

tons, dry_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Irrigated _________________________________________ forms-- acres_ 

Farms by aaes harvested: 

1 to 24 acres __________ - __ --- ------ ------------ -------

25 to 99 acres ______________ ------ -- ---- -------------- 100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ 

500 ocres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfolfo hoy _______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

tons, dry_ 

Irrigated _______________________________________ farmsacres_ 

See footnote at end of tobie, 

28 WEST VIRGINIA 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total 

403 807 464 

148 14 255 063 

44 

33 

19 

52 

324 12 139 

106 

2 874 634 

5 161 100 490 4 215 

63 451 

5 652 726 

9 

197 

3 650 

459 

99 

7 

520 5 401 

179 472 

-

-

471 

47 

2 

-

959 

7 812 

334 498 

-

-

246 

3 534 

157 358 

-

-

1 341 

I 547 

2 432 376 

6 

3 

1 321 

20 

-

1 456 

1 026 

130 803 7 

3 

1 255 

160 

38 

3 

-

16 728 

463 217 

762 890 

23 

499 

9 985 

6 186 

552 

5 

3 917 

78 962 

175 488 

5 

155 

All forms 

Full owners Port owners 

308 80 515 707 278 048 107 37 

9 021 486 5 204 707 

30 11 

25 7 16 3 

36 16 

225 67 8 304 3 563 

75 30 

1 749 346 1 125 280 

3 130 1 647 

35 006 55 540 

2564 1 301 

21 922 34 113 

1 823 646 3 206 947 

7 2 

22 175 

2 360 1 015 

183 215 

21 64 

- 7 

304 183 

2 219 2614 

70 392 89 177 

- -

- -

289 155 

14 27 

1 1 

- -

549 348 

3 394 3 757 

147 165 162 640 

- -

- -

116 98 

1 222 1 735 

52 358 77 621 

- -

- -

997 184 

I 034 292 

1 567 129 472 076 

5 - 2 -

986 175 

11 9 

- -

1 120 275 

781 211 

95 398 32613 

5 2 

1 2 

957 242 

128 27 

33 5 

2 1 

- -

12 767 3 311 

299 330 142 344 

464 748 261 344 

19 4 

302 197 

8 307 1 341 

4 241 1 663 

217 304 

2 3 

2 799 951 

49 614 25492 

100 007 65 872 

3 2 

80 75 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Tenants Total Full owners Port owners Tenants 

15 269 205 53 11 

13 709 802 313 511 566 277 143 13604 

4 126 89 33 4 

28 870 14 254 254 9 020 776 5 204 608 28870 

3 22 12 7 3 

1 33 25 7 1 

- 19 16 3 - - 52 36 16 -

32 124 84 36 4 

272 11 242 7 788 3 434 20 

1 81 56 25 - 8 2 874 336 1 749 110 1 125 226 -

384 3 342 1 783 1 308 251 

9 944 93 089 30 133 53 667 9289 

350 2 546 1 343 985 218 

7 416 57 388 17 956 32 640 6 792 

622 133 5 280 778 1 571 781 3 119 793 589 204 

- 2 - 2 -

- 175 - 175 -

275 I 994 1 148 701 145 

61 446 174 213 59 

14 99 21 64 14 

- 7 - 7 -

33 411 219 164 28 

568 4 884 1 916 2 459 509 

19 903 166 800 62 130 86 742 17928 

- - - - - - - - - -

27 364 204 138 22 

6 45 14 25 6 

- 2 1 1 - - - - - -

62 704 355 300 49 

661 6 767 2 650 3 511 606 

24 693 296 655 121 325 152 596 22 734 

- - - - - - - - - -

32 217 97 92 28 

577 3 387 1 137 1 695 555 

27 379 152 488 49 162 76 362 26964 

- - - - -

- - - - -

160 622 407 140 75 

220 1 025 619 258 148 

393 171 1 671 922 971 541 419 368 281 013 

1 2 2 - -

1 1 1 - -

160 603 397 131 75 

- 19 10 9 -

- - - - -

61 630 438 173 19 

33 611 417 180 14 

2 792 86 553 55 975 29 349 1 229 

- 3 1 2 -

- 2 I 2 -

56 529 367 147 15 

5 73 49 20 4 

- 25 20 5 -

- 3 2 1 -

- - - - -

650 8 073 5 504 2 237 332 

21 543 310 717 178 062 117 840 14 815 

36 798 579 958 317000 232 530 30 428 

- 10 6 4 -

- 333 136 197 -

337 3 381 2 612 642 127 

282 4 173 2692 1 306 175 

31 514 198 286 30 

- 5 2 3 -

167 2 483 1 541 815 127 

3 856 61 366 34299 23 658 3409 

9 609 150 401 78 129 63 229 9043 

- 4 2 2 -

- 152 77 75 -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes obnonnol farms; see text) 

CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 

All vegetables harvested lor sale (see text) ______________ Iarms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Farms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

J 00.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ farms_ 

toto I ocres_ 

pounds_ 

Peaches _________________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- totol Qcres_ 

pounds __ 

1]978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Total 

421 

1 534 

9 

84 

371 

38 

10 

2 

1 105 

22 945 

10 

91 

822 

177 

51 

55 

985 18 725 

285 354 972 

472 

3 477 

26 881 335 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

All forms 

Full owners Port owners 

311 79 707 632 

3 3 4 6 

283 63 

25 9 

3 5 

- 2 

904 162 14463 7321 

8 2 (D) (D) 

682 117 

158 13 

32 13 

32 19 

795 154 11 669 5964 

169 297 320 97 386 417 

357 88 2 182 1 239 

16 551 079 9 590 094 

Tenants 

31 

196 

3 

74 

25 

4 

2 -I 

39 

1 162 

-

-

23 

6 

6 

4 

36 1 093 

18 671 235 

27 

56 

740 162 

Fonns with sales of $2,500 or more 

Tolal Full owners Port owners Tenants 

217 124 63 30 

1 234 430 617 186 

8 2 3 3 

82 2 6 74 

174 102 47 25 

31 19 9 3 

10 3 5 2 

2 - 2 -

461 333 110 18 

21 248 12923 7 216 1 109 

6 5 1 -

85 (D) (D) -

276 203 68 5 

79 66 10 3 

51 32 13 

55 32 19 ~I 

423 299 108 16 

17 637 10 669 5 908 1 061 

284 833 582 168 809 805 97 368 312 18 655 465 

202 138 56 8 

3 331 2055 1 228 48 

26 796 667 16 479 268 9 584 199 733 200 

WEST VIRGINIA 29 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978 

[Excludes obnonnal farms; see text] 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ - percent _ land in farms ______________________________________ ocres_ -

- Average size of farm ______________________________ acres-- Value of land and buildings I ___________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Average per form ________________________________ doUars_ - Average per acre _________________________________ doliorL -

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $39 ,99L ____________________________________ _ 

- $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ - $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ - $100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ - $150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ - $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ - $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

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Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ - acres-- Land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ forms_ - acres--

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms-- , acres-- Ha rvested cropland ________________________________ farmL -

- Farms by acres harvested: 1 ta 49 acre5 ______________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

Soo to 999 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ farmsacres_ 

Cover crops, legumes. and soil-improvement grosses nat harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ On which all crops failed _________________________ farms_ 

acres- In cultivated summer follow _______________________ formsacres- Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Toto/ woodland _____________________________________ farmsacres_ Woodland postured ________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms_ 

Posture/and and rangeland other than cropland and woodland po stu red _________________________________ formsocres_ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wosteland, etc. _________ farmsocres_ 

Posfureland, all types ________________________________ formsacres- Irrigated land _______________________________________ formsacres- Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ formsacres- Postureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Other land irrigoted ________________________________ formsacresLand set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ forms_ 

ocres_ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

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30 WEST VIRGINIA 

Individual 

Total or family 

20 506 19 005 100.0 92.6 3 851 878 3 385 823 188 178 

20 506 18 945 2 299 014 2 016 493 

112 114 106 439 590 590 

1 458 1 354 3 855 3 582 5 467 5 156 3 033 2 824 

2 638 2 477 1 306 1 215 2 113 1 836 502 405 134 96 

19 425 18 050 3217 109 2 842 982 

4 81 I 4307 

713 606 611 151 

940 844 78 837 68 310 

19 705 18 257 1 508 739 1 332 205 

18 542 17 158 600 707 513 319 

15 395 14 477 

2 164 1 909 

689 571 261 186 

26 11 6 4 

1 -

12 311 11 451 

812 519 736 542 

864 765 

17068 13 658 331 301 

3 640 3 021 416 370 

5 461 4 296 

2 165 1 995 

69 344 61 369 

15 716 14 549 1 546 628 1 366 629 9 397 8 722 

571 696 513 418 

10 468 9 645 

974 932 853 211 

6 152 5 649 

624 025 531 988 

13 743 12 784 

172 486 155 001 

17 948 16 680 2 008 240 1 781 948 

115 84 

1 234 985 

102 72 

I 039 816 

7 6 

124 98 

8 8 71 71 

357 315 

4 528 3 713 

20 506 19 005 

15 716 14 714 

3 676 3 304 

I 114 987 

20 441 18 945 

15 669 14 671 

3 664 3 292 

I 108 982 

65 60 

47 43 

12 12 

6 5 

Partnership 

I 289 

6.2 358 953 

278 

1 370 

207 280 I 151 299 

551 

100 

244 

283 

199 

138 

83 

233 

73 

17 

1 187 

287 853 

432 80 641 

83 9 541 

1 242 

133 661 

1 196 

61 997 

825 

219 

101 

46 

4 

-

1 

750 

63 534 

79 1 944 

25 

408 

43 

1 087 

143 

4 691 

1 032 

146 625 

611 

47 648 

718 

98 977 

433 65 189 

822 

13 478 

1 107 176 371 

17 

128 

16 

102 

1 

26 

-

-

33 

616 

1 289 

862 

324 

103 1 285 

859 

324 

102 

4 

3 

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1 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, 

10 or less 10 or less estate or Total Total stockholders Total stockholders trust, etc, 

140 125 121 15 12 72 

0.6 0,6 0.5 (Z) (Z) 0.3 

93 936 77 349 72 463 16 587 14605 13 166 

671 619 599 1 106 1 217 183 

121 108 104 13 10 70 

66 830 56 310 53 550 10 521 6744 8410 

552 317 521 386 514 906 809 281 674 387 120 142 

747 760 774 685 504 531 

3 3 2 - - 1 

9 8 8 1 1 20 

9 9 9 - - 19 

9 9 9 - - 1 

12 12 12 - - 11 

3 3 3 - - 5 

34 26 25 8 6 10 

21 20 19 1 1 3 

21 18 17 3 2 -

134 121 117 13 11 54 

75 062 65 820 62 734 9 242 7685 11 212 

49 39 38 10 8 23 

19 852 12 507 10 707 7 345 6920 I 962 

12 12 12 - - I 

978 978 978 - - 8 

135 121 117 14 11 71 

38 155 31 068 29637 7087 5 115 4 718 

132 119 115 13 10 56 

23 549 18465 17909 5 084 3 122 1 842 

51 51 48 - - 42 

27 25 25 2 2 9 

12 11 11 1 - 5 

29 21 21 8 7 -

11 11 10 - - -

2 - - 2 I - - - - - - -

63 58 58 5 5 47 

9 723 8 731 8 731 992 992 2 720 

12 11 11 1 1 8 

1 396 (0) (0) (0) (0) 70 

3 3 3 - - 2 

198 198 198 - - 13 

2 2 2 - - 1 

75 (0) (0) - - 3 

22 20 19 2 1 5 

3 214 3 203 2 328 (0) (0) 70 

94 85 82 9 9 41 

26 801 19 930 19 147 6 871 6 871 6 573 

50 46 45 4 4 14 

9 793 6 837 6619 2 956 2 956 837 

73 65 62 8 8 32 

17 008 13 093 12 528 3 915 3915 5 736 

41 38 36 3 3 29 

25 346 23 017 20 385 2 329 2 329 1 502 

89 79 76 10 8 48 

3 634 3 334 3 294 300 290 373 

100 91 89 9 9 61 44 862 38 585 35 735 6277 6277 5 059 

14 13 11 1 - - 121 101 82 20 - - 14 13 11 1 - - 121 101 82 20 - -

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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

8 5 5 3 2 1 198 109 109 89 80 1 

140 125 121 15 12 72 

91 86 83 5 4 49 

43 35 34 8 7 5 6 4 4 2 1 18 

140 125 121 15 12 71 

91 86 83 5 4 48 

43 35 34 8 7 5 

6 4 4 2 1 18 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms-- acres-- Partnership ________________________________________ farmsacres_ 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres- More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ Other than family held _____________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operated ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years __________________________________ -------

25 to 34 years ____________________________ -------------- 35 to 44 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years __________________________________ --------

55 to 64 years __________________________________ --------

65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average age ____________________________________ --------

Operators by sex: Male __________________________________________ ---____ _ Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

IOta 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _________________________________________ _ 220 to 259 acres _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 500 10 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

2,000 ocres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash groin farms {Oll ) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop. except cash groin forms (013) _____________________ _ CoNan forms (0l31) ____________________________________ _ Tobacco farms {0132L __________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

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- General forms. primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ -

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021)_ - Beef cattle farms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ - Dairy fanns (024) ________________________________________ _ 

- Poultry and egg farms (025) _______________________________ _ - Animal specialty farms (027) _______________________________ _ 

- General forms. primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ -

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

- $200.000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ - $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $39,999 ___________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $5.000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4.999 _____________________________________ _ - less than $2.500 _____________________________________ _ -

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See footnote at end of table. 

(Excludes abnormal farms- see text] 

Individual 

Total or family 

19 005 19 005 

3 385 823 3 385 823 

1 289 -

358 953 -

125 -

77 349 - 4 -

121 -

15 -

16 587 -

3 -

12 -

72 - 13 166 -

15 549 14463 

2 755 2 406 

271 249 

2 064 I 892 

3 952 3 708 

4 591 4 255 

4 773 4419 

4 855 4 482 

53.0 53.0 

18 950 17 584 

1 556 1 421 

65 63 

7 636 6900 

12 870 12 105 

6 600 6 050 

1 639 1 486 

1 663 1 518 

9 921 9 314 

818 765 

3 151 2 998 

1 771 1 667 

2 517 2 378 

3 274 3 086 

2 266 2 129 

1 534 1 427 

1 143 1 044 

2 691 2 421 

1 041 876 

242 178 

58 36 

368 320 

2 854 2 660 

- - 989 925 

1 865 I 735 

158 143 

326 278 

196 159 

971 931 

14 111 13 160 

11 707 10 967 

665 562 

388 358 

272 252 

197 182 

20 506 19 005 

198 411 151 781 

24 10 

116 85 

210 147 

502 416 

653 554 

1 238 1 072 

2 647 2 449 

4 164 3 893 

10 952 10 379 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Partnership 

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- 1 289 

358 953 

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946 

290 

21 

149 

213 

294 

304 

308 

52.7 

1 182 

107 

60:1 

689 

~I :1 

41 

112 

96 

129 

167 

131 

93 

91 

239 

136 

44 

10 

42 

184 

-

64 

120 

11 

30 

15 

37 

849 

673 

75 

21 

12 

13 

1 289 

23 384 

3 

11 

42 

60 

80 

141 

182 

252 

518 

Corporation 

~held Other than family held Othercooperative, 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Total Total stockholders Total stockholders trust, etc. 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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125 1 125 1211 - - I -

77 349 77 349 n 463 - - -

4 4 - - - -

121 121 121 - - -

15 12 - 15 - -

16 587 - - 16 587 14605 -

3 - - 3 - -

12 - - 12 12 -

=1 =1 

72 - - - 13 166 - - -

I ~I 79 78

1 

6 5 55 

38 35 6 5 15 

1~ 1 

1 1:1 

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11 2 1 

1~1 23

1 

21 21 2 2 

31 25 24 6 5 11 

44 41 38 3 2 6 

28

1 

26 26 2 2 

37

1 

53.6 54.0 54.0 50.1 51.1 59.6 

13~1 118 114 15 12 51 

7 7 - - 21 

9:1 

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79 78 14 11 43 

:1 

46 43 I 1 29 

57 56 7 5 40 

16 1 15 15 1 1 

~I 2 

21 18 18 3 2~ 1 33 31 28 2 

12 11 10 I I -

9 9 9 - - 32 

6 6 6 - - 2 

~ I 6 

~ I 1 

~I 3 

8 - 13 1 5 4 4 1 1 

10 10 10 - - 4 

5 5 5 - - 3 

24 19 18 5 4 7 

24 21 21 3 3 5 

18 17 16 I - 2 

12 9 8 3 3 -

I I 

4 3 3 1 1 2 

5 5 5 - - 5 

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- - - - - -

5 5 5 - - 5 1 1 1: I - - 3 

18

1 

14 4 

~I - 21 21 

1~1 - I - - 3 

52

1 

47 46 5 5 50 36 32 32 4 4 31 24 20 20 4 4 4 

8 7 7 I I 1 

~ I 5 5 - - 3 

2 I - - -

140 125 121 15 12 J 22 665 17 730 15 562 4 935 I 963 581 

11 10 8 I - 19 13 13 6 ;1 I 

21 18 18 3 - 23 20 20 3 3 3 17 16 14 1 I 2 20 19 19 I 1 5 10 10 10 - - 6 10 10 10 - - 9 9 9 9 - - 46 

WEST VIRGINIA 31 
Tobie 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ farms_ - Sales of $40.000 or morL _______________________ ~f~~~~= -

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Commodity Credit Corporation 10005 ______________ _ ~f~~~~= -

- $1.000_ - Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation 10005 ________________ forms_ - $1.000_ -

tobacco _________________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ -

- $1.000_ Field seeds, hoy, forage, and siloge ___________________ forms_ -

- $1.000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Vegetdbles, sweet corn, and melons _________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more ___________________ .. _____ farms_ - '$1.000_ - Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Other crops ______________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ -

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms-- $1.000_ - Dairy products ____________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Cattle and calves __________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ -

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Farms with expenses of- $110 $4.999 __ •• ____________________________________ _ 

- $5.000 10 $19.999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20.000 10 $49.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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F.ed for liveslack ond poultry __ • ______________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ -

- Farms with expenses of- $110 $4.999 _. ______________________________________ _ 

- $5.000 10 $19.999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20.000 10 $49.999 _________ • _________________________ _ 

- $50.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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Commerciolly mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ -

Forms by tons purchased: 

tons_ 

$1.000_ 

I 10 99 lons ________________________ ---------------- 100 10 499lon$. _______ • ___________________________ _ 

SOO tons or more __________________________________ _ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $4.999 ____ • _________________________ -•• _ -----

$5.000 10 $19.999 ______________________ ------------- $20.000 10 $49.999 ______ • __________________________ _ $50.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

Se. foolnole 01 end of loble. 

32 WEST VIRGINIA 

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Tolal 

1 390 

6012 

27 

1 897 

30 

246 

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-

-

-

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1 324 

2 811 

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- 3 252 

7046 

4 239 

421 

835 

2 

(D) 

393 22 341 

76 

21 048 

232 

6 910 

26 5 535 

298 

276 1 

(D) 

1 306 

35 196 

163 

33,020 '897 

34 531 

291 

27608 

15 128 70 892 

181 

14 798 

1 931 

5 538 

18 

1 525 2 326 4547 4 

212 

1 196 

1 477 

5 296 

7 644 

24 876 

6 649 

731 

199 

65 

14869 

41 666 

13 901 

605 

213 

150 

4864 

180 902 

30912 

4510 

265 

89 

4 194 

377 

157 

136 

Individual 

or family Partnership 

1 201 153 4684 920 18 6 

1 410 319 

29 1 

244 2 

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- -

- -

- -

1 224 98 

2 534 273 

- -

- - 2 992 229 

6 110 690 

2 1 (D) (D) 

381 31 

626 165 

1 1 

(D) (D) 

336 35 10 254 3 948 

50 10 9 157 3 777 

189 20 2294 225 13 1 (D) (D) 

264 29 

196 39 

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- -

1 216 73 

29 697 3 884 139 17 

27 628 3 802 763 104 25 335 5081 218 47 19 192 4336 

14004 990 60 214 6 926 134 25 

10 162 1 696 

1 748 160 4 632 597 15 - 1 311 - 2 097 193 3 901 543 

2 2 (D) (D) 

1 111 69 

1 303 93 4 1 (D) (D) 

7071 504 

20 737 2 551 

6210 403 641 69 

166 27 

54 5 

13 817 932 

35 106 4423 

13 000 829 

525 57 

168 32 124 14 

4453 344 151 612 19371 

25916 3 282 

4 162 301 

213 34 78 9 

3 886 280 

326 33 

129 18 

112 13 

Corporation 

Family held Olher Ihan family held Olhercooper· 

otive, 

10 or Ie .. 10 or Ie .. estate or 

Tolol " Talal slockholders Total stockholders trust, etc. 

29 25 25 4 3 7 

389 282 282 107 88 19 

3 2 2 1 1 -

169 (D) (D) (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 1 1 - - 1 

2 2 2 - - 2 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 22 19 19 3 2 9 

229 119 119 110 (D) 16 

1 - - 1 1 - (D) - - (D) (D) - 4 3 2 1 - 5 

38 (D) (D) (D) - 6 

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21 17 16 4 1 1 

8 139 4943 4941 3 196 (D) 1 

16 12 12 4 1 - 8 114 4919 4919 3 196 (D) - 21 21 19 - - 2 

4 389 4389 3 145 - - 2 

12 12 11 - - - 4206 4206 2991 - - - 2 2 2 - - 3 (D) (D) (D) - - (D) 

1 1 1 - - - (D) (D) (D) - - -

13 12 11 1 1 4 

1 612 (D) (D) (D) (D) 2 7 6 6 1 1 - 1 590 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 25 ,21 21 4 4 5 3 799 3 124 3 124 675 675 316 

22 18 18 4 4 4 

3 765 3090 3090 675 675 315 

90 80 79 10 10 44 

3 625 2900 2000 725 725 126 

22 18 17 4 4 - 2940 2305 1 405 635 635 -

18 17 16 1 1 5 

257 257 255 (Z) (Z) 52 2 2 2 - - 1 

(D) (D) (D) - - (D) 

16 15 15 1 1 20 

92 62 62 (D) (D) 11 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

10 10 10 - - 6 

53 53 53 - - 28 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

47 40 38 7 7 22 

1 564 1 379 778 185 185 24 

15 15 14 - - 21 20 15 15 5 5 1 

6 6 6 - - - 6 4 3 2 2 -

83 74 72 9 9 37 

1 939 1 629 1 541 311 311 197 

42 39 39 3 3 30 

21 20 19 1 1 2 9 7 7 2 2 4 

11 8 7 3 3 1 

52 45 43 7 7 15 8 675 7231 7 176 1 444 1 444 1 244 1 527 1 277 1 266 250 250 188 

38 35 33 3 3 9 

12 8 8 4 4 6 

2 2 2 - - -

20 19 18 1 1 8 

16 14 13 2 2 2 

6 5 5 1 1 4 10 7 7 3 3 1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms· see textJ 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal health costs __________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________ - _______ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1.000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999-____________________________________ _ -

- $5,000 to $9,999-____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999-____________________________________ _ - $10.000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Other agricultural chemicals including Jime _______________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms-- $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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Petroleum pfoducts ________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - LP gas, butane, and -propane ______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Hired form lobar ____________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ . 

- $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ 

workers_ less than 150 days ______________________________ farms_ 

workers_ 

Contract lobar ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _______________ " ________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ________ . _____________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________________ -farms_ 

$1.000_ Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ____________________________________ " ___ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _________________ • ___________________ _ 

$ 10.000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARM. RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, custom work, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Value of ogriculturol products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Totol 

10634 

1 928 

9 897 

390 

280 

67 

8 261 

3 555 

7 697 

495 

44 

25 

12 040 9 358 

11 328 

586 

85 

41 

8 693 

4640 

8 425 

206 

39 

23 

20 240 

14 035 

19 329 

794 

86 

31 

20 228 

10 954 

18 513 

6 503 

7 391 

1 987 

643 

603 

802 

322 

746 

552 20 228 

988 9 057 

2 728 1 406 

353 

6 353 

16 288 

5 828 

400 

83 

42 

1 152 

2 393 

5 840 

20 222 

627 

2 153 

548 

47 

10 

22 

" 007 1 991 

3 874 

125 

7 

1 

1 113 

948 

1 606 

2 208 

Individual 

or family Partnership 

9 788 756 

1 641 184 

9 179 669 

325 501 237 27 

47 10 

7482 681 

2 208 338 

7 063 588 

377 87 

30 5 

12 1 

10990 921 

7 554 I 096 

10 425 826 

484 72 

57 17 

24 6 

7 876 702 1 3 207 599

1 7 684 666 

158 27 

23 

35:1 

11 

18 699 1 

11 303 I 399 

17 992 1 229 

644 103 

51 15 

12 3 

18 687 1 350 

8 903 1 091 

17 087 1 5 529 ~I 6 662 639 

1 614 228 

551 69 

502 62 

705 61 

238 25 

664 53 

175 32 

18 687 I 

846 3~1 8 175 741 

2 128 263 1 292 97 

272 45 

5 716 531 

9 976 2 075 

5 323 465 

322 56 

55 6 16 4 

909 160 

1 520 364 5 298 465 

17 558 1 670 1 

535 69 

1 002 204 

477 60 40 3 

6 2 12 4 

3 669 290 

1 731 135 

3 553 287 

110 3 5 - I -

1 002 96 

776 80 

1 476 110 1 799 138 

Totol 

71 

96 

38 

10

13 1 

10 

74 1 001 

24 

29 

9 

121 

91 

677 

41 

28 

11 

11 

95 1 823 

56 

20 

10 

9 

121 

1 275 

44 

42 

19 

16 

121 

919 

117 

306 

77 

140 

23 

40 

30 

59 

23 

335 

121 

39 

98 

321 

9 

35 

90 4 125 

27 

20 

22 

21 

76 

488 

63 

953 

21 

947 

9 

4 

2 

6 

42 

123 

28 

12 

2 

-

14 

92 

15 

263 

Corporation 

Other thon family held Other- Family held cooperative, 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Totol stockholders Totol stockholders trust, etc. 

63 62 8 8 19 

88 85 8 8 7 

36 36 2 2 11 

6 6 4 4 

1~ I !I 12 1 1 

9 1 1 

67 63 7 6 24 

980 789 21 19 7 

22 21 2 2 22 

3 2 25 25 4 

8 7 1 1 - 12 10 - - -

81 77 10 7 38 

527 486 150 66 31 

39 37 2 1 36 

24 24 4 3 2 

8 7 3 3 -

10 9 1 - -

86 83 9 71 20 

600 586 223 36 11 

53 52 3 3 19 

18 16 2 2 I 

8 8 2 2 -

7 7 2 - -

108 104 13 10 70 

1 144 1 072 130 83 58 

43 41 1 1 64 

36 36 6 4 5 

14 13 5 5 1 

15 14 1 - -

108 104 13 10 70 

830 792 89 61 41 

104 100 1 13 

~I 69 1 266 251 40 23 

67 66 10 8 13 

113 110 27 20 5 

20 20 3 I -

36 36 4 (Z) -

26 26 4 3 6 

54 54 5 2 (Z) 

21 20 2 1 6 

329 314 7 5 9 

108 104 13 1~ 1 70 

33 28 6 4 

86 83 12 9 43 

280 246 41 22 16 

9 9 - - 8 

35 35 - - I 

77 73 13 10 16 3 499 2 954 626 347 112 

24 23 3 3 131 18 17 2 2 2 18 18 4 3 - 17 15 4 2 1 

65 61 11 8 7 424 354 64 35 21 54 52 9 7 14 790 747 163 68 41 

17 17 4 2 2 437 437 510 3 (Z) 

8 8 1 1 2 3 3 I 1 - 2 2 - - - 4 4 2 - -

38 38 4 3 6 110 110 13 8 2 

26 26 2 2 6 10 10 2 1 - 2 2 - - - - - - - -

13 13 1 1 1 91 91 1 1 (I) 

14 14 1 - 5 (0) (D) (D) - 8 

WEST VIRGINIA 33 
Tobie 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes obnonnol farms; see text) 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ farms. - $1.000_ - Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ - $100,000 to $199,9'19 _________________________________ _ - $200,000 to $499,9'19 _________________________________ _ 

- $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms- - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms_ - number _ Wheel - troctorL _____________________________________ farms-- number _ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ - number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ farms-- number _ -

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farmL - number _ - Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ - number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms_ - number _ - Other corn pickers and picker-shellers _________________ forms-- number _ - Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ - number _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Pickup bolers _______________________________________ farmsnumber _ Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farmL 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Lime ___________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tonsSprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture __________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Insect control on livestock ond poulfry ________________ farmsSanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ - number _ - Farms with- I to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ________________________ -- - ___ -------- -------- 50 to 99 ____________________________________ --------_ - 100 to 199 __________________________________ -- -----__ - 200 fo 499 __________________________________ -- -- ------ 500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

-

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ farms_ - number _ - Beef cows _____________________________________ forms-- number _ - Forms with- I to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ________________________________ -- -- ------ 50 to 99 ________________________________ -- -------- 100 to 199 ______________________________ -- -------- 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 500 or mare _____________________________________ _ -

-

See footnote at end of toble. 

34 WEST VIRGINIA 

Total 

20464 

257 473 

4 097 

8 818 4 217 

2 526 

620 

154 

30 

2 

10 405 

14 042 

15 713 

21 709 17 787 

27 872 

5 968 

13 286 

698 

3 465 

458 

478 

I 926 

2 080 

248 

260 

I 786 

I 820 

-

- 4 971 

5 384 9 601 

10 035 

I 892 

2 124 

13 335 13 998 

I I 388 

310 649 4 449 

83 832 168 941 

2 155 

54 127 

249 

8 382 

788 

25 674 

4 955 112 298 

504 

12 971 

4 022 

2 164 

16 219 454 332 

4 758 

9 336 

1 401 

509 

197 

18 

14 573 241 041 

13 284 204 292 

6 512 

6 152 

474 

119 

26 

1 

Individual 

or family Partnership 

18 908 1 365 225 041 23 574 

3 833 245 

8 273 482 3 910 279 1 2 253 248 

508 87 114 19 16 4 

I I 

9 608 7141 12 731 I 167 14 498 I 046 

19 499 I 719 16 446 I 177 

25 047 2 310 5 390 526 I I 965 I 191 

532 119 2 558 587 

381 60 398 62 I 668 222 

I 793 245 

205 34 

215 34 

I 553 203 

I 578 211 

- - - - 4 429 468 

4792 512 

8792 735 9 187 766 

I 616 232 

I 811 263 

12 190 I 003 10 761 I 694 

10 384 876 

254 983 36 036 4079 317 

72 328 8 762 

143 253 19 488 

I 947 156 

42 598 6 155 

198 41 

5413 1 670 

690 70 

IS 302 4 107 

4 506 376 

89902 13 690 

448 38 8 134 1 841 

3 595 372 

1 933 203 

15 056 1 031 

390 779 48 650 

4 524 207 

8 754 543 

1 224 155 

408 81 

134 43 

12 2 

13 503 946 

208 585 25 351 

12 341 845 

180 291 20 178 

6 186 288 

5 650 462 

400 64 

88 25 

16 6 

1 -

Corporation 

Fomilv held Other thon familv held Othercooperative, 

10 or less 10 or Jess estate or 

Total Totol stockholders Totol stockholders trust, etc. 

121 108 104 13 10 70 

7 929 6824 6309 1 105 708 928 

5 5 5 - - 14 

19 1 19 18 1 - - 44 

22 19 18 3 2 6 

22 21 21 1 1 3 24 20 20 4 4 1 20 16 16 4 3 I 

9 8 6 I - I 

- - - - - -

57 51 50 6 5 26 

118 108 IDS 10 9 26 

107 94 91 13 10 62 

417 359 324 58 35 74 

113 101 97 12 10 51 

430 360 339 70 47 85 

32 30 27 2 2 20 

79 75 67 4 4 51 

46 36 35 10 8 I 

316 250 237 66 43 4 

17 15 15 2 I - 18 16 16 2 I -

28 25 23 3 3 8 

34 31 29 3 3 8 

9 8 8 I I -

11 10 10 I I - 22 20 18 2 2 8 

23 21 19 2 2 8 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 56 49 48 7 6 18 

62 54 53 8 7 18 

62 54 53 8 8 12 

70 62 61 8 8 12 

37 31 30 6 6 7 

43 37 36 6 6 7 

104 94 90 10 7 38 

1 SOl I 127 I 072 373 102 42 

90 80 76 10 7 38 

18 373 14 211 13662 4 162 2 323 I 257 

45 41 38 4 4 8 

2 394 2 178 2064 216 216 348 

5 424 4 891 4 779 533 533 776 

50 47 45 3 3 2 

5 351 4931 4 716 420 420 23 

10 10 10 - - -

I 299 1m I 299 - - - 28 25 23 3 I -

6 265 4 181 4 162 2 084 (D) - 58 52 52 6 5 IS 

8 366 62'19 6299 2 067 I 067 340 

17 14 14 3 I I 

2 966 2 042 2042 924 90 30 

41 37 36 4 4 14 

24 24 23 - - 4 

86 77 76 9 9 46 13 550 12 436 11 636 1 114 1 114 1 353 

3 3 3 - - 24 

27 24 24 3 3 12 

17 16 16 1 1 5 15 12 12 3 3 5 20 18 18 2 2 - 4 4 3 - - -

78 71 71 7 7 46 

6 309 5 694 5694 615 615 796 

60 57 57 3 3 38 3 295 3 118 3 118 177 177 528 

10 9 9 1 1 28 32 31 31 1 1 8 

8 8 8 - - 2 

6 5 5 1 1 - 4 4 4 - - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms" see text] 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK- Can. 

Caftle and calves inventory-Con. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved-Con. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- I to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Calves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or mare _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hags and pigs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ formslitters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1.000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ forms_ 

number _ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ June J and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farmsnumber _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farmL 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number:" Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ formsnumber _ Goats sold _________________________________________ farms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1.000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms_ 

number_ 

Farms with- 1 to 399 _______________________ ~ ____________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 _____________________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _______________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Totol 

3 702 

36 749 

2 902 

150 

408 

175 

61 

6 

- 11 744 

105 786 

13 212 

107 505 

15 128 

251 091 

70 892 10 911 

106 274 

20 396 

11463 

144 817 

50 495 

1 578 18 012 

7 078 

3 308 

53 922 

2 399 

693 

118 

64 

25 

9 

1 433 7 667 

3044 

46 255 

1 931 

75 328 

5 538 

671 

22 861 

798 

1 576 

9 437 

1 228 4 878 

1 122 

4 559 

2 379 111 276 

2 202 

76 736 

2 298 87 635 

2 231 

84 762 

488 520 

5 437 

17 912 

756 

2 313 

964 

205 

1 716 

79 

830 

33 

4 631 

627 463 

4 540 

46 

30 

11 

4 

-

- 4 525 

538 070 

731 

89 393 

Individual 

or family Partnership 

3 382 272 

28 294 5 173 

2 704 18~1 142 

360 42 

133 33 

41 10 

2 -

- -

10 866 785 

89 597 12 231 

12 233 877 

92 597 11068 

14 004 990 

215 406 24 290 

60 214 6 926 

10 102 710 

93 393 10 174 

18 283 1 766 

10 608 762 

122 013 14 116

1 41 931 5 160 

I 431 127 

13 122 2450 

4 898 I 019 

3044 223 

46 768 5 706 

2 233 136 

627 61 

102 14 

55 7 

19 4 

8 1 

1 290 117 

6 656 900 

2 803 205 40 112 4 8061 

1 748 160 

63 830 8 272 4 632 597 

610 55 

19 952 2 378 

695 88 

1 423 1271 8 193 1 079 

1 111 107 

4 255 546 

997 102 

3 938 533 

2 153 190 

96 773 12 503 

1 985 183 66 987 8 285 

2 070 192 

75 550 9 979 2 010 186 73 466 9 342 

424 954 52 826 

5 051 333 

16 583 1 081 703 41 

2 174 92 828 83 194 10 1 632 82 

74 5 799 31 

32 1 

4 323 264 541 163 69 756 

4 242 259 41 2 27 1 

11 - 2 2 

- - - - 4 222 259 475 392 46 137 

688 42 65 771 23 619 

Total 

33 3 014 

~I 4 

6 

10 

4 

-

66 

3 629 

76 

3 612 

90 10 741 

3 625 

60 2 291 

296 

751 8 450 

3 329 

17 

2 416 

1 153 

17 

1 132 

9 

3 

2 

1 

2 

-

8 

56 

13 

1 076 

18 

2 363 

257 

2 

51 

1 

8 

71 

5 

40 

6 

31 

16 1 299 

15 1 959 

16 

1 846 

16 1 441 

7 876 

32 

208 7 

30 

26 

1 

2 

-

-

-

22 

15 686 

17 

3 

2 

-

-

-

-

22 

15 686 

-

-

Corporation 

Other thon family held Other- Fomily held cooper· 

otive, 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Total stockholders Total stockholders trust, etc. 

28 28 5 5 15 

2 576 2 576 438 438 268 

8 8 1 ~I 9 

1 - - - 4 4 - - 2 

5 5 1 1 3 

7 7 3 3 -

4 4 - - -

- - - - -

59 59 7 7 27 

3358 3 358 271 271 329 

68 67 8 8 26 

3384 2 5841 228 228 

2:1 80 79 10 10 

8 445 5 945 2 296 2 296 654 

2 900 2 000 725 725 126 

52 52 8 8 39 

1 708 1 708 583 583 416 

210 210 86 86 52 

65 64 10 10 I 18 

6 737 4 237 1 713 1 713 238 

2 691 I 791 638 638 75 

16 15 1 1 3 

2 349 1 349 67 67 24 

1 126 651 26 26 8 

16 15 1 1 24 

1 121 993 11 11 316 

9 9 - - 21 

2 2 1 1 2 

2 2 - - -

1 - - - I 

2 2 - - -

- - - - -

7 6 1 1 18 

55 43 1 1 55 

12 11 1 

16 1 

23 

1 066 950 I 10 261 

17 16 1 1 5 

2354 2 338 9 9 863 

257 255 (Z) (Z) 52 

2 2 - - 4 

51 51 - - 480 

1 1 - - 13 

7 

5~1 1 I 18 70 1 1 94 

5 4 - - 5 

40 28 - - 37 

5 5 1 1 17 

30 30 1 1 57 

15 15 1 1 20 1 292 1 292 7 7 701 15 15 1 

- - 19 959 959 1 - - 505 15 15 1 I 20 (0) (0) (0) (0) 260 15 15 1 1 19 (0) (0) (0) (0) 513 (0) (0) (0) (0) 2 864 

28 28 4 4 21 189 189 19 19 40 7 

3~ I - - 5 30 - - 17 26 26 - - 27 1 1 - - - 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

20 19 2 2 22 (0) 7 656 (0) (0) 858 

16 16 1 1 22 3 2 - - - 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 19 2 2 22 (0) 7 656 (0) (0) 855 

- - - - 1 - - - - 3 

WEST VIRGINIA 3S 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal farms; see 1ext] 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ farms_ - number _ - Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold ______________ forms_ - number _ - Forms with- 1 101,999 __________________________________________ _ 

- 2,000 10 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 60,000 10 99,999 _____________________________________ _ - J 00,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms_ 

number _ Turkeys sold ____________________________________ ~_ farms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes __________________________ ~ ____ farms_ 

ocres_ for groin or seed __________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 aeres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 aereL __________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more" _________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Wheat for groin _____________________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

bushels_ -

- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms -- acres -- Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acreL ______________________________________ _ 25 to 9J) ocres _______________________________________ _ 

--

- 100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ 

- 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ -

Oats for groin ______________________________________ farms 

acres 

bushels Irrigated _________________________________________ farms 

acres 

Borley for -groin _______ . ______________________________ forms 

acres 

bushels Irrigafed _________________________________________ farms 

acres 

T obacea ___________________________________________ forms 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- acres -- paunds_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ farms -- acres -- Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

5.010 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acresForms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 oeres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hay crops (see texf) _________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres_ - Forms by acres harvesfed: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ________________________________ -------- 100 to 499 acres ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________ . _________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ farms. 

acreL 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

See footnofe at end of table. 

36 WEST VIRGJNIA 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Individual 

101al or family 

-403 368 807 464 648 020 148 133 14 255 063 11 91-0584 

44 42 

33 32 19 14 52 45 

324 312 12 139 12 080 106 97 

2 874 634 2 552 824 

5 161 4609 

100 490 78 338 4 215 3 780 63 451 49 922 

5 652 726 4 412 365 9 9 

197 197 

3 650 3 338 459 370 

99 66 7 6 

520 430 

5 -401 4061 179 472 132 543 

- -

- -

471 399 47 30 2 1 

- -

959 855 7 812 6 547 

334 498 282 465 - - - -

246 201 3 534 2 719 

157 358 120 071 - -

- -

I 341 1 240 

I 547 1 397 

2 432 376 2 179 2!l6 

6 4' 3 2 

1 321 1 223 

20 17 

- -

1 456 1 313 

1 026 873 

130 803 104 327 

7 5 

3 3 

1 255 I 1-40 

160 139 

38 32 

3 2 

- -

16 728 15 497 

463 217 411 739 

762 890 661 366 

23 22 

499 492 

9 985 9448 

6 186 5 599 

552 446 

5 4 

3 917 3 SOl 

78 962 68 730 

175 488 148 087 

5 4 

155 148 

Partnership 

27 

152 092 

10 

1 100 979 

2 

1 

3 

4' 

l2 

59 

8 

(0) 

469 

13866 

367 

8 573 

77081'6 

-

-

283 

68 

16 

-

74 

986 32 029 

-

-

61 

1'2 

1 

-

91 ' 971 

37 853· 

-

-

36 

521 

22 727 

-

-

99 

145 

248 778 2 

1 

96 

3 

-

122 

107 15954. 

2 

.Zl 

95 

21 

6 

-

-

I 087 

41 830 

78 141 

1 

7 

489 

521 

77 

-

358 

7 6681 18 65r 

Corporation 

Family held Other Ihon fomily held Othercooperative, 

TO or less 10- or less es1ate or lo1al lo1al s1ockholders Total stockholders 1rust, etc. 

5 " 3 1 1 3 

7 215 (0) 2430 (0) (0) 137 

5 5 5 - - -

I 243 500 1 243 500 I 243 500 - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 2 2 2 - - -

3 :> :> - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - T 1 1 - - - (0) (0) (0) - - -

65 56 54 9 8 18 

7984 6434 6 117 1 550 1,495 302 55 48 46 7 6 13 

4 831 4040 3823 791 736 125 

456 839 384432 381 732 72 407 69657 12 706 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

17 16 15 1 I 12 

20 17 17 3 2 1 

17 14 13 3 3 - 1 1 1 - - -

13 11 11 2 1 3 

327 265 265 62 51 27 

14 100 1-0 700 10700 3' 400 2800 800 

- - - - - - - - - - - - . 8· 7 7 1 - 3 

5 4 4 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

12' 8 81 4 4 1 

261 148 148 113' 113 33 

12 005 7 875 7875, 4 130 4 130 2 175 

- - .. - - - - - - . - - -

9 8 8 1 - - 294 274 274 20 - -

14 560 13 560 13 560 1 000 - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

1 1 1 - - 1 

1 1 1 - - 4 1 502 1 502 1 502 - - 2 800 - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 1 l' , - - 1 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

5 5 5 - - 16 40 40 40 - - 6 10 062 10062 10 062 - -, 460. 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

4 4 4 - - 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -

95 86 85 9 8 49 

8 164 6 913 6 713 1 251 1 231 1 484 20 705 16950 16450 3 755 3 715 2678 . 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

19 18 18 1 - 29 

49 45 45 4' 4 17 26 23 22 3 3 3 1 - - 1 1 -

46 41 40 5 5 12 

2 376/ 2 121 1 921/ 255 

255

1 

188

1 

8 182 6 843 6343 1 339 1 339 562 

- - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-(on. 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms __ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ -

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 5.01024.9 acres. ____________________________________ _ 25.0 10 99.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 Qcres or more ___________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 10 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

- 25.0 10 99.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ forms __ 

total acres __ pounds __ 

Peaches _________________________________________ forms __ 

total acres __ 

poundL_ 

'1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

Individual 

Total or family 

421 381 I 534 I 108 

9 4 

84 6 

371 345 

38 29 10 6 

2 I 

1 105 990 

22945 12 367 10 7 91 44 

822 762 177 152 51 42 55 34 

985 877 18 725 9554 285 354 972 123 978 507 

472 433 

3477 2 200 26 881 335 14 798 228 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Partnership 

31 

355 

5 

78 

211 

?I 

I~I 4 

(D) 

551 

20 

7 

8 

86 

3 563 45 287 273 

291 

6 054 872 51~i 

Tolal 

4 

54 

-

-

~I I 

-

20 

6 432 

I 

(OJ 

1 

4 

2 

13 

17 5599 

116 n8S 192 

81 

76~ i 6 028 185 

Corporation 

Olher Ihan family held Olher- Family held cooper· 

otive, 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Tolal stockholders Tolal stockholders trust, .etc. 

3 2 I - 5 

49 (D) 5 - 17 

- - - - - - - - - -

I I -

I - I =1 il I I - - -

- - - - -

17 17 3 I 5 

4348 4348 2084 (0) 14 

1 I - - -

(OJ (D) - - -

I II - -' 41 

4 4 - - I 

2 2 - - -

10 10 3 I -

14 14 3 I 5 

3 515 3 515 2084 (OJ 9 

57 472 278 57 472 278 58 612 914 (D) 4000 

8 81 - -I 2 

762 76~ i - =j 

1 

6 028 185 6 028 185 - 50 

WEST VIRGINIA 37 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ - . percenL - land In forms ______________________________________ acres_ - Average size of farm ______________________________ ocres_ - Value of land and buildings1 ___________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Average per form ________________________________ dollars-- Average per ocre _________________________________ dollors-- Farms by value of land and buildings; $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 10 $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land' by operator; land owned ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres- land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ 

acres- Land rented or leased to others ___________ . __________ farms_ 

acres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ formsocres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 10199 acres ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

.500 to 999 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

1,00010 1,999 acreL _______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland; Pasture or grazing only __________________________ forms_ 

acresCover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ formsocres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ forms_ 

acres- In cultivated summer follow _______________________ forms_ 

acres- Idle ___________________________________________ farmsacres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total woodland _ .. ___________________________________ farms_ - acres-- Woodland pastured ________________________________ forms_ - acres-- Woodland not pastured ____________________________ farms_ -

- Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ forms-- acres-- land in house Jots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ forms- - acreL -

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms- - acres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Postureland irrigated _______________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms- - acreL -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

AIIF~~e~~~;~s -= ~==== = ~===== ====== = ================ ~~~~:~ = 

-

- Port owners ____________________________________ number_ - Tenants _______________________________________ number_ - White _________________________________________ number_ - full owners __________________________________ number_ - Port owners ___________ .. ______________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ - Block and other raceL ___________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Port owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ -

See footnofe at end of table. 

38 WEST VIRGINIA 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

20 506 7 636 

100.0 37.2 3 851 878 1 884 264 188 247 

20 506 7 590 

22990141 1 074 7611 112 114 141 602 590 565 

1 458 493 3 855 1 212 5 467 2 002 3 OJ3 997 

2 638 923 1 306 489 1 

2 113 1 071 502 298 134 105 

19 425 7 244 3 217 109 1 539 209 

4 811 1 9081 713 606 380 551 

940 385 78 837 35 496 

19 705 7 396 I 508 739 730 063 

18 542 7 076 600 707 319 319 

15 395 5 273 

2 164 1 120 

689 450 261 203 

26 24 6 6 

1 -

12 3111 4 672 

812 519 369 323 

864

1 

356 17 068 7 614 

331 127 

3 640 1 1 647 416 174 

5 461 2 951 

2 165 717 

69 344 29 209 

15 716 6 131 

1 546 628 729 523 

9 397 3 765 

571 696 274 830 

10 468 4 125 

974 932 454 693 

6 152 2 569 

624 025 343 023 

13 743 5 271 

172 486 81 655 

17 948 6 864 2 008 240 987 176 

115 51 

1 234 841 

102 45 

1 039 740 

7 2 

124 76 

8 5 

71 25 

357 191 

4 528 2 595 

20 506 7 636 

15 716 5 740 

3 676 1 475 

1 114 421 

20 441 7 615 

15 669 5 727 

3 664 1 469 

I 108 419 

65 21 

47 13 

12 6 

6 2 

Under 25 years 

91 

0.4 21 394 

235 

84 8 836 

105 189 

400 

9 

2 

20 

15 

13 

9 

16 

-

-

57 

8278 

56 

13 675 

4 559 

89 

9 348 

88 4 720 

51 

26 

8 

3 

-

-

-

51 

3 728 

2 

74 

1 

25 

-

-

16 

801 

64 6980 22 

1 585 

51 

5 395 

32 

3 669 

61 

I 397 

64 8982 

4 

72 

4 

72 

-

-

-

-

-

-

91 

35 

21 

35 

91 

35 

21 

35 

-

-

-

-

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 years 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years and over 

397 598 1 161 2 004 3385 

1.9 2.9 5.6 9.7 16.5 

120 168 228 408 346 346 488 114 679 834 

303 382 298 244 201 

379 582 1 214 1 986 3345 

94 633 135 602 209 644 273 285 352 761 

249 691 232 993 172 689 137 605 105 459 

785 566 583 554 528 

14 11 57 127 275 

34 58 157 252 709 

71 114 205 615 977 

45 55 199 241 442 

35 89 138 258 390 

18 44 132 112 174 

116 150 231 276 282 

25 43 77 91 62 

21 18 18 14 34 

310 562 1 101 1 926 3 288 

65 168 156 231 258 469 415 650 635 413 

229 252 426 48J 462 

56 650 73 830 91 821 80985 63590 

13 19 53 106 190 

1 650 1 653 3944 8 521 19 169 

380 582 1 127 1 934 3 284 

49 321 97 937 129 939 184 86J 258 655 

365 562 1 091 1 842 3 128 

26952 46 098 64 391 80991 96 167 

190 306 710 1 361 2 655 

92 116 217 315 354 

52 90 104 115 81 

30 41 52 45 32 

1 7 6 5 5 

- 2 2 1 1 

- - - - -

221 387 688 1 208 2 117 

18 508 44 441 58 169 95 665 148812 

50 29 94 74 107 

334 832 2 568 1 527 2 279 

19 11 25 24 47 

300 263 246 271 542 

12 9 43 47 63 

467 42 914 870 658 

67 66 106 138 324 

2 760 6 261 3 651 5 539 10 197 

301 467 936 1 631 2 732 

44 389 75 395 134 350 188 609 279 800 

169 274 581 1 010 1 709 

14 385 27 614 47 607 75 743 107 896 

230 328 666 1 087 1 763 

30 004 47 781 86 743 112 866 17l 904 

132 179 480 704 1 042 

23 446 46 453 70 508 93 589 105 358 

280 377 760 1 420 2 373 

3 012 8 623 11 549 21 053 36021 

327 534 1 072 1 831 3 036 56 339 118 508 176 284 264 997 362 066 

9 11 7 7 13 

18 328 139 137 147 

7 11 6 7 10 

12 328 121 137 70 

- - - - 2 

- - - - 76 

2 - 2 - 1 

6 - 18 - 1 

30 22 37 51 51 617 379 602 474 523 

397 598 1 161 2 004 3 385 169 348 736 1 525 2 927 

140 214 361 379 360 

88 36 64 100 98 395 597 1 160 1 999 3 373 

168 347 736 1 522 2 919 

139 214 361 378 356 

88 36 63 99 98 

2 1 1 5 12 

1 1 - 3 8 

1 - - 1 4 

- - 1 1 -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Coo. 

(Excludes abnormal forms· see lext] 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ 

percent_ land in forms ______________________________________ acres_ Average size of farm ______________________________ acres_ 

Value of land and buildings' •••••••.••••••.•••••.•••••• forms. 

$1.000. Average per fonn ________________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _________________________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value of land and buildings, 

$110 $19,999 ••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••• 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· $20,000 10 $39,999 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••..••••.• $40,000 10 $69,999 ••••••••••••••••••••.•.•••.••••••••••• 

$70,000 10 $99,999 ••••••••••.••••••••.•••.•••••••••••••• 

$100,000 10 $149,999 ••••••••.••••••••••••.•••••••••••••• 

$150,000 10 $199,999 •••••••••.••••••••••••••••••.••••••• $200,000 10 $499,999 •••••••••••••••••••.••..•••••••••••• 

$500,000 10 $999,999 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••.••••.• $1,000,000 or more ••••••••.•••••.•••••••.•..••••••••••• 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Owned and renled land by operolor, land owned ______________________________________ farms_ · ocres_ · land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ · acres_ · Land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms_ · acres_ · 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ · acres_ Harvested · cropland ________________________________ farms_ · acres_ · Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 50 · to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 10199 acres •••••••••••...••••••...••••••••.•••• 200 10 499 acres ••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••.•••••• 

500 10 999 acres ••••••.•.•••••••••.•••••.•••..•••••• 

1,00010 1,999 oere5. .•••••••••.•.••••.••.••••••••••• 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Pasture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ (over crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses not harvested or pastured __________________________ forms_ 

acres_ On which all crops failed _________________________ forms_ 

acres_ In cultivated summer follow _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ Idle ••.••.•••••••••••••.••••.•.•..•.••••..••••• forms. 

acreL 

TolOI woodland ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•....••• farms. 

acres_ Woodland poslured •••••••••••••.•.••••••.•..•••••• forms. 

acres_ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Pastureland and rangeland other than cropla nd and . woodland pastured _________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Poslurelond, all Iypes ••••••••••••••••..•••••••.•••••• forms. 

ocres_ Irrigated lond _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Postureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Other land irrigoled •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• forms. 

acres_ land sel aside in Ihe federal form programs in 1978 •••••• forms. 

acres_ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

AIIF~fle:~;:s Port owners -==================================== __ ____ __ __ __ ____ __ __ ____ __ ____ ______ number_ ~~:~:~: 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Tenants __ ______ __ __ __ ______ __ ______ ____ ____ __ _ number __ · While ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• number. Full owners __________________________________ number_ · 

· Port awners __________________________________ number_ Tenants _____________________________________ number_ · 

· Block and olher roces ••••••••••••••••••••••••• _ •• number. · Full owners •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• number. Part owners __________________________________ number_ · Tenants __ ____ __ ____ __ ____ __ ____ __ ____ ______ _ number_ · 

· See foolnole 01 end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

I 

1 

1 

1 

Tolol Under 25 yeors 

12870 180 

62.7 0.8 

967 614 22 534 

153 125 

12916 176 

224 253 16023 

94785 91 038 

613 756 

965 55 

2 643 18 3465 34 

2 036 26 

1 715 17 

817 16 1 042 2 204 8 

29 -

12 181 103 

677 900 17240 

2903 94 

333 055 6213 

555 6 43 341 919 

12309 160 778 676 7249 

11466 152 

281 388 3059 

10 122 131 

1 044 20 

239 1 

58 - 2 - - -

1 -

7639 68 443 196 3 719 

508 5 9454 41 204 3 1 993 45 242 -

2 510 - 1 448 28 40 135 385 

9 585 95 817 105 10635 5 632 52 

296 866 2 131 6343 64 520 239 8504 

3 583 44 281 002 3419 

8472 102 90831 1 231 

11084 115 021 064 9269 

64 1 393 1 57 1 299 1 

5 - 48 - 3 - 46 - 166 - I 933 -

12870 180 9976 86 2 201 17 693 77 12826 179 

9942 85 2 195 17 689 77 44 1 34 1 6 - 4 -

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 10 34 yeors 35 10 44 yeors 45 10 54 yeors 

1 667 3 354 3 0130 

8.1 16.3 16.7 

221 251 455 475 569 835 

133 136 166 

1 648 3337 3 568 

142 053 300 431 360 952 

86 197 90030 101 163 

667 638 606 

117 185 177 

290 790 644 

459 830 1 013 

284 589 582 

308 383 528 

82 242 209 

86 287 339 

21 29 67 

1 2 9 

1 451 3 163 3308 

144 116 366 483 498 703 

621 923 667 

81 405 95 917 79 660 

51 111 116 

4270 6925 8 528 

1 580 3 211 3 311 

94581 188 0130 229 470 

1 495 3 015 3 022 

36 808 67 599 78 752 

1 317 2 707 2 610 

139 235 330 

31 61 62 

8 12 20 

- - - - - - - - -

929 2 108 2 088 52 129 109 213 134 454 

77 123 164 977 2469 3 296 54 52 49 

211 563 539 25 51 67 

133 615 571 160 392 403 4323 7 971 11 858 

1 172 2501 2 587 87385 183 395 237 621 667 1 535 1 549 

33 160 74 138 87 757 792 1 584 1 716 54 225 109 257 149 864 

496 883 933 30217 63 164 76 319 1 023 2 191 2 283 9068 20486 26 425 

1 399 2 973 2 993 115 506 246 515 298 530 11 13 14 72 68 107 9 12 11 50 59 60 2 1 1 22 9 2 

- - 2 

- - 45 24 36 53 195 402 839 

1 667 3 354 3 430 1 048 2433 2 764 402 729 543 217 192 123 1 661 3 334 3424 1 047 2415 2 758 399 727 543 215 192 123 6 20 6 1 18 6 3 2 - 2 - -

65 yeors and 

55 fa 64 years over 

2 769 1 470 

13.5 7.1 

465 317 233202 

168 159 

2696 1 491 

276 570 128 2241 

102 585 85998 

600 545 

268 163 

538 363 

707 422 

394 161 

343 136 

170 98 

208 120 

55 24 

13 4 

2 714 I 442 

424 030 227 328 

455 143 53 479 16381 1 142 129 

12 192 10 507 

2 668 1 379 

176 875 82071 

2 506 1 276 

64 808 30362 

2200 1 157 

244 76 

54 30 

5 13 

2 - - - 1 -

1 672 774 

98 622 45 059 

98 41 

1 945 726 41 5 

488 147 63 36 

902 289 311 154 10 110 5488 

2 155 I 075 197 022 101 047 1 269 560 

65 018 34 662 1 432 755 132 004 66 385 

802 425 70 141 37 742 

1 872 1 001 21 279 12 342 

2402 1 202 233 781 117 463 

17 8 76 69 17 7 76 53 

- 1 

- 15 

- 1 - 1 42 11 430 67 

2 769 1 470 2 318 1 327 396 114 55 29 2764 1 464 

2 316 1 321 395 114 53 29 5 6 2 6 I - 2 -

WEST VIRGINIA 39 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

tExciudes obnonnol farms; see text1 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Partnership ________________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ -

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms- - acres- More - Ihon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ - Other than family held _____________________________ forms_ - acres_ More - than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms- - 10 or less stockholders- __________________________ farms_ - Otner- cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ - acres--

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence; 

- ~~tf~~~o~~r~~~ot;d==================================== - Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ _ - 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ _ 

- 45 to 54 yearL ________________________________________ _ - 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ 

- 65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average - oge ___________________________________________ _ 

- Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ 

- Female _______________________________________________ _ - Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

- Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

- Other ________________________________________________ _ 

-

Operators reporting days of work off form; None _________________________________________________ _ - I to 99 doys __________________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

- 200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres- __________________________________________ _ 

SO to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'-________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres- ________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ______________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash groin forms (011 L ___________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013L ____________________ _ Cotton farms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco farms (0132'- __________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (Oln 0134, 0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable ond melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

FrUit and tree nut forms (O}7) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) __________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (OI9) _________________________ _ 

Livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Beef cattle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy forms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry ond egg farms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal speciolty forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE Of AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms by value of agricutturol products sold: $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499,999 __________________________ -------- - $100,000 to $199,999 __________________________ - ______ _ - $40,000 to $99,999 ______________________________ ---- __ - $20,000 to $39, 99L __________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ -_ - ____ _ - $2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - Less than $2,500 ______________________________ -----__ _ -

See footnote at end of table. 

40 WEST VIRGINIA 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

19 005 6900 3 385 823 1 591 577 1 289 600 358 953 213 318 

1251 791 77 349 56 429 4 1 121 78 15 14 16 587 (D) 

3 3 12 11 

72 43 13 166 (D) 

15 549 6 223 2 755 612 

2711 91 

2 064 397 3 952 598 4 591 1 161 

4 773 2 004 

4 855 3 385 

53.0 60.2 

18 950 6 804 

1 556 832 

65 37 

7 636 7 636 

12 870 -

6 600 5 072 

1 639 1 031 1 663 418 

9 921 432 

818 200 

3 151 765 

1 771 512 

2 517 866 3 274 1 114 1 2 266 848 

1 534 654 1 143 503 

2 691 1 341 

1 041 620 

242 173 

58 40 

368 120 

2 854 844 

- - 989 298 

1 865 546 158 56 

326 139 

196 61 

971 252 

14 111 5 181 

11 707 4 268 

665 550 

388 257 

272 103 

197 73 

20 506 7 636 

198 411 142 040 

24 22 116 105 

210 183 

502 410 

653 426 

1 238 703 

2 647 1 095 

4 164 1 518 

10 952 3 174 

Fanning 

Age of operator 

65 yeors 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years and over 

79 347 522 1 028 1 818 3 106 

18315 98450 182 203 277 233 416 422 598 954 

11 37 61 111 154 226 

3078 11 044 28 820 52003 56017 62356 

1 8 12 15 25 18 

1 4 725 13 840 10 250 13 132 14481 

- - - 1 - - 1 8 12 14 25 18 - 2 2 5 3 2 - (D) (D) (D) 1 853 (D) 

- 1 - 1 1 - - 1 2 4 2 2 

- 3 1 2 4 33 

- (D) (D) (D) 690 (D) 

53 312 483 966 1 665 2 744 

16 57 58 88 139 254 

91 - - - - -

- 397 - - - - - - 598 - - -

- - - 1 161 - - - - - - 2 004 -

- - - - - 3 385 

21.0 30.4 40.0 50.2 60.2 71.8 

89 358 519 1 052 1 818 2968 

2 39 79 109 186 417 

- 23 1 - 5 8 

91 397 598 1 161 2 004 3385 

- - - - - -

36 169 320 674 1 321 2552 

23 104 118 192 285 309 

13 56 61 111 134 43 

16 48 58 92 109 109 

3 17 16 18 43 103 10 25 36 123 197 374 

7 20 30 93 108 254 

4 27 70 82 235 448 

4 61 65 120 312 552 

7 32 33 119 262 395 

6 30 35 96 162 325 

18 30 34 97 137 187 

24 95 137 227 341 517 

8 45 106 141 148 172 

- 12 26 37 48 50 - 3 10 8 11 8 

3 15 7 31 22 42 

19 30 37 91 195 472 

- - - - - - 3 6 20 37 72 160 

16 24 17 54 123 312 

2 5 2 9 13 25 

4 10 22 31 27 45 

3 7 7 11 16 17 

1 2 32 42 69 106 

47 202 346 703 1 428 2 455 

29 140 281 581 1 149 2 088 

10 74 109 137 141 79 

- 38 24 61 72 62 1 11 8 26 8 49 

1 3 4 19 13 33 

91 397 598 1 161 2004 3385 

1 593 12 846 22 889 43844 36 605 24 263 

- 1 1 13 5 2 1 8 26 37 24 9 

- 27 36 48 51 21 7 53 85 103 102 60 14 40 55 102 122 93 

29 62 69 117 210 216 

7 47 87 202 293 459 

16 38 117 195 389 763 

17 121 122 344 808 1 762 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal farms· see text) 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ Partnership ________________________________________ forms_ -

- Dcres_ - Corporations: family held _______________________________________ forms_ - acres_ More Ihan 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ -

- 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ 

Other th.R fom~v held _____________________________ farms_ -

- acres_ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ -

- to or less stockholders ___________________________ farms-- Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ - acres_ -

OPERATO. CHARACTERlmCS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not - on farm operated __________________________________ _ 

- Operators by age group: Under 25 ye.rs ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 ye.rs ________________________________________ _ 

3S to 44 yeors ________________________________________ _ - 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ - 55 to 64 ye.rs _________________________________________ _ -

- 6S years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average oge ___________________________________________ _ -

-

Operators by sex: M.1e ________________________________________________ _ 

fem.1e _______________________________________________ _ -

Operators - of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

- Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

Oth.r ________________________________________________ _ -

- Operators reporting days of work off farm: None _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ -

- 100 to 199 d.ys _______________________________________ _ 

- 200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

- FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 .cres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 oeres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 oeres _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 oeres _________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 aeres _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 oeres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 .eres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 10 1,999 aeres ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin farms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

field crop, except cash grain farms (013) _____________________ _ Callan farms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sug.r crop, Irish potota, hoy, peanut, and other field crop f.rms (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Veget.ble and melon f.rms (016) ___________________________ _ 

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-

-

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- Fruit and tree nut f.rms (017) ______________________________ _ Horticultural - specialty f.rms (018) __________________________ _ 

Gener.1 farms, primarilv crop (019) _________________________ _ -

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livestock farms, except d.iry, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Beef e,"le farms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

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-

- Poultry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal speei.lty farms (027) _______________________________ _ -

- Gener.l farms, primarily livestock (029). _____________________ _ 

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VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultur.1 products sold _______________ f.rms_ - $1,000_ Farms by value of agricultural products sold, - $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ -

- $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $39,999 ___________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ -

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - less th.n $2,500 _____________________________________ _ -

-

See faolnate .t end of t.ble. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1 

Total Under 25 years 

12105 170 

794246 21 554 

689 10 

145635 980 

46 - 20920 - 3 - 43 - 1 - (D) - - - 1 - 29 - (OJ -

9326 99 2143 63 

180 180 

1 667 - 3354 - 3430 - 2 769 - 1 470 -

48.7 21.6 

12146 159 

724 21 

28 2 

- - 12870 180 

1 528 16 

608 10 1 245 25 

9489 129 

618 22 2 386 62 1 259 13 

1 651 ].1 

2160 23 

1 418 14 

880 6 640 5 1 350 13 

421 11 69 - 18 -

248 20 2010 56 -, - 691 29 

1 319 27 102 2 

187 1 135 2 719 9 

8930 88 7439 61 115 - 131 - 169 2 

124 -

12870 180 56371 525 

2 - 11 - 27 - 92 - 227 2 535 4 1 552 17 2646 53 7778 104 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 

1 545 3 186 3 227 

198 172 422 811 518 360 

112 152 183 

21 284 28742 43 384 

3 9 10 

215 3 212 (0) 

- - -

3 9 10 

- - 1 

- - (D) 

- - - - - 1 

7 7 9 

1 580 710 2748 

1 181 2491 2483 

294 489 615 

- - - 1 667 - -

- 3 354 - - - 3430 

- - -

- - - 30.2 39.7 49.7 

1 630 3 259 3 321 

37 95 109 

2 6 5 

- - -

1 667 3354 3430 

43 97 136 

60 137 106 

168 257 327 

1 396 2 863 2861 

189 126 103 

284 790 518 

183 356 287 

200 415 509 279 545 567 

166 302 445 103 238 256 

59 179 169 143 324 416 

56 67 134 4 9 24 1 3 2 

41 50 59 326 505 451 - - - 97 184 143 

229 321 308 5 14 22 12 30 77 11 48 42 66 256 182 

1 109 2 308 2468 912 1 906 2 104 11 29 29 27 38 31 41 53 29 18 '23 40 

1 667 3354 3430 7450 12641 15062 

- - - 4 2 2 6 4 6 5 23 34 33 54 61 61 135 148 194 415 457 319 618 738 1 045 2 103 1 984 

65 years and 

55 to 64 years over 

2601 1 376 

421 451 211 898 

150 82 

34 428 16817 

16 8 (D) (OJ 

3 -

13 8 

- - - -

- - - -

(O~' 2 (OJ 

2024 1 048 

439 243 

- - - - - - - -

2 769 -

- 1 470 

59.0 71.7 

2572 1 205 

197 265 

10 3 

- -

2 769 1 470 

339 897 

134 161 

355 113 

1 941 299 

88 90 

444 288 

284 136 

350 166, 468 278 

337 154 

190 87 

154 74 

327 127 

101 52 

19 13 7 5 

54 24 

388 284 

- - 129 109 

259 175 15 44 

46 21 27 5 127 79 

2002 '955 1 690 766 29 17 

21 14 28 16 

32 11 

2 769 1 470 15 182 5 512 

2 - 3 - 7 4 19 11 

46 31 133 54 

333 136 663 255 1 563 979 

WEST VIRGINIA 41 
Tobie 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal farms; see text] 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Grain ___________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation loans- _______________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Tobacco _________________________________________ forms- - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ $f~~~~= -

- $1,000_ - Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ___________________ forms-- $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms-- $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Other crops ______________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Dairy products ____________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ (ottle and calves __________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sheep, Jambs, and wool ____________________________ forrns-

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or rnore _________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestOCK and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms wifh expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ - ______ _ 

$50,000 or more ______________________________ --------

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ -- ______ -------

$20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ -------- $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

Farms by tons purchased: 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

1 to 99 tons _______________________________________ _ 

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-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

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-

- 100 10 499 lons-___________________________ ---------- 500 tons or mor& __________________________________ _ - Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ -- -------- $20,000 to $49,999 ______________ -- ---- ------ --------- $50,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

-

See footnote at end of table_ 

42 WEST VIRGINIA 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

I 390 686 6 012 4 354 

27 26 

I 897 I 851

30 20 1 

246 228 - - - - - - - - - - - -

I 324 436 

2 811 I 046 - - - - 3 252 I 113 

7 046 2 954 

4 4 

239 239 

421 207 

835 572 

2 2 

(D) (D) 

393 223 

22 341 19 372 

76 67 

21 048 18 524 

232 77 

6 910 3 661 

26 15 

5 535 3 202 

298 157 

276 180 I I (0) (D) 

I 306 702 

35 196 30 908 

163 142 

33 020 29 591 

897 696 

34 531 32 055 

291 275 

27 608 26 335 

15 128 6 053 

70 892 39 354 

181 129 

14 798 II 279 

1 931 927 

5 538 4 047 

18 18 

1 525 1 525 

2 326 I 254 

4 547 2 991 

4 4 

212 212 

1 196 403 

1 477 546 

5 2 

296 (D) 

7644 3 001 

24 876 16 627 

6 649 2 359 

731 459 

199 130 

65 53 

14 869 5 766 

41 666 32 895 

13 901 4 981 

605 473 

213 180 

150 132 

4 864 2 235 

180 902 153 335 

30912 26 472 

451O 1 939 

265 219 

89 77 

4 194 I 660 

377 326 

157 129 

136 120 

Under 25 yeors 

35 

73 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

17 

45 

-

-

24 

99 

-

-

16 

98 

-

-

5 

143 

2 

(D) 

3 

118 

I 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

1 

(Z) 

-

-

12 

334 

3 

161 

62 

599 

1 

(D) 

19 

60 

-

-

12 

23 

-

-

2 

(Z) 

-

-

32 

136 

25 

6 

1 

-

46 

159 

44 

1 

-

I 

27 

303 

59 

26 

1 

-

26 

I 

-

-

Farming 

Ag e of operator 

65 yeors 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 veors and over 

55 80 140 166 210 

607 I 018 998 846 813 

6 8 5 5 2 

320 667 275 (D) (0) 

6 I 6 3 4 

99 (D) (D) 5 2 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

15 33 57 106 208 

30 127 194 256 394 

- - - - - - - - - -

66 76 183 245 519 

221 252 555 714 I 112 

- - 2 I I 

- - (D) (D) (D) 

16 13 29 47 86 

38 65 153 113 105 

- I I - - - (D) (D) - -

13 34 42 42 87 

I 553 2 497 7 709 4877 2 593 

7 16 20 13 9 

(D) 2 416 7600 4 650 2 266 

9 8 17 19 21 

415 533 I 943 517 135 

3 2 3 5 I 

336 (D) I 836 409 (D) 

4 9 19 41 84 

3 22 70 48 38 

- - I - -

- - (D) - -

66 52 118 179 286 

2 187 3 669 13477 8 574 3000 

10 19 53 42 18 

2 157 3 503 13271 8 003 2 657 

84 123 172 174 131 

4848 8 027 8272 7 327 3247 

48 64 73 60 27 

4 181 6 922 6831 5 782 2 456 

297 479 942 1 644 2629 

2 322 5 617 8296 II 172 II 347 

8 29 29 36 26 

(D) 2 646 2984 3 126 1 838 

77 99 190 280 262 

311 524 1 411 1 242 499 

- 5 7 6 - - 242 795 487 -

58 121 224 330 509 

265 401 632 844 826 

1 - 2 1 - (D) - (D) (D) -

37 32 80 83 169 

44 138 134 74 155 

- 2 - - - - (D) - - -

216 324 577 723 I 129 

1 308 2 641 4 830 5 333 2 379 

133 222 403 547 1 029 

69 59 117 129 79 

11 32 39 30 17 

3 11 18 17 4 

294 483 973 I 517 2 453 

3 365 5 070 11 366 8 696 4238 

194 343 761 I 310 2 329 

54 73 119 131 95 

33 44 46 41 16 

13 23 47 35 13 

181 241 383 584 819 

15 968 22 783 55661 41 797 16 823 

2 766 3 949 9 778 7 124 2 795 

146 191 299 493 784 

28 38 53 72 27 

7 12 31 19 8 

99 130 243 420 742 

39 66 66 98 56 

31 26 30 34 8 

12 19 44 32 13 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal farms· see text} 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ farms- - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ formL - $1.000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - (otton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Commodity (redit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ formL - $1,000_ - Field seeds, hoy, forage, and siloge ___________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ formL - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Dairy products ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Cottle and calves __________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms-

$1,000_ Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ farms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

Forms by tons purchased: 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

I 1099 lon. _______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 lon. ____________________________________ _ 

500 tons or more __________________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 _________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or mar. ___________________________________ _ 

See loolnol. 01 end 01 lable. 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 years 

704 38 

I 658 43 

I - (0) - 10 - 18 -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

888 31 

I 765 81 

- - - - 2 139 37 

4092 78 

- - - - 214 5 

26: 1 5 

-

- -

170 2 

2969 2 

9 - 2 525 - 155 2 

3 249 5 

11 - 2 333 - 141 I 

96 I 

- -

- -

604 5 

4288 (Z) 

21 -

3429 - 201 - 2476 - 16 -

I 273 - 9075 7B 

31 538 249 

52 - 3 5191 -

I 004 36 

I 491 36 

- - - - I 072 11 

I 556 15 

- - - - 793 11 

931 10 

3 - (0) -

4643 86 

8 248 76 

4290 86 

272 - 69 - 12 -

9 103 122 

8 770 51 

8 920 122 

132 -

33 - 18 -

2629 33 27567 80 4441 10 

2 571 33 

46 - 12 -

2534 33 

51 - 28 - 16 -

Other occupations 

Age of ope rotor 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 

106 177 179 

215 295 547 

- - I 

- - (0) 

4 2 -

2 4 -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

118 241 202 

306 460 394 

- - -

- - -

361 516 52B 

628 999 I 151 

- - -

- - -

20 58 46 

18 53 81 

- - -

- - -

13 41 55 

19 153 418 

- I 3 

- (0) (0) 

19 50 46 

387 752 455 

I 4 3 

(0) (0) 221 

8 27 48 

7 13 37 

- - -

- - -

120 152 153 

996 I 108 977 

5 4 4 

978 685 741 

21 51 57 

307 447 BOO 

2 2 7 

(0) (0) 567 

I 106 2 356 2 529 

3 913 7415 9 036 

7 14 17 

675 777 945 

145 325 243 

256 404 447 

- - - - - - 140 239 273 

193 319 460 

- - - - - - 154 228 184 

203 222 257 

- - 2 

- - (0) 

750 I 298 I 283 I 572 2 349 I 887 

674 I 196 I 214 56 73 57 16 26 9 4 3 3 

I 253 2 388 2 569 I 287 2 407 2 470 

I 240 2 339 2 512 

6 27 46 2 18 6 5 4 5 

384 689 758 4 318 8 286 7 144 693 I 357 I 165 

378 666 746 

3 20 9 3 3 3 

377 660 734 2 8 15 I 18 4 4 3 5 

65 years and 

55 to 64 yeors over 

153 51 

399 158 

- -

-

(z\1 3 

12 

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

170 126 

363 161 

- -

- -

445 252 

767 469 

- -

- -

35 50 

57 49 

- - - -

39 20 

2 215 162 

4 I 

2 076 (0) 

31 7 

I 630 19 

3 -

I 456 -

32 25 

26 13 

- -

- -

109 65 

I 092 113 

7 I 

(0) (0) 

42 30 

641 281 

4 I 

304 (0) 

2 046 960 

7 185 3740 

7 7 

596 526 1 

182 73 

224 122 

- -

- - 286 123 

417 152 

- - - - 151 65 

166 72 

I - (0) -

878 348 

I 624 740 

798 322 

67 19 

13 5 

- 2 

I 846 925 

I 894 661 

I 804 903 

33 20 

5 2 4 -

533 232 6497 I 242 

I 015 201 

518 230 

12 2 

3 -

503 227 

22 4 

4 I 4 -

WEST VIRGINIA 43 
Tobie 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-.,. Con. 

"lExciudes abnannol forms; see text] 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal health cost5- _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ - $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Seeds, bulbs. plonts, and trees ________________________ formL - $I,OO(L ~ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1.000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms-- $1,000 -- Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _______________________________________ _ 

-- $2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- - $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

- - $20,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

--

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

-- $10,000 to $19, 99L _________________________________ _ -- $20,000 or more ________ ~ ___________________________ _ 

- - Petroleum products ________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Gasoline _______________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- LP gas, butane, and propane ______ ~ _____________ .:.farms -- $1,000 -- Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Natural gas ____________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Electricity ________________________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms -- $1,000 --

Hired form lobor ____________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________________ _ -- $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ -- $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ - Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms 

workers --

-- less than 150 doys ______________________________ farms -- workers_ -

Contract lobar ______________________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _______________________________________ _ -- $2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

(ustomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms wifh expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________ - ___ -_ - _____ ------ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, custom work, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for humon consumption _____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

See footnote of end of table. 

44 WEST VIRGINIA 

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Total forming 

and other 

occupations Totol 

10634 4 374 

1 928 1 220 

9 897 3 814 

390 279 

280 1 222 67 59 

8 261 3 355 3 555 2.A30 

7 697 2 908 495 392 44 37 

25 18 

12 040 4 955 9 358 6 126 

11 328 4384 586 455 85 77 41 39 

8 693 3 636 

4 640 3 335 

8 425 3 411 

206 166 

39 37 

23 22 

20 240 7 514 

14 035 8 653 

19 329 6 776 794 636 86 78 

31 24 

20 228 7 509 

10 954 6 697 

18 513 1 ;6 978 

6 503 '3 759 

7'391' 3 001 

I 987 1 262 643 412 

603 540 

802 409 

322 .2-'5 746 332 

552 410 

20 228 7509 988 511 1 

9 057 3972 

2 728 1 789 

I 406 668 

353 167 

6 353 2 771 

16 288 11 770 

5 828 2 352 

400 311 

83 72 

42 ;36 

I 152 777 

2 393 1 675 

5 840 2 435 

20 222 9 379 

'627 280 

.2 153 1 881 

548 219 

47 ·31 

10 8 

22 22 

4 007 1 650 

1 991 1 155 

3 874 1 555 

125 87 

7 7 

1 1 

1 113 562 

948 632 

1 606 588 

2 208 1 202 

Under 25 years 

56 

7 

55 

1 

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-

47 

67 

38 

7 

-

2 

70 

70 

60 

9 

1 

-

48 

20 

46 

2 

-

-

84 

84 

80 

3 

1 

-

84 

69 

'70 

38 

42 

11 

-

-

10 

10 

1 

5 

84 

4 

42 

14 

5 

(Z) 

43 

44 

38 

5 

-

-

7 

7 

43 

131 

4 

2 

4 

-

-

-

31 

10 

31 

-

-

-

18 

19 

10 

13 

Fanning 

Ag e of operator 

65 yeors 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors and over 

296 399 799 1 145 1 679 

146 238 335 250 243 

215 266 655 1 032 1 591 

26 71 77 53 51 

50 46 39 52 35 

5 16 28 8 2 

221 357 625 928 1 177 

275 507 731 572 278 

148 253 525 825 1 119 

58 91 91 90 55 

12 9 7 7 2 

3 4 2 6 1 

272 446 811 1 328 2 028 

694 1 357 1 429 1 523 1 054 

186 317 660 1 199 1962 

69 94 118 106 59 

13 18 25 13 7 

4 17 8 10 -

249 373 640 989 1 337 

342 616 954 830 573 

216 327 587 942 1 293 

27 30 38 34 35 

4 9 8 9 7 

2 7 7 4 2 

379 572 1 199 1 979 3301 

814 1 314 2320 2 207 1 915 

275 435 998 1 781 3207 

94 J15 160 176 88 

8 17 34 15 3 

2 5 7 7 3 

;::379 572 1 199 1 979 3 296 

628 994 1 806 1 706 1 493 

349 514 1 094 1 873 3 078 

298 525 ,864 1 030 1 004 

250 390 599 757 963 

180 236 298 306 231 

36 62 92 145 77 

37 106 192 152 52 

46 . 48 62 .. 120 123 

45 31 49 51 29 

29 24 66 66 146 

21 28 288 27 41 

379 572 1 199 1 979 3 296 

47 69 114 141 136 

275 395 656 1 062 1 542 

179 292 483 459 362 

29 52 106 156 320 

7 28 31 42 ·60 

188 287 571 624 'L058 

1 121 2 000 3842 2 456 2307 

139 204 466 507 998 

39 57 74 91 45 

7 17 19 19 10 

3 9 12 ' 7 5 

87 TIl '184 172 216 

167 286 419 398 398 

146 236 503 559 948 

593 972 2 200 2 094 3389 

29 29 32 86 100 

180 298 . 375 704 , 322 

22 17 20 73 83 

2 . 5 5 5 14 

1 3 1 3 -

4 4 6 5 3 

144 187 291 399 598 

116 211 252 312 255 

131 167 275 372 579 

11 19 12 26 19 

2 1 3 1 - - - 1 - -

101 64 132 114 133 

140 80 154 ,152 88 

55 39 93 163 228 

82 113 382 329 282 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRI'CULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms- see text] 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-Con. 

Animal health costs __________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,999 ________________________________ - ____ _ 

- $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ -

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ - $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 "~ _________________________________ _ - $20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Gasoline _______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms-

$1,000_ lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms-

$1,000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Electricity __ " ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Other - coal, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hired form labor ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farmsworkers_ less than 150 days ______________________________ farms_ 

workers_ 

Contract lobar ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 _______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999. ____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Customwork; machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________ ' ___________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ farms-

$1.000_ 

See footnote ot end of table, 

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-

-

-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

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-

-

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-

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUL JURE-STATE DATA 

Tolol Under 25 yeors 

6260 98 

709 5 

6083 98 

1111 -

58 -

8 -

4906 63 

1 125 11 

4 789 59 

103 4 

7 -

7 -

7085 86 

3 232 43 

6944 86 

131 -

8 -

2 -

5 0571 1>7 

1 J04 30 

5014 87 

40 - 2 -

1 -

12 726 172 

5 381 53 

12 553 172 

158 -

8 -

7 -

12 719 172 

4257 45 

11 535 1 168 

2 744 34 

4 390 58 

725 5 231 1 

63 (Z) 

393 7 107 (Z) 

414 7 

142 (Z) 

12 7191 172 

477 5 

5 085 82 939 9 

738 1 

186 (Z) 

3 582 72 

4 519 22 

34761 72 

89 - 11 - 6 -

375 5 718 9 3405 67 

10 84J 139 

347 - 272 -

329 - 16 - 2 - - -

2357 47 

836 12 

2 319 47 

38 -

- -

- -

551 20 316 13 

1 018 15 1 006; 16 

Other occupations 

Age of ope rotor 

25 10 34 years 35 10.44 years 45 to 54 yeors 

997 1 670 1 723 

106 193 202 

975 1 616 1 679 

14 31 32 

7 21 10 

1 2 2 

731 1 218 1 397 

169 270 247 

715 1 180 1 364 

14 33 31 

1 3 2 

1 2 -

912 1 742 1 929 

455 802 936 

891 1 709 1 882 

19 31 45 

2. - 2 

- 2 -

752 1 361 1 382 

155 296 339 

749 1 354 1 365 

3 7 16 

- - 1 

- - -

1 640 3 280 3 525 

638 1 266 1 541 

1 629 3 245 3 479 

9 32 43 

1 1 3 

1 2 -

1 640 3 280 3 520 

497 1 016 1 233 

1 453 2 954 3 244 

328 628 84J 

689 1 174 1 195 

87 181 194 

30 67 68 

14 13 15 

18 100 102 

1 36 22 

48 80 113 

8 41 20 

1 640 3 280 3 520 

60 118 138 

575 1 287 1 483 

91 223 273 

92 148 249 

49 26 35 

447 830 1 046 

455 613 1 018 

430 816 1 016 

16 12 25 - 2 5 1 - -

42 66 124 67 100 183 428 183 995 

1 366 2 673 3 072 

25 90 105 10 54 90 

25 87 99 

- 3 6 

- - - - - -

330 568 610 

133 167 240 

319 565 599 11 3 11 - - - - - -

122 171 135 89 88 72 

234 269 247 134 288 264 

65 years and 

55 to 64 yeors over 

1 252 520 

139 63 

1 219 496 

19 

11 1~1 3 

960 537 

359 69 

942 529 

13 8 

1 -

4 -

1 617 799 

711 285 

1 589 787 

24 12 

4 -

- -

1 032 443 

396 89 

1 018 441 

12 2 

1 -

1 -

2 649 1 460 

1 287 596 

2 594 1 434 

48 26 

3 - 4 -

2649 1 458 

998 468 

2 396 1 320 

616 295 

851 423 

171 87 

40 25 

16 5 

78 88 

26 21 

111 55 

63 11 

2 649 1 458 106 1 

5~~ I 1 143 

232 111 160 88 

58 17 

803 384 

1 972 438 

776 366 

18 18 

4 - 5 -

85 53 278 81 759 373 

2 521 1 072 

65 62 73 45 

57 61 

6 1 

2 - - -

565 2371 173 112 

564 225 1 12 

- -

- -

76 27 39 14 

153 100 203 102 

WEST VIRGINIA 45 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ - $1.000_ Forms by value group: - $1 '0 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ - $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ - $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms- - number _ - Wheel troctorL _____________________________________ forms-- number _ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ - number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ - number _ -

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms_ - number _ - Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms- - number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms_ - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ forms_ - number _ -

CottonpickerL ______________________________________ forms-- number _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Pickup bolers _______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farmL 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Lime ____________________________________________ formsacres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to controlInsects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Insect control on livesto'Ck and poultry ________________ farms_ 

SQnitotion and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and colves inventory ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- I to 9 __________________________________________ -----

10 to 49 ______________________________________ -------

50 to 99 __________________________ - ___ -------- ------- 100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 200 to 499 ______________________________________ ---__ - 500 or mare __________________________________ -_ ---__ _ 

-

Cows and heifers thot hod calved ____________________ forms-- number_ - Beef cows _____________________________________ forms_ - number _ -

Forms with- I to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ______________________ -- ____ -------------- 50 to 99 ____________________________________ - ___ _ 

- 100 to 199 __________________________________ ------ 200 to 499 ________________________ -------- -------- 500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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See footnote ot end of toble. 

46 WEST VIRGINIA 

(Excludes obnormal forms; see textJ 

T otol forming 

and other 

occupations Totol 

20 464 7572 

257 473 126 627 

4097 1 413 

8 818 1 2 815 4 217 1 550 

2 526 I 149 620 490 154 128 

30 26 

2 1 

10 4051 4 263 14 042 5 610 15 713 6 070 21 709 9 155 17 787 6 671 

27 872 11 979 

5 968 2 533 13 286 5 695 

698 526 

3 465 2 672 

458 328 478 348 

I 926 I 030 2 080 I 150 

248 173 260 184 

I 786 938 

1 820 966 

- -

- - 4 971 2 247 

5 384 2 495 9 601 4 045 10 035 4 253 

1 892 1 059 

2 1241 I 1871 

13 335 5 331 

13 998 9 462 11 388 4 784 

310 649 191 326 

4 449 1 820 

83 832 44 708 

168 941 93 589 

2 155 I 044 

54 127 38 022 

249 100 

8 382 6 848 

788 I 326 

25 674 19 063 

4 955 2 176 

112 298 73 908 

504 242 

12 971 10 019 

4 022 1 753 

2 164 918 

16 219 6 294 

454 332 248 904 

4 758 1 453 

9 336 3 453 

1 401 838 

509 366 

197 170 

18 14 

14 573 5 753 

241 041 131 410 

13 284 4 998 

204 292 99 983 

6 512 1 994 

6 152 2 590 

474 305 

119 91 

26 18 

1 -

Fanning 

Age of operator 

65 years 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years and over 

84 379 582 1 214 I 980 3333 

1 612 10 525 17 724 28 236 32 511 36019 

5 66 74 146 326 796 

10 64 112 355 756 1 518 

32 65 113 305 447 588 

29 112 152 246 296 314 

8 55 96 116 117 98 

- 15 29 34 33 17 

- 2 5 12 5 2 

- - 1 - - -

48 232 423 681 1 141 1 738 

69 304 575 985 1 484 2 193 

78 337 506 1 022 1 653 2474 

112 573 946 1 799 2 480 3 245 

82 289 551 1 082 1 784 2883 

126 705 I 264 2223 3 185 4476 

37 175 241 467 681 932 

81 412 566 1 080 I 504 2052 

- 43 92 133 137 121 

- 222 480 661 715 594 

7 21 36 72 95 97 

7 22 37 80 97 105 

25 105 142 215 272 271 

29 125 162 243 303 288 

11 13 31 35 53 30 

11 15 32 39 57 30 

18 100 127 198 242 253 

18 110 130 204 246 258 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

40 160 283 441 617 706 

57 174 313 478 686 787 

62 207 346 750 1 145 1 535 

75 222 367 785 1 190 1 614 

12 113 159 258 276 241 

12 128 175 294 294 284 

75 302 464 872 1 422 2 196 

90 1 036 1 973 2383 2 353 1 626 

68 271 440 789 1 271 1 945 

2043 20 532 36 851 46 546 45 153 40201 

32 134 206 300 4B4 664 

989 4 665 8 744 8903 10 344 11 063 

1 843 9 084 18 183 17672 22 710 24097 

13 85 125 169 317 335 

154 3 245 9 490 10488 8 119 6 526 

I 6 13 34 27 19 

1 561 2 564 1 642 1 962 118 

I 17 33 80 66 129 

1 1 288 2 804 6 182 5 224 3 564 

31 184 254 438 553 716 

494 8 488 13 077 20 350 17 781 13 718 

3 10 24 59 51 95 

13 1 606 1 465 3 126 2 241 1 568 

28 145 200 346 447 587 

14 88 111 173 190 342 

62 307 493 945 I 712 2 775 

2 682 18 555 35 360 52 415 67 949 71 943 

10 40 70 145 377 811 

37 136 227 465 960 I 628 

8 75 94 196 225 240 

5 39 63 92 102 65 

2 17 34 41 46 30 

- - 5 6 2 I 

44 284 467 852 1 576 2530 

1 254 9 964 18 408 26396 36 442 38946 

34 210 362 700 1 408 2284 

870 5 512 11 313 18 681 28 839 34 768 

14 57 88 245 522 1 068 

16 123 211 349 773 1 118 

2 24 39 77 85 78 

2 5 20 25 21 18 

- 1 4 4 7 2 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes obnonnol forms- see lext) 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ farms_ - $1.000_ - Forms by value group: $110 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 10 $99.999 ___________________________________ _ $100.000 - 10 $199.999 _________________________________ _ 

- $200,00010 $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $500.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms-- number __ Motortrucks. including pickups ________________________ forms_ - number _ Wheel - tractors _________________________________ . ____ forms __ 

number __ 2 or 3 _________________________ • _____ ._. _________ forms. - number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farms_ - number __ 

Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms __ 

number __ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cottonpickers ______________________ ':" ________________ farms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Pickup balers _________ • ____ . ________________________ forms._ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ forms __ 

number._ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime _______ • ___________ • ______________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ lime _________________________________ • __________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to contral- Insects on hay and other craps ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops _____________ • _________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms_~ 

ocres on which used __ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruij _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Insect control on livestock ond poultry ________________ farms __ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms __ 

UVESTOCK 

Cattle ond calves inventory ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Farms wilh- 1 109 _______________________________________________ _ 

101049 _____________________________________________ _ 50 10 99 _____________________________________________ _ 100 10 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

20010499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

-

Cows and heifers thaI hod calved ____________________ form'-_ 

number __ aeef cows _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ___________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _________________________________________ _ 50 10 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- See foolnole at end of toble. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tolol Under 25 yeors 

128921 172 

130846 1 684 

2684 20 

6003 100 

2667 31 

1 377 21 130 - 26 - 4 - 1 -

6142 63 

8432 98 9643 123 

12554 156 11 116 161 

15 893 220 

3435 21 7 591 53 

1721 9 793 36 

130 8 130 8 896 26 930 26 75 - 76 - 848 26 

854 26 

- - - - 2724 53 2 889 61 5 556 52 5 782 60 833 10 

937 1 10 

8004 98 4536 73 6604 86 119 323 1 322 2629 46 39124 555 75352 1 115 

1 111 22 16 105 220 149 - 1 534 - 462 1 6 611 20 2 779 72 38390 1 986 

262 17 2952 32 2269 23 1 246 3 

9925 95 205 428 1 487 

3305 37 5883 55 

563 3 143 - 27 - 4 -

8 820 74 109631 734 8286 69 104 309 714 

4518 40 3562 29 169 - 28 - 8 - 1 -

Other occupations 

Age of ope rotor 

25 10 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 10 54 yeors 

1 648 3 328 3 563 

16430 33 804 39 702 

316 603 723 

811 1 615 1 521 

333 711 810 

171 379 446 

15 16 47 

2 4 15 

- - 1 

- - -

678 1 593 1 760 

1 016 2 075 2 507 

1 223 2 595 2 742 

1 566 3 334 3681 

1 352 2893 3 149 

1 760 4 110 4656 

306 914 1 037 

660 1 980 2346 

16 44 54 

70 195 252 

16 30 45 

16 30 45 

152 195 272 

162 202 281 

23 18 14 

23 19 14 

137 182 265 

139 183 267 

- - - - - -

316 679 815 

324 709 866 636 1 330 1 756 

652 1 363 1 846 

110 205 267 

117 221 296 

1 058 2092 2 120 609 1 098 1 276 

846 1 614 1 812 

15 366 28 743 34144 417 713 721 

4764 10 174 10033 9 878 20 120 20 112 

128 354 259 2088 3 099 4041 20 40 46 383 290 562 72 154 104 702 768 1 568 425 824 761 6807 9660 10 421 

25 60 93 248 328 1 160 341 611 632 147 351 362 

1 245 2 622 2 750 23993 48 928 59 907 

409 983 794 755 1 488 1 740 62 125 157 15 18 54 4 6 5 - 2 -

1 084 2 257 2 511 11 828 25 895 32 033 1 016 2 100 2401 11 218 24 592 30 595 

621 I 170 1 265 373 899 I 073 20 23 54 2 5 9 - 3 - - - -

65 yeors and 

55 10 64 yeors over 

2 691 1 490 

26683 12 543 

638 384 

1 180 776 

580 202 

250 110 

36 16 

3 2 

3 - 1 -

1 349 699 

1 796 140 

1 938 1 t'22 

2549 1 ~68 

2343 1 ~18 

3450 1 197 

810 ,47 

1 786 i66 

31 18 

162 78 

20 11 

20 11 

170 81 

172 87 

4 16 

4 16 

167 71 

168 71 

- - - - 600 261 

650 279 

1 300 482 

1 355 506 171 70 

207 861 

1 751 885 1 106 374 1 473 773 27442 12 306 547 185 

8346 5252 17 545 6582 

235 113 5 862 795 17 26 

233 66 96 35 3068 485 1 510 187 6577 2939 

53 14 1 034 150 

433 229 

239 144 

2 183 1 030 47 947 23 166 

725 357 1 278 567 137 79 36 20 6 6 1 1 

1 968 926 26327 12 814 1 852 848 25 014 12 176 

954 468 843 345 47 25 5 7 2 3 1 -

WEST VIRGINIA 47 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal forms; see textJ 

All Farms 

UVESTOCk - Con. 

(aUle and colves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms- ~ 

number _ ~ 

Forms with- 110 4 __________________________________________ _ 

~ 

510 9 ~_~~~~~~_~~~~_~~~~_~~~~~~~ __ ~~~~~~~~~~_~~~~ 

10 to 49 ~~ ~~ ~~ _~ ~~ ~~~~ ~_ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ _~ ~~ _~ ~~ _ ~ ~~ ~~~~~ 

50 to 99 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_ ~~_~_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

100 to 199 ~_~~~~~~~~~_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

200 to 499 ~~ ~~ ~~ _~~~ ~~ ~~ _ ~~_ ~~ _~ ~~ _ ~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ 500 or more _____________________________________ _ ~ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ farmL ~ 

number _ ~ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ formL ~ 

number _ ~ 

Cottle and colves sold ________________________________ farms_ ~ 

number _ 

$1.000~ 

~ 

~ CafveL __________________________________________ formL ~ 

number _ 

$1 ,OOO~ 

~ 

~ Cottle ___________________________________________ farms_ ~ 

number _ 

$1,000~ 

Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000~ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with1 10 9 ~.~~~~~_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

10 to 49 ~~ ~_ ~~ ~~ _~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~ 

50 to 99 ~~ ~~ _~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ _~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~ 

100 to 199 ~~ ~~ _~ ~~ ~~ ~_ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~ 

200 to 499 ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ formsnumber _ Other ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farmL 

number _ 

$1,000~ 

Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

Litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000~ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farmL 

number _ Dec. I and May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ June land Nov. 30 ______________________________ farmL 

number _ 

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number _ ~ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms- ~ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farmL 

number _ 

$1,000~ 

Goots inventory _____________________________________ formsnumber _ Goat s sold _________________________________________ farms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000~ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farmsnumber _ 

Forms with1 to 399 ~~ ~~ ~~ _~ ~~ ~_ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~ _~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~- ~~ ~~~~~ 

400 to 3,199 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_~_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

3,200 10 9,999 _~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

10,000 to 19,999 ~~ ~~ _~ ~~ _~ ~~ ~~ _ ~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~ 

20,000 to 49 ,999 ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ 

50,000 to 99,999 ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~ __ ~ ~~ ___ ~ ~_ ~~ ~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ 

100,000 or more ~~~ __ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_~~~~~~~~_~~~~ 

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48 WEST VIRGINIA 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

3 702 1 970 36 749 31 427 

2 902\ 1 335\ 150 85 408 323 175 161 61 60 

6 6 - -

11 744 4 731 

105 786 59 717 13 212 5 121 

107 505 57 777 

15 128 6 053 251 091 135 759 

70 892 39 354 10 911 4 451 

106 274 53 736 

20 396 9 820 11 463 4 587 

144 817 82 023 50 495 29 533 1 578 602 18 012 11 385 

7 078 4 840 

3 308 1 336 53 922 35 611 

2 399 816 

693 372 118 72 64 45 

25 22 9 9 1 433 694 7 667 4 449 

3 044 

46 255\ 

1 231 

31 162\ 

1 931 927 75 328 51 444 

5 538 4 047 

671 343 22 861 13 558 

798 481 

1 576 742 

9 437 5 958 1 228 624 

4 878 3 144 

1 122 535 

4 559 2 814 

2 379 1 231 111 276 69 195 

2 202 1 188 

76 736 47 364 

2 298 1 242 

87 635 57 171 

2 231 1 215 

84 762 53 060 

488 520 308 183 

5 437 1 833 

17 912 6 045 

756 231 

2 313 966 

964 363 

205 61 

1 716 606 

79 19 

830 233 

33 5 

4 631 2 041 

627 463 385 681 

4 540 1 987 

46 29 

30 14 

11 8 

4 3 

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- - 4 525 2 017 

538 070 306 854 

731 279 

89 393 78 827 

Farming 

Ag e of operator 

65 years 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years and over 

17 144 207 371 560 671 

384 4 452 7 095 7 715 7 603 4 178 

5 64 93 217 396 560 

2 3 4 13 25 38 

8 32 61 84 89 49 

2 35 29 38 36 21 

- 10 17 19 12 2 

- - 3 - 2 1 

- - - - - -

54 241 395 782 1 287 1 972 

867 4 967 9 550 12985 15 275 16073 

49 255 408 808 1 437 2 164 

561 3 624 7 402 13034 16 232 16924 

62 297 479 942 1 644 2629 

1 957 8 311 19 522 28 192 37 629 40148 

599 2 322 5 617 8296 11 172 11 347 

44 225 376 702 1 213 1 891 

439 3 290 8 063 9826 14945 17 173 

80 582 1 238 1 752 2 822 3348 

54 234 372 758 1 280 1 889 

1 518 5 021 11 459 18366 22 684 22 975 

520 1 740 4 379 6545 8 350 7999 

5 27 66 117 147 240 

294 303 1 864 2 520 3 848 2556 

114 133 819 1 081 1 780 913 

24 97 133 276 365 441 

278 3 268 5 373 11 719 8 761 6212 

8 40 73 157 221 317 

16 34 36 82 109 95 

- 12 8 16 19 17 

- 8 8 11 9 9 

- 3 6 6 5 2 

- - 2 4 2 1 

18 44 76 146 193 217 

67 461 783 1 181 1 115 842 

23 94 123 259 325 407 

211 2 807 4 590 10538 7 646 5 370 

19 77 99 190 280 262 

1 485 4 209 6 494 16401 15 344 7511 

60 311 524 1 411 1 242 499 

15 22 36 82 84 104 

1 185 1 558 1 742 2664 3 678 2 731 

43 64 61 84 136 94 

19 45 79 151 211 237 

172 479 1 033 1 747 1 487 1 040 

18 38 69 124 189 186 

80 246 537 884 844 553 

18 38 61 107 144 167 

92 233 496 863 643 487 

12 59 122 225 319 494 

685 3 938 10 165 13 989 18 373 22 045 

10 55 119 217 303 484 

395 2 874 7 478 9241 11 738 15 638 

11 58 118 222 327 506 

447 5 258 8 056 11 544 15 318 16 548 

11 54 119 215 318 498 

461 3 892 8 052 10 186 13 037 17 432 

2 513 23 563 47 679 61 415 73 102 99 911 

13 118 165 320 503 714 

34 392 606 1 728 1 376 1 909 

2 24 19 56 51 79 

2 41 91 405 148 279 (Z) 19 69 101 67 106 

1 13 4 8 26 9 

5 98 37 144 207 115 

- 6 - 2 4 7 

- 33 - (0) (D) 87 

- 1 - 2 (Zl 2 

6 116 127 272 524 996 

137 35 036 30 331 117434 109 589 93 154 

6 114 122 259 507 979 

- - 2 5 9 13 

- - 2 4 6 2 

- 2 1 3 1 1 

- - - 1 1 1 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 6 115 127 267 521 981 

117 34 809 29 .960 101 041 84 871 56 056 

1 18 17 56 78· 109 

20 227 371 16393 24 718 37 098 

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Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms· see lexl) 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and calves invenfory-Con. Cows ond heifers Ihal hod calved - Con. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 10 4 __________________________________________ _ 

5109 __________________________________________ _ 101049 ________________________________________ _ 50 10 99 ________________________________________ _ 

10010199 ______________________________________ _ 20010499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Calves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___ . _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ $1,000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ·inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Farms with- 1 10 9 ______________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 501099 ____________________________________________ _ ·100 10 199 __________________________________________ _ 

20010499 _________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used. or to be .. used for breeding ___________________ . __ farms_ 

number_ Other __________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber_ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of-preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number_ Dec. 1 ond May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs.of (l1I.ages inventory __________________ forms_ 

number_ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ forms-

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Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _____________________________ ._farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goots inventory _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Goals sold _________________________________________ farms_ 

POULTRY 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _...;--.;-__________ forms_ 

number_ 

Farmswilh- 1 10 399 ________________________ ~ ___________________ _ 400103,199 ________________________________________ _ 3,200 10 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 10 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 20,000 10 49,999 _____________________________________ _ 50,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying ag"-______________________ farmsnumber _ 

Pullets 3 monlhs old or older nol of laying age ____________________________________ farms, 

number':" 

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Tolal Under 25 years 

1 732 14 

5322 20 

1 5671 14 

65 - 85 - 14 - 1 - - - - - 7013 64 

46 069 347 

8 091 74 

49728 406 

9075 78 115 332 977 

31 538 249 

6460 60 52538 571 

10 576 120 

6876 55 

62 794 406 20962 129 976 10 

6627 38 2238 10 

1972 39 

18 311 646 

1 583 8 321 28 46 2 19 1 

3 - - - 739 10 3218 70 

1 813 1 38 15093 576 

1 004 36 23 884 556 1 491 36 328 9 9303 326 317 15 

834 1 10 

3479 61 604 7 1 734 24 587 8 1 745 37 

1 148 11 42081 486 1 014 11 .29372 339 1 056 11 30464 365 1 016 11 31 702 399 180 337 2280 

3604 44 11 867 95 525 8 1 347 16 601 9 144 1 1 110 30 60 1 597 26 28 (Z) 

2 590 13 241 782 324 

2 553 13 17 - 16 - 3 - 1 - - - - - 2508 13 231 216 304 

452 1 10566 20 

Other occupations 

Age of ope ralor 

25 10 34 years 35 10 44 years 45 10 54 yeors 

189 499 476 

610 1 303 1 438 

173 462 437 

7 15 12 

7 19 22 

2 3 4 

- - 1 

- - - - - -

908 1 814 I 907 

5931 11206 12 476 

1 045 2 106 2 287 

6234 11 827 15 398 

1 106 2356 2 529 

14 038 27958 32929 

3913 7 415 9036 

851 1 654 I 752 

6 210 12 785 15097 

1 230 2444 3 079 

863 1 737 1 961 

7828 15 173 17 832 

2683 4 971 5 957 

111 279 258 

817 1 596 1 951 

264 574 689 

331 537 575 

3508 4908 4 988 

270 432 481 

43 92 74 

12 9 15 

6 2 4 

- 2 1 

- - - 138 251 177 

603 1 054 799 

303 484 539 

2 905 3 854 4 189 

145 325 243 

4404 6432 6 762 256 404 447 

61 110 73 

1 998 2910 2497 61 97 89 

142 289 195 

620 1 097 931 107 210 139 306 558 480 89 210 139 314 539 451 

136 232 368 4984 9 723 12877 126 221 271 3492 7 059 8 766 138 233 270 3 697 6060 8 782 131 223 263 3 693 6844 9 822 19 911 40 503 55 439 

478 1 145 908 1 803 3 678 2 764 96 158 112 231 370 224 120 142 157 43 41 38 304 222 253 24 11 20 216 56 141 17 5 3 

366 729 619 8644 122 154 77 334 

364 703 614 2 11 1 - 13 2 

- 2 1 - - 1 

- - - - - - 341 702 608 

7'J4!> 120 152 74 799 

92 139 104 1 378 2 002 2 535 

65 years and 

55 10 64 yeors over 

381 173 

1 313 638 

336 145 

19 12 

22 15 

4 1 

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- - - - 1 598 722 

11 197 4912 

1 778 801 

10423 5440 

2046 960 

25 987 13443 

7 185 3 740 

1 450 693 

11 765 6 110 

2451 1 252 

1 556 704 14222 7 333 1 

4734 2488 

211 107 

1 454 771 

451 249 

357 133 

3 126 1 135 

295 97 

51 33 

5 3 

6 -

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123 40 

520 172 

327 122 

2606 963 

182 73 4177 1 553 224 122 

62 13 

1 366 206 

48 7 

145 53 599 171 1 107 34 

290 76 101 40 309 95 

282 119 10089 3922 

272 113 7 231 2485 

283 121 8 316 3244 269 119 7 781 3 163 45019 17 185 

721 308 2 540 987 119 32 

392 114 151 22 13 8 259 42 4 - 158 - 2 -

576 287 24 188 9 138 

572 287 3 - 1 - - - - - - - - - 560 284 19 918 8777 

91 25 4 270 361 

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Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Can. 

Chickens 3 months old or older s.old ____________________ forms_ - number _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms_ - number _ - Farms with- 1101,999 __________________________________________ _ 

- 2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

- 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ farms_ - number _ Turkeys sold ______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ farmsocres_ For grain or seed __________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Forms by ocres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheet for groin _____________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels- Irrigated _________________________________________ farmsacres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: I to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

500 ocras or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Borley for grain _____________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acresT obaeco ___________________________________________ forms_ 

acrespounds_ Irrigated _________________________________________ formsacresForms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ formsacres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0_9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocro'-___________________________________ _ 

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100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfolfo hoy _______________________________________ forms_ 

Qcrestons, dry_ Irrigoted _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

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403 194 - 807 464 527 794 - 148 102 - 14 255 063 13 217 972 -

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23 - 19 18 - 52 48 -

324 111 - 12 139 7864 - 106 75 - 2874634

1 2 650 063 -

5 161 2 477 56 

100 490 12 955 1 216 

4 215 1 943 47 

63 451 44 375 785 

5 652 726 4 146 891 53 919 

9 4 - 197 179 -

3 650 1 540 39 

459 309 7 

99 87 1 

7 7 -

520 360 3 

5 401 4 293 34 

179 472 148 951 1 010 

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471 316 3 

47 42 - 2 2 - - - -

9591 540 36 

7 812 5 367 323 

334 498 233 309 8 467 

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246 168 2 

3 534 2 795 27 

157 358 130 297 2 000 

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1 341 442 17 

1 547 532 18 

2 432 376 888 330 35 371 

6 4 - 3 2 -

1 321 436 17 

20 6 - - - -

1 456 718 -

1 026 523 - 130 803 74 499 - 7 5 -

3 3 -

1 255 616 -

160 84 -

38 16 -

3 2 - - - -

16 728 6 512 62 

463 217 218 129 2 821 

762 890 392 087 5 285 

23 8 - 499 311 -

9 985 3 314 26 

6 186 2 866 29 

552 329 7 

5 3 -

3 917 1 772 31 

78 9621 42 8071 479 

175 488 105 461 1 311 

5 3 -

155 145 -

Fanning 

Age of operator 

65 years 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 10 64 yeors and over 

15 14 36 55 74 

35 883 11 772 128 773 179 572 171 794 

4 16 28 38 16 

314 360 2 760 188 4 305 307 4 678 215 1 159 902 

1 - 5 2 5 

- 3 4 12 4 

2 1 5 9 1 

1 12 14 15 6 

8 8 27 37 31 

21 25 7487 188 143 

6 6 30 17 16 

221 925 150 228 1 463 050 583 818 231 042 

213 289 480 652 787 

9 406 17 179 17 315 16904 10 935 

166 220 340 501 669 

5 392 10 611 10 078 10 078 7431 

481 732 1 082 316 957 577 931 654 639 693 

- 1 - 1 2 

- 150 - 25 4 

117 146 246 395 597 

37 50 67 85 63 

12 20 27 19 8 

- 4 - 2 1 

20 37 59 97 144 

260 452 898 1 038 1 611 

8 637 16 227 30 821 36 210 56046 

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17 32 49 85 130 

3 5 9 12 13 

- - 1 - 1 

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48 70 88 135 163 

780 811 1 173 1 050 1 230 

33 733 36 766 53919 50 635 49 789 

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12 28 31 45 50 

199 670 476 777 646 

8 900 32 760 24242 33 380 29 015 

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16 34 57 107 211 

30 64 85 132 204 

33 856 100 389 162 394 215 801 340 519 

- 1 - - 3 

- 1 - - 1 

14 33 57 106 209 

2 1 - 1 2 

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34 22 119 171 372 

30 42 121 137 194 

2 727 6 065 20231 21 733 23 743 

- 1 - 2 2 

- 2 - (Z) 1 

29 13 98 146 330 

4 7 17 20 36 

1 2 3 5 5 

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337 507 1 008 1 710 2 888 

15 239 24 623 38 609 57 619 79 218 

29 346 53 243 76904 103 652 123 657 

- 2 2 2 2 

- 115 78 100 18 

122 195 482 849 1 640 

181 246 458 774 1 178 

34 65 67 87 69 

- 1 1 - 1 

113 186 327 491 624 

3 111 5 834 8952 11 508 

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8 365 15 913 25 511 27 427 26934 

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Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms· see lext] 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 monlhs old or older sold ____________________ forms_ - number _ - Broilers and other meat~type chickens sold ______________ farms_ - number_ - Farms with- 1 to 1.999 __________________________________________ _ 

- 2,000 10 59,999-_____________________________________ _ 60,000 - to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms_ 

number _ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ farmsnumber_ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ For grain or 5eed __________________________________ farms_ 

acreL 

bushels_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Farms by acres harvested: 1 10 24 ocre"-_____________________________________ _ 2510 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ 100 10 499 ocre"-__________________________________ _ 500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain _____________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 100 10 499 ocres _____________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Barley for grain _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

T obaeeo ___________________________________________ farms_ 

aeres_ 

pounds_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.110 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 25.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ . hundredweighL Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 1.0 to 4.9 ocre'-_____________________________________ _ 5.010 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

25.010 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hay craps (se. text) _________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Ions, dry_ Irrigoled _________________________________________ forms_ 

Farms by acres horvesled, 1 10 24 ocr.s _____________________ " __________________ _ 25 10 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 100 10 499 ocres _____________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ Ions, dry_ Irrigoled _______________________________________ forms_ 

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Tolol Under 25 years 

209 1 

279670 125 

46 2 

I 037091 20 

31 2 

10 - 1 - 4 -

213 - 4275 - 31 - 224 571 -

2 684 56 

27535 419 

2 272 54 

19076 400 

1 505 835 21 213 

5 - 18 -

2 110 53 

150 1 

12 - - -

160 1 

1 108 7 

30 521 210 

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155 1 

5 - - - - -

419 1 

2445 3 101 189 90 

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78 - 739 - 27061 - - - - -

899 31 

1 015 42 1 544 046 73 778 2 - 2 -

885 31 

14 - - -

738 5 

502 4 

56304 652 2 - (Z) -

639 3 

76 2 

22 - 1 - - -

10216 106 

245 088 2 557 370 803 4038 

15 - 188 - 6671 64 

3320 41 223 1 2 -

2 145 12 

36 155 I 147 70027 336 2 - 10 -

Other occupations 

Age of ope rolor 

25 10 34 yeors 35 10 44 years 45 10 54 years 

26 67 46 

15 145 167 350 54 151 

8 14 13 

239 792 25 619 325 698 

6 13 8 

- 1 4 

I - - 1 - 1 

30 68 52 

124 335 3 565 

7 9 9 

123 918 8 810 17 173 

372 787 701 

4032 6 804 8 264 

323 670 576 

2905 4429 5 682 

235 648 330929 461 119 

1 2 1 

5 4 2 

302 642 519 

20 24 54 

1 4 3 

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29 32 52 

165 201 392 

4895 5 901 11 600 

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54 129 117 

390 825 622 

15 667 34 822 25 591 

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13 14 29 

130 101 321 

4 510 3 675 12 588 

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119 244 204 174 268 224 278 273 404 227 327 392 1 - - I - -

118 240 202 I 4 2 

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45 126 230 34 81 136 4984 9404 13 741 

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34 108 207 10 14 16 1 4 7 

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1 338 2 623 2 768 32 075 59457 68 303 48592 88 004 102 849 

I 3 4 20 42 49 

877 1 785 1 736 

433 782 974 28 56 58 - - -

221 541 619 

3 099 8699 10 505 6340 16638 19 511 

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55 10 64 years aver 

37 32 

41 776 1 123 

7 2 

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170 81 

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CD) CD) 

556 212 

5599 2417 

473 176 

4033 1 627 

337946 118 980 

1 - 7 -

430 164 

41 10 

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281 62 

5 925 1 990 

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98 201 

514 91 

21 290 3 729 

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138 49 

4678 1 610 

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205 103 316 201 144 175 - 1 

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2 275 1 106 55 461 27 235 85 851 41 469 

4 3 28 49 

1 487 722 742 348 44 36 2 -

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8 868 4 837 

17 218 9984 2 - 1 o -

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Tobie 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

lExciudes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED - (on. 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) ______________ forms_ - ocres_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ -

- Farms by acres harvested; 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

- 5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

- 25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

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Lond in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ farmsocres_ Farms by acres in orchards; 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

S.O to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Apples _________ ' _________________________________ forms_ 

total ocres_ 

poundsPeaches ___________________________________ .. _____ farms_ 

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1 534 1 oa3 9 8 84 82 

371 1 175 

38 21 10 9 2 2 

1 105 474 22 945 17 677 10 3 91 77 

822 324 177 63 51 39 55 48 

985 436 18725 14 507 285 354 972 253 141 655 

472 229 

3 477 2 888 26 881 335 23 624 123 

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65 years 

25 to 34 years 35 10 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 10 64 years and over 

16 13 29 47 86 

86 167 301 229 171 

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1 548 3 050 5967 4 142 2 779 

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20 39 26 86 153 

5 13 14 8 21 

3 5 8 11 9 

5 11 13 10 9 

32 61 56 107 175 

1 173 2 445 4761 3 793 2 166 

21 416 219 38 059 230 75 867 826 80 64a 009 34 388 245 

14 26 27 72 88 

343 586 1 137 317 485 

(0) 3 256 535 10 077 704 4 034 341 2 553 943 

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Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lexl) ______________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 10 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

5.01024.9 ocre"-____________________________________ _ 25.01099.9 acr8"-____________________________________ _ 

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100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres in orchards: 0.1 10 4.9 ocre"-______________________________________ _ 

5.01024.9 ocr05 _____________________________________ _ 

25.01099.9 acros _____________________________________ _ 

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Apples __________________________________________ forms __ 

total Qcres __ 

pounds __ 

Peaches _________________ .. ________________________ farms __ 

total acres __ pounds __ 

1)978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see lexl) 

TOlol Under 25 years 

214 5 452 8 I - 2 -

196 1 5 17 - I - - -

631 14 5269 30 7 - 14 - 498 13 114 I 12 - 7 -

549 14 4218 17 32 213 317 11 480 

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589 2 3 257 212 -

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Other occupations 

Age at ope ralor 

25 10 34 years 35 10 44 years 45 10 54 years 

20 58 46 

45 133 102 

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188 525 I 202 

I I 2 

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11 24 4S 

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54 128 148 

93 373 853 36 143 I 667 327 8 664 975 

36 63 74 

33 47 170 75 n3 104042 359 944 

65 years and 

55 10 64 yeors over 

35 50 

88 76 

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5 - - - - -

127 100 

2812 512 

3 - 12 -

95 89 

26 7 

3 3 

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112 93 

2434 449 

18 518 239 3 315 153 

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299 38 2 611 329 106 124 

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Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operat'ors for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 

[Excludes abnormol forms· see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number_ - percent_ - land in farms ______________________________________ ocres_ - Average size of form ______________________________ acres_ - Value of land and buildings 1 ___________________________ forms_ -

Averoge per form ________________________________ ~~1~~~= -

- Average per ocre _________________________________ dollars_ -

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19.999 ________________________ ,. ________________ _ 

- $20.000 to $39.999 _____________________________________ _ $40,000 - to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ $100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ -

- $150,000 to $199,999. __________________________________ _ - $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $500.000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ $1,000.000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

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Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned ______________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ - ocres_ - land rented or leased to atherL _____________________ farms_ - acres_ -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

T otol cropland ______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

acreL 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________________________________ _ 10 to 29 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _____________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ 

200 ta 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

(over crops, legumes, and soil~improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms_ 

acres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ In cultivated summer follow _______________________ forms_ 

acres_ Idle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Woodland postured ________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Woodlond not postured ____________________________ farms_ 

acres. 

Postureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _____________________ . ___________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ 

acres. 

Posturelond, all types ______________________ . _________ forms_ 

acreL Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms.-

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Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Posturelond irrigoted _______________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Other land irrigoted ________________________________ farmL 

ocres_ 

Lond set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms_ 

acres_ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Allf~b~=~;~s -=========================~========== ~~~g:~ = Porl owners _______________________________ . ____ number_ 

Tenonts _______________________________________ number_ 

White _. _______________________________________ number_ 

full owners __________________________________ numbeL 

Porl owners ____ • _____________________________ number_ 

Tenants ______ • _______________ . ______________ number_ 

Block and other races ____________________________ number_ 

full owners __________________________________ number. 

Porl owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants ______________ . ______________________ number_ 

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19 001 6490 100.0 34.1 

3 068 596\ 1 264 792 161 195 19 012 6440 1 785 402 663 324 93 909 103 000 573 517 

1 435 474 

3 821 1 187 5 349 1 912 2 915 913 2 462 798 1 158 378 1 550 630 

265 109 57 39 

18 026 6 184 

2 660 879 1 108 770 4017 1 265 470 095 179421 850 314 62 378 23399 

18 277 6 297 1 213 050 488 504 17 148 5 995 425 747 173 358 

4 274 1 168 7642 2600 3 086 1 242 

1 766 807 333 152\ 46 25 1 1 

11 514 4050 

706 621 285 456 

786 291 

13408 4486 

306 103 

3 113 1 123 379 146 3847 1 664 

2023 605 60314 22417 

14 572 5 262 

1 304 563 539 630 8 705 3 233 

470 737 197 789 

9677 3 519 833 826 341 841 

5 443 2 021 411 540 181 088 

12 672 4443 

139443 55 570 

16631 5 849 

I 588 898 664 333 81 31 593 261 

68 25 398 160 7 2 

124 76 

8 5 71 25 

254 100 

2 622 911 

19001 6490 

15 003 5 235 

2993 922 

1 005 333 

18 937 6470 

14956 5 222 

2 982 917 

999 331 

64 20 47 13 

11 5 

6 2 

Under 25 yeors 

69 

0.3 

16423 238 

78 8 107 103 934 

382 

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5772 42 10669 1 

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68 6975 67 3050 

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17 

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801 

55 

6 115 

16 

1 252 

46 

4863 

23 2088 52 1 245 

49 6365 3 

71 

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71 

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Ag e of operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 yeors 35 10 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors over 

268 395 858 1 700 3200 

1.4 2.0 4.5 8.9 16.8 

59 548 103 605 177 946 324 136 583 134 

222 262 207 191 182 

248 379 901 1 664 3 170 

47453 49 085 99 060 164 000 295 620 

191 341 129 512 109 944 98 557 93 255 

777 432 517 508 515 

13 6 52 121 273 

:J2 57 154 239 704 

60 110 194 587 942 

41 38 173 214 434 

21 68 100 223 373 

8 17 100 82 162 

56 74 99 163 224 

4 9 28 35 33 

13 - 1 - 25 

205 377 816 1 632 3 107 

33 007 83 904 143 863 288 979 553 245 

134 113 251 329 396 

27 257 20 373 36003 40991 44 128 

7 11 40 87 168 

716 672 1920 5834 14239 

256 388 834 1 642 3109 

24 326 45399 63589 125 493 222 722 

242 372 803 1 556 2955 

10291 13 278 25538 46 321 74880 

37 66 133 293 631 

87 141 341 654 1 361 

43 73 166 327 613 

53 63 133 238 303 

19 27 26 39 36 

3 2 4 5 10 

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157 267 520 1 051 2014 

10943 27 588 34 827 73 752 135321 

41 16 68 59 105 

198 296 935 893 2090 

14 5 17 19 47 

190 46 147 173 542 

11 9 30 36 60 

460 42 398 257 507 

53 43 70 117 306 

2244 4 149 1 744 4097 9382 

214 314 691 1 402 2 586 

26 678 43 017 76872 135 175 251 773 

116 181 436 866 1 618 

7072 12 996 28229 52 633 95607 

172 223 486 923 1 669 

19606 30 021 48 643 82 54.2 156 166 

68 93 338 550 949 

7 265 10 477 31 630 50 302 79326 

188 236 542 1 196 2 229 

1 279 4 712 5855 13 166 29313 

218 359 796 1 557 2870 

25 280 51 061 94686 176 687 310 254 

4 4 4 4 12 

11 17 38 18 106 

2 4 3 4 9 

5 17 20 18 29 

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- - - - 76 

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14 7 14 28 37 

198 102 100 189 322 

268 395 858 1 700 3200 

134 284 608 1 374 2808 

71 93 205 236 298 

63 18 45 90 94 

266 394 857 1 696 3 188 

133 283 608 1 371 2 800 

70 93 205 236 294 

63 18 44 89 94 

2 1 1 4 12 

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Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1 978 - Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,00 0 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number -- percent -- land in forms ______________________________________ acres -- Average size of farm ______________________________ ocres -- Value of land and buildings1 ___________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Average per form ________________________________ dollors -- Average per acre _________________________________ dollors --

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- - $20,000 to $39,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- - $40,000 to $69,999 ____________________________________ _ 

-- $70,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ - - $100,000 to $149,999 __________________________________ _ 

- - $150,000 to $199,999 __________________________________ _ 

-- $200,000 to $499,999 __________________________________ _ 

- - $500,000 to $999,999 __________________________________ _ - - $1,000,000 or more ___________________________________ _ --

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ farms -- acres -- land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms -- acres -- land rented or leased to others-_____________________ farms -- acres --

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms -- acres_ - Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ - acres-- Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

10 to 29 acres _____________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _____________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acre'-__________________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses not harvested or postured __________________________ farmsoeres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ 

acres- In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ Idle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

acresTotal woodland _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland pastured ________________________________ formsacres- Woodland not pastured ____________________________ farms_ 

acresPastureland and rangeland other than crop/and and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ 

aeres_ 

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ farmsacres_ Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms_ 

acres_ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERAlOR . 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ 

Full owners ____________________________________ number_ Port owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _______________________________________ number_ 

White _________________________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Part owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

Black and other races-___________________________ number_ Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

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12 511 178 

65.8 0.9 

803 8041 21 572 

144 121 

12 572 175 

122 077 15 949 

89 252 91 136 

612 763 

961 55 

2 634 18 

3437 1 34 

2 002 25 

1 664 17 

780 16 

920 2 

156 8 

18 -

11 8421 101 

552 109 16 908 

2 752 92 

290 674 5 583 

536 6 

38 979 919 

11 980 158 

724 546 6 884 

11 153 150 

252 389 2909 

3 106 48 

5 042 65 

1 844 18 

959 19 

181 1 -

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7464 67 

421 165 3 504 

495 5 

8 9221 41 

203 3 

1 990 45 

233 - 2 183 -

1 418 28 37 897 385 

9310 93 

764 933 1 10346 5472 51 

272 948 1 931 

6 158 62 491 985 8415 

3 422 43 230 452 3 119 

8 229 101 

83 873 1 223 

10 782 113 

924 565 8 554 

50 1 332 1 43 1 238 1 5 - 48 - 3 - 46 - 154 - 1 7ll -

12 5ll 178 9 768 86 

2 071 15 672 77 

12 467 177 9 734 85 2 065 15 

668 77 

44 1 34 I 6 - 4 -

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1 619 

8.5 

204 562 

126 

1 603 

130 260 81 260 

673 

115 

289 

456 

283 

303 

74 

67 

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136 143 

590 72 229 

50 

3 810 

1 541 

88 990 

1 456 33 607 

435 

597 

270 

127 

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49 845 

76 

971 

54 

211 

24 

113 

156 

4 243 

1 141 

82 952 

644 

30 642 

770 52 310 

476 23 788 

994 

8 832 

1 359 104 275 

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1 619 

1 031 

380 

208 

1 613 

1 030 

377 

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Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 years and over 

3 271 3 327 2692 I 424 

172 17.5 14.1 7.4 

427 398 526 165 419 031 205 0761 

131 158 156 144 

3 271 3 481 2 602 1 440 

288 225 335 101 237 299 115 244 

88 115 96 265 91 198 80030 

643 604 582 557 

185 176 267 163 

789 643 533 362 

820 1 008 703 416 1 577 578 383 156 

366 509 335 134 

236 205 169 80 

271 301 171 108 

26 52 35 19 

1 9 6 2 

3 086 3 208 2639 I 396 1 345029 464 426 387 953 201 

892 618 t~~ I 429 

88 704 69 857 42 542 11 759 

109 112 137 122 

6 335 8 118 11 464 

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3 137 3 211 2 593 I 340 

178 084 213 755 162 519 74 314 

2 944 2 924 2 437 I 242 

62 817 70 478 56 679 25 899 

932 716 555 420 

1 277 1 346 1 216 541 

456 511 401 188 

223 297 225 68 

51 47 39 2!1 5 7 1 

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2 063 2 038 1 634 751 

104 331 127 393 94 065 42027 

121 159 93 41 

2 448 3 106 I 630 726 

52 49 40 5 

563 539 485 147 

51 64 59 35 615 551 670 234 

387 397 303 147 7310 11 688 8 990 5 281 

2 442 2 500 2 096 1 038 

175 887 221 533 181 050 93 165 1 503 1 495 1 239 540 1 

70 007 79 873 60 392 30 103 1 547 1 660 I 387 732 105 880 141 660 120 658 63 062 

856 881 764 402 54 484 65 704 55 732 27 625 2 143 2 202 1 822 967 18 943 25 173 19 730 9972 

2 907 2 902 2 339 I 162 228 822 272 970 210 189 99 75~ 1 9 12 11 52 104 48 69 8 9 11 7 43 57 48 53 1 1 - 1 9 2 - 15 - 2 - 1 - 45 - 1 36 50 37 11 402 801 310 67 

3 271 3 327 2 692 1 424 2 381 2 710 2 267 1 293 704 497 372 103 186 120 53 28 3 251 3 321 2 687 1 

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Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms- see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ - acres_ Partnership - ________________________________________ forms_ - acres_ -

Corporations; Family held _______________________________________ forms-- acres_ More - than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders-__________________________ farms_ - Other than family held _____________________________ farms_ - acres_ More - than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ formL - acres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

- Not on form operated ___________________________________ _ 

- Operotors by oge group: Under 25 yeors ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors _________________________________________ _ - 35 - to 44 years _________________________________________ _ 

45 - to 54 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ -

- 65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average - oge ___________________________________________ _ 

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Female _______________________________________________ _ -

- Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

- Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________________ _ -

- Operatars reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

- I 10 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

- 10010 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

- 200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

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FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres __________________ -------------------------- 100 to 139 acres ________________________ ------------------ 140 to 179 acres _________________________________________ _ 

18010 219 ocre'- ________________________________________ _ 22010 259 ocre'-________________________________________ _ 260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ________________ -------- ------------------ 1,000 10 1,999 acres ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more __________________ -- ------------ -------

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh grain forms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop. except cash groin farms (013) _____________________ _ Callan forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

T obaceo forms (0132) ________________ -- ------------------

Sugar crop. Irish potato. hoy. peanut, and other field crop farms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegelable and melon farms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and Iree nul farms (017)------------------------------- Horticullurol specialty forms (018) ________ ------------------- General farms. primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

lives lock farms, excepl dairy, paullry, and animal specialty (021) -

B.ef caltle farms, excepl feedlots (0212) -- ------------------

Dairy farms (024) ________ -------- ------ ------------------- Poullry and egg farms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty forms (027) ______________ ------------------ General forms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms by yolue of agricultural products sold: $15,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 ________ ---------- ------------------ $5,000 10 $9,999 ____________ --------------------------

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less thon $2,500 ____ ---------------- ------------------ $2,000 10 $2.499 __________ -------- ------------------

$1,500 to $1,999 ________ -------- -- ------------------

$1.000 10 $1.499 ____ ------------ -- ------------------ less Ihan $1,000 ________ ---- ------ ------------------

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2 809 677 I 143 026 

1 093\ 446 

237 251 111 266 

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9 370 4 599 

14 382 5272 

2 538 510 

247 69 

1 887 268 

3 666 395 

4 185 858 

4 392 1 700 

4624 3 200 

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17 532 5 728 

I 469 762 

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6490 6490 

12 511 -

5 793\ 4317 

I 429 839 

I 555 345 

9 616 381 

765 167 

3 093 737 

1 748 495 

2 468 833 

3 188 i 043 

2 159 769 

1 436 585 

I 050 429 

2 267 1 010 

712 357 

103 59 

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332 90 

2 832 833 

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I 846 537 

153 52 

231 57 

153 42 

961 243 

13 517 4 793 

11 242 3 974 

196 126 

176 88 

260 99 

190 67 

19001 6490 

61 957 26484 

424 258 

814 445 

2 647 1 095 

4 164 1 518 

10 952 3 174 

I 473 486 

I 980 652 

2 906 785 

4 593 I 251 

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65 years and 

25 10 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 4S 10 54 years 55 10 64 years over 

241 356 789 1 576 2959 

54 551 88240 157 144 295 666 532230 

25 36 63 115 199 

(0) 14 987 (0) 26 785 44 502 

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- 378 1 162 I 105 3255 

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206 308 704 I 411 2601 

43 41 67 119 232 

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- 395 - - - - - 858 - - - - - 1 700 -

- - - - 3200 

30.7 40.0 50.2 60.3 71.8 

240 327 763 1 533 2 798 

28 68 95 167 402 

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268 395 858 1 700 3200 

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77 198 499 I 107 2 411 

85 76 130 242 290 

46 42 89 117 41 

44 48 72 99 103 

11 10 15 34 96 

21 31 116 191 370 

19 26 89 105 251 

23 63 78 223 443 

47 55 105 293 539 

22 25 104 238 377 

22 22 76 147 315 

21 27 70 121 174 

60 76 136 249 468 

20 54 59 84 135 

2 5 10 14 28 

- 1 - 1 4 

8 4 22 17 37 

29 37 87 192 469 

- - - - - 6 20 36 72 159 

23 17 51 120 310 

5 1 8 12 24 

2 8 10 10 27 

3 5 7 10 16 

2 30 40 67 104 

169 287 613 1 313 2369 

116 233 515 1 066 2019 

8 13 22 4S 37 

28 - 5 17 38 

11 6 26 7 48 

3 4 18 10 31 

268 395 858 1 700 3200 

I 500 2 157 4 105 7334 10 776 

23 32 41 80 62 

39 37 76 130 154 

47 87 202 293 459 

38 117 195 389 763 

121 122 344 808 1 762 

31 15 59 141 238 

20 24 78 174 349 

20 16 69 193 485 

50 67 138 300 690 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

lExcludes abnormal farms- see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,00 0 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farms -- acres -- Portnership ________________________________________ forms -- acres --

Corporations; Family held _______________________________________ farms -- acres -- More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms -- 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms -- Other than family held _____________________________ forms -- acres -- More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms -- J 0 or less stockholderL __________________________ farms -- Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms -- acres --

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________________ _ 

-- Not on form operated __________________________________ _ -- Operators. by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years ________________________________________ _ --

-- 35 to 44 years-_______________________________________ _ 

-- 45 to 54 years ________________________________________ _ 

-- 55 to 64 yeors ________________________________________ _ 

-- 65 years and over _____________________________________ _ -- Average oge __________________________________________ _ 

--

Operators by sex: Mole ________________________________________________ _ 

-- Female ______________________________________________ _ 

-- Operators of Spanish origin _______________________________ _ 

-- Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________________________ _ --

-- Operators reporting days of work off farm: None _________________________________________________ _ 

- I to 99 days _________________________________________ _ 

-- 100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

- 200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

70 19!~ to :: 99acres ~~~:~============================================ ___________________________________________ _ 

~~~;~ ~~~ ~~;:~========================================== 

i~g i~ ~ll ~~~:: ==== ============ ======== ==== ============== 500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1.000 to 1.999 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop. except cash groin farms (013) _____________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132'-__________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop farms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut farms (017L _____________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Beef cattle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy forms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

:~i~'J ~;:c~~~ f;;;~ss (~W) ============== ================== General forms. primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms __ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 

$1.000 __ 

~~fl~l~\-~:::~~~~::~~~~~~~:~:/~l/ -

-

-

-

-

-

-

See foolnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

I 

Total Under 25 years 

11 811 168 

666 651 20 592 

647 10 

125 985 980 

26 -

6 397 - - - 26 - - -

- - - - - - 27 - 4 771 -

9 110 1 98 

2 028 63 

178 178 

I 619 - 3 271 - 3 327 - 2 692 - I 424 -

48.7 21.6 

11 804 157 

707 21 

28 2 

- - 12 511 178 

1 4761 16 

590 10 

1 210 25 

9 235 127 

598 22 

2356 62 1 253 13 

1 635 11 

2 145 23 1 390 14 

851 6 621 5 

1 257 12 

355 10 

~I -

-

242 20 1 999 56 - - 690 29 

1 309 27 

101 2 174 1 111 2 718 9 

8 724 86 

7268 59 70 - 88 - 161 2 123 -

12 511 178 

35473 482 

166 - 369 4 

'I 552 17 

2646 53 7 778 104 987 8 1 328 28 2 121 30 3 342 38 

25 to 34 years 

1 506 

183 859 

106 

19 685 

1 

(D) 

-

1 

-

-

-

-

6 

(D) 

1 152 

277 

- 1 619 

-

-

-

-

30.2 

1 582 

37 

2 

- 1 619 

41 

59 

161 

1 358 

182 

281 

183 

199 

277 

163 

98 

59 

127 

48 

1 

1 

41 

326 

-

97 

229 

5 

12 

8 

66 

1 077 

889 

6 

22 

38 

18 

1 619 

4 357 

19 

42 

194 

319 

1 045 

123 

167 

268 

487 

Other occupations 

Age of ope rotor 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 yeors and over 

3 112 3 143 2543 1 339 

399 152 485 778 388 105 189 165 

146 170 139 76 26884 1 35 946 27 605 14 885 

6 5 9 5 

(D) 1 693 3 211 641 

- - - -

6 5 9 5 

- - - -

- - -

=1 - - -

- - -

7 9 1 4 

(D) 2 748 110 385 

2440 2 412 1 985 1 023 465 1 592 406 225 

- - -

=I - - - 3 271 - -

- 3 327 - -

- - 2 692 -

- - - 1 424 

39.6 49.7 59.0 71.7 

3 179 3 219 2 497 1 170 

92 108 195 254 

6 5 10 3 

- - - -

3 271 3 327 2 692 1 424 

90 124 325 8801 

133 105 128 

155

1 

249 316 350 109 

2 799 2 782 1 889 280 

121 100 84 89 

772 513 442 286 

356 284 283 134 

411 504 347 163 

540 564 464 277 

297 438 334 144 

231 250 181 85 173 162 148 74 

303 386 310 119 

61 107 85 44 

6 17 13 7 

- 2 1 2 

49 57 53 22 504 445 386 282 

- - - - 184 142 129 109 

320 303 257 

173

1 

14 22 14 29 44 72 41 19 38 36 22 5 256 lB2 126 79 

2 265 2 407 1 966 923 1 870 2 054 1 660 736 22 16 15 11 19 23 11 52 27 13 27 15 23 40 31 11 

3 271 3 327 2692 I 424 8 909 9 998 8 073 3 654 

37 54 41 15 98 94 92 39 415 457 333 618 738 136 

2 103 663 255 1 984 I 563 979 269 244 207 136 324 358 291 160 578 548 380 317 932 834 685 366 

WEST VIRGINIA 57 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOlD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Grain ___________________________________________ forms_ 

- Sale, of $5,000 or more __________________________ $f~~~~= -

-

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ $f~~~~= -

- Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________ ~f~~~~= -

- Sale, of $5,000 or more _________________________ ~f~~~~= -

- $1,000_ Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ farms_ -

- $1,000_ - T abaceo _________________________________________ forms_ - Sale, of $5,000 or more __________________________ $f~~~~= -

-

Field seeds, hoy. forage, and Silage __________________ !f~~~~= -

- $1,000_ Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ -

- $1.000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms-- Soles of $5,000 or mor"- _________________________ $f~~~~= -

- $1,000_ - Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ -

- $1,000_ Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ -

- $1.000_ Sales of $5.000 or more __________________________ forms_ -

- $1,000_ Other crops ______________________________________ forms_ -

- $1,000_ - Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ -

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Dairy - products ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5.000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Cottle and calves __________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sheep, lombs. and wool ____________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $5.000 or more __________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms-- $1.000_ 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ --------

$5,000 or mare __________________________ -------------

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $2,499 ____________ -- ------ ------------------- $2,500 to $4,999 __________________ -- ------------------ $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

tons_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms by tons purchased: I to 49 tans ______________ -------- ------------------ 50 to 99 10n5. _____________________________________ _ 

100 tons or more __________________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $499 ___________ ----- ------ -------------------

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- $500 10 $2,499 ____________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $4,999-_________________ ------------------- $5,000 or mare ____________________________________ _ 

-

See footnote at end of table. 

58 WEST VIRGINIA 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 yeors 

1 053 402 31 

I 9751 753 1 

36 94 39 2 788 338 20 13 6 - 9 4 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

I 295 415 17 

2 650 933 45 84 34 I 

656 240 7 3 038 960 21 

5 645 I 983 79 

198 83 3 1 601 701 30 

395 187 16 

528 299 98 

31 25 15 234 181 98 

275 124 1 

574 280 2 

40 20 - 372 187 - 184 54 1 

885 301 (D) 

72 22 I 637 233 (D) 

281 141 - 174 78 - 3 2 - 23 13 -

1 032 4861 I 

609 345 (Z) 

31 17 - 289 175 - 393 241 2 

I 774 I 308 (D) 

133 100 1 

I 460 I 127 13 

13 831 5 051 47 

41 076 17207 267 

2 364 1 069 23 

20083 9449 214 

I 621 670 17 

I 988 873 30 

83 38 - 634 298 - 2072 I 042 II 3 136 I 783 18 

72 51 2 

522 374 12 

1 134 362 2 

942 339 (Z) 

40 13 - 318 114 -

6 680 2 257 29 

8 349 3 160 91 

3 288 I 108 13 

2 544 772 4 

461 204 7 

387 173 5 

13 557 4 737 43 8 686 3 806 62 

8 510 2 749 16 

4490 1 682 21 

405 209 6 

152 97 -

3 956 I 483 25 

17 173 8403 175 

2519 1 268 39 

3 617 I 295 25 

311 170 - 28 18 -

2 600 878 3 

1 178 484 22 

125 80 - 53 41 -

Farming 

Age of operator 

6S years and 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

25 26 63 97 160 

89 61 105 194 267 

8 3 4 9 13 

64 22 41 86 105 

I - 2 1 2 

(Z) - 3 (Z) 1 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

9 31 49 103 206 

20 109 149 239 371 

I 7 9 10 6 

6 56 76 iIJ 36 

42 52 15.4 207 484 

121 151 283 433 915 

8 II 7 19 35 

81 87 66 150 287 

13 11 23 39 85 

27 17 27 48 82 

2 I 2 3 2 

(D) 9 12 29 (D) 

5 12 18 20 68 

12 50 52 80 84 

1 4 3 4 8 

8 37 28 62 52 

4 6 II 13 19 

(D) 32 59 79 78 

3 2 3 8 5 

35 (D) 38 72 46 

4 8 13 35 81 

3 6 12 23 34 

- - 1 1 - - - 7 6 -

53 21 51 110 250 

29 4 59 91 161 

I - 3 4 9 (D) - 45 45 (D) 

15 25 49 65 85 

(D) 150 237 408 372 

9 12 19 30 29 

117 133 214 347 303 

184 302 679 I 373 2466 

776 I 303 2572 4890 7400 

59 85 154 320 428 

55.4 795 I 393 2 870 3623 

55 58 131 192 217 

137 76 161 307 163 

7 2 9 16 4 

59 13 71 129 25 

43 83 159 265 481 

91 179 276 497 723 

5 6 7 16 15 

39 49 49 119 107 

32 22 71 74 161 

39 18 III 45 126 

2 1 2 3 5 

18 6 13 23 54 

124 185 373 512 1 034 

293 267 482 976 1 050 

30 82 210 219 554 

52 68 97 173 378 

23 22 23 68 61 

19 13 43 52 41 

176 300 689 1 218 2 311 

305 312 786 941 1 400 

61 141 304 719 1 508 

71 130 323 428 709 

36 19 29 55 64 

8 10 33 16 30 

86 87 173 382 730 

828 525 1 508 2 139 3 228 140 75 232 317 465 

57 81 139 324 669 26 6 28 57 53 

3 - 6 1 8 

27 51 70 240 487 

37 30 76 lOS 214 

18 2 16 29 15 

4 4 11 8 14 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Con. 

IExciudes abnormal farms· see lexlJ 

Farms With Sales of less Than $20~OOO 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Grain ___________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or mor"-_________________________ farms-- $1.000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more _________________________ 3arms_ - $1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

Tobacco _________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $5.000 or more __________________________ forms-- $1.000_ - Field seeds. hay, forage, and silage ___________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Vegetables, sweet com, and melons __________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ Dairy - products ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Cottle and calves __________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 ,or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Other livestock and livestock products (see text> ________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or mor"-_________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$50010 $2,499 ______________________________________ _ - $2,SOO 10 $4,999 _____________________________________ _ $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poultry _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$50010 $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

~~:~~ ~~ ~~~~===============:============~========= Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

Farms by Ions purchased, 

tons-

$1,000_ 

110 4910n5 _______________________________________ _ 

5010 9910n5 ______________________________________ _ 

100 Ions or more __________________________________ _ 

Farms wilh expen.e. of- $1 10 $499 ________________________________________ _ 

$SOO 10 $2,499 ____________________________________ _ $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Se. foolnole 01 end of lable. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

TOlal Under 25 yeors 

651 38 

1 2221 43 

55 - 450 - 7 - 5 - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

880 31 

1 717 81 

50 1 

416 13 

2078 36 

3 662 76 

115 2 

900 13 

208 5 

228 5 

6 -

53 -

151 2 

294 2 

20 -

184 - 130 2 

584 5 50 - 403 - 140 1 

96 1 

1 -

10 -

546 5 

264 (Z) 

14 - 113 - 152 - 465 - 33 - 334 - 8 780 76 23868 209 

1 295 10 

10635 83 

951 36 

1 114 36 45 - 336 - 1 030 11 1 353 15 

21 - 148 - 772 11 603 10 

27 - 205 -

4423 86 5190 76 

2 180 36 1 772 40 257 10 214 -

8 820 121 

4880 51 

5 761 73 

2808 48 

196 - 55 -

2473 33 8770 80 1 252 10 

2322 33 141 - 10 -

1 722 20 694 13 45 - 12 -

25 to 34 yeors 

95 

175 

5 

29 

2 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

118 

306 

17 

139 

352 

603 

19 

150 

18 

17 

-

-

12 

19 

2 

14 

15 

30 

1 

8 

8 

7 

-

-

113 

18 

-

-

16 

53 

3 

40 

1 068 

2 646 

146 1 152 

138 

198 

8 

61 

132 

162 

-

-

149 

125 

5 

40 

713 

957 

350 

286 

26 

51 

1 212 

685 

759 

416 

34 

3 

356 

1 252 

196 

329 

27 

-

216 

129 

11 

-

Other occupations 

Age of ope rotor 

35 to 44 years 45 10 54 yeors 55 fa 64 yeors 65 years and over 

171 163 139 45 

255 395 271 83 

7 25 15 3 

63 199 128 31 

2 - 2 1 

4 - (Z) (Z) 

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

239 200 168 124 

455 369 347 158 

15 8 8 1 

124 61 74 5 

507 509 433 241 

924 997 670 393 

36 32 19 7 

290 245 144 57 

57 45 33 50 

53 81 24 49 

2 3 1 - (D) (D) 5 -

39 49 32 17 

57 88 78 51 

3 6 5 4 

29 50 54 38 

40 40 26 7 

228 177 126 

30 8 9 1~1 213 71 97 13 

26 48 32 25 

13 37 26 13 

- 1 - -

- 10 - -

132 142 96 58 

83 89 43 31 

10 3 1 -

59 47 7 - 43 43 28 22 

185 100 70 58 

15 8 4 3 

162 67 35 30 

2 289 2444 1 985 918 

5 841 6856 5 792 2 5261 

306 386 311 136 

2 452 3 136 2639 1 172 

314 222 170 71 

337 290 174 80 16 12 5 4 112 102 34 27 

231 261 275 120 291 406 330 149 

5 10 4 2 39 68 (D) (D) 

226 179 146 61 189 112 124 43 9 2 8 3 (D) (Dl (D) (D) 

1 247 1 232 824 3211 1 703 1 118 1 067 269 

648 584 383 179 453 555 329 109 72 56 67 26 74 37 45 7 

2 334 2 502 1 766 885 1 1 264 1 412 973 494 

1 564 1 611 1 160 594 695 819 568 262 64 51 27 20 11 21 11 9 

660 721 488 215 2 470 2 393 1 992 583 359 346 253 88 

610 674 466 210 SO 46 13 5 - 1 9 -

458 501 370 157 179 212 107 54 22 6 2 4 1 2 9 -

WEST VIRGINIA S9 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farmsi see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'_(on. 

Animal health costs __________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ___________________________________________ _ - $100 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ___________________________________________ _ - $100 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Commercial fer1'ilizer _________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1.000 to $2,49L ____________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 or more _______________________________________ _ 

-

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ - $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Energy and petroleum products _______________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ - $2.500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms-- $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms-- $1,000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms- - $1,000_ - fuel oil ________________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ forms-- $1,000_ - Kerosene. motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Hired form lobar ____________________________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ____________________________ -- - ___ -- -------- $500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ -------- - $5.000 or more ______________________________________ _ -

-

-

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farmsworkers_ 

-

- less than 150 doys ______________________________ farms_ 

workersControct labor ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________ ------ ---- -------- -------- $500 to $999 ____________________ -- ------ ---- ---------- $1.000 10 $2,499 ______________ ------ ------------------ - $2,500 or more ______________ ------ --------------------

-

-

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________________ - farms-

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 10 $999 ________________ ---- -- -- - - ---------- ------ $1,000 10 $2,499 ________ -_ -- -- ------ ----- - ------------ - $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ -

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly ta individuals for human consumption _____________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

60 WEST VIRGINIA 

-

-

-

I I Totol farming I and other 

occupations Totol 

9 363 3 369 

970 412 

6 097 [ 2 138 

3 074 1 126 

123 59 

69 46 

7 124 2 437 

1 104 462 

4 213 1 338 

2 365 870 

426 161 

120 68 

10 769 3 961 

4 504 1 880 

8 063 2 899 

1 650 571 

864 372 

192 119 

7510 2 689 

1 595 629 

6 727 2 356 

552 233 

193 77 

38 23 

18 747 6 365 

7 681 3 269 

13 674 4 075 

3 414 1 374 

1 498 822 

161 94 

18 735 6 360 

6 184 2 634 

17 077 5 871 

4 238 1 844 

6 302 2 125 

956 382 

377 177 

61 35 

601 240 

124[ 47 

660 267 

113 55 

18 735 6 360 

692 271 

7 800 2 967 

1 265 534 

1 267 543 

233 101 

5 279 1 944 

3 522 1 508 

3 496 1 187 

1 390 570 

349 158 

44 29 

494 254 

610 306 

5 022 1 816 

15 421 5 660 

498 185 

311 131 

310 106 

86 32 

92 42 

10 5 

3386 1 172 

1 192 488 

2 757 947 

413 129 

154 64 

62 32 

936 403 

551 282 

1 480 493 

1 333 511 

Under 25 years 

52 

6 

24 

28 

-

-

41 

23 

-

27 

8 

6 

64 

50 

48 

7 

1 

8 

42 

10 

37 

5 

-

-

78 

54 

24 

44 

10 

-

78 

47 

65 

33 

38 

8 

-

-

7 

2 

-

-

78 

4 

37 

7 

5 

(Z) 

38 

32 

29 

4 

1 

4 

4 

4 

38 

84 

4 

2 

4 

-

-

-

28 

8 

28 

-

-

-

16 

5 

8 

9 

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

178 218 517 866 1 538 

27 52 95 83 149 

81 90 286 605 1 052 

91 103 210 245 449 

1 15 12 8 23 

5 10 9 8 14 

114 192 366 674 1 050 

45 83 74 110 127 

52 57 191 382 656 

30 91 138 232 352 

19 25 27 49 33 

13 19 10 11 9 

155 273 529 1 059 1 881 

178 203 312 506 632 

64 143 373 762 1 509 

22 78 69 161 234 

44 36 61 110 120 

25 16 26 26 18 

134 205 372 736 1 200 

67 75 99 156 222 

95 156 309 658 1 101 

26 33 41 58 70 

4 16 20 15 22 

9 - 2 5 7 

248 369 887 1 657 3 126 

195 278 550 856 1 336 

126 157 530 1 021 2 217 

45 109 171 404 601 

68 92 154 213 285 

9 11 32 19 23 

248 369 887 1 657 3 121 

164 231 449 683 1 061 

219 322 792 1 558 2915 

92 165 307 479 768 

139 215 346 550 837 

51 34 70 88 131 

15 18 25 70 49 

2 3 7 12 11 

11 7 20 90 105 

3 2 5 19 17 

18 10 53 49 137 

2 4 13 11 25 

248 369 887 1 657 3 121 

14 23 47 74 110 

158 207 381 785 1 399 

27 42 83 148 227 

16 28 75 130 289 

5 5 18 25 48 

89 140 353 401 923 

89 101 286 268 732 

46 86 221 244 561 

33 37 91 135 270 

8 17 35 15 82 

2 - 6 7 10 

23 17 48 32 130 

24 17 49 47 165 

76 124 336 385 857 

172 379 1 005 1 189 2 831 

17 6 15 65 78 

8 4 11 51 55 

12 2 8 32 48 

5 4 - 12 11 

- - 7 19 16 

- - - 2 3 

85 93 166 263 537 

11 62 52 151 204 

78 63 132 204 442 

6 11 20 25 67 

1 14 14 21 14 

- 5 - 13 14 

66 34 94 81 112 

50 33 73 54 66 

42 27 65 137 214 

34 50 90 151 178 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms· see text) 

Other occupations 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,00 0 Age of operator 

Total Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors 65 yeors and over 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal health costs __________________________________ forms 

$1,000 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 __________________________________________ _ 

$100 to $999 _______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-- 5 994 97 956 1 626 1 656 1 176 483 

-- 558 5 85 159 165 92 52 

-- 39591 77 636 1 050 1 051 825 3201 

-- I 948 20 315 540 584 344 145 

-- 64 - 2 22 20 7 13 

-- 23 - 3 14 1 - 5 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms 

$1,000 -- 4 687 62 701 1 175 1 330 903 516 

-- 643 11 104 177 182 112 57 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 __________________________________________ _ 

$100 to $999 _______________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-- 2 875 27 375 741 808 562 362 1 -- I 495 31 271 321 430 301 141 

-- 265 - 49 91 80 34 11 

-- 52 4 6 22 12 6 2 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms 

$1.000 -- 6808 85 875 1 685 1 866 1 539 758 

-- 2 624 42 346 665 776 564 232 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses -Of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-- 5 164 69 666 1 249 1 370 1 172 638 

-- I 079 1 119 295 316 266 82 

- 492 1 

15 83 120 156 87 31 

-- 73 - 7 21 24 14 7 

-- 4 821 86 723 1 322 1 314 964 4121 - 967 30 125 263 279 208 62 

- 4 371 73 650 1 209 1 179 865 39~ I - 319 5 58 92 92 70 

- 116 8 15 18 33 27 15 

- 15 - - 3 10 2 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ - 12 382 171 1 595 3 214 3 438 2 555 1 409 

- 4412 51 508 1 088 1 319 925 521 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- 9 599 137 1 259 2 496 2 562 2 008 1 137 

- 2 040 34 283 545 615 379 184 

- 676 - 53 161 246 141 75 

- 67 - - 12 15 27 13 

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms-

$1,000_ Gasoline _______________________________________ farms-

- 12 3751 171 1 595 3 214 3433 2 555 1 407 - 3 549 43 423 880 1 057 740 1 407 

- 11 206 167 1 408 2898 3 159 2 304 1 270 

$1,000_ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ - 2 394 32 286 572 735 503 264 

- 4 177 57 665 1 133 1 137 798 387 

$1,000_ lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ 

- 574 5 70 160 156 117 67 

- 200 1 27 59 60 28 25 

- 26 (l) 5 5 7 5 5 

- 361 7 17 89 98 68 82 

$1,000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 77 (l) (l) 22 20 15 19 

- 393 1 7 47 75 108 104 52 

- 58 (l) 7 13 15 14 9 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms_ - 12375 171 1 595 3214 3 433 2 555 1 407 

$1,000_ - 421 5 54 109 124 86 43 Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ - 4833 81 555 1 242 1 420 1 063 472 

$1,000_ - 730 8 64 181 227 153 97 Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms_ - 724 1 89 148 248 152 86 

$1,000_ - 132 (l) 21 26 35 32 17 

Hired farm labor ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ - 3 3351 71 412 795 984 735 338 

- 2014 22 193 441 661 472 225 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________________ c_ - 2 309 61 305 574 679 487 203 $500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

- 820 9 94 173 223 212 109 $2,500 to $4,99L ____________________________________ _ 

- 191 1 13 46 75 30 26 $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- 15 - - 2 7 6 - Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ - 240 5 22 51 88 51 23 workers_ - 304 9 34 68 112 57 24 less than 150 days ______________________________ farms_ - 3 206 66 407 752 948 702 331 workers_ - 9 761 133 1 274 2 564 2 795 2072 923 

Contract labor ______________________________________ farms_ - 313 - 23 84 94 54 58 $1,000_ - 180 - 7 39 65 24 44 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- 204 - 16 54 60 41 33 $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- 54 - 6 24 8 3 13 $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

- 50 - 1 5 23 10 11 $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- 5 - - 1 3 - 1 

Customwork, machine hire. and rentol of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ - 2 214 46 304 556 562 527 219 - 705 11 115 150 201 128 99 Farms with expenses ot- $1 to $499 ____________________ ~ _____________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- 1 810 43 238 456 444 464 165 

- 284 3 41 76 87 45 32 - 90 - 14 24 24 18 10 

- 30 - 11 - 7 - 12 

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

Value of agriculturol products sold directly to individuals $1,000_ 

- 533 20 115 170 127 75 26 - 269 13 56 87 63 37 13 

tar human consumption _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - 987 15 231 263 241 146 91 - 822 16 133 243 202 150 79 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA WEST VIRGINIA 61 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal farms· see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF MACHINUY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms- - $1.000_ - Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10.000 to $19.999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ - $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ - $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ - $500.000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms -- number -- Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms -- number -- Wheel tractors- _____________________________________ forms -- number -- 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms -- number -- 4 or more ________________________________________ forms 

number 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms 

number Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms 

number Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms 

number Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ forms 

number 

Cot1onpickers _______________________________________ forms 

number Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms 

number Pickup balers _______________________________________ forms 

number 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms 

number 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms 

$1,000 Commercial fertilizer __ __ _ _________________________ farms 

lime _______________ _ acres on which used _______________________ forms 

ocres on which used 

tons 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. 10 control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms 

acres on which used Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms 

acres on wh ich used Diseoses in crops and orchards ______________________ farms 

ocres on which used 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms 

ocres on which used 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit ____________ . _____________________________ farms 

acres on which used 

Insect conlrol on livestock and poultry ________________ farms 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ forms 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms 

number 

Forms wifh- I to 9 ____________________________ ---______________ _ 

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--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- 10 to 49 __________________________ -- __ -------- -------- 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 19L _______________________ -------------- ------ 200 to 499 __________________ -- __ -- ---- -------- -- ------ 500 or more ____________________________ ------ --------

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ farms_ 

number _ 

-

- Beef cows _____________________________________ farms-- number _ - Forms with- I to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ________________________________ ---- ------ 50 to 9L _________________________ ---- __ ---------- 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 ______________________ -- -------- -------- 500 or more ______________________________ -- ------ -

See footnote of end of table. 

62 WEST VIRGINIA 

Totol forming 

ond other 

occupations Total 

18 970 6 422 187 822 68 221 

4 0501 I 387 

8 719 2 753 3 958 I 387 I 991 742 

227 138 25 15 

- -

- -

I 9 351 3 392 12 417 4 262 

14 300 4 964 18 404 6 485 16 367 5 562 

23 378 8 276 

5 214 I 972 

11 462 4 317 

220 102 

983 471 

265 150 273 158 I 397 554 

I 448 576 107 40 

108 40 

I 335 534 

I 340 536 

- -

- - 4 131 I 538 4 485 I 736 

8 559 3 185 

8 8851 3 314 

I 204 468 I 351 529 

II 989 4277 

6 099 2 509 

10 138 3 8041 166 869 66 907 

3 814 I 313 

52 130 17 445 

103 230 36 653 

I 695 654 

19 2221 7 745 194 53 1 

I 496 677 

645 210 6 257 2 797 

4 109 I 482 

54 664 23 221 

396 158 

3 392 I 632 

3 323 I 196 

I 777 604 

14 965 5 315 

305 269 127 298 

4 711 I 431 

9 059 3 251 

I 025 535 

156 88 

14 10 

- -

13 446 4 850 

168 676 71 531 

12 536 4 429 

160 717 67043 

6410 I 918 

5 842 2 352 

266 147 

17 12 

I -

- -

Under 25 yeors 

78 I 468 

4 

9 

32 

26 

7 

-

-

-

45 

65 

73 

105 

78 

115 

33 

70 

-

-

6 

6 

23 

27 

10 

10 

17 

17 

-

-

38 

55 

59 

72 

11 

11 

69 

60 

64 

I 439 

31 

739 

I 343 

II 

152 

-

-

-

-

26 

263 

2 

12 

27 

13 

47 

I 425 

9 

31 

6 

-

I 

-

31 

609 

29 

569 

12 

16 

-

I 

-

-

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years over 

248 379 901 I 658 3 158 

3 707 5 214 11 179 18 155 28497 

65 74 142 308 794 

64 104 336 729 I 511 

51 96 272 391 545 

52 93 128 190 253 

15 12 17 36 51 

I - 6 4 4 

- - - - -

- - - - -

140 267 444 901 I 595 

177 338 618 I 109 I 955 

211 305 728 I 342 2305 

293 438 I 055 I 753 2841 

168 350 781 I 470 2 715 

324 537 I 183 2 171 3946 

103 137 309 529 861 

233 306 668 I 156 I 884 

7 6 13 19 57 

33 24 56 93 265 

8 6 12 45 73 

8 6 12 45 81 

56 45 89 132 209 

56 50 90 136 217 

I 6 I 4 18 

I 6 I 4 18 

55 44 88 132 198 

55 44 89 132 199 

- - - - -

- - - - -

79 142 236 423 620 

93 155 264 477 692 

120 196 510 891 I 409 

127 208 521 914 I 472 

37 40 88 118 174 

49 42 105 120 202 

179 283 578 I 126 2042 

245 278 411 661 854 

155 267 509 I 004 I 805 

5346 6 872 10 919 17 031 25 300 

67 105 149 369 592 

2 088 I 644 I 756 4 217 7 001 

4 361 3 431 3913 10 089 13 516 

53 43 53 213 281 

I 599 617 861 I 899 2 617 

I 4 18 11 19 

20 4 257 278 118 

10 17 53 29 101 

91 121 765 469 I 351 

91 136 230 375 624 

2 693 2 325 3894 5 582 8 464 

I 11 31 35 78 

12 362 385 285 576 

84 91 183 292 519 

53 49 85 99 305 

196 320 682 I 448 2622 

6 219 9 663 20400 35 996 53 595 

38 66 139 371 808 

120 195 412 897 I 596 

30 46 110 150 193 

6 13 18 26 25 

2 - 3 4 - - - - - -

181 300 609 I 335 2 394 

3 264 5 660 10915 20 738 30 345 

158 272 546 I 246 2 178 

2 930 5 263 10 120 19 376 28 785 

45 75 229 503 I 054 

104 176 278 701 I 077 

9 20 34 40 44 

- I 5 2 3 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal forms- see text) 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms-- $1,000_ - Forms bV value group: $1 10 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $9,99L ____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 - 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 10 $99,999 ___________________________________ _ - $100,000 10 $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 10 $499,999 _________________________________ _ - $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms_ - number _ - Wheel tractors ______________________________________ forms_ - number _ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ - number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms_ 

number _ Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ 

number _ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ formsnumber _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ formsnumber _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cantrol- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which use<L Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farmsacres on which used_ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture __________ farmsacres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ formsacres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ 

UVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 10 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 501099 ____________________________________________ _ 

10010199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more ______________________ ~ __________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ farms_ 

number _ Beef cows _____________________________________ formsnumber _ 

Forms with-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 1 10 9 ___________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 _________________________________________ _ 

50 10 9L ________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 _______________________________________ _ 

20010499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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See foolnole 01 end of lab Ie. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 years 

12 548 171 

119 601 1 644 

2 6631 20 

5 9661 100 

2 571 31 

1 249 20 

89 -

1~1 -

-

-

1 

5 959 62 

8 155 96 

9 336 122 

11 919 154 

108()5 160 

15 102 216 

3242 1 

21 

7 145 53 

118 8 

512 32 

115 8 

115 8 

843 26 

872 26 

67 -

68 - 801 26 

804 26 

- - - -

2 593 52 

2 749 60 

5 374 51 

5 5711 59 

736 10 

822 10 

7 712 97 

3 591 72 

6334 85 

99962 1 304 

2 501 46 

34685 555 

66577 1 115 

1 041 22 

11 477 220 141 -

819 - 435 1 3 460 20 

2 627 71 

31 443 1 947 

238 17 

1 760 32 2 127 22 1 173 3 

9 650 93 177 971 1 419 

3 280 37 

5 808 53 490 3 68 -

4 - - -

8 596 72 97 145 683 

8 107 67 93674 665 

4 492 40 3 490 27 119 - 5 - 1 -

- -

25 10 34 years 

1 603 

15 272 

311 

809 

315 

156 

12 

-

-

-

667 

1 000 

1 179 

1 491 

1 313 

1 678 

277 

600 

14 

56 

15 

15 

144 

152 

22 

22 

129 

130 

-

-

303 

310 

614 

624 

101 

106 

1 019 

471 

809 

12 452 

406 

4 337 

8 892 

119 

1 577 

16 

125 

70 

699 

405 

5 491 

24 

247 

319 

142 

1 209 

20 732 

408 

744 

49 

8 

-

-

1 055 10 609 

990 

10 214 

616 

359 

15 

-

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-

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 10 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years 65 years and over 

3 262 3 476 2 597 1 439 

31 815 36 541 22 920 11 410 

602 722 629 3791 

1 605 1 516 1 171 765 

700 779 555 191 

342 418 222 91 

12 34 18 13 

1 7 2 -

- - - - - - - -

1 547 1 707 1 305 671 

2 007 2 433 1 732 887 

2 534 2 667 I 855 979 

3 218 3 515 2353 1 188 

2 833 3 069 2 261 1 169 

3 974 4 433 3 215 1 586 

886 977 759 322 1 913 2 203 1 1 664 712 

34 38 15 9 

148 176 64 36 

29 38 14 11 

29 38 14 11 

185 255 155 78 

191 263 156 84 

17 11 3 14 

18 11 3 14 

173 250 153 70 

173 252 153 70 

- - - -

- - - -

657 785 560 236 

686 835 608 250 

1 303 1 699 I 256 451

1 333 1 786 1 302 467 1 

188 243 143 51 

203 263 173 67 

2 034 2 050 1 670 842 

928 1 055 772 294 1 1 563 1 749 1 396 732 

24 653 28 766 22 576 10 211 

689 694 507 159 

9 406 8 868 7 062 4 457 

18 544 18 312 14 625 5 089 

337 235 218 110 

2 742 3 310 2 919 709 40 44 15 26 1 

290 267 71 66 149 96 85 34 643 1 338 425 335 798 714 477 162 8 506 8 445 5 492 1 562 

54 81 49 13 1 228 944 259 

339 

595 590 

337 386 

215 2~~ 137 I 

2 560 2 669 2 125 994 42 992 52 082 41 912 18 834 

967 791 721 356 1 473 1 716 1 264 558 111 141 117 69 9 21 21 9 - - 2 2 - - - -

2 210 2 447 1 915 897 23 545 28 550 23 302 10456 2 073 2 348 1 805 824 22 574 27 666 22 537 10 018 

1 166 1 262 943 465 887 1 053 823 341 19 33 36 16 1 - 2 2 - - 1 - - - - -

WEST VIRGINIA 63 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text) 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

UVESTOCK- Can. 

Cattle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - Can. Milk cows ___________ ~ ________________________ farms_ - number _ - Forms with- 1 to.4 __________________________________________ _ 

5 10 9 __________________________________________ _ -

- 101049 ________________________________________ _ 

- 50 10 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ______________________________________ _ -

- 20010499 ______________________________________ _ 

- 500 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms-- number _ - Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ farms_ - number _ -

Cattle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Co Ives ___________________________________________ forms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Cattle ___________________________________________ farms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ formsnumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 10 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

101049 ____________________________________________ _ 

SO 10 99 ____________________________________________ _ 100 10 199 __________________________________________ _ 

20010499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ formsnumber _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

lifters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number _ Dec. J and May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ June land Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ formsnumber _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farmL 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goats sold _________________________________________ farms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

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Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms-- number _ - Forms with- I 10 399 ________________________________________ ------ 400 10 3,199 ____________________________________ ------ 3,200 to 9,999 __________________________________ - ____ _ - 10,000 to 19 ,99L _______________________________ ------ - 20,000 to 49,999 ________________________________ ------- 50,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ - 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ - Hens and pullets of Joying age _______________________ forms_ 

number _ 

-

- Pullets 3 months old or older not of Joying oge ____________________________________ farmL 

number _ 

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See footnote at end of table. 

64 WEST VIRGINIA 

T otol forming I and other 

occupations Totol 

3 0581 I 409 

7 959 4 488 

2 754 I 225 141 76 

163 108 

- - - - - - - - 10 712 3 889 

68 082 28 037 12 180 4321 68 511 27 730 

13 831 5 051 160 101 66 414 41 076 17 207 

10 039 3 760 79 989 33 314 

15 959 6.664 10 324 3 712 8011-2 33 100 25 117 10 544 

1 408 470 8 184 2 941 2 685 I 031 

2 984 1 069 27 593 11 806 

2 294 736 

588 284 

72 34 28 14 2 1 

- - 1 241 536 4 776 2 050 

2 749 985 22 817 9 756 

I 621 670 

35 198 15 983 I 988 873 

601 286 

16 703 8 687 560 297 

I 374 577 

5 383 2510 

I 038 469 

2 784 I 376 

956 395 2 599 1 134 

2 131 I 024 

84 364 46 444 

I 964 991 

58 933 32 536 

2 045 I 030 

61 706 35 123 

I 990 I 015 64 651 36 175 

364 565 203 398 

5 126 I 634 

16 644 5 294 

718 208 2 153 862 679 259 

202 59 

I 622 537 

76 18 

800 230 

32 5 

4 405 1 867 

146 802 69 430 

4 376 I 852 

28 14 

I I 

- - - - - - - -

4 303 1 847 

131 261 64 366 

709 263 

15 541 5 064 

Under 25 years 

7 

40 

5 

-

2 

-

-

-

-

39 

413 

39 

403 

47 

983 

267 

33 

291 

65 

41 

692 

202 

3 

12 

3 

21 

272 

5 

16 

-

-

-

-

17 

65 

21 

207 

17 

771 

30 

14 

735 

27 

17 

125 

16 

70 

16 

55 

11 

635 9 

355 

10 

322 

10 

361 

I 932 

10 

19 

2 

2 

(Z) 

I 

5 

-

-

-

6 

137 

6 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6 

117 

I 

20 

Fanning 

Age of operator 

65 yeors and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors over 

72 98 210 414 608 334 397 795 1 362 I 560 

61 81 179 357 542 2 4 10 24 36 9 13 21 33 30 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - 146 240 555 I 066 I 843 

I 443 2 023 4864 7 647 11 647 

163 269 594 1 228 2028 

I 512 1 980 4621 7 611 11 603 

184 302 679 I 373 2466 

2 925 5 169 10 392 18 151 28 794 

776 I 303 2572 4 890 7 400 

137 247 .525 I 023 1 795 

1 350 2 959 5 236 8 778 14 700 

282 595 973 I 860 2889 

132 220 533 1039 1 747 

I 575 2 210 5 156 9 373 14094 

494 708 1 599 3 030 4 511 

19 47 83 105 213 

113 167 502 866 I 281 

46 69 179 303 432 

72 90 208 279 399 

I 888 1 166 2 200 3 083 3 197 

32 63 133 195 308 

24 24 66 74 80 

10 - 8 7 9 

6 2 I 3 2 

- I - - - - - - - -

32 49 106 142 190 

290 263 335 592 505 

70 82 196 248 368 

1 598 903 I 865 2 491 2692 

55 58 131 192 217 

2 028 I 631 2950 4 971 3632 

137 76 161 307 163 

18 28 69 62 95 

I 063 I 206 I 580 2 069 2 034 

42 40 50 76 63 

32 52 111 156 209 

317 265 422 751 630 

25 43 87 137 161 

172 131 226 441 336 

30 37 73 96 143 

145 134 196 310 294 

45 84 161 256 467 

I 951 5 302 7 278 II 410 19868 

43 82 157 243 457 

I 407 3 880 5 016 8 006 13872 

43 80 157 262 478 

I 733 3 554 5 387 9 475 14 652 

41 82 154 257 471 I 622 4 222 5 529 8 875 15 566 9 817 22 600 32 329 48 230 88490 

96 117 269 456 686 

282 426 I 537 1 207 I 823 

21 14 52 46 73 29 36 396 133 266 14 15 91 39 99 

13 4 8 24 9 98 37 144 138 115 5 - 2 4 7 

30 - (D) (D) 87 I - 2 (Z) 2 

101 99 231 474 956 2 934 2 707 12 534 17 108 34 010 

101 99 230 470 946 

- - - 4 10 - - 1 - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 99 227 472 943 2 727 2 396 11 666 15 482 31 978 

17 14 52 74 105 

207 311 868 1 626 2 032 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal lorms· see textl 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

UVESTOCK- Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heilers that hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ - number _ 

Forms with- I to 4 __________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199-_____________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Colves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ - 100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ - 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ -

- SOO or more _________________________________________ _ - Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ - number_ - Other ___________________________________________ farms_ - number _ -

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ - number_ 

$1.000_ -

- Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ lorms_ -

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ -

-

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ - number _ Dec. - land May 31 ______________________________ Iorms_ - number_ - June I and Nov. 30 ______________________________ lorms_ - number_ -

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ - number __ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ lorms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Goats inventory _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats sold ________________________________________ farms __ 

POULTRY 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ Iorms __ 

number __ 

Farms with - . I to 399 ______________ < ______________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 _________________________________________ _ 3,200 to 9,999 ________________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19.999 _____________________________________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 ______________________________________ _ 

- 50,000 to 99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets 01 laying oge _______________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

See footnote at end 01 table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 yeors 

I 649 13 

3471 18 

1 529 13 

65 - 55 - - - - - - - - - 6 823 63 

40045 345 

7859 73 

40781 391 

8 780 76 

93 687 847 

23 868 209 

6 279 58 

46 675 517 

9295 106 

6612 53 47012 330 

14573 103 

938 10 

5243 38 

1 653 10 

1 915 39 

15 787 646 

1 558 8 

304 28 

38 2 

14 1 

1 - - - 705 10 

2 726 70 

1 764 38 13 061 576 

951 36 

19 215 556 1 114 36 

315 9 

8016 326 

263 15 

797 10 

2 873 61 

569 7 

1 408 24 

561 8 1 465 37 

1 107 11 

37920 486 

973 11 

26397 339 1 015 11 

26583 365 975 11 

28476 399 161 167 2280 

3 492 43 

11 350 94 510 8 I 291 16 

421 9 

143 I I 085 30 58 1 

570 26 27 (Z) 

2 538 13 77 372 324 

2 524 13 14 - - - - - - -

- - - - 2 456 13 66895 304 

446 1 10477 20 

25 to 34 years 

182 

395 

171 

7 

4 

-

-

-

-

878 

5 179 I 010 

4944 

1 068 

10 527 

2646 

826 

5 515 

1 107 

826 

5 012 

1 S38 

104 

576 

165 

323 

3 126 

265 

42 

12 

4 

-

-

134 

556 

297 2 570 

138 

3 675 

198 

60 

1 798 

56 

138 

538 

103 

266 

85 

272 

129 

4579 

119 3 142 

130 

3 075 

124 3 317 17619 

465 

I 734 

93 

212 

93 

43 

304 

24 

216 

17 

364 

8 557 

362 

2 

-

-

-

-

- 339 

7 179 

92 1 378 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years 6S years and over 

474 453 362 165 

971 884 765 438 

444 428 331 142 

15 12 19 12 

15 13 12 11 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

1 785 1 846 1 554 697 

9 872 10 933 9 573 4 143 

2 065 2214 1 728 769 

9 575 12599 9037 4235 

2 289 2444 I 985 918 

23966 26 303 21 991 10053 

5841 6 856 5 792 2526 

1 620 1 703 1 408 664 

12 125 13041 10458 5019 1 2 255 2 672 2 174 981 

1 685 1 880 1 503 665 

11 841 13 262 11 533 5034 

3 586 4 184 3 617 1 S44 

273 244 206 101 

1 249 1 436 1 274 670 

417 464 387 211 

525 556 343 129 

4498 3 913 2 483 1 121 

427 476 289 93 

87 66 48 33 

8 10 3 3 

2 4 3 - 1 - - - - - - - 240 167 114 40 

929 598 401 172 

475 521 315 118 

3 569 3 315 2082 949 

314 222 170 71 

5638 4836 3 187 1 323 

337 290 174 80 

106 70 57 13 

2 612 1 869 1 205 206 

86 58 41 7 

278 183 135 53 

966 675 462 171 

200 128 97 34 

488 343 211 76 

203 130 95 40 478 332 251 95 

224 356 271 116 

8 990 11 360 8 685 3820 213 259 261 110 6 525 7 628 6 338 2425 226 258 272 118 5 482 7 789 6 696 3 176 215 251 258 116 6 284 8 596 6817 3 063 37 133 4& 396 39083 16656 

1 114 870 699 301 3 569 2 606 2 382 965 156 108 115 30 364 210 379 110 110 79 109 21 41 38 12 8 222 253 234 42 11 20 2 - 56 (D) (D) - 5 (D) (D) -

711 603 565 282 23 028 19093 17 463 8907 

700 603 564 282 11 - I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 684 592 549 279 21 031 16 592 13 243 8 546 

138 101 89 25 I 997 2 501 4 220 361 

WEST VIRGINIA 6S 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

Farms With Sales of less Than $20,000 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 monlhs old or older sold -- __________________ forms_ - number _ Broilers and other meat· type chickens sold ______________ farmsnumber _ Forms with- I to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 15,999 ______________________________________ _ 

16,000 to 29,999 _____________________________________ _ 

30,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ formsnumber _ Turkeys sold ______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes _______________________________ forms_ 

acres- For groin or seed __________________________________ formsacres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocre5 ______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Wheal for groin _____________________________________ forms-- acresbushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ formsacreL Forms by acres harvesfed: 1 to 24 ocres- _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oots for groin _____________________________________ farmsacres_ 

bushels- Irrigoted _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocreL 

Barley for grain _____________________________________ formL 

acresbushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Tobacco ___________________________________________ farms_ 

Irrigated _________________ _ 

Forms by acres harvested: 

acres_ 

pounds_ __________________ farms_ 

0.1 to 4.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Irish potofoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

hundredweight_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.1 to 0.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ - 1.0 to 4.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acreL ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acresForms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocre5 ________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

AlfaHo hoy _______________________________________ forms-- acrestons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farmsacres_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

66 WEST VIRGINIA 

-

-

-

-

(Excludes abnonnal forms; see text) 

Totol forming I and other 

occupations Total Under 25 years 

308 137 - 53 603 36 592 -

112 4~1 16 - 56 913 -

41 12 - 7 4 - - - -

- - -

314 102 - I 417 442 - 41 19 -

998

1 

632 -

4 195 I 673 42 

35 993 15 694 523 

3 545 I 376 36 25 621 10 597 428 

I 961 931 816 605 23471 

7 2 - 22 4 -

3 342 I 288 34 

199 85 2 

4 3 - - - -

365 224 2 

2334 I 425 22 

66 779 41 998 560 

- - - - - -

357 220 2 

8 4 - -

=1 

-

- -

750 355 34 

4 544 2 324 303 

175 480 83 411 7 637 

- - -

- - -

126 1 68 -

939 453 - 34 066 16 875 - - - - - - -

I 312 421 17 

I 465 474 18 

2 292 663 782 529 35371 

6 4 -

3 2 -

I 297 418 17 

15 3 -

- - -

I 397 668 - 861 361 -

101 318 45 228 -

7 5 -

3 3 -

I 211 581 -

154 78 - 30 8 -

2 I - - - -

15 511 5 563 49 

379 673 152 737 2078 

564 379 233 258 3 207 

19 4 - 234 46 -

9 741 3 143 22 

5 472 2 289 22 

297 130 5 

I I -

3 276 I 246 23 

56 430 24 176 289 

106 833 47 103 772 

2 - - 10 - -

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

25 to 3A years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

13 8 19 34 63 

5 883 215 5 784 13964 10746 

I - 7 4 4 

20 - 35 185 21 606 102 

I - 5 2 4 

- - 2 2 -

- - - - -

- - - - -

5 8 24 35 30 

7 25 85 183 142 

I I 4 5 8 

7 10 22 47 546 

108 137 257 449 680 

I 698 I 626 2 799 4 361 4687 

91 115 189 J60 585 

I 128 900 I 588 3 079 3474 

94 725 72 630 118404 228 763 278612 

- - - - 2 

- - - 4 

80 107 178 328 561 

10 8 II JO 24 

I - - 2 - - - - - -

8 18 25 62 109 

79 92 216 376 640 

I 962 2 567 5 655 12 227 19027 

- - - - - - - - - -

7 18 23 61 109 

I - 2 I - - - - - - - - - - -

17 33 47 85 139 

161 239 369 4JJ 819 

5 585 8 885 14 270 17 590 29444 

- - - - - - - - - -

3 7 9 18 31 

46 49 56 113 189 

I 480 I 401 I 872 4 562 7 560 

- - - - -

- - - - -

10 32 49 104 209 17 54 67 126 193 

24 904 78 189 123 745 202 801 317 519 - I - - 3 

- I - - I 

9 32 49 103 208 I - - I I 

- - - - -

34 17 104 151 362 30 19 45 91 177 2 727 I 937 5 839 12 886 21 839 

- I - 2 2 - 2 - (Zl I 

29 II 87 132 322 4 5 17 17 35 I I - 2 4 - - - - I - - - - -

229 339 751 I 459 2 736 

8 547 II 194 22 022 40 661 68 235 13 018 18 919 35 373 63 059 99 682 - - I I 2 - - 8 20 18 

96 172 430 811 I 612 117 148 300 614 I 088 

16 19 21 34 35 - - - - I 

49 85 179 356 554 895 2 098 3 706 6 656 10532 

I 981 4 265 7 878 12 242 19 965 - - - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms· see textJ 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,00 0 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ farms -- number -- Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms -- number -- Forms with- I to 1,999 _________________________________________ _ 

-- 2,000 to 15,999 __________________________________ ------ 16,000 to 29,999 ____________________________________ _ -- 30,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

--

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms -- number -- Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms -- number --

CROPS HARVESTED 

(orn for all purposes ________________________________ forms -- acres -- For grain or seed __________________________________ farms -- acres 

bushels --

-- Irrigated _______________________________________ forms -- acres -- Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

-- 25 to 99 acres ____________________________________ _ 

-- 100 to 499 acres __________________________________ _ -- 500 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

--

Wheat for grain _____________________________________ forms -- acres 

bushels --

-- Irrigated _________________________________________ forms --

- Forms by acres harvested: I to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

-- 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 ocre'-____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ formsacres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Barley for groin _____________________________________ farms_ 

acresbushels- Irrigated _________________________________________ formsacresTobacco ___________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

pounds_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 acres ar more ___________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

acreshundredweight_ Irrigated ______ " ___________________________________ farms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acre'-_____________________________________ _ 1.0 to 4.9 acres ______________________________ " ________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Irrigated ______________________________________ ~~~:~r~~= 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ farms-_ 

aeres_ -

- Irrigated ____________________________________ ~~~:~r~~=_ acres __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

I 

I 

Total Under 25 years 

171 I 

17011 125 

32 2 

55 561 (0) 

29 2 

3 -

- - - -

212 - 975 -

22 - 366 -

2 522 56 

20 299 419 

2 169 54 

IS 0241 400 

145 326 21 213 

5 - 18 -

2 054 53 

114 I 

I -

- -

141 I 

909 7 

24 781 210 

- -

13~1 -

I 

-

=1 

-

-

395 I 

2 220 3 

92 069 90 

- -

- -

58 -

486 - 17 191 - - -

- -

891 31 

991 42 

510 134 73 778 

2 - 2 -

879 31 

12 -

- -

729 5 

500 4 

56090 652 

2 - (Z) -

630 3 

76 2 

22 - I - - -

9 948 104 

226 936 2 407 

331 121 3 751 

15 -

188 -

6 598 64 3 183 40 

167 -

- -

2030 12 

32 254 147 

59 730 336 

2 - 10 -

25 to 34 years 

23 

I 085 

6 

224 

6 

-

-

-

30 

124 

4 

35 

350 

3 074 

307 

2 265 

180 938 

I 

5 

293 

14 

-

-

24 

117 

3 435 

-

-

24 

-

-

-

51 

349 

13 617 

-

-

7 

79 

2 060 

-

-

119 

174 

278 273 

I 

I 

118 

I 

-

45 

34 

4984 

-

-

34 

10 

I 

-

-

I 302 

29 863 

43 490 

I 

20 

868 

413 

21 

-

209 

2 702 

5 224 

-

-

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeo rs 65 yeors and over 

49 41 31 26 

3 453 6 930 4440 978 

13 10 I 

619 34 698 (0) =1 

13 8 - - - 2 I -

- - - - - - - -

68 51 52 II 

335 265 170 81 

8 7 2 I 

188 73 58 12 

756 644 521 195 

4 985 5 922 4 J46 I 553 

655 537 449 167 

3 623 4334 3 305 I 0971 

267 564 335 635 264 656 75 320 

2 I I -

4 2 7 -

6J6 496 415 161 

18 41 34 6 

I - - -

- - - -

29 42 33 12 

166 296 261 62 

4 851 8 770 5 525 I 990 

- - - -

- - - -

29 41 30 12 

- I 3 

- - - =1 - - -

124 106 93 20 

792 530 455 91 

33 567 22 651 18 415 3 729 

- - - -

- - - -

II 23 15 

61 225 104 I; I 2 425 8 758 3 328 620 

- - - - - - - -

242 202 169 128 

265 213 196 101 

400 227 312 000 304 001 141 855 

- - - I 

- - - I 

238 201 164 127 

4 I 5 I 

- - - -

125 227 221 106 81 135 168 78 9 388 13 658 21 386 6022 

- - 2 - - - (Z) -

107 204 193 89 14 16 19 15 4 7 8 2 - - I - - - - -

2 567 2 682 2 218 I 075 

56 717 62 959 51 135 23 855 82 887 91 271 76 084 33 638 3 4 4 3 42 49 28 49 

I 759 I 715 I 474 718 760 927 709 334 48 40 35 23 - - - -

512 584 468 245 7 977 9 462 7 829 4 137 15 218 17 285 14 343 7 324 - - 2 - - - 10 -

WEST VIRGINIA 67 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Con. 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) ______________ forms. - acres- Irrigated _____________________________________ • ___ forms. -

- acres. - Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

- 5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____ .: _______________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ - 100.0 acres or more. _________________________________ _ -

- land in orchards ___________ ._. _. ____________________ farms. 

acres. Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Farms by acres in orchords: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocre5. ____________________________________ _ 

25.010 99.9 acre5. ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or moce __________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ forms_ 

total acres_ 

pounds_ 

Peaches _________________________________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- total ocres_ 

pounds_ -

-

See footnote at end of table. 

68 WEST VIRGINIA 

IExcludes obnonnol forms; see lext] 

Total forming 

and olher 

occupations Tolol Under 25 years 

395 187 16 946 535 129 

7 

7~1 2 80 (0] 

358 166 14 33 18 - 4 3 2 

- - -

980 371 1 3 416 1 348 20 7 1 - 9 1 -

800 310 - 169 56 1 

9 3 - 2 2 -

867 338 1 2 335 991 20 

6241 141 3 418 410 60000 

401 169 - 460 184 - 1 190 152 656 704 -

Fanning 

Age of operator 

65 yeors and 

25 10 34 years 35 10 44 yeors 45 la 54 yeors 55 10 64 years over 

13 11 23 39 85 

33 49 68 115 141 

1 2 - - 1 

4 2 - - 2 

11 8 18 35 80 

2 3 5 3 5 

- - - 1 - - - - - -

23 46 37 94 170 

81 139 174 498 436 

- - - 1 - - - - 1 -

18 35 24 84 149 

5 11 12 7 20 

- - 1 1 1 

- - - 2 -

22 41 34 86 154 

58 87 131 414 281 

63 205 202 350 758 076 1 574 705 760074 

8 15 10 58 78 

13 38 10 54 69 

99 200 112 007 67368 96 571 281 558 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes obnonnol forms; see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ formsacres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocre'-___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres- Farms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocre'-___________________________________ _ 

100,0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ forms_ 

total ocres_ 

pounds_ 

Peaches .;, ________________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- totol ocres_ 

pounds __ 

11978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Totol Under 25 yeors 

208 5 411 8 

1 -

2 -

192 5 15 -

1 - - -

609 14 

2 06~ 1 30 

-

8 -

490 13 

113 1 

6 - - -

529 14 

1 345 17 

2 822 ::: 1 

11 480 

3 277 2 

533 448 i -

25 to 34 years 

18 

40 

-

-

17 

1 

-

-

59 

188 1 

1 

48 

11 

-

-

54 

93 

36 143 

36 

33 75 773 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 yeors and over 

57 45 33 50 

131 102 54 76 

- - 1 

- =1 - 2 

51 39 30 50 

6 5 3 - - 1 - -

- - - -

137 185 120 94 

418 711 398 324 

1 2 2 -

1 1 6 -

111 139 94 85 

24 45 25 7 

2 1 1 2 

- - - -

126 142 106 ·87 

267 401 302 265 

491 327 1 208 479 826 049 249 253

1 62 72 38 21 

46 132 28 36 

104042 209 944 38 717 104 972 i 

WEST VIRGINIA 69 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978 

[Excludes abnonnal forms; see lexll 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number __ 

percent __ Land in farms ______________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm ______________________________ acres __ 

Value of lond and buildings' ___________________________ forms __ 

Average per fann ________________________________ ~~i~~== Average per ocre _________________________________ dollors __ 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 10 $19,999 __________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $69,999 ______________________________________ _ $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $149,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$150,000 10 $199,999 ____________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$].000,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ Land rented or leased .to others ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acre5-_____________________________________ _ 100 10199 ocre5-___________________________________ _ 200 to 499 acre5-___________________________________ _ 500 to 999 oores ____________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ In cultivated summer follow _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Idle ___________________________________________ farm,-_ 

acres __ 

T otol woodland _____________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Lond in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropiond irrigated ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Posture/and irrigoted _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ forms __ ocres __ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number __ 

Full owners ____________________________________ number __ 

Port owners ____________________________________ number __ Tenants _______________________________________ number __ 

White _________________________________________ number __ 

Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Parf owners __________________________________ number __ Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

Block and other raceL ___________________________ number __ Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

70 WEST VIRGINIA 

Total 

20506 

100.0 

3 851 878 

188 20 506 

2 299 014 112 114 

590 

I 458 

3 855 

5 467 3 033 2 638 1 306 2 113 

502 

134 

19 425 3 217 109 4 811 

713 606 

940 78 837 

19 705 

508 739 

18 542 

600 707 

15 395 

2 164 

689 

261 

26 

6 

1 

12 311 

812 519 

864 17 068 

331 

3640 

416 

5 461 2 165 69 344 

15 716 

546 628 

9 397 571 696 

10 468 974 932 

6 152 

624 025 

13 743 

172 486 

17 948 

2 008 240 

115 

234 

102 

039 7 

124 

8 

71 

357 

4 528 

20 506 

15 716 3 676 

1 114 

20441 

15 669 

3664 

1 108 

65 

47 

12 

6 

1 to 9 acres 

818 

3.9 

3246 4 

833 

45937 

55 146 14404 

199 

232 

157 

40 

156 

27 

22 

674 14836 

183 1 123 

93 12 713 

573 

1 593 

539 

179 

539 

94 

270 

6 

14 

13 

13 

42 

117 

52 

171 

28 

99 

26 

72 

103 

667 

425 

815 

215 

036 

25 

31 

25 

31 

818 

639 

35 

144 

814 

636 

35 

143 

4 

3 

10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 ocres 100 to 139 acres 

3 151 1 771 2517 3274 

15.3 8.6 12,2 15.9 

97971 103814 210778 382 322 31 59 84 117 

2982 I 657 2632 3394 

156 082 85 536 173 808 273 205 

52341 51 620 66 036 80 496 I 668 880 790 689 

491 236 199 242 

928 480 616 749 874 647 943 1056 

380 160 441 475 

142 83 282 517 112 22 88 130 

54 23 34 197 

1 6 29 23 

5 

2996 1 706 2419 3 130 97325 97247 199 713 345 825 568 282 375 606 

11 565 10 129 18518 43 030 150 81 111 121 

10 919 3562 7453 6533 

2 960 1 723 2460 3 195 

60 015 55545 107 225 174 960 

2 702 1 608 2324 3031 

27 678 24498 43 077 68816 

2 702 571 2 235 2 771 

37 89 235 

25 

1 791 1 054 1 569 2027 

28 135 26824 53617 94 100 

104 85 102 159 

519 629 1 713 2 716 

38 32 30 40 240 205 225 331 

45 32 70 76 

104 112 458 374 

318 215 335 378 3 339 3277 8 135 8623 

1 625 I 347 2048 2773 

20 552 32225 73788 139 943 

894 768 1 168 1 708 10 107 14324 31 482 58 158 

920 826 1 303 1 741 10 445 17 901 42306 81 785 

617 402 583 1 035 

8 957 9 789 19470 49095 2 172 1 175 I 661 2300 

8447 6255 10 295 18324 

2 491 1 520 2216 3032 47 199 50937 104 569 201 353 

23 7 8 16 195 22 39 201 20 7 6 11 169 21 33 71 3 3 

26 96 1 2 3 1 6 34 22 16 24 38 138 132 220 536 

3 151 1 771 2517 3274 

2 586 1 489 2 142 2672 384 217 275 455 181 65 100 147 

3 146 759 2 513 3 259 2584 482 2 138 2661 382 212 275 453 180 65 100 145 

5 12 4 15 2 7 4 11 

2 5 

1 ~I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

1,000 to 1,999 2.000 acms or 

All Farms 140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres acres more 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number __ 2266 1 534 1 143 2691 1 041 242 58 

percenL_ 11.0 7.4 5.5 13.1 5.0 1.1 0.2 

land in farms ______________________________________ acres __ 357 558 304 102 272 724 937 812 694 623 315 827 171 101 

Average size of farm ______________________________ acres __ 158 198 239 348 667 1 305 2950 

Value of land and buildings 1 ___________________________ forms __ 2 179 1 536 1 190 2 731 1 072 242 58 

$1,000 __ 186 675 194 704 136 512 468 258 364 022 142 503 71 771 

Average per form ________________________________ dollars __ 85670 126 760 114 716 171 460 339 573 588853 237439 

Average per acre _________________________________ dollors __ 543 640 479 493 506 451 419 

Forms bY.llalue of land and buildings, $1 to $19,999 ___________________________________________ 79 12 -I 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________________________________ 401 165 131 147 6 $40,000 to $69,999 _______________________________________ 618 417 272 432 51 

$70,000 to $99,999 _______________________________________ 522 302 244 424 39 6 

$100,000 to $149,999 _____________________________________ 242 289 280 506 132 9 

$150,000 to $199,999 _____________________________________ 162 137 89 381 138 20 $200,000 to $499,999 _____________________________________ 143 180 154 725 477 92 12 

$500,000 to $999.999 _____________________________________ 11 13 20 105 191 81 22 

$1,000,000 or more ______________________________________ 1 21 11 38 34 24 

Owned and rented land by operator, 2 534 982 240 56 land owned ______________________________________ farms __ 2 161 1 426 1 101 

acres __ 321 642 263 468 234 403 755 754 529 090 235 711 122 095 

land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms __ 450 395 328 957 498 134 35 

acres __ 42 438 45 578 41 640 191 661 174 471 82 843 50610 

land rented or leased to others ______________________ forms __ 90 65 52 106 56 11 4 

ocres __ 6 522 4944 3 319 9 603 8 938 2 727 1 604 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms __ 2 215 1 494 1 131 2631 1 029 236 58 

ocres __ 159 244 125 137 107 786 370 675 241 020 78 379 27 160 

Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms __ 2021 1 419 1 096 2 511 1 000 233 58 

acres __ 54 190 47033 41 299 134 526 96449 42012 19950 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 2 to 49 acres ________________________________________ 1 772 1 165 822 475 310 31 SO to 99 acres _______________________________________ 226 202 227 707 376 55 10 

100 to 199 ocre5 ____ ...; ________________________________ 23 50 38 257 201 84 11 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________________ 2 9 72 104 48 26 500 to 999 acres _____________________________________ 9 12 5 1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________________ 3 3 2,000 acres or more __________________________________ 1 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ forms __ 1 482 982 745 1 749 677 122 19 

acres __ 95840 70 505 60329 213001 133292 32 194 4412 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses not harvested or pastured __________________________ farms __ 93 62 54 135 49 13 2 acres __ 615 1 579 541 2907 2 118 (D) (0] On which all crops failed _________________________ farms __ 51 51 15 38 18 4 1 acres __ 533 472 174 922 405 (D) (D) 

In cultivated summer follow _______________________ forms __ 50 28 22 66 20 7 acres __ 527 377 208 732 1 088 481 Idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 229 137 114 268 107 17 5 acres __ 6539 5 171 4235 17 587 7 668 2938 715 

Total woodland _____________________________________ forms __ I 878 1 321 1 029 2 412 966 217 48 

acres __ 136 135 119640 117 958 405 848 303 635 131 229 65 504 Woodland pastured ________________________________ farms __ I 128 830 636 1 472 595 142 28 acres __ 56656 47599 41 421 138 724 104 027 50 691 18408 Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms __ 1 253 937 773 1 763 727 159 40 acres __ 79479 72 041 76 537 267 124 199 608 80 538 47096 Pastureland and rangeland other than cropla nd and woodland pastured _________________________________ farms __ 748 553 430 994 481 163 43 acres __ 46 361 45915 36 195 122 416 126 363 90 800 67997 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________ farms __ 1 553 1 003 788 1 783 686 158 39 acres __ 15 818 13410 10 785 38 873 23 605 15 419 10440 

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ farms __ 2 124 1 448 1 083 2 512 1 016 238 53 acres __ 198 857 164 019 137945 474 141 363 682 173 685 90 817 Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms __ 9 7 5 7 3 3 2 acres __ 51 65 25 98 84 297 126 Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms __ 8 6 5 6 3 3 2 acres __ 36 50 25 96 84 297 126 Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ forms __ I acres __ 2 Other land irrigated ________________________________ forms __ I 1 acres __ IS 15 land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ______ farms __ 34 33 25 89 58 15 3 acres __ 324 327 342 984 978 416 131 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number __ 2266 1 534 1 143 2 691 1 041 242 58 Full owners ____________________________________ number __ Part owners ____________________________________ number __ I 817 1 140 815 1 738 547 108 23 

Tenants _______________________________________ number __ 344 286 285 796 434 132 33 

White _________________________________________ number __ lOS 108 43 157 60 2 2 

Full owners _______________________ 2262 1 533 130 2 687 038 242 58 .:.. ____ __ ____ number __ Part owners __________________________________ num~er __ I 815 1 139 802 1 737 544 108 23 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 343 286 285 794 434 132 33 104 108 43 156 60 2 2 Black and other roces ____________________________ number __ Full owners __________________________________ number __ 4 1 13 4 3 2 1 13 1 3 Port owners ____ __ __ __ ____ __ __ ____ __ ____ ______ number __ I 2 Tenants _____________________________________ number __ I 1 ::1 See footnote at end of table. 

1978, CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA WEST VIRGINIA 71 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Partnership ________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ formL_ 

10 or less stoc.kholders ___________________________ farmL_ 

Other thon family held _____________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operated ____________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL _________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL _________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeorL _________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeorL _________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _______________________________________ _ 

Average age ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole __________________________________________________ _ 

Female ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _______________________________________________ _ 

Other _____ ' ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None __________________________________________________ _ 

110 99 days ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ________________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 oerOL _________________________________________ _ 140 to 179 acres __________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres __________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres __________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres __________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres __________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 oero'-______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain forms (011 ) _____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh grain forms (013)-_____________________ _ Colfon forms (0131) _____________________________________ _ 

T oboeeo forms (0132) ____________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop farms (0133,0134,0139) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) ____________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017) _______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) ___________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) __ 

Beef r.:attle forms, except feedlots (0212) __________________ -- - Dairy forms (024) ____________________________________ ------

Poultry and ogg forms (025) ________________________________ _ Animal specialty farms (027) ________________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029) ________ -_ - ___ ----------

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 __________________ -- -------------- -

$100,000 to $199.999 __________________ -------- --------- $40,000 to $99,999 ____________________ -- - ----- ---------

$20,000 to $39,999 ________________ -- ------ ------------- $10.000 to $19,999 ________________________ ---- --------- $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $4,999 ______________________________ -------- -

less than $2.500 ______________________ -- -------------- -

See footnote at end of table. 

72 WEST VIRGINIA 

Totol 

19 005 

3 385 823 

I 289 358 953 

125 

77 349 

4 

121 

15 

16 587 

3 

12 

72 13 166 

15 549 

2 755 

271 

2 064 

3 952 4 591 

4 773 

4 855 

53.0 

18 950 1 556 

65 

7 636 

12 870 

6 600 1 639 

1 663 

9 921 

818 

3 151 1 771 

2 517 

3 274 

2 266 1 534 

1 143 

2 691 1 041 

242 

58 

368 

2 854 

989 

865 

158 

326 

196 

971 

14 111 

11 707 

665 

388 

272 

197 

20 506 

198 411 

24 

116 

210 

502 

653 

1 238 

2 647 

4 164 10 952 

5 93 41 42 42 

195 508 297 400 542 

174 196 135 126 177 

21 312 162 274 365 

42 38 12 27 15 

48 70 24 36 45 

77 55 5 27 13 

2 272 124 143 143 

360 940 160 737 2 281 

252 539 965 455 1 914 

2 22 14 41 64 

46 63 37 24 48 

39 59 43 23 46 2 31 14 17 35 

818 3 151 1 771 2 517 3 274 

6 123 12 347 6 831 9 288 14365 

2 I 

5 8 4 3 3 7 4 3 5 7 

21 14 8 12 36 

20 30 7 29 40 

31 59 33 65 131 

66 198 174 248 347 

109 422 339 561 

559 2 414 202 594 ~~~ I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

All Farms 140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Partnership ________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

Other than family held _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms __ 

10 or less stockholderL __________________________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _______________________________________ _ 

Nat on farm operated ____________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years __________________________________________ _ 35 to 44 years __________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors __________________________________ ----____ _ 

55 to 64 years __________________________________ ----____ -

65 years and over _______________________________________ _ Average age ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male __________________________________________________ _ 

Female _____________ 00 __________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _______________________________________________ _ Other _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None __________________________________________________ _ 1 to 99 days ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ________________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres __________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres __________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 aereL _________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres __________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres __________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres __________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash groin farms (011) _____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin farms <013L _____________________ _ Cotton farms (0131) _____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco farms (01321-___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop farms (0133,0134, 0139) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) ____________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut farms (017) _______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) ___________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) __ Beef cattle farms, except feedlots (0212) ____________________ _ Dairy farms (024) _________________________________________ _ 

Paultry and egg farms (025) ________________________________ _ Animal specialty forms (027) ________________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029) _______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 __________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _______________ . ___________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 ______________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

2 129 1 427 

336 166 282 812 

131 93 

20 510 18540 

4 10 

583 961 

4 10 

1 

143 

1 

1 4 

156 789 

730 100 

314 231 

21 12 

198 133 

335 273 

564 352 

599 352 

549 412 

54.4 54.4 

2 059 441 

207 93 

5 2 

848 654 

418 880 

764 499 

143 127 

193 151 

102 691 

2 266 534 

30 23 

286 152 

75 36 

211 116 

4 5 

23 11 

7 1 

96 50 

676 160 

416 993 

78 64 23 23 

16 18 

27 27 

2 266 1 534 

13 206 12302 

1 

5 7 

7 8 31 40 63 43 

89 115 313 261 

538 373 219 687 

1 044 

249 071 

91 

21 771 

5 

159 

3 

723 

876 

145 

23 

89 

213 

266 

291 

261 

53.4 

071 

n 

3 

503 

640 

~7 

113 

114 

473 

143 

18 

133 

23 

110 

3 

10 

5 

31 

862 

743 

50 

18 

7 

6 

1 143 

10345 

3 

14 

26 

50 

113 

224 

298 

415 

2 421 

842286 

239 

84 836 

19 

6 429 

1 

18 

5 

706 

1 

4 

7 

2 555 

2 053 

372 

37 

238 

461 

643 

668 

644 

53.6 

2494 

197 

29 

341 

350 

983 

305 

242 

049 

2 691 

36 

265 

42 

223 

9 

36 

5 

85 

941 

598 

204 

68 

14 

28 

2 691 

45 927 

4 

23 

63 

149 

185 

334 

559 

599 

775 

876 

583 258 

136 

90443 

21 

15 194 

21 

3 

(D) 

3 

5 

(0) 

809 

143 

19 

101 

173 

275 

249 

224 

52.9 

977 

64 

620 

421 

418 

125 

102 

348 

041 

31 

66 

4 

62 

2 

14 

1 

22 

762 

647 

104 

25 

7 

7 

1 041 

35 272 

3 

37 

59 

96 

134 

214 

227 

134 

137 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

178 

233 192 

44 

57 384 

21 

17 

346 1 

16 

1 

(D) 

1 

2 

(D) 

191 

38 

16 

35 

61 

67 

63 

55.9 

232 

10 

173 

69 

107 

36 

27 

58 

242 

5 

9 

188 

151 

20 

10 

242 

19 721 

7 

12 

21 

49 

50 

46 

28 

19 

10 

2,000 acres or more 

36 105 744 1 10 

25 767 

9 

28646 1 

8 

3 10944 

34 

20 

4 

13 

10 

18 

13 

55.11 

:~I 18 

34 

8 

4 

12 

=1 

58 

2 

1 

1 

1 

4 

441 

34 

2 

3 

58 

12 684 

6 

6 

12 

20 

2 

8 

2 

~I 

WEST VIRGINIA 73 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnonnal forms; see text] 

All Farms Tolal 1 to 9 acres 10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 10010 139 acres 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD - Can. 

Market value of ogricultural products sold - Can. 

Grain ___________________________________________ farms __ I 390 19 144 87 123 172 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ $fd~~== 6 012 9 185 161 228 340 

27 $1,000 __ 897 Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ farms __ 30 2 $1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms __ 246 (Z) 

$1,000 __ 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5- _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

T aboceo _________________________________________ forms __ I 324 174 237 168 169 230 $1,000 __ 2 811 412 384 319 335 434 Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ___________________ formL_ 3 252 22 479 256 413 613 $1,000 __ 7 046 23 610 416 726 073 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farmL_ 4 $1,000 __ 239 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ formL_ 421 47 74 43 60 52 $1,000 __ 835 55 138 40 97 23 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 2 $1,000 __ (0) 

Fruits, nuts, ond berries ______________________ . ______ forms __ 393 16 64 38 75 44 $1,000 __ 22 341 23 291 294 867 960 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ formL_ 76 2 3 9 9 $1,000 __ 21 048 (D) (D) 673 826 Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms __ 232 80 63 9 28 18 $1,000 __ 6 910 857 2 495 147 181 294 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 26 10 5 1 4 $1,000 __ 5 535 280 2 094 (0) 256 Other crops ______________________________________ farms __ 298 2 33 23 62 55 $1,000 __ 276 2 19 23 38 26 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 1 $1,000 __ (D) 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms-_ 1 306 64 200 110 143 216 $1,000 __ 35 196 2 433 3 762 2 247 186 954 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms-_ 163 20 18 8 6 9 $1,000 __ 33 020 187 3 304 2 140 965 610 Dairy products ____________________________________ forms __ 897 5 36 44 71 96 $1,000 __ 34 531 61 186 173 504 577 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 291 1 1 12 

$1,000 __ 27 608 (D) (D) (D) 

Cottle and calves __________________________________ farms __ 15 128 295 1 855 I 216 I 829 2458 

$1,000 __ 70 892 836 3 344 2 561 4464 6 598 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 181 1 4 3 $1,000 __ 14 798 (D) (D) 157 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms __ I 931 96 298 164 182 255 $1,000 __ 5 538 110 472 211 237 473 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 18 1 1 

$1,000 __ 1 525 (0) (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms __ 2 326 33 169 143 210 289 

$1,000 __ 4 547 39 145 126 236 411 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 4 1 $1,000 __ 212 (D) 

Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ farms __ 1 196 93 201 104 158 224 

$1,000 __ 1 477 265 317 113 189 203 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 5 1 1 1 1 

$1,000 __ 296 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES I 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms-_ 7 644 277 021 542 920 1 127 

$1,000 __ 24 876 605 127 042 109 2034 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 __________________________________________ 6 649 246 999 484 871 019 $5,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________ 731 25 14 53 42 92 $20,000 to $49,999 ______________________________ - ______ 199 6 6 4 6 15 $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 65 2 1 1 1 

Feed for lives tock and poultry _________________________ farmL_ 14 869 506 2 041 176 1 843 2 397 

$1,000 __ 41 666 497 3 150 920 1 967 2 899 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 __________________________________________ 13 901 479 995 159 794 2 337 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ - _________ ------ 605 10 15 8 42 39 

$20,000 to $49,999 ______________________ ------ -------- - 213 7 21 3 14 $50,000 or more ________________________________ ------- 150 10 10 6 7 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms __ 4 864 163 755 347 592 735 

tons __ 180 902 7 565 14 473 8 840 6 702 10 155 

$1,000 __ 30 912 1 263 2 533 1 554 1 167 1 851 

Farms by tems purchased: 145 722 338 723 1 to 99 ton'- ________________________________________ 4 510 575 100 to 499 ton'- _____________________________________ 265 13 25 3 14 5 

500 tons or more __________________ ------------------ 89 5 8 6 3 7 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ 4 194 138 721 332 566 695 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________ -------- -------- 377 8 4 6 20 20 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ______________ -- ---- --------------- 157 7 20 3 

$50,000 or more __________________ ---- ------ -------- - 136 10 10 6 1~1 

See footnote at end of table. 

74 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see textJ 

1.000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

All Farms 140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres acres more 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ 144 114 103 254 154 6lJ 16 forms __ 116 267 $1,000 __ 350 328 298 199 532 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ I 4 12 7 3 

$1,000 __ (D) (D) 670 754 174 

Commodity (red it Corporation loans ________________ forms __ 4 12 4 I 2 

$1.000 __ I 86 55 (D) (D) 

(otton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

=1 Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms-_ 116 62 45 102 19 2 

$1,000 __ 243 137 105 353 (D) (0) 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Field 427 155 38 7 seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ___________________ farms __ 394 234 214 

150 1 $1,000 __ 776 539 548 300 697 188 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ I I I I 

$1,000 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms __ 27 24 20 56 12 4 2 

$1,000 __ 48 44 17 221 66 (D) (D) 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ I I 

$1.000 __ (0) (D) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms __ 29 22 13 53 25 10 4 

$1,000 __ 521 716 552 4 281 3 585 4 770 5 481 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 4 4 4 19 12 6 4 

$1,000 __ 382 645 483 4 084 3 463 4 737 5 481 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farmL_ 10 2 9 II 2 

$1.000 __ 166 (0) (D) 559 5 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ I 1 I 3 $1,000 __ (D) (0) (D) 509 Other crops ______________________________________ farmL_ 25 21 19 30 24 3 I 

$1,000 __ 18 (D) (D) 93 21 (Z) (D) 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ I 

$1,000 __ (0) 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms __ 146 95 68 178 62 18 6 

$1.000 __ 2 672 2 395 487 7 673 4 516 3277 592 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farmL_ 12 14 8 31 24 10 3 

$1,000 __ 2 484 2321 328 7 366 4484 3 262 569 Dairy products ____________________________________ forms __ 99 86 72 241 118 26 3 

$1,000 __ 2 011 2 141 2 280 II 486 10 549 3 144 420 Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 14 22 23 115 82 18 3 

$1,000 __ 900 I 394 I 76lJ 9210 9 945 3040 420 Cottle and calves __________________________________ forms __ I 816 I 26lJ 958 2 232 931 224 54 

$1.000 __ 5 531 5 164 4 310 15 367 12 544 5 983 4 191 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 4 6 3 28 54 48 30 $1,000 __ 208 336 184 2 432 888 3 367 3 794 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms __ 192 125 110 291 147 58 13 $1.000 __ 476 330 235 255 783 682 274 Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 2 2 2 3 5 2 $1,000 __ (D) (0) (D) 194 318 (0) 1 Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farmL_ 237 192 169 511 263 84 26 $1,000 __ 320 363 304 033 833 507 231 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ I I I $1,000 __ (D) (D) (D) 

Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ forms __ 101 77 53 120 51 II 3 $1,000 __ 74 81 33 106 74 21 I Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ I $1,000 __ (D) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms __ 834 591 514 I 052 577 150 39 $1,000 __ 729 668 992 4998 4 715 2440 2 416 Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 __________________________________________ 753 514 458 841 376 77 II $5,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________ 68 57 51 146 136 39 8 $20,000 10 $49,999 _____________________________________ 10 17 5 52 48 21 9 $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 3 3 13 17 13 II 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms __ I 539 I 181 873 2 106 935 221 51 $1,000 __ 3 287 3051 2 147 Forms with expenses af- 10 083 6 660 3 323 681 

$1 to $4,999 __________________________________________ 450 090 798 862 768 145 24 $5,000 10 $19,999 ______________________________________ 66 62 53 153 93 46 18 $20,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 14 19 15 59 39 17 5 $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 9 10 7 32 35 13 4 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms __ 475 319 292 675 394 89 28 tons __ 14214 13 759 9 293 44 9:Y; 29 518 14 055 7 389 $1.000 __ 2429 2 147 I 554 7 565 5 044 2 445 I 361 Forms by tons purchased: 1109910ns _________________________________________ 

100 448 288 269 585 326 66 25 to 499 tons-__________________ ~ __________________ 20 25 20 70 53 17 500 tons or more ____________________________________ 7 6 3 20 15 6 Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ 411 248 233 500 282 51 17 45 45 41 III 52 17 8 $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ 10 19 12 34 29 10 ;1 $50,000 or more _____________________________________ 9 7 6 30 31 II 

See footnole at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA WEST VIRGINIA 7S 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal farms; see texl] 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animol health costs __________________________________ farms __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1.000 •• 

$1 10 $499 ••••••••••.••••••.••.••••••••••..••••••••••• $500 10 $999 •..•.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

$1.000 to $2.999 •••••.•••••••••.•....••••••••••..•••••• $3.000 or more ....................................... . 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts. and trees ________________________ farms __ 

Forms with expenses .of- $1.000 .• 

$1 10 $999 •....•••.••••....•••••••••••••.••••••••••.•• $1.000 10 $4.999 •••••..•.••••••••••••••••••••••.•.••.•• 

$5.000 10 $9.999 •.••.••••••••••.•.•.••.••••.••...•••••• $10,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1.000 •• 

$1 10 $2.499 •..•.••••••••••••••••••••••..•••.•••••••••• 

$2.500 10 $9.999 •.••...•.••••••••.•••.•.•••••••••••••.• 

$10.000 10 $19.999 •••••••..•.•.••••••••• _ .•..•••••• _ ••• $20.000 or more ...................................... . 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms __ 

$1.000 •• Forms with expenses 01-

$1 10 $2,499 .••••••••••....•...•.••••••••••.•.. _ ...•.• 

$2.50010 $9.999 •.•••...•••••••••••••••••...••...•.•.•• 

$10.000 to $19.999 •.•••..•.•.••••••••••••••...•• ""'" 

$20.000 or more ...................................... . 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms __ 

$1 .• 000 •• Farms with expenses of-

$1 10 $2.499 •••••••••••••••••••..•••.•••.••••••••••••• 

$2.500 10 $9.999 .••••••••••••••••••.•.•....•...•.•••••• 

$10.000 10 $19.999 .•.••••••••••••••••••••••.•.•••.••.•• 

$20.000 or more ...................................... . 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 •• Gasoline _______________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 .• Diesel fuel ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 •• lP gos, butane, ond propane ______________________ farms __ 

$1.000 .• Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 •• Natural gos ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 •• Kerosene. motor oil. and g~ase ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 •• Electricity ________________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 •• Other-cool, wood. coke. etc. _______________________ farms __ 

$1.000 .• 

Hired form lobar ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 •• Farms with expenses of-

$1 10 $4.999 ••••••••.•••••••••••••.•••.•.... _ ....••.•• 

$5.000 10 $19.999 ••••••.•••••••••••.•••••••.•.•.•. _ •••• 

$20.000 10 $49.999 ..•.•••.......••...•••••••••••••••••• 

$50.000 or more ...................................... . 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ torms __ 

workers __ less thon 150 days ______________________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract lobar ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 •• 

Forms with expenses of-

$1 10 $2.499 •••••.....••••••••••••••••.•....••••••••.• $2.500 to $9.999 ••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••.•.•....• 

$10.00010 $19.999 ••••.•.••.••••••••••••••...•••••••••• 

$20.000 or more ...................................... . 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipmenf ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 •• 

Farms with expenses of-

$1 10 $2.499 ••••••••..••••••••••••••.....••••••••••••• 

$2.500 to $9.999 ••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•.•.•• 

$10.000 10 $19.999 ••••..••••••••••.••..•..••••••••••••• 

$20.000 or more ........ """ ......•.................• 

FARM· RElATED INCOME 

Income from machine work. customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 •• 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for humon consumption _____________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 •• 

See foolnole 01 end of lable. 

76 WEST VIRGINIA 

Total 

10634 

1 928 

9 897 

390 

280 

67 

8 261 

3 555 

7 697 

495 

44 

25 

12040 

9 358 

11 328 

586 

85 

41 

8 693 

4640 

a 425 

206 

39 

23 

20 240 

14 035 

,19 329 

794 

86 

31 

20 228 10 954 

18 '513 

6503 

7 391 

1 987 

643 

603 

8Q2 

322 

746 

552 

20 228 

988 9 057 

2 728 

1 406 

353 

6 353 

16 288 

5 828 

400 

83 

42 

1 152 

2 393 5 840 

20 222 

627 

2 153 

548 

47 

10 

22 

4 007 

1 991 

3 874 

125 

7 

1 

113 

948 

'1 606 

2 208 

1 to 9 acres 

328 

31 

317 

8 

3 

350 

262 

327 

12 

2 

9 

405 

49 

403 

2 

332 

26 

332 

822 

522 

791 

22 

7 

2 

822 

397 

776 

194 

221 

26 

29 

33 

.21 

47 

63 

57 

822 

39 

243 

94 

27 

32 

177 

475 

160 

13 

2 

2 

53 

90 

152 

604 

30 

14 

29 

1 

117 

39 

1].7 

33 

48 

135 

82 

101049 acres 

247 

87 

1 236 

8 

3 

106 

634 

1 092 

9 

2 

3 

503 

344 

501 

1 

948 

173 

944 

3 

1 

2932 

1 138 

2 910 

15 

4 

3 

2 925 

937 

2.605 

426 

765 

77 

43 

41 

73 

25 

73 

292 

2 925 

77 

847 

170 

146 

31 

522 

657 

514 

5 

1 

2 

18 

71 

514 

346 

75 

52 

70 

5 

483 

139 

474 

8 

1 

103 

50 

274 

312 

50 to 69 acres 

644 

59 

638 3 

2 

1 

549 

100 

546 2 

944 

271 

943 

1 

603 

90 

601 

2 

626 

579 

614 

11 

'626 

455 

479 

292 

497 

58 

45 

27 

33 

6 

93 

22 

626 

50 

610 

87 

119 

36 

417 

349 

410 

4 

3 

22 

38 

403 

285 

31 

56 

25 

5 

1 

227 

113 

220 

7 

I37 

48 

148 

115 

70 to 99 acres 

I 204 

94 

183 

10 

11 

1054 

129 

1 046 7 

1 494 

494 

485 

9 

938 

201 

928 

10 

2 591 

911 

2565 25 

1 

2586 

720 2327 

466 

826 

102 

75 

39 

69 

21 

42 

9 

2586 

'83 

948 

154 

207 

37 

537 

360 

529 

3 

5 

28 

.57 

521 

1 404 

62 

67 

59 

1 

1 

1 

472 

181 

460 

11 

1 

105 

63 

236 

243 

100 to 139 acres 

I 558 

211 

I 521 3 

25 

9 

110 

329 

075 

23 

9 

3 

I 951 

789 

I 918 

33 

1 381 

350 

1 359 

19 

3 

3353 

1 326 

3316 

37 

3353 

1 041 

2994 

700 .1 127 

148 

108 

43 

146 

21 

128 

14 

3353 

115 

1 393 

254 

161 

31 

963 

793 

942 

17 

4 

72 

113 

916 

2595 

57 

108 

.51 

3 

2 

1 

641 

239 

626 

15 

144 

117 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal farms, see text) 

All 

1,000 to 1.999 2.000 acres or 

Farms 140 to 179 ocres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres acres more 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal health costs __________________________________ farms __ 138 939 674 I 788 852 208 54 

$1,000 __ 136 142 108 459 372 163 67 

farms with expenses of- $1 102 875 631 596 656 116 26 to $499 ____________________________________________ 

$500 to $999 __________________________________________ 24 45 18 96 116 54 5 

$1,000 to $2,999 _______________________________________ II 17 23 83 59 28 15 

$3,000 or more ________________________________________ 1 2 2 13 21 10 8 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ farms __ 778 631 508 296 660 170 49 

$1.000 __ 143 169 143 767 527 258 91 

Forms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ____________________________________________ 486 129 513 105 22 762 594 $1.000 to $4,999 ________________________________ ------- 15 36 21 161 134 55 20 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 1 1 4 12 6 7 

$10,000 or more _______________________________________ 2 1 4 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms __ I 219 908 746 1 752 856 210 52 

$1,000 __ 584 591 471 2 231 2 139 934 462 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 635 128 13 196 865 713 528 $2,500 to $9,999-______________________________________ 22 42 31 197 170 58 20 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 1 I 2 19 35 15 12 

$20,000 or more _______________________________________ 8 16 9 7 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms __ 917 692 569 368 726 175 44 

$1,000 __ 263 225 210 985 045 656 416 

Forms with expenses 01- $1 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 144 29 902 685 557 286 658 $2,500 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 12 4 9 68 51 19 9 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 3 2 2 9 II 5 3 

$20,000 or more _______________________________________ 1 1 5 6 7 3 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms __ 2 140 1 530 166 2 709 1 071 242 58 

$1,000 __ 1 081 1 071 881 2 882 2 186 929 529 

Farms with expenses of- $1 19 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 2 105 1 463 106 2456 847 137 $2,500 to $9,999-______________________________________ 32 62 57 233 195 84 21 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 2 5 3 15 25 12 12 

$20,000 or more _______________________________________ 1 5 4 9 6 

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms __ 2 140 530 166 2 709 071 242 58 

$1,000 __ 852 816 669 2 261 688 727 390 Gasoline _______________________________________ farms __ 990 414 1 087 2 532 015 236 58 

$1,000 __ 553 526 430 I 332 978 409 197 Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms __ 670 652 449 1 231 728 177 48 

$1.000 __ 114 152 120 491 407 175 118 lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms __ 79 34 29 91 63 35 12 

$1,000 __ 63 28 18 127 89 67 27 Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms __ 52 69 70 138 95 24 12 

$1,000 __ 14 19 27 53 53 15 21 Natural gas ____________________________________ farms __ 74 41 65 115 35 13 4 $1,000 __ 16 13 15 64 27 16 7 Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms __ 2 140 530 166· 2 709 071 242 58 $1,000 __ 91 78 60 195 134 45 20 Electricity ________________________________________ farms __ I 037 740 677 537 791 182 52 $1,000 __ 204 224 192 575 475 191 108 Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms __ 152 143 101 232 92 19 $1,000 __ 24 31 19 46 22 12 3~ I Hired farm labor ____________________________________ farms __ 648 505 426 1 287 638 180 53 $1,000 __ 825 726 759 3 832 3463 638 2412 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 __________________________________________ 619 478 403 163 477 116 17 $5,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________ 26 24 18 97 123 48 22 $20,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 2 2 3 17 31 8 5 $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 1 1 2 10 7 8 9 Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms __ 101 73 72 296 277 98 42 workers __ 163 104 120 568 588 235 246 less than 150 dayL _____________________________ farms __ 593 467 392 1 176 519 145 42 workers __ I 853 1 695 335 4 733 2 156 654 562 

Contract labor ______________________________________ farms __ 50 39 69 106 68 30 10 $1,000 __ 74 40 76 569 320 618 160 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 46 36 64 84 53 24 $2,500 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 3 3 4 9 9 2 $10.000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 1 3 1 1 $20,000 or more _______________________________________ 10 5 3 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms __ 483 255 217 655 338 94 25 $1.000 __ 215 110 82 392 272 140 68 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 

$2,500 466 249 212 631 318 83 18 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 17 6 5 23 18 9 6 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 1 2 2 $20,000 or more _______________________________________ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income fram machine work, customwork. and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms-_ 94 91 55 210 100 38 3 $1,000 __ 58 85 46· 158 145 128 2 Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms __ 139 90 95 156 67 26 

9~ I $1.000 __ 255 171 109 307 170 78 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA WEST VIRGINIA 77 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Coo. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms __ 

Forms by value group: 

$1,000 __ 

$1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 __________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 __________________________________ _ $500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms __ 

number __ Wheel troctors ______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 4 ?f more ________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only _____________ farms __ 

number __ Compickers. corn heads, and picker·shellers _____________ farms __ 

number __ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ Other cornpickers and picker·shellers _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms __ number __ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ lime ____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals forDefoliotion or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms __ 

Sonitotion and rodent and bird control ________________ farms __ 

UVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- I to 9 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ -____ _ 200 to 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

SOO or more __________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ farms __ 

number __ 8eef cows _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- I to 9 __________________________________ ---------- 10 to 49 _________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 __________________________________ -_ ------ 100 to 199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more ____________________________________ ---

See footnote at end of table. 

78 WEST VIRGINIA 

(Excludes obnonnol farms; see text] 

Total 1 to 9 acres 

20 464 257 473 

4 097 8 818 4 217 2 526 

620 

154 

30 

2 

10405 

14042 

15 713 21 709 

17 787 27 872 5968 

13 286 

698 

3 465 

458 

478 

I 926 2 080 

248 

260 

786 

820 

4 971 5384 

9 601 10035 

1 892 2 124 

13 335 

13 998 II 388 310 649 4449 

83 832 168 941 

2 155 

54 127 

249 8 382 

788 25 674 4955 

112 298 

504 12 971 

4 022 

2 164 

16219 

454 332 

4 758 

9 336 

t 401 

509 

197 

18 

14 573 241 041 13 284 

204 292 

6 512 6 152 

474 

119 

26 

I 

833 

7844 

140 

520 

106 

56 

9 

1 

1 

389 

708 

538 

680 

643 

801 

108 

238 

8 

36 

2 

2 

17 

18 

2 

2 

16 

16 

72 

77 

172 

172 

30 

30 

479 

74 

388 

918 

149 

750 

597 

60 

123 

20 

33 

35 

73 

72 

169 

37 

58 

104 

73 

347 

6083 

149 

179 

13 

4 

2 

306 

2688 

259 2487 

208 

47 

2 

1 

I 

10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 ocres 100 to 139 acres 

2982 I 643 2627 3388 21 342 14510 22971 31 728 

933 411 638 668 I 493 829 1 304 1662 419 249 505 733 129 130 146 302 6 22 33 21 1 2 I 2 

I 

1 267 725 I 211 I 711 1 650 909 1603 2104 2 104 I 188 1941 2614 

2399 I 527 2 0439 3266 

2 358 1 412 2231 2961 

2844 1 820 2984 4134 

409 345 624 855 884 735 1 332 862 3 6 12 43 

14 24 57 209 

3 25 13 46 

3 25 13 46 

112 69 157 218 121 70 158 224 

9 2 1 9 9 2 1 9 III 67 157 215 

112 68 157 215 

338 297 489 772 374 304 515 810 705 707 165 1483 713 738 170 1 535 

55 59 139 198 57 68 193 223 

1 756 1 048 1630 2 157 

516 360 696 1 139 1 401 904 1 376 1 811 10 722 9522 18 1043 28738 393 285 450 681 3428 2664 5 124 8205 6679 5045 9967 16609 

271 158 215 312 126 1 244 2721 3870 21 6 48 26 83 35 334 280 176 85 82 103 660 045 985 I 597 448 316 511 717 3510 2912 3708 9 700 

30 46 59 93 74 300 350 894 384 279 368 563 186 177 272 287 

2 217 1 388 2013 2 611 20682 16645 28 747 45 160 

356 660 717 819 847 722 I 268 I 714 13 6 23 67 1 5 9 

2 

I 736 1 206 1 827 2353 10 108 8673 15702 25 101 I 521 1 096 I 685 2 169 9 245 7970 140435 22695 

257 825 I 083 I 131 260 271 598 I 030 4 4 8 

=1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-(on. 

(Excludes obnonnol forms; see text] 

All Farms 140 to 179 ocres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 10 999 acres 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market volue of all machinery and equipment ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Forms by volue group: $1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $199,999 __________________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 __________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Motortrucks. including pickups ________________________ forms __ 

number __ Wheel troctor5 ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 4 or more ________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms __ 

number __ Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms __ 

number __ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ Other corn pickers and picker-shellers _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms __ number __ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ lime ____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms __ Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms __ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 _____________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ___________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers Ihat had calved ____________________ forms __ 

number __ Beef cows _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ___________________________________________ _ 10 10 49 _________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

See footnote 01 end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

2 173 I 530 

23499 19999 

446 216 

959 666 

470 352 

250 242 42 50 

6 4 

I 087 848 

I 466 I 137 

I 684 I 266 

2239 I 700 

1 903 I 362 

2 818 2 205 

611 538 

368 214 

47 49 

205 216 

37 30 

37 30 

185 204 

195 206 

II 8 

II 8 

182 198 

184 198 

478 431 

516 455 

025 847 054 864 

154 180 

171 207 

I 344· 993 

848 816 

I 160 871 

21 883 21 221 493 356 

8628 4898 14832 10599 

212 161 

2005 2 142 12 19 

131 168 

80 30 1 319 070 567 444 

7801 7462 

19 36 394 393 400 371 

229 175 

I 871 I 316 

39432 35 864 

384 251 

377 875 104 173 

6 16 

I 

1 746 I 216 21 090 20408 1 630 1 128 18 563 17937 

811 410 813 702 6· 15 

1 

I 190 2 726 I 072 

16 196 51 046 32 034 

237 347 53 

381 819 162 

347 687 300 

166 631 367 

49 184 137 

8 55 44 

2 3 8 

I 

604 I 609 758 

799 2 238 087 

900 2 247 948 

269 3 532 837 

087 2 511 I 031 

751 4 879 2 614 

461 1 233 640 

I 009 2 795 489 

33 207 175 

149 013 909 

43 126 81 

43 129 96 

137 409 302 

144 441 353 

10 76 77 

II 80 80 

128 350 265 

133 361 273 

383 977 546 

430 082 611 

734 735 791 

768 852 892 

III 489 336 

120 528 370 

814 1 948 897 

681 3 216 3 185 

700 I 684 832 

16921 70 637 67 075 

302 7W 442 

4498 18 164 18 090 

9 142 39 779 35 473 

115 367 210 

893 13 740 14430 

21 33 23 

70 1 158 I 242 

35 105 37 

151 5049 4 192 

355 908 468 5 436 26 943 27 694 

21 89 56 746 197 2 347 246 759 418 

154 379 172 

974 2 272 933 

28 359 100 756 77 589 

147 226 43 681 322 316 120 521 311 24 182 183 2 20 78 1 2 

900 2 133 885 15 791 55 008 40 428 833 I 917 800 13 383 43 532 31 071 

276 439 67 534 310 515 21 153 175 2 13 41 

2 2 

1,000 to 1.999 

acres 

242 

II 871 

8 

19 

44 

88 

53 

20 

10 

160 

272 

226 

596 

233 

762 

125 

311 

80 

423 

39 

40 

90 

114 

32 

35 

76 

79 

144 

156 

192 

219 

III 

123 

216 

590 

209 

29 309 

105 6 538 13089 

52 

4956 17 

4497 

15 

3 933 

118 10 735 

13 2 774 

104 

49 

223 

36198 

5 

32 

42 

72 

69 

3 

215 17 415 

198 

14 752 

4 

65 

77 

46 

6 

2,000 acres or more 

58 

4432 

4 

5 

19 

14 

10 

5 

I 

36 

69 

57 

225 

55 

260 

19 

49 

35 

210 

13 

14 

26 

36 

II 

12 

21 

24 

~I 58 

30 

34 

531 

877 

52 

I~ 560 

33 

2845 

6 130 

221 5877 

3 351 

5 4600 

31 

6 228 

5 444 

26 

II 

54 

18817 

1 

3 

8 

7 

23 

12 

50 

8 629 

48 

8 222 

1 

7 

9 

15 

I ~ I 

WEST VIRGINIA 79 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK- Con. 

CaUle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - (on. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ farms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________________________ _ 

5 fa L __________________________________________ _ 10 fa 49 _________________________________________ _ 

50 fa 99 __________________________________________ _ 

100 fa 199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 fa 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Calves __________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

$/,000 __ Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ farms __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory_ 

Forms withnumber __ 

$/,000 __ 

_ __________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

I fa 9 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 fa 49 _____________________________________________ _ 

50 fa 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 fa 199.. __________________________________________ _ 

200 fa 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms __ 

number __ Other ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farmL_ 

Utters of pigs farrowed betweennumber __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 

number __ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms __ 

number __ Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$/,000 __ Goots inventory _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Goots sold _________________________________________ farms __ 

POULTRY 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ formL_ 

number __ 

farms with- I fa 399 ______________________________________ --------

400 fa 3,199 _________________________________________ _ 3,200 to 9,999 ________________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ____________________ -_ -- ---- __ ------ --- 20,000 fa 49,999 ________________________________ ------- 50,000 fo 99,999 ______________________________________ _ 100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age _______________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ____________________________________ form5-_ 

number __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

80 WEST VIRGINIA 

Tofol 1 to 9 acres 

3 702 69 36 749 201 

2 902 64 

150 2 

408 2 

175 I 

61 

6 

II 744 234 

105 786 930 

13 212 232 

107 505 465 

15 128 295 

251 091 3 071 

70 892 836 

10911 231 

106 274 140 

20 396 250 

II 463 246 

144 817 931 

50 495 587 

I 578 26 

18 012 335 

7 078 136 

3 308 151 

53 922 638 

2 399 110 

693 37 

118 3 

64 I 

25 

9 

I 433 95 

7 667 322 

3 044 141 

46 255 316 

I 931 96 

75 328 2 035 

5 538 110 

671 28 

22 861 705 

798 25 

I 576 97 

9 437 394 

I 228 67 

4 878 228 

I 122 69 

4 559 166 

2 379 30 

III 276 922 

2 202 28 

76 736 589 

2 298 33 

87 635 809 

2 231 29 

84 762 685 

488 520 4 352 

5 437 160 

17 912 368 

756 42 

2 313 98 

964 93 

205 19 

716 78 

79 14 

830 14 

33 (Z) 

4 631 131 

627 463 21 475 

4 540 123 

46 6 

30 2 

11 

4 

4 525 131 

538 070 21 222 

731 20 

89 393 253 

10 to 49 acres 

444 

863 

420 

15 

9 

I 420 

5 379 

I 645 

5 195 

1 855 

13 408 

3 344 

I 155 

5 690 

I 029 

I 402 

7 718 

2 315 

211 

850 

287 

540 5 701 

427 

94 

10 

6 

2 

I 

173 

753 

511 

4 948 

298 

7 349 

472 

88 

2 139 

79 

208 

795 

122 

368 

158 

427 

178 

4 163 

165 

2 978 

165 

2 908 

157 

3 173 

18 554 

787 

940 

138 

426 

166 

33 

129 

9 

35 

I 

745 

226 633 

711 

13 

17 

2 

2 

717 

220 290 

151 

6 343 

50 to 69 acres 

292 

703 

273 

8 

10 

I 

I 004 

3932 

I 122 

4040 

I 216 

9 741 

2 561 

915 

4 677 

900 

893 

5 064 

I 661 

163 

774 

212 

269 

2 588 

195 

67 

5 

I 

I 

115 

471 

246 

2 117 

164 

3 150 

211 

66 

780 

64 

134 

455 

107 

225 

76 

230 

139 

3 316 

127 

2 271 

143 

2 709 

136 

2 543 

14981 

455 

I 621 

68 

431 

92 

26 

140 

5 

41 

2 

481 

49 363 

478 

458 

47 949 

98 

I 414 

70 to 99 acres 

394 

I 267 

338 

24 

32 

I 409 

6425 

I 633 

6620 

I 829 

16947 

4464 

1 397 

8436 

1 656 

I 307 

8 511 

2808 

203 

380 

523 

373 

2593 

308 

54 

10 

I 

133 

452 

327 

2 141 

182 

3 778 

237 

57 

413 

44 

161 

556 

123 

299 

104 

257 

208 

5 636 

202 

3 869 

206 

4 643 

203 

4 385 

24368 

642 

820 

105 

200 

165 

21 

99 

8 

143 

6 

608 

44 839 

604 

2 

I 

I 

600 

43656 

89 

I 183 

100 to 139 acres 

549 

2406 

457 

31 

52 

9 

1 833 

10025 

2064 

10034 

2458 

25464 

6598 

I 828 

12306 

2393 

1 784 

13 158 

4205 

234 

401 

479 

511 

5604 

396 

89 

14 

II 

I 

181 

746 

478 

4858 

255 

7 106 

473 

69 

2419 

80 

193 

857 

158 

465 

136, 392 

283 

8 921 

274 

5839 

282 

8 569 

279 

7 129 

43 380 

970 

3 168 

149 

496 

179 

32 

200 

II 

108 

4 

827 

28 964 

820 

7 

807 

26 160 

2 ~~~ I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

lExcludes abnormal forms; see text) 

All Farms 140 to 1 79 ocres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

UVESTOCK-Con. 

(ottle ond calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ____________________________ - _____ -- -------- 10 to 49 _________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more ____________________________________ ---

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms-_ 

number __ 

CoHle and calves sold ________________________________ forms __ 

number __ $1.000 __ 

(olves ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ___________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________ -: ________ forms-_ 

number __ Other ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms-_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ forms-_ 

number __ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms-_ 

number __ Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Goats inventory _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Goats sakf _________________________________________ forms-_ 

POULTRY 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 10399 _____________________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 _________________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 ________________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19.999 ______________________________________ _ 

~::::~ 100,000 or ~:~======================================= more ______________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _______________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying oge ____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

S .. foolnote ot end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

391 269 

2 527 2 471 

301 197 

17 9 

65 53 

8 10 

I 321 951 

8 506 7 932 

1 562 I 064 

9 836 7524 

1 816 1 260 

20999 20 540 

5 531 5 164 

1 259 941 

10037 10 508 

1 967 I 856 

1 394 938 

10962 10 038 

3 564 3 308 

172 132 

002 038 

328 356 

401 216 

4 775 3434 

331 153 

53 53 

11 5 

3 2 

1 2 

2 1 

139 125 

606 603 369 197 

4 169 2 831 

192 125 

6600 4492 

476 330 

92 44 

2 524 984 

95 64 

157 132 

634 801 

119 115 

289 406 

115 78 

345 395 

315 187 8792 7837 

223 182 

5 915 5 393 233 190 6302 6 772 231 186 6 615 6060 

38468 34 486 

582 400 829 719 

53 39 

118 99 38 61 34 7 

429 49 16 1 

252 28 16 1 

491 334 23661 35 055 

486 329 

4 2 1 2 

1 

479 331 

22 357 19 228 

63 51 1 304 15 827 

243 2408 

181 

12 

34 

15 

1 

761 

6 513 

847 

6 055 

958 

15 986 

4 310 

723 7 495 

1 483 

744 8 491 

2 827 

88 

623 

208 

186 

2 245 

129 

49 

6 

2 

95 

426 

170 

1 819 

110 4072 

235 

52 

965 

71 

104 

491 

70 

226 

82 

265 

165 

7377 

159 

5 361 

169 6 212 

161 

6 059 

33 998 

329 

950 

32 

69 

29 

6 

53 

2 

16 

(Z) 

233 

37 536 

227 

231 

13 899 

32 

23 637 

670 11 476 

441 

16 

118 

80 

15 

1 804 23 987 

I 970 

21 761 

2 232 

53 079 

15 367 

1 631 

22 576 4 472 

1 742 

30 503 

10 895 

202 

3 287 

1 341 

421 

11 185 

255 

120 

27 

13 

5 

1 

220 

633 

389 

9 552 

291 

16 623 

1 255 

105 

4 792 

168 

228 

2 270 

198 

180 

172 

090 

502 

26432 

483 

18 594 

505 19 499 

486 

19 258 

108 794 

724 

2 609 

80 

259 

93 

19 

367 

10 

84 

1 

564 119 696 

553 

3 

4 

3 

1 

557 

83 505 

79 36 191 

305 9 357 

182 

14 

27 

45 

34 

3 

771 18 176 

817 

18 985 

931 

41 437 

12 544 

664 14 753 

2 855 

770 

26 684 

9 688 

104 

3 142 

1 281 

171 

7 758 

78 

56 

15 

15 

6 

1 

110 

885 

155 

6 873 

147 

10048 

783 

51 

887 

60 

113 

091 

104 

565 

93 

526 

261 

21 827 

254 

15 970 

263 15 478 

256 

17 333 

98 209 

297 

403 

40 

78 

39 

6 

(0) 

3 

109 

2 

174 

35 903 

168 

3 

1 

2 

171 

35 478 

26 

425 

1,000 to 1.999 

acres 

64 

2663 

39 

2 

6 

5 

9 

3 

188 

8 598 

206 

10 185 

224 

19 131 

5 983 

139 

6405 

1 018 

191 

12 726 

4966 30 

2036 

871 

57 

5 014 

14 

19 

10 

7 

5 

2 

41 

682 

52 

4 332 

58 

7 342 

682 

17 

195 

46 

42 

909 

38 

498 

34 

411 

85 

11 882 

82 

7 694 

83 8 957 

83 

8 557 

50 738 

69 

382 

8 

34 

8 

2 

(D) 

34 

153 

33 

1 

34 

153 

2,000 acres or 

more 

12 

407 

9 

48 4383 

50 

5 805 

54 

11 2821 4 191 

28 2 251 

518 

52 

9 031 

3 673 

13 

2 144 

I 055 

387 121 

II 

3 

6 

88 

9 

299 

13 2 733 

27~ 1 

58 

2 

7 

184 

7 

129 

5 

551 

4 I~~ I 23 

2 2631 26 4777 

24 

2 9651 18 192 

22 

103 

2 

5 

1 

9 

185 

9 

173 

WEST VIRGINIA 81 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes obnonnal farms; see text] 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Can. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ farmL_ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 1.999 ___________________________________________ _ 

2.000 to 59.999 _______________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99.999 ______________________________________ _ 100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ formL_ 

number __ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ formL_ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

COfn for all purposes ________________________ .. _______ farms __ 

acres __ For grain or seed __________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

bushelL_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocreL ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin _____________________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ______________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Barley for groin _____________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

bushels-_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Tobacco ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds-_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres- ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ hundredweight __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested; 0.1 to 0.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acreL ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ______________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Alfolfa hay _______________________________________ farms._ 

acres-_ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated ______________________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

82 WEST VIRGINIA 

Totol 

403 

807 464 

148 

14 255 063 

44 

33 

19 

52 

324 12 139 

106 2 874 634 

5 161 

100 490 

4 215 63 451 

5 652 726 

9 

197 

3 650 

459 

99 

7 

520 

5 401 

179 472 

471 

47 

2 

959 

7 812 

334 498 

246 

3 534 

157 358 

341 

1 547 

2 432 376 

6 

3 

321 

20 

456 

1 026 

130 803 7 

3 

255 

160 

38 

3 

16 728 463 217 

762 890 

23 

499 

9 985 

6 186 

552 

5 

3 917 78 962 

175 488 

5 

155 

1 to 9 acres 

26 32 762 

17 279 766 

2 

5 

6 

4 

19 3446 

10 158 693 

66 

187 

62 

167 

9 251 

62 

2 

3 107 

1 

2 

175 

175 

229 

395 064 

1 

1 

175 

7 

2 

164 

205 

429 

857 

205 

31 

104 

314 

10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 acres 

68 33 58 48 

192 332 32 569 146 575 7916 

19 11 14 15 

175 872 166 002 328 376 964 773 

8 4 10 5 

2 2 2 5 

4 1 1 

5 4 4 

69 25 46 51 

317 4072 346 224 

9 7 9 13 

93 679 203 877 30098 182 133 

632 296 495 662 

2 764 878 3425 5559 

587 268 431 560 

2 461 1 590 2 719 3 777 

162 259 123 725 210 109 309 263 

4 1 

16 1 

578 258 413 539 

9 10 18 20 

1 

22 20 42 78 

128 72 202 583 

4 063 2 342 6612 15 195 

22 20 42 74 

4 

69 43 81 149 

296 208 407 912 

10 951 8 372 15254 37690 

8 9 18 36 

46 44 90 317 

832 609 3 827 11 534 

239 173 169 231 

221 173 186 246 

334 888 274 847 271 870 360 774 

2 1 

1 1 

235 172 167 228 

4 1 2 3 

201 120 234 228 

118 73 137 164 

13 323 11 205 20868 17 128 

2 1 

2 (Z) 

172 102 191 195 

24 16 39 27 

5 2 4 5 

1 

2 162 436 2 149 2 808 

23 282 21 652 37648 60 167 

35 385 30 950 53 383 86 221 

5 2 2 4 

42 16 32 57 

2 047 223 671 869 

115 213 478 928 

11 

428 263 431 612 

3 732 3 079 5 835 10 283 7 141 5 079 10 848 18 161 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 140 to 179 acre. 160 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ Broilers and other meot·type chickens sold ______________ forms __ number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 ___________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 __________________________________ - ____ _ 60,000 to 99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms __ 

number __ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes _______________________________ 3arms __ 

acres __ For groin or seed __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocres ______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 acres ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ _ 

TOO to 499 acres ______________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Barley for groin _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Tobacco ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocre. _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

hundredweight __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

Qcres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 ocreL ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

tons, dry __ 

Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

Qcres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 o<re. ________________________________________ _ 100 to 499 acres ______________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay _____________________________ " _________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Irrigated __________________________ __________ ~~~f~rc:n~== ocres __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

39 

9291 

16 

448 094 

22 

70 

5 260 163 

526 

5894 

438 4 176 306 704 

393 

43 

2 

47 

299 

9 934 

46 

1 

105 

639 

28606 

18 

181 

8 687 

119 

135 

210 859 

2 

1 

118 

1 

175 

115 

12006 1 

1 

155 

15 

5 

1 905 

46 502 

72 858 

1 

8 

1 080 

817 

8 

463 

7833 

16064 

26 141 721 

10 089 260 

3 

1 

2 

4 

19 

67 

6 153 064 

442 

5 809 

349 

3 842 331 818 

2 

5 

312 

34 

3 

42 

278 

8 587 

42 

93 

669 

28 613 

23 

221 

7633 

64 

78 

123 093 

62 

2 

102 

87 

113 

2 

1 

86 

12 

3 

1 

I 370 

39697 

63079 

4 

44 

627 

723 

20 

282 

6208 

13 851 

21 59 19 

121 999 110541 10 261 

10 18 12 

549 375 2 255 709 984 336 

3 2 

4 7 

1 I 

8 9 

13 43 16 

43 190 3 363 

5 22 13 

97012 771 586 388 675 

367 961 519 

5 563 24 032 26 123 

291 722 367 

3 515 13 244 15 815 

282 224 157 059 1 459 036 

248 565 222 

41 138 97 

2 19 48 

44 121 68 

389 1 523 1 085 

11 666 48 871 37 602 

40 103 53 

4 17 15 

1 

105 185 85 

828 1 750 1 390 

33 099 71 756 67 073 

14 57 39 

183 896 1 096 

6465 37 696 56 600 

45 104 20 

59 173 36 

93 032 295 137 (D) 

44 100 19 

1 4 1 

82 221 66 

43 203 66 

6 293 31 162 8 016 1 

(Z) 

75 199 58 

5 13 5 2 8 3 

1 

1 056 2 392 965 34373 102 203 63 989 

57089 173 657 120 188 1 1 

35 70 

442 673 131 589 554 642 

25 165 191 

1 

263 675 340 5 504 17 278 12343 11 219 40 933 33 177 

1 

70 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

3 970 

4 

(D) 

1 

1 

6 

(O) 

155 

13 629 

109 8 788 

968 193 

2 

175 

54 

34 

16 

5 

25 

585 24 735 

21 

3 

I 

36 

526 25 847 

15 

338 15540 

2 

11 

(D) 

19 

11 

885 

15 

4 

227 

23 921 

47 082 

2 

110 

14 

110 

102 

1 

101 

4 572 11 756 

1 

30 

2,000 acres or more 

3 527 

2 

(O) 

40 

5 627 

31 

3 357 

333 085 

6 

15 

8 

2 

11 

257 

9 865 

6 184 

130 

8 

120 

5 760 

1 

8 

640 

53 

9 354 

22 141 

1 

85 

3 

17 

30 

3 

28 2191 

6 945 

1 

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Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes oboonnol forms; see text] 

All Farms Total 1 to 9 acres 10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 ocres 100 to 139 acre. 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms __ 421 47 74 43 60 52 acres __ I 534 70 306 82 134 66 Irrigated __________________________________ .. ______ forms __ 9 1 3 1 ocres __ 84 2 74 2 Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ________________________________________ 371 46 61 40 54 50 5.0 to 24.9 ocreL ______________________________________ 38 1 10 3 5 2 25.0 to 99.9 ocres ______________________________________ 10 3 I 100.0 acres or more ____________________________________ 2 

Land in orchards ____________________________________ forms-_ I 105 90 196 85 162 183 acres __ 22 945 199 758 581 1 222 1 532 Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 10 I 3 2 1 acres __ 

Forms by acres in orchards: 91 (Z) 8 2 5 

0.1 to 4.9 ocreo-_______________________________________ 822 89 146 66 125 138 5.0 to 24.9 ocreL ______________________________________ 177 1 48 12 23 30 25.0 to 99.9 ocreL _____________________________________ 51 2 7 14 10 100.0 acres or more ____________________________________ 55 5 

Apples -_ -- ______________________________________ farms __ 985 64 173 76 148 172 total acres __ 18 725 142 517 465 895 1 182 pounds __ 285 354 972 139944 4 835 104 5 861 789 10262 703 12 308 528 

Peaches ___________ :.. _____________________________ farms __ 472 13 85 33 86 94 

total acreL_ 3 477 6 139 61 216 225 pounds __ 26881 335 58 118 552 693 908 677 1 506 167 298 004 

See footnote ot end of table. 

84 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExtiude. abnormal farms; see text] 

All Farms 140 to 1 79 ocre. 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres-_____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

·.100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4,9 acres-______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24,9 acres-_____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more _________________________________ ..; __ 

Apples _________________________________________ Aarms __ 

total'acres __ 

pounds __ 

Peaches _________________________________________ farms __ 

27 

86 

23 

3 

1 

78 

940 

57 

14 

2 

5 

72 

737 5 981 466 

26 

138 458,126 

24 

53 

23 

1 

69 

754 

55 

8 

3 

3 

63 

568 9 208 526 

33 

140 ,594 372 

20 56 12 38 403 111 

I 2 2 2 

18 46 7 2 6 3 3 2 1 

41 118 66 

658 4 817 3 594 

1 1 1 (0) 

26 69 45 11 23 7 2 6 4 

2 20 10 

39 101 60 529 3916 2636 8 384 426 62 616 554 39 066 768 

18 55 20 112 805 920 

625 200 5 229 086 9 134 241 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

4 

(D) 

1 

2 

12 

3544 

I 

6 

12 

3 382 78 578 496 

5 152 

802220 

2,000 acres or 

more 

48 

2 

(D) 

4 34~1 1 

(D) 

4 

5 3 757 110 668 

4 

563 5 714 431 

total acres __ 

pounds __ 

11978 data are based o.n: a sample of farms; see text. ~--------------------------------------------~ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA WEST VIRGINIA 85 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number_ - percent _ - land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ - Average size of form ______________________________ ocres_ - Value of land and buildings 1 ___________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Average per form ________________________________ doUars_ - Average per acre _________________________________ dollors_ -

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ - $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ - $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ - $100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ - $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ - $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

Owned and rented land by operator; land owned ______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ - acres_ - land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms_ - acres_ -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms-- acres_ Harvested - cropland ________________________________ forms- - acres-- Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ - 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ _ - 1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________________________ _ 

- 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

-

Cropland; Posture or grazing only __________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ 

acreL On which all crops failed _________________________ farms_ 

acreL In cultivated summer follow _______________________ farms_ 

acreL Idle ___________________________________________ farmL 

acres_ 

T otol woodland _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland postured ________________________________ farms_ 

acreL Woodland not JXlstured ____________________________ farmL 

acres_ 

Postureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

lond in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Postureland, all types ________________________________ farms_ 

acreL Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Pasturelond irrigoted _______________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Other land irrigoted ________________________________ formsacresland set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ______ farmL 

ocres_ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Allf~~~:;~S Port owners -=========================~========== ____________________________________ number_ ~~~~:~ = Tenants _______________________________________ number_ 

White _________________________________________ number_ Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

T enonts _____________________________________ number_ 

Block and other (OCe5 ____________________________ number_ 

full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

T enonts _____________________________________ number_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

86 WEST VIRGINIA 

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100.0 3 867 996 

188 

20 532 2 316 626 

112 830 

592 

I 1 458 3 857 

5 470 

3033 

2 641 

1 306 

2 123 

505 

139 

19451 

3 232 547 

4816 

714 286 

940 

78 837 1 

19 731 

1 514 371 

18 568 604 155 

15405 

2 171 

693 

265 

27 

6 

1 

12323 

814 436 

866 17 158 

334 

3 747 

418 

5 475 

2 169 

69400 

15 740 

1 554 353 

9406 

574 345 10487 

980 008 

6 166 

626 387 

13 761 

172 885 

17 971 

2 015 168 

116 

1 236 

103 

1 041 

7 

124 

8 

71 

357 

4 528 

20 532 

15 737 3 681 

1 114 

20467 

15690 

3669 

1 108 

65 

471 12 

6 

$500,000 or 

Total more 

1 505 24 7,3 0.1 783 282 38 729 

520 1 614 

1 494 24 

513612 31 323 

343 783 1 305 111 

655 808 

23 - 34 -

118 -

118 - 176 1 

148 - 563 3 

237 7 

77 13 

1 399 24 

556 230 30955 

794 12 

243 511 7822 

90 2 

16459 48 

1 428 21 

295 689 14 130 

1 394 21 

174 960 12 681 

393 2 

398 3 

356 - 215 6 

25 6 

6 3 1 1 

797 6 

105 898 1 001 

78 3 

3660 163 

25 1 

527 24 

37 -

1 614 - 142 5 

9030 261 

1 144 18 

242 065 14 460 

692 8 

100 959 3 523 

791 16 

141 106 10 937 

709 12 

212 485 8 867 

1 071 17 

33043 1 272 

1 317 16 

419 342 13 391 

34 3 

641 67 

34 3 

641 67 

- - - -

- -

- - 103 2 

1 906 52 

1 505 24 

713 12 

683 12 

109 - 1 504 24 

713 12 

682 12 

109 - 1 -

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forms with soles of $20,000 or more 

$200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to 

$499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

116 210 502 653 

0.5 1.0 2.4 3.1 

72 317 133 258 266 732 272 246 

623 635 531 417 

116 210 482 662 

69 989 91 262 149984 171 055 

603 350 434 582 311 169 258 391 

967 684 570 620 

1 - 10 12 

2 2 12 18 

8 11 34 65 

5 13 45 55 

6 16 51 102 

9 13 52 74 

44 85 183 248 

20 55 81 74 

21 15 14 14 

114 193 469 599 

47 319 92337 188 989 196 630 

61 127 277 317 

26 780 42 337 83 175 83397 

6 13 25 44 

1 782 1 416 5432 7 781 

107 200 480 620 

35 536 51 700 95 032 99 291 

101 200 465 607 

24432 34 204 55 704 47939 

32 34 95 230 

13 32 138 212 

7 62 157 130 

37 67 72 33 

9 5 3 2 

3 - - -

- - - -

62 109 259 361 

9 091 14059 35 446 46 301 

9 9 23 34 

1 300 273 795 1 129 

3 7 6 8 

15 147 187 154 

1 7 6 23 

8 526 242 838 

11 22 39 65 

690 2 491 2 658 2930 

80 149 377 520 

14631 42 227 84 006 86 741 

41 83 227 333 

3 595 16 839 32 167 44 835 

71 110 262 332 

11 036 25 388 51 839 41 906 

48 91 255 303 

16 947 35 359 77 200 74 112 

87 149 365 453 

5 203 3 972 10494 12 102 

97 178 440 586 

29 633 66 257 144 813 165 248 

4 9 10 8 

223 127 191 33 

4 9 10 8 

223 127 191 33 

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- - - - 11 15 28 47 

321 409 522 602 

116 210 502 653 

55 83 227 336 

59 110 241 261 

2 17 34 56 

116 210 501 653 

55 83 227 336 

59 110 240 261 

2 17 34 56 

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Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Farms with sales 01 less than $20,000 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ - percent_ - Land in farms ______________________________________ ocres_ 

Average - size of form ______________________________ ocres_ - Value 01 land and buildings' ___________________________ larms_ - $1,000_ Average - per farm ________________________________ dollors_ 

Average - per acre _________________________________ dollars--

Farms by value 01 land and buildings, $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ $40,000 - to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $149,999-__________________________________ _ 

- $150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

Owned and rented land by operator: land aNned ______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ Land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ 

ocres_ land rented or leased to others ______________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 aere"-__________________________________ _ 200 to 499 aeres ___________________________________ _ 500 to 999 oeres ___________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 aeres ________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Pasture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil~improvement grasses not harvested or postured __________________________ formsacres_ On which all crops failed _________________________ Iarms_ 

acres- In cultivated summer follow _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ Idle ___________________________________________ Iarms_ 

acres_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Woodland pastured ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland. etc. _________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Pasturoland, all types ________________________________ Iarms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Pastureland irrigoted _______________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ land set aside in the federal larm programs in 1978 ______ farms_ 

acres_ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ Full owners __ __ __ __ __ __ ______ __ ______ ____ ______ number_ 

Part owners ____________________________________ number_ Tenants ______________________________ ... ________ number_ White _________________________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

81ack and other raee"-___________________________ number_ Full owners __________________________________ number_ Part owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

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Totol $10.000 to $19,999 

19001 I 238 92.5 6.0 

3 068 596 428 173 

161 346 

19 012 1 277 

1 785 402 240 508 

93 909 188 338 

573 531 

1 435 37 

3 821 84 

5349 161 

2 915 157 

2 462 245 

1 158 152 

1 550 339 

265 98 

57 4 

18026 1 156 

2 660 879 335 865 

4 017 498 

470 095 103 163 

850 82 

62 378 10 855 

18 277 1 196 

1 213 050 161 454 

17 148 1 144 

425 747 66544 

15 002 572 

1 766 401 

333 145 46 25 1 1 

- - - -

11 514 736 

706 621 87670 

786 53 13 408 1 608 306 20 3 113 532 379 27 3 847 1 162 

2023 100 

60314 3 938 

14 572 993 

1 304 563 165 957 8 705 642 470 737 63 892 9 677 673 833 826 102065 

5443 488 

411 540 84 935 12672 813 139 443 15 827 

16631 1 115 

1 588 898 236497 

81 9 593 94 

68 9 398 91 

7 - 124 - 8 1 

71 3 254 49 2 622 539 

19001 1 238 15003 746 2993 407 1 005 85 18 937 1 238 14956 746 2982 407 999 85 64 - 47 - 11 - 6 -

$5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

2647 4 164 

12.8 202 

618 838 725 083 

234 174 

2 705 4 146 

340 102 408 153 

125 730 98444 

518 574 

82 327 

328 690 

557 1 115 

572 733 

389 661 

302 231 

437 291 

21 84 

17 14 

2514 3990 

529 069 636 344 

795 919 

105 632 104915 

125 221 

15863 16 176 

2 559 4 022 

247 870 289 367 

2458 3 802 

94615 101 488 

1 766 3313 

576 435 

104 50 

12 4 

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1 559 2 563 

142041 169691 

131 156 

2580 2 865 

58 40 

456 556 

64 76 

803 542 

211 414 

7 375 14225 

2 072 3293 248 224 306 759 

1 320 2 011 

95 390 107 339 1 367 2 189 152 834 199 420 

966 1 249 97928 95006 1 698 2774 24816 33951 

2 391 3 676 335359 372 036 10 18 

54 69 

10 14 54 47 

- - - - - 4 

- 22 74 54 692 490 

2 647 4164 1 855 3 247 658 721 

134 196 2 630 4151 1 839 3 236 658 720 133 195 17 13 

16 11 

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Abnormal farms 

less than $2,500 (see text) 

10952 26 

53.3 0.1 

1 296 502 16 118 

118 620 

10884 26 

796639 17613 

73 193 677 410 

615 1 092 

1 989 - 2719 2 

3 516 3 

1 453 - 1 167 3 

473 -

483 10 

62 1 

3 

22 5 

10366 26 

1 159601 15438 

1 805 5 

156 385 680 

422 - 19484 -

10500 26 

514 359 5 632 

9744 26 

163 100 3448 

9 351 10 

354 7 

34 4 

5 4 

- 1 

- - - -

6656 12 

307 2191 1 917 1 

446 2 

6355 90 

188 3 

1 569 107 

212 2 

1 340 14 

1 298 4 

34 7761 56 

8214 24 

583 623 7 725 4 732 9 

204 116 2649 

5448 19 379 507 5 076 

2740 14 

133671 2362 7387 18 

64 849 399 

9449 23 645006 6928 44 1 376 2 

35 1 206 2 

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Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with sales of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 10 $100,000 10 $40,000 10 $20,00010 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or famity __________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Partnership ________________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ -

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ farms_ - acres-- More thon to stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholderL __________________________ farms_ - Other thon family held _____________________________ forms-- acres_ - More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms- - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

- Not on form operated ___________________________________ _ - Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ _ - 35 to 44 yearL ________________________________________ _ - 45 to 54 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

- 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ 

- 65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

- Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ___ ~ __________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 ocres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 fa 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 100 to 139 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

field crop, except cosh groin forms (013) _____________________ _ (allon forms (0131) ___ • ________________________________ _ 

T obocco forms (0132>- __________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable ond melon farms (016) ___________________________ _ fruit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) ________ .: _________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and onimol specialty (021) _ 

Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ____________ -------- Doiry forms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry ond egg farms (025) _______________________________ _ Animal specialty farms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029L _____________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agriculfural products sold _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 

$500,000 or more ______ • _______ •• -- --------.----------

$200,000 to $499,999 _____ • ______ ---- ------------ ------ $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ ._ --------

$40,000 to $99,999 __________________ -- __ --------------

$20,000 to $39,999 ________________ -_ -- __ -_ ------------

$10,000 to $ J 9,999 ________ • _______ -- --------------.---

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________ • ____ ------ --------

$2,500 to $4,999 __________ -- -------. ---------. ------.- less than $2,500 ____________________ -_._ --------------

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29 284 3 796 

15 568 I 167 

2 762 217 

271 24 

2 068 177 

3955 286 

4 600 406 

4 779 381 

4859 231 

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18975 I 418 

I 557 87 

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7656 I 146 

12 876 359 

6618 807 

I 642 210 

I 663 108 

9 925 305 

I 818 53 

3 152 58 

I 771 23 

2 518 49 

3 279 86 

2 267 107 

I 536 98 

I 144 93 

2 694 424 

I 050 329 

244 139 

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370 36 

2 858 22 

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I 868 19 

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Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Partnership ________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ formL_ 

acres-_ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms __ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms __ Other than family held _____________________________ form'-_ 

acres __ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms __ 

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OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _______________________________________ _ Not on form operated ____________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors __________________________________________ _ 35 to 44 years __________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years __________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years __________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _______________________________________ _ Average oge ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators Male by sex: __________________________________________________ _ 

Female ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _______________________________________________ _ 

Other _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None __________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ________________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocre'-___________________________________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'-_________________________________________ _ 140 to 179 ocre'-_______________ , __________________________ _ 180 to 219 ocres __________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'-_________________________________________ _ 260 to 499 acres __________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres __________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre,-______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

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Cosh groin farms (011) _____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh grain forms (013L _____________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) ___________ , _________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ____________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134, 0139) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ____________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut farms (017) _______________________________ _ 

Horticulturol specialty farms (018) ___________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ _ 

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) __ Seef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ____________________ _ Dairy forms (024) _________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg farms (025) ________________________________ _ 

Animal specialty farms (027) ________________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) _______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more ____________________ ' _________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 __________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 __________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 ______________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table, 

'1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

17 793 2 809 677 

1 093 237 251 

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14 382 

2 538 

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1 887 

3 666 

4 185 

4 392 4 624 

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1 469 

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12 511 

5 793 

1 429 

1 555 9 616 

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3 093 

1 748 

2 468 3 188 

2 159 1 436 

1 050 

2 267 

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2 832 

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13 517 

11 242 

196 

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190 

19 001 

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238 

2 647 

4 164 10 952 

Farms with sales of less than $20,000 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

1 072 2 449 3 893 

361 510 558 417 672 338 

141 182 252 

57 638 56 824 48 348 

19 10 10 

6 848 137 2 425 

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176 460 972 

914 960 3 139 

201 409 595 

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123 241 357 

204 502 735 

265 659 933 

343 626 052 

270 595 1 018 

52.7 53,0 53.7 

172 2 449 3 814 

66 198 350 

1 4 9 

703 095 1 518 

535 552 2 646 

459 828 1 217 

126 246 305 

138 237 387 

459 246 2090 

31 66 109 

59 198 422 

33 174 339 

65 248 561 

131 347 770 

89 313 538 

115 261 373 

113 224 298 

334 559 599 

214 227 134 

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1 594 

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Farms wilh sales af $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200.000 10 $100.000 10 $40.000 10 $20.000 10 

All forms Tolal more $499.999 $199.999 $99.999 $39.999 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD- Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Grain ___________________________________________ farms_ - 1 399 337 5 33 54 117 128 

- 6068 4037 266 814 685 1 494 779 

- 27 27 2 6 4 15 - Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ ~f~~~~= 

- 1 897 1 897 (0) (0) 226 868 - - 30 17 1 1 3 5 7 $1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation 10005 ________________ farms_ 

- 246 237 1 (0) (0) 70 22 Cotton - - - - - - - - and cottonseed ____________________________ ~f~~= 

- =1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - $1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ - - - - - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ farms_ - - - - - - - - $1,000_ - - - - - - - -

- 1 325 29 - - 2 8 19 

- 2 812 161 - - 8 35 118 

Tobacco _________________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3261 214 I 14 26 67 106 

- 7 133 1 401 2 126 227 436 610 

- 5 4 - 1 2 1 - - 294 (0) - (0) (0) (0) - - 422 26 - - 4 13 9 

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$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farmL 

$1.000_ 

- 396 118 11 16 27 35 29 

- 22410 21 767 12691 3621 3202 1 714 539 

- 76 76 11 15 25 25 - - 21 048 21 D48 12691 3 613 3 176 1 568 - - 232 48 2 3 10 15 18 

- 6910 6024 (0) (0) 1 197 816 461 

- 26 26 2 3 9 12 - - 5 535 5535 (0) (0) 1 196 789 - - 301 17 - - 2 4 11 

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$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greeohollse products ____________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 1 309 274 9 60 53 77 75 

- 35223 34 587 7007 16724 6212 3 375 1 239 

- 163 163 9 59 48 47 -

- 33020 33020 7007 16 723 6 187 3073 - - 902 504 1 28 102 205 168 

- 35 113 32 757 (0) (0) 11 410 11 019 3886 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Dairy products ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

- 296 291 1 28 100 162 - - 28 189 27608 (0) (0) 11 401 9763 - - 15 145 1 297 11 90 173 433 590 

- 71 422 29 816 1 469 4 388 4613 10514 8832 

- 185 181 6 21 31 123 - - 15214 14798 1 385 3487 3029 6896 -

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Cottle and colves __________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

- 1 941 310 5 20 39 105 141 

- 5672 3 550 373 624 526 1 171 856 

- 19 18 3 5 3 7 - - 1 567 (0) (0) 582 205 388 - - 2330 254 5 25 27 77 120 

- 4570 1 411 13 115 214 533 535 

- 4 4 - - 1 3 - - 212 212 - - (0) (0) - - 1 196 62 - 1 9 17 35 

- 1477 534 - 11 4 306 214 

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$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of .$40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Other hvestock and livestock products (see text) ________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCnON EXPENSES' 

- 7652 964 12 90 133 308 421 

- 24918 16526 2 527 3 692 3 280 4482 2546 Uvestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

- 6654 356 - 6 23 96 231 

- 733 371 1 13 53 136 168 

- 200 172 2 50 40 61 19 

- 65 65 9 21 17 15 3 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $4.999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $19.999 ______________________________ -------

$20,000 to $49,999 __________________ ------------------ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 14887 1 312 15 102 180 436 579 

- 42049 32980 4468 11 659 7 269 6019 3565 Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

- 13 911 496 1 7 24 116 348 

- 608 454 3 11 31 203 206 

- 215 212 - 12 67 109 24 

- 153 150 11 n 58 8 1 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 __________________ ------------------- $20.000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 4 872 908 12 90 159 306 341 

- 182 465 163 729 22653 60 910 38 483 27302 14381 

- 31 119 28393 4229 10989 6 415 4322 2437 

Commerciallv mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

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Forms by tons purchased: 11099 lon5 _______________________________________ _ 

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500 tons or more ________________ -------------------

- 4514 558 3 18 46 195 296 

- 268 261 - 13 94 110 44 

- 90 89 9 59 19 1 1 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ________________ -------------------

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- 4197 291 2 3 22 73 191 

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Tobie 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - (on. Groin ___________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5-_______________ forms_ - $1,000_ 

T abacea _________________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Field seeds, hoy, foroge, and siloge ___________________ farmL 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms-

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Other crops ______________________________________ farms-

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Dairy products ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Cattle and calves __________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ formL 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commerciallv mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

Farms by tons purchased: . 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

110 99 lon5 _______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 lon5 ____________________________________ _ 500 tons or more __________________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 ______________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

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8 349 

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8 686 

13 405 

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216 273 284 

831 579 342 

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218 98 97 

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266 165 8B 

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314 J.43 177 

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32 31 62 

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250 148 98 

- - - - - - 118 110 77 

1 319 316 93 

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10 762 12 421 10 055 

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188 374 337 

645 639 352 

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240 479 531 

742 966 778 

- - - - - - 81 168 286 

229 273 201 

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2 314 2661 1 539 

494 993 I 445 170 121 46 

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392 532 800 4 777 3 751 2 618 745 520 386 

392 531 800 - 1 - - - -

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SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal health costs __________________________________ forms_ -

Forms with expenses of- $1,000_ - $110 $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 ________________________________________ _ - $1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

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Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $110 $999 __________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

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Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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- $2,500 to .$9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 10 $19,99Y-__________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - LP gos. butone, and propane ______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Kerosene, motor oil. and greose ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Other-cool. wood, coke, etc. ______________________ 30rmL 

$1,000_ 

Hired form lobor ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ______________________________ ------- $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ____________________ ------------------

Workers by number of days worked: 150 doys or more _______________________________ forms_ 

workers_ less than 150 doys ______________________________ farms_ 

warkers_ 

Contract labor ______________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________________ ------------------

$10.000 10 $19,999 ________________ -- ---- -------------- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________________ - farms-

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 ____________ -------- ------------------

$10,000 10 $19,999 ________ ---------- ------------------

$20,000 or more ____________ -------- ------------------

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, custom work. and 

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$1.000_ 

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See foolnol. 01 end of lobi •. 

92 WEST VIRGINIA 

All farms 

10649 

1 956 

9903 

392 

284 

70 

8 279 

3 574 

7707 

503 

44 

25 

12061 

9461 

11 337 

596 

86 

42 

8 712 

4 698 

8441 

207 

40 

24 

20266 

14 174 

19345 

797 

92 

32 

20254 

11 045 

18539 

6544 

7407 

2005 

645 

604 

807 

328 

752 

571 

20254 

994 

9073 

2 775 

1 408 

353 

6374 

16830 

5 837 

403 

86 

48 

1 166 

2478 

5855 

20306 

627 

2 153 

548 

47 

10 

22 

4014 

2007 

3 879 

126 

8 

1 

1 114 

948 

1 6101 2 219 

$500,000 or 

Tolol more 

1 271 14 

958 43 

726 4 

267 3 

220 4 

58 3 

1 137 19 

2450 596 

693 2 

378 9 

41 4 

25 4 

1 271 20 

4854 363 

751 3 

395 3 

84 8 

41 6 

1 183 22 

3045 924 

953 5 

169 4 

38 2 

23 11 

1 493 24 

6354 978 

743 -

633 - 86 8 

31 16 

1493 24 

4771 721 

1 436 24 

2265 231 

1 089 20 

1 031 69 

266 17 

542 103 

201 8 

198 14 

86 6 

438 285 

1 493 24 

296 19 

1 257 23 

1 463 231 

139 5 

120 27 

1 074 22 

12 767 3803 

593 1 

356 4 

83 2 

42 15 

658 21 

1 783 372 

818 18 

4801 696 

129 8 

1 842 892 

60 - 37 1 

10 - 22 7 

621 13 

798 99 

550 6 

63 3 

7 3 

1 1 

177 3 

397 42 

126 7 

874 145 

Farms wilh sales of $20,000 or mare 

$200,000 10 $100,00010 $40,000 10 $20,00010 

$499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

103 183 441 530 

168 245 313 189 

40 58 213 411 

22 36 120 86 

20 64 100 32 

21 25 8 1 

79 171 402 466 

399 457 663 335 

29 46 227 389 

32 111 155 71 

13 8 13 3 

5 6 7 3 

78 180 430 563 

726 1 175 1 668 923 

25 58 206 459 

25 79 192 96 

15 34 21 6 

13 9 11 2 

86 181 414 480 

619 591 554 357 

41 114 350 443 

22 46 60 37 

13 19 4 - 10 2 - -

116 210 482 661 

1 219 1 265 1 599 1 292 

4 25 214 500 

61 159 253 160 

41 23 13 1 

10 3 2 -

116 210 482 661 

858 924 1 230 1 038 

113 200 470 629 

334 410 667 623 

91 171 373 434 

178 240 315 230 

64 56 76 53 

229 85 79 46 

27 40 68 58 

56 37 50 42 

6 30 32 12 

23 96 28 6 

116 210 482 661 

38 57 91 91 

111 193 428 502 

311 328 360 234 

id 20 33 63 

49 13 10 21 

99 184 373 396 

2 777 2 920 2 108 1 160 

32 32 208 320 

24 103 149 76 

26 39 16 -

17 10 - -

73 159 213 192 

303 442 379 287 

78 131 279 312 

884 895 1 105 1 221 

16 22 42 41 

314 369 152 116 

6 6 26 22 

3 4 10 19 

2 3 5 - 5 9 1 -

51 94 205 258 

114 170 219 197 

38 74 183 249 

12 18 21 9 

1 2 1 - - - - -

11 28 66 69 

49 55 144 107 

3 22 41 53 26 253 239 212 1 

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TobIe 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-(on. 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animol health costs __________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $3;000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ____ ~ ___________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms -- $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

--

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

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Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

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Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Petroleum products ________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ -

- $1,000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms._ - $1,000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Hired fonn labor ____________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ -

- $20,000 10 $49,999 __________________________________ _ $50.000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ - workers-- less than 150 doys ______________________________ farms_ - workers_ - Contract labor ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARM. RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

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Total 

9 363 

970 

9 171 

123 

60 

9 

7 124 

1 104 

7004 

117 

3 

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10 769 

4 504 

10 577 

191 1 

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7510 

1 595 

7 472 

37 

1 

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18 747 7 681 

16 586 

161 

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18 735 6 184 

17 077 

4 238 

6 302 

956 

377 

61 

601 

124 

660 

113 18 735 

692 7 800 

1 265 

1 267 

233 

5 279 

3 522 

5 235 

44 

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494 

610 

5 022 

15 421 

498 

311 

488 

10 

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3386 

1 192 

3 324 

62 

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936 

551 

1 480 

1 333 

Farms with soles of less. thon $20,000 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 10 $4,999 

980 1 745 2 282 

233 220 223 

870 1 710 2 253 

70 19 19 

38 16 4 

2 - 6 

705 1 210 1 570 

304 283 236 

637 1 178 1 556 

65 32 14 

3 - -

- - -

973 1 826 2 569 

1 056 1 098 1 029 

861 1 785 2544 

112 41 24 

- - 1 

- - -

827 1 380 1 868 

358 365 380 

800 1 374 1 863 

27 6 4 

- - 1 

- - -

1 248 2 703 4095 

1 497 1 807 1 787 

1 116 2680 4089 

132 23 6 

- - -

- - -

1 248 2 696 4095 

1 224 1 462 1410 

1 163 2489 3 731 

834 1 003 952 

724 1 219 1 523 

220 241 228 

40 55 69 

7 14 11 

90 126 154 

30 32 30 

85 152 128 

27 31 20 

1 248 2 698 4095 107 141 168 

880 1 576 1 926 

246 306 314 

113 191 348 

26 38 63 

716 1 152 1 309 

883 669 741 

677 1 147 1 309 39 5 - - - -

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146 125 1.18 176 142 159 656 1 068 1 238 2 635 3 597 3 468 

66 127 116 50 106 66 

63 121 115 3 6 1 - - - - - -

384 563 764 220 236 289 

366 547 750 18 16 14 - - - - - -

108 177 240 102 125 132 

115 206 334 256 306 363 

Abnormal forms 

less thon $2,500 (see text) 

4356 15 

294 28 

4338 6 

15 2 

2 4 

1 3 

3639 282 1 1820 1 

3633 10 

6 8 

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5 401 21 

1 321 103 

5 387 9 

14 10 

- 1 

- 1 

3 435 19 

492 58 

3435 16 

- 1 

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10 701 

2 591 

139

1 10 701 16 

- 3 

- 6 

- 1 

10 694 26 

2087 91 

9674 26 

1 449 41 

2836 16 

267 18 

213 1 2 

28 1 

231 5 

32 6 

295 6 

36 20 

10 694 26 

276 6 3418 16 

398 615 1 4; I 106 (l) 

2 102 21 

1 029 542 

2 102 9 

- 3 

=1 

3 

6 

103 14 131 85 2 038 15 

5 721 84 

189 - 87 -

1891 -

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1 675 7 447 17 

1 661 5 

1~1 II 

411 11 

192 wi 825 4 

WEST VIRGINIA 93 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ farms-

$1.000_ - Forms by volue group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

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SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms-- number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms-- number _ - Wheel troctors ______________________________________ farms- - number _ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ - number _ - 4 or more ___________ .. ____________________________ forms_ - number _ -

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only _____________ farms_ - number _ - Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ - number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ - number _ 

Coftonpickers- ______________________________________ farmsnumber _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farmsnumber _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ formsnumber _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer ond lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ formsacres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects or. ~"oy and other crops ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops ond pasture __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chern icots forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruif _________________________________________ farmsacres on which used_ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird contral ________________ forms_ 

UVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- I to 9 ______________ -------------- ------------------- 10 to 49 __________________ -- ------ -------------------

50 to 99 ______ • _______ -- __ -- ------ ---- ---------------

100 to 199 __________ -------------- ---- ---------------

200 to 499 ________________ -- ------ ---- --------------- 500 or more __ ________ ---_ ---- ---- -- ---- ------ --------

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Beef cows __________________________________ -_ - forms_ 

number _ 

Forms wrth- I to 9 ________________________ -------------------

10 to 49 __________ ------------ ------------ -- -----

50 to 99 ________ ------ -. ------ ---- ---------------

100 to 199 __ • _____ ---- -- ------ .----------- -- ----- 200 to 499 __________ ---- ---- -- ---- - - ---- ---------

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94 WEST VIRGINIA 

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20490 

259 199 

4099 

8 819 4 219 

2 532 

628 

15932 1 

2 

10413 

14 052 

15 736 

21 7761 17 811 27 951 

5 979 13 315 

706 3 510 

459 

479 

I 937 

2 097 

251 

265 

I 796 

I 832 

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- 4 983 5 401 9 614 

10051 

I 902 2 134 

1 

13357 

14 159 

II 409 

313 675 

4 460 84407 

170 144 

1 

2 162 

54 378 

251 

8392 

791 

25 764 

4972 

113 627 

506 

13 047 

4029 

2 170 

16 237 

456 925 

4 760 9 340 

I 404 

513 

201 

19 

14 590 

242 421 

13 299 

205 241 

6 515 

6 156 

479 

1221 26 

I 

$500,000 or 

Totol more 

I 494 24 69651 4 183 

47 - 99 I 259 - 535 - 393 5 

129 9 

30 8 2 I 

I 054 20 

I 625 49 

I 413 24 

3 305 216 

I 420 22 4494 181 

754 5 

I 824 14 

478 16 

2 482 166 

193 I 

205 I 

529 4 632 6 

141 I 

152 I 

451 4 

480 5 

- - - - 840 II 

899 15 

I 042 II 

I 150 14 

688 9 

773 13 

I 346 22 

7 898 I 287 

I 250 20 

143 780 10 669 

635 II 

31 702 771 

65 711 I 320 

460 12 

34905 5 756 

55 6 

6 886 I 536 

143 12 

19417 8 453 

846 13 

57634 4 910 

108 II 

9579 3 151 

699 10 

387 12 

I 254 II 

149 063 4 275 

47 -

277 I 

376 -

353 2 

183 5 

18 3 

I 127 10 

72 365 I 352 

748 9 

43 575 973 

102 - 310 I 

208 4 

102 4 

25 -

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Forms with soles of $20,000 or more 

$200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to 

$499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

116 210 482 662 

10 191 13 672 21 620 19984 

- 3 14 30 

6 6 15 71 

II 21 71 156 

28 54 182 271 

27 79 156 126 

31 43 40 6 

12 4 4 2 

I - - -

89 163 353 429 

154 290 520 612 

III 201 461 616 

369 594 I 009 I 117 

113 202 458 625 

457 814 I 487 1 555 

41 58 256 394 

105 138 660 907 

57 128 164 113 

337 660 789 530 

21 41 69 61 

26 45 72 61 

45 74 198 208 

58 98 245 225 

24 28 58 30 

26 31 64 30 

31 60 172 184 

32 67 181 195 

- - - -

- - - - 65 135 285 344 

72 148 299 365 

73 148 332 478 

81 162 357 536 

51 124 256 248 

58 144 284 274 

93 193 444 594 

I 344 I 766 2 222 I 280 

77 177 426 550 

23 105 30 063 47 584 32 359 

41 88 231 264 

5 507 5 986 10 607 8 831 

9 945 12 336 20 737 21 373 

1 

50 102 153 143 

9 007 7 840 8 651 3 651 

II 7 17 14 

2 655 994 I 215 486 

20 29 37 45 

4 467 3 064 2 203 I 230 

58 123 302 350 

10 309 10 794 19601 12020 

14 21 25 37 

2 046 2 329 972 I 081 

55 113 233 288 

38 73 133 131 

88 171 421 563 

18 015 28 302 54 067 44 404 

4 4 8 31 

20 25 58 173 

15 19 144 198 

13 73 138 127 

29 47 68 34 

7 3 5 -

77 157 383 500 

8 549 14009 25 595 22 860 

57 78 228 376 

4 323 4 640 15 417 18 222 

5 14 30 53 

27 34 86 162 

14 15 56 119 

7 II 40 

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Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms by value group; $110 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9.999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ____________________________ -______ _ $50,000 10 $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Motortrucks. including pickups ________________________ farms_ 

number _ Wheel troctors __ ___ ~ ________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 4 or more ________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms_ 

number_ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farmL 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture __________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which use<L Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ 

UVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ 

number_ Farms with- 1 10 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

101049 ____________________________________________ _ 501099 ____________________________________________ _ 10010 199 __________________________________________ _ 20010499 __________________________________________ _ 500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers Ihal had calved ____________________ farms_ 

number_ Beef cows _________________________ .: ___________ farms_ 

number_ Farms wilh- 1 109 __________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 ________________________________________ _ 501099 ________________________________________ _ 

10010 199 ______________________________________ _ 20010499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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Tolol 

18 970 187 822 

4 050 8 719 3 958 

1 991 

227 

25 

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9 351 12 417 

14300 

18404 

16 367 23 378 5 214 11 462 

220 

983 

265 

273 

1 397 1 448 

107 

108 

1 335 1 340 

-

- 4 131 4485 

8 559 8 885 

1 204 1 351 

11 989 6 099 10 138 

166 869 3814 

52 130 103 230 

1 695 19 222 

194 

1 496 

645 6 257 4 109 

54 664 

396 3 392 3 323 

1 777 

14965 

305 269 

4 711 

9 059 1 025 

156 

14 

-

13446 

168 676 

12 536 160 717 

6410 

5 842 

266 

17 

1 

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Forms wilh soles of less Ihon $20,000 

$10,000 10 $19,999 $5,()()() 10 $9,999 $2,500 10 $4,999 

1 276 2 705 4 145 

24656 40 615 43 630 

156 350 1 031 

186 629 1 266 

445 923 I 240 

364 728 581 

114 70 25 

11 5 2 

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835 1 634 2049 

1 085 2 394 2 548 

1 141 2 168 3 104 

1 825 3 234 4064 

1 153 2 457 3 630 

2 315 4 242 5 298 

685 1 279 1 314 

1 562 2 865 2 871 

82 57 33 

367 256 144 

77 104 38 

77 112 38 

274 389 414 

289 406 425 

29 28 20 

30 28 20 

259 377 402 

259 378 405 

- - -

- - - 541 912 1 094 

615 992 1 197 

866 1 791 2247 

941 1 868 2343 

260 312 269 

281 330 301 

1 027 1 994 2849 

1 414 1 463 1 409 

932 1 704 2433 37297 40 698 39 189 

443 726 889 9210 12 893 10 610 

18324 26 305 23447 

217 320 371 

5 010 4401 5 222 25 31 67 

359 429 440 

51 80 128 2201 617 1 371 516 893 1 037 10542 15 716 12 779 

52 71 95 1 043 1 095 518 419 787 714 168 382 378 

1 046 2208 3 394 56805 75 476 71 724 

34 148 586 526 1 613 2 653 374 407 146 105 35 9 7 5 - - - -

933 2 035 3119 30 768 42 566 41 001 849 1 954 3 019 28 487 41 095 39 793 

96 347 1 095 581 1 530 1 907 159 73 17 12 4 - 1 - - - - -

Abnormal farms 

less Ihan $2,500 (see lext) 

10644 26 

78920 1 72:1 2 513 

6 638 1 

1 350 2 

318 6 

18 8 

~I 5 

2 

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4833 8 

6390 10 

7887 23 

9281 67 

9 127 24 

11 5231 79 

1 936 11 

4164 29 

2:1 

8 

45 

1 

3~1 1:1 

328 17 

30 3 

30 5 

297 10 

298 12 

- - - -

1 584 12 

1 681 17 

3655 13 

3 733 16 

~I 10 

10 

1 

6 119 22 1 813 161 

5069 21 

49685 3026 

1 756 11 

19417 575 

35 154 1 203 

1 1 787 7 4589 251 71 2 

268 10 386 3 2068 90 1 663 17 

15627 1 329 

178 2 736 76 1 403 7 849 6 

8 317 18 101 264 2593 

3943 2 4267 4 98 3 7 4 2 4 - 1 

7 359 17 54 341 1 380 6714 15 51 342 949 

4872 3 1 824 4 17 5 

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WEST VIRGINIA 95 
Tobie 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

UVESTOCK- Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

- 5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 500 or morc _____________________________________ _ -

- Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ - number_ - Steers, steer colves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ - number _ -

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ - number _ -

Colves __________________________________________ ~f~~~~= -

- number _ 

$1.000_ -

- Cottle ___________________________________________ farms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

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Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ formL - number _ - Forms wifh- I to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ____________ .. _______________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 199' _________________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

- 500 or more _________________________________________ _ - Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ - number _ - Other ___________________________________________ farms_ - number _ -

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

Litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number _ Dec. 1 ond May 31 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wool_ 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ formL 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ formL 

number _ 

$1,000_ GO'lt s inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goofs sold _________________________________________ formsPOULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms wifh-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

I to 399. ___________________ ------ ---- ---------------- 400 to 3,199 ______________________ -------------- ------ 3,200 to 9,999 ____________________ -- ---- -------- ------ - 10,000 to 19,999 __________________ -- ---------- -------- - 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________ ------ ---- --------- 50,000 to 99,999 __________________ -_ ------------------ - 100,000 or more ____________________ ---- -- ------------

Hens and pul/ets of laying oge _______________________ forms_ 

number _ 

-

-

Pullets 3 months old or older nof of loying age ____________________________________ farms_ 

number_ -

-

See footnote at end of toble. 

96 WEST VIRGINIA 

All farms 

3 707 

37 180 

2 902 

150 

408 

17962 1 

6 

- II 758 

106 464 

13 225 108 040 

15 145 

252 432 

71 422 10920 

106 527 

20437 

II 478 

145 905 50985 

I 583 18 447 

7 262 

3 318 

54 816 

2 401 

694 

123 

65 

26 

9 I 440 

7 793 

3 054 

47 023 

I 941 

76 8701 5672 

675 

23 366 

814 

I 583 9 625 

I 235 

4970 

I 129 

4655 

2 383 

III 840 

2 206 77 191 

2 302 

88 144 2 235 

85090 

490 632 

5 439 

17 917 

756 

2 313 

964 

205 

I 116 

79 

830 

33 

4634 

631 984 

4 542 

46 

31 

II 

4 

-

-

4 528 

542 591 

731 89 393 1 

$500,000 or 

Totol more 

644 4 

28 790 379 

148 3 

9 -

245 -

175 -

61 - 6 I 

- -

I 032 9 

37704 I 067 

I 032 II 

38994 I 856 

I 297 II 

90990 4 133 

29 816 I 469 

872 5 

26285 252 

4437 32 

I 139 10 

64 705 3 881 

25 379 I 437 

170 4 

9828 I 395 

4393 679 

324 6 

26 329 I 704 

105 I 

105 -

46 2 

36 - 23 2 

9 I 

192 I 

2 891 10 

295 6 

23438 I 694 

310 5 

40 130 3 620 

3 550 373 

70 - 6 158 -

238 -

202 I 

4054 10 

190 I 

2094 10 

166 - I 960 -

248 5 

26912 279 

238 5 

17803 213 

253 5 

25 929 223 

241 5 

20 111 236 

123 955 I 6()7 

311 2 

I 268 3 

38 - 160 -

284 - 3 - 94 - 3 -

30 - (Z) -

226 I 

480 661 (D) 

164 - 18 -

29 -

II - 4 I 

- -

- -

222 I 

406 809 (D) 

22 - 73852 -

Forms with sales of $20,000 or more 

$200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 10 $20,000 10 

$499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

34 121 229 256 4 226 9 369 10 178 4638 

6 18 26 95 

- 2 I 6 

- 5 90 150 

2 58 110 5 

21 38 2 -

5 - - - - - - - 76 149 358 440 

4 936 8 803 13 190 9 708 

75 141 347 458 

4530 5 490 15282 II 836 

90 173 433 590 

11344 14 591 31 536 29 386 

4 388 4 613 10 514 8832 

55 123 293 396 

I 772 4 997 8844 10420 

239 554 I 662 I 950 

79 147 389 514 

9 572 9 594 22692 18966 

4 149 4 059 8 852 6 883 

21 22 46 77 

2 849 I 327 I 987 2270 

I 326 651 877 859 

19 41 103 155 

4 843 3 084 9 148 7550 

7 13 31 53 

6 14 27 58 

- 4 16 24 

2 7 13 14 

2 I 14 4 

2 2 2 2 

12 24 59 96 

396 385 888 I 212 

17 38 95 139 

4 447 2 699 8 260 6 338 

20 39 105 141 

6468 5 882 13 030 II 130 

624 526 I III 856 

6 II 18 35 

479 961 I 081 3 637 

15 40 36 148 

12 25 63 101 

706 594 I 258 I 486 

10 24 59 96 

353 321 644 766 

7 23 57 79 

353 273 614 720 

22 27 75 119 

I 741 3 874 9 784 II 234 

21 26 71 115 

I 340 2 054 6 383 7 813 

25 27 76 120 

2 151 3 732 10 415 9 408 

21 27 72 116 

I 349 2 513 7 282 8 731 

8 741 15 546 45 455 52 606 

19 37 91 162 

67 136 376 686 

- 4 13 21 

- 5 81 74 

- I 173 110 

- I - 2 

- (D) - (D) 

- - - 3 

- - - 30 

- - - (Z) 

10 34 67 114 (0) 130 409 106 627 105 521 

5 22 49 88 

- I 7 10 

- 4 9 16 

4 6 I - I I I -

- - - -

- - - - 10 33 65 113 

(0) 107 327 64 597 96781 

- 5 5 121 - 23 082 42 030 8 740 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

farms with sales of less thon $20,000 

LIVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - (on. Cows and heifers thot hod calved - (on. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ IOta 49 ________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and· heifer calves ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ farmsnumber _ 

$1,000_ Calves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farmsnumber _ 

farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

IOta 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

Utters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec, 1 of preceding year and Nay, 30 _________________ forms_ 

number _ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nay. 30 ______________________________ farmsnumber _ 

Sheep and lambs of 0/1 ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ forms_ - number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ formsnumber _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farmsnumber _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goats sold _________________________________________ farmsPOULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ formsnumber _ 

Forms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19 ,99L ____________________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999 ___________________ " _________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,99L ____________________________________ _ 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laVing oge _______________________ formsnumber _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

T978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Totol 

3 058 7 959 

2 754 

141 

163 

-

-

-

-

10 712 

68 082 

12 180 68 511 

13 831 

160 101 41 076 

10 039 79 989 

15 959 10 324 

80 112 

25 117 

1 408 

8 184 

2 685 

2984 

27 593 

2 294 

588 

72 

28 

2 

- 1 241 

4 776 

2 749 

22 817 

1 621 

35 198 

1 988 

601 

16 703 

560 

1 374 

5 383 

1 038 

2 784 

956 

2 599 

2 131 

84 364 

1 964 58 933 

2 045 

61 706 

1 990 

64 651 

364 565 

5 126 

16644 

718 

2 153 

679 

202 

1 622 

76 

800 

32 

4 405 146 802 

4 376 

28 

1 

-

-

-

-

4 303 

131 261 

709 

15 541 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

276 494 584 

2 281 1 471 1 208 

162 423 536 

14 30 36 

100 41 12 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

818 1 706 2 471 

12 118 16 421 15427 

934 1 943 2880 

13 919 16 489 15 296 

1 106 2 319 3503 

37 077 46 656 39 642 

10 762 12 421 10055 

746 1 721 2 665 

14449 22 298 21 126 

3 141 4 716 4435 

990 1 942 2 7/1) 

22 628 24 358 18 516 

7 621 7 705 5 620 

127 301 397 

2 009 2 371 2 103 

749 805 650 

225 514 593 

6 638 7 335 5 176 

102 313 459 

81 166 118 

22 28 14 

18 7 2 

2 - - - - -

151 308 274 

1 135 1 317 1 012 

203 463 530 

5 503 6 018 4 164 

188 374 337 

10 515 10 482 7 070 

645 639 352 

87 163 138 

5 389 4 834 3 491 

202 163 III 

158 323 302 

1 357 1 581 1 138 

145 272 239 

723 815 586 127 232 208 

634 766 552 

234 472 520 17 061 24 777 19 678 

226 461 502 11 827 17634 13 802 239 477 529 13 868 18 604 15 713 230 467 513 13 352 18 942 15 794 75 727 107 848 88 351 

287 641 1 055 1 227 2 728 3 301 57 116 215 242 645 567 159 221 155 10 19 26 263 244 267 

7 4 7 257 31 153 5 4 2 

199 490 880 19417 28 543 27 130 

183 478 879 15 12 1 1 - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - 196 483 864 19 057 23 605 24 864 

27 80 140 360 4 938 2 266 

Abnormal farms 

less than $2,500 (see text) 

1 704 5 

2 999 431 

1 633 -

61 - 10 -

::1 ~ I - -

- -

5 717 14 

24 116 678 

6423 13 

22807 535 

6903 171 36 726 1 341 

7 837 530 

4 907 9 

22 116 253 

3667 41 

4632 15 

14 610 1 088 

4 170 489 

583 1 

5 

1 701 435 

481 185 

1 652 10 

8444 894 

1 420 2 

223 1 

8 5 

1 1 

- 1 

- - 508 7 

1 312 126 

1 553 10 

7 132 768 

722 10 

7 131 1 542 

351 134 

213 4 

2989 505 

84 16 

591 7 

1 307 188 

382 7 

660 

389 9~ I 647 96 

905 4 

22 848 564 

775 4 15 670 455 800 4 

13 521 509 780 4 

16 563 328 92 639 2 112 

3 143 2 9 388 5 330 - 699 - 144 - 147 - 848 -

58 - 359 - 21 -

2 836 3 71 712 4 521 

2 836 2 - - - 1 

- -

- - - - - - 2760 3 63 735 4 521 

462 - 79771 ~ 

WEST VIRGINIA 97 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ - number _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms- - number _ - Forms with- 1101,999 _________________ • ____ . ___________________ _ 

- 2,000 10 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

- 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ - 100,000 or more __________________________________ . ___ _ 

-

Turkey hens kept for breedinQ _________________________ forms_ - number _ - Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms- - number _ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms-- ocres_ - For grain or seed __________________________________ forms-- ocres_ 

bushels_ -

- Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ -

- Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres horvested: 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ -- 25 to 99 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ - 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

-

Dots for groin ______________________________________ forms- - ocres_ 

bushels_ -

- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms -- acres --

Barley for groin _____________________________________ forms --

- acres_ 

bushels -- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms 

acres 

Tobacco ___________________________________________ forms 

acres 

pounds Irrigated _________________________________________ forms 

acres 

Forms by acres harvested: 0, I to 4.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- 5.0 to 24,9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ - 25.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

-

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ - acreshundredweight _ Irrigofed _________________________________________ formsacreS_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres- _________________ -- ------------------- 1.0 to 4,9 aeres- _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres __________________ -- ------ ---- -------- 25.0 to 99.9 ocreL ___________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 fa 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfolfo hoy _, _____________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- ocres_ -

See footnote at end of foble, 

98 WEST VIRGINIA 

All forms Total 

4041 95 810 164 (0) 

149 100 14 255 463 14 142 589 

45 3 33 26 19 19 

52 52 

325 10 12 144 10 722 107 65 2 874 658 2 873 636 

5 179 966 101 698 64 497 4 228 670 

64 196 37 830 

5 748 285 3 690 795 9 2 197 175 

3 653 308 468 260 

100 95 

7 7 

521 155 

5 405 3067 179 632 112693 

- -

- -

472 114 47 39 2 2 

- -

964 209 7925 3 268 

340 663 159 018 

- -

- -

247 120 

3564 2 595 158 858 123 292 

- -

- -

I 342 29 

I 548 82 

2 433 238 139 713 

6 - 3 -

I 322 24 

20 5 

- -

I 460 59 

I 033 165 

132 196 29485 

7 -

3 -

I 257 44 

161 6 39 8 

3 I 

- -

16 749 I 217 

465 347 83 544 

768 738 198 511 

23 4 

499 265 

9991 244 

6 196 714 

556 255 

6 4 

3928 641 

79 650 22 532 

178 730 68 655 

5 3 

155, 145 

Forms with sales of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 10 $100,000 10 $40,000 to $20,000 10 

more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

I 8 14 30 42 

(0) 233 182 177 450 206 283 116946 

2 22 28 31 17 

(0) (0) 3883 400 2 210 384 655 042 

- - 1 2 - - - - 10 16 

- - 3 16 - 2 22 24 3 1 

I - 2 4 3 

(0) - (0) 3 415 6 

6 34 10 11 4 

948 774 I 530 968 281 405 79 823 32666 

12 68 150 352 384 

2 755 12 429 15 019 21 881 12413 

12 50 103 242 263 

2 150 7454 7953 12 504 7769 

226 500 807 744 803 335 I 176 948 676 268 

- I - I - - 150 - 25 -

3 19 27 95 164 

3 7 45 122 83 

5 20 30 24 16 

I 4 1 I -

I 8 19 61 66 

12 537 445 I 153 920 

500 24 865 18 265 38 789 30 274 

- - - - - - - - - -

I 2 12 46 53 

- 5 7 14 13 

- I - I - - - - - -

- 10 25 77 97 

- 355 636 I 407 870 

- 20 015 30 379 68 010 40614 

- - - - -

- - - - -

- 12 25 39 44 

- 586 606 941 462 

- 32 800 30 610 40 799 19083 

- - - - - - - - - -

- - 2 8 19 

- - 3 24 55 

- - 6 602 35 015 98096 

- - - - - - - - - -

- - 2 6 16 

- - - 2 3 

- - - - -

- I 10 16 32 

- (Z) 3 66 96 

- 14 274 13 979 15218 

- - - - -

- - - - -

- I 10 12 21 

- - - I 5 

- - - 2 6 

- - - I - - - - - -

10 82 171 404 550 

1 320 7 031 13 911 28 274 33 008 

3 357 18 707 39 102 68479 68866 

- I I 2 - - 70 85 lIO -

1 17 26 73 127 

4 39 94 244 333 

5 25 51 86 88 

- I - I 2 

9 41 114 233 244 

486 2 616 5 473 7 392 6 565 

I 367 9 114 18 695 21 475 18004 

- 1 1 I -

- 70 45 30 -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Produds Sold: 1978-Con. 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 10 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms_ 

number _ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ For grain or seed __________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

forms by acres harvested; 1 to 24 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Wheat for grain _____________________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

bushels_ -

- Irrigated _________________________________________ forms-- acres-- Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ - 100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ farmsocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Barley for groin _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Tobacco ___________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

pounds_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acr-es ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 10 0.9 acres-_____________________________________ _ 1.0 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocres-___________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

tons, drv_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _____________________________ . __________ farms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres_ 

tons, dry_ - Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ -

- acres_ -

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

308 

53 603 

48 112 474 

41 

7 

-

-

314 1 417 

41 

998 

4 195 

35 993 3 545 

25 621 

1 961 931 

7 

22 

3 342 

199 

4 

-

365 

2334 

66 779 

-

-

357 

8 

-

-

750 4544 

175 480 

-

-

126 

939 

34 066 

-

-

1 312 

1 465 

2 292 663 

6 

3 

1 297 

15 

-

1 397 

861 101 318 7 

3 

1 211 

154 

30 

2 

-

15 511 

379 673 

564 379 

19 

234 

9 741 

5 472 

297 1 

3 276 56 430 

106 833 2 

10 

Forms with sales of less than $20,000 

$10,000 10 $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

39 69 66 

22062 21 699 4 691 

8 6 12 

87492 20098 4 075 

3 5 11 

5 1 1 

- - - - - -

23 38 53 

173 156 191 

1 5 10 

95 44 561 

591 830 955 

11 820 9 679 7093 

436 638 802 

7954 6339 5 265 

687 639 513 478 388 866 

- - -

- - -

337 579 770 

95 59 32 

4 - -

- - -

84 88 84 

888 571 358 

27088 16 411 10 608 

- - -

- - -

79 87 84 

5 1 - - - -

- - -

141 165 189 

1 241 1 177 1 081 

47998 49 321 40318 

- - -

- - -

35 34 28 

309 222 261 

11 717 8 863 8 616 

- - - - - -

69 179 345 

188 325 429 340 972 562 798 628 439 

- - 2 

- - 1 

60 177 342 9 2 3 

- - -

71 175 325 78 141 227 11 448 19 700 25 920 

1 1 1 

2 (l) 1 

52 153 280 15 14 38 4 7 6 - 1 1 - - -

1 039 2 305 3 512 51 883 83 021 92 269 100 823 143 048 137 576 

- 2 4 - 33 35 

267 912 1 958 660 1 295 1 504 111 98 50 1 - -

377 682 783 10 819 14 743 13 272 26 636 31 950 23 160 - - 1 

- - 7 

Abnormal forms 

Less thon $2,500 (see text) 

134 1 

5 151 (D) 

22 1 

809 400 

22 1 

- -

- - - -

200 1 

897 5 

25 1 

298 24 

1 819 18 

7401

1 

1 208 

1 669 13 

6063 745 

371 948 95559 

7 -

22 -

1 656 3 

13 9 

-

~I -

109 

517 4 

12 672 160 

- -

- -

107 1 

2 -

- -

- -

255 5 

1 045 113 

37 ~I 6 165 

-

- -

29 ~ 

147 30 

4870 I 500 

- -

- -

719 1 

522 1 760 454 862 

4 - 2 -

718 1 1 - - -I 826 4 415 8 44 250 I 393 

4 - 1 -

726 2 87 1 13 1 

- - - -

8 655 21 152 500 2 130 182 932 5 848 13 - 166 -

6 604 6 2 013 10 38 4 

- 1 

1 434 11 17 596 688 25 087 3 242 1 -

3. -

WEST VIRGINIA 99 
Tobie 34. S.ummary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

All vegetables harvested for so~ (see text) ______________ forms_ - acres_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ form-s--

- Farms by acres harvested; 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

- 5.010 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ - 25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

- land in orchards ____________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ - acres-- Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

- 5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

- 25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ -

Apples __________________________________________ farms_ 

total acrespounds..:. 

Peaches _____________ ..: __________________________ formsSee foornote at end of table. 

100 WEST VIRGINIA 

toto I acres_ 

pounds_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All forms Total 

422 26 1 537 588 9 2 84 4 

372 13 

38 5 10 6 

2 2 

1 108 125 

23 039 19 529 10 3 91 82 

823 22 178 8 52 42 

55 53 

988 118 18 816 16390 

286 505 538 ·279 113 831 

473 71 3477 3 016 

26 881 335 25 691 183 

Farms with sales of $20,()()() or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 10 $100,000 10 $40,000 10 $20,000 10 

more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

- - 4 13 9 

- - 235 213 140 

- - - 2 -

- - - 4 -

- - - 9 4 

- - 1 1 3 

- - 2 2 2 

- - 1 1 -

11 18 26 35 35 

8 767 4 107 3 782 1 985 888 

1 - - 1 1 

41 - - 35 6 

- 1 - 6 15 

- 2 1 - 5 

- 1 5 22 14 

11 14 20 7 1 

11 16 26 32 33 

7385 3 528 3 330 1 560 588 

132 771 018 64 576 908 51 310 938 24407 722 6 047 245 

9 7 15 20 20 

1 328 574 439 398 278 

14 202 981 3 826.350 2 385 852 3 930 024 1 345 97.6 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with soles of less than $20,000 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farmL - acres_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ - acres-- Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ -

- 25.0 to 99.9 acre,-___________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

-

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms_ - acres- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ -

-

- Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ -

- 25.0 to 99.9 ocre'-___________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ farms_ 

total acres_ 

poundsPeo'ehes ____ _ ~ __ _________________________________ farms_ 

total acres_ 

pounds_ 

1]978 data ore based on a sample of formsi see text. 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total $10,000 to $19,999 

395 45 946 340 7 4 80 72 

358 31 

33 10 4 4 - -

980 49 3 416 794 7 - 9 -

800 19 169 21 9 7 2 2 

867 42 2 335 646 6241 141 3 300 180 

401 25-

460 134 I 190 152 523 698 

$5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

67 79 

164 141 I I 

4 2 

59 71 

8 8 

- - - -

100 187 454 471 - 3 

- 3 

73 162 25 25 2 -

- -

92 171 312 289 I 260 702 I 158 869 

30 76 120 61 

394 384 187 402 

Abnormal farms 

Less than $2,500 (see text) 

2041 I 

301 3 

I - 2 -

197 I 

7 -

- -

-I -

644 3 I 697 94 

4 - 6 -

546 1 

98 I 

- I 

- -

562 3 I 088 91 

521 390 1 150566 

270 I 

145 (Zl 

84 668 -

WEST VIRGI'NIA 101 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number_ - percent _ - Land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ - Average size of farm ______________________________ acres_ - Value of lond and buildings' ___________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Average - per form ______________ . __________________ dollorL - Average per acre _________________________________ dollars--

Forms by value of land and buildings; $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999, ____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$500,000 10 $999,999 ___________________________________ _ $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented lond by operator: land owned ______________________________________ farmsacres- Land rented or leased from others ___________________ farmsacres_ land rented or leased to atherL ___________ _ _ ____ farms_ 

ocres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ___ . ___________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland _______________ _ _ ________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: J to 49 aeres ______________________________________ _ 

5010 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or pastured __________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ forms_ 

acres_ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ farms_ 

acres- Idle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

T oro I woodland _____________________________________ farmsacres- Woodland postured ________________________________ formsacres- Wood/and not pastured ____________________________ forms_ 

acresPostureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farmsacres_ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farmsacresPosture/and, all types ________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ 

acres- Posture/and irrigoted _______________________________ formsocres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Other land irrigated ________________________________ forms-- acres_ - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ forms-- acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ - Full owners ____________________________________ number_ - Port owners ____________________________________ number_ - Tenants _______________________________________ number_ - White _________________________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Part owners __________________________________ number_ - T enonts _____________________________________ number_ - Block and other races- ___________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Part owners __________________________________ number_ - T enonts _____________________________________ number_ -

See footnote at end of toble. 

102 WEST VIRGINIA 

(Excludes obnonnol forms; see text] 

Total forms Cosh groin 

forms (011) 

20 506 368 100.0 1.7 

3 851 878 74 0181 188 201 20 506 362 2 299 014 60 965 112 114 168 410 

590 857 

1 458 33 

3 855 53 5 467 30 3 033 53 2 638 63 1 306 25 2 113 87 502 14 134 4 

19 425 309 

3 217 109 56 411 

4 811 166 713606 21 402 

940 35 78 837 3 795 

19 705 368 1 508 739 38 919 18 542 368 600 707 24460 

15 395 

230

1 

2 164 90 

689 23 

261 

26 2~1 6 1 1 -

12 311 142 812 519 10 961 

864 26 

17 068 911 

331 13 

3 640 156 416 6 

5 461 129 

2 165 80 

69 344 2 302 

15 716 239 

1 546 628 24 716 

9 397 87 

571 696 5 709 10 468 193 

974 932 19 007 

6 152 73 

624 025 6 556 

13 743 228 

172 486 3 827 

17 948 220 

2 008 240 23 226 

115 3 

1 234 55 102 1 

1 039 10 

7 - 124 -

8 2 

71 45 

357 45 

4 528 678 

20 506 368 

15 716 204 

3 676 103 

1 114 61 

20441 367 

15 669 203 

3 664 103 

1 108 61 

65 1 

47 1 

12 -

6 -

Field crop fo.-ms except cosh groin forms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hoy, peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vegetoble and 

Cotton farms T ooocco fa rms forms (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree 

Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

2854 - 989 1 865 158 326 13_9 - 4.8 9_0 0] 1.5 

382 809 - 87 648 295 161 14 380 67507 

134 - 89 158 91 207 2926 - 986 1 940 144 358 273 800 - 60 364 213 436 8 539 62836 93 574 - 61 221 110 018 59 298 175519 

661 - 639 668 677 851 

250 - 132 118 8 19 

642 - 346 296 71 97 

822 - 297 525 39 88 

410 - 69 341 8 31 

333 - 64 269 4 38 

164 - 22 142 9 19 

251 - 47 204 4 33 

46 - 9 37 1 20 

8 - - 8 - 13 

2636 - 858 1 778 151 310 

346 132 - 80 043 266 089 13 242 60620 

614 - 232 382 36 60 

43 797 - 8 357 35440 1 681 9 151 

163 - 60 103 9 30 

7 120 - 752 6368 543 2264 

2854 - 989 1 865 158 326 

150 576 - 28 185 122 391 5 252 32 378 

2854 - 989 1 865 158 326 71 190 - 6 870 64 320 2 155 24536 

2465 - 979 1 486 152 231 

304 - 7 297 3 35 

70 - 3 67 2 24 

14 - - 14 1 28 1 - - 1 - 5 

- - - - - 2 - - - - - 1 

1 229 - 422 807 49 101 59 508 - 15 427 44 081 1 532 5 881 

233 - 111 122 13 33 3693 - 1 023 2670 79 513 

73 - 38 35 4 4 641 - 266 375 7 88 91 - 58 33 7 3 548 - 300 248 197 20 

513 - 232 281 40 61 14996 - 4 299 10 697 1 282 1 340 

2067 - 674 1 393 8J 195 

163 357 - 43 101 120 256 8 160 22691 

987 - 369 618 33 67 41 744 - 14 730 27014 1 419 4 287 1 533 - 492 1 041 63 167 121 613 - 28 371 93 242 6 741 18404 

743 - 234 509 10 44 43 553 - 10 290 33 263 201 5809 2050 - 705 1 345 77 220 

25 323 - 6 072 19251 767 6 629 

1 980 - 676 1 304 67 151 

144 805 - 40 447 104 358 3 152 15977 11 - 5 6 8 7 

38 - 7 31 112 106 10 - 5 5 7 7 36 - 6 30 86 106 - - - - 1 - - - - - 26 - 2 - 1 1 - -

2 - 1 1 - - 28 - 5 23 1 5 294 - 37 257 8 125 

2854 - 989 1 865 158 326 

2 241 - 758 1 483 122 266 395 - 100 295 28 42 

218 - 131 87 8 18 2844 - 985 1 859 158 326 2235 - 754 1 481 122 266 

393 - 100 293 28 42 216 - 131 85 8 18 

10 - 4 6 - - 6 - 4 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ - percent_ - land in forms ______________________________________ acres_ - Average size of farm ______________________________ acres_ Value of land and buildings ' ___________________________ farms_ -

- $1,000_ - Average per form ________________________________ dollars_ - Average per ocre _________________________________ dollors_ -

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ - ocres_ - land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms_ - acres_ -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ocre'-__________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Pasture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Cover crops, legumes, and soil~improvement grasses not harvested or pastured __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farmL 

acres_ In cultivated sum mer follow _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres_ Woodland - pastured ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ Woodland - nol pastured ____________________________ forms-- ocres_ - Pasturelond and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ formL - acres_ - land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ - acres_ -

Postureland, oillypes ________________________________ farms_ - acres-- Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Postureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ - acres_ Other - land irrigated ________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ______ forms_ - acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ numbeL Full owners ____________________________________ number_ - Port owners ____________________________________ number_ -

- Tenants _______________________________________ number_ White - _________________________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Part owners __________________________________ number_ Tenants _____________________________________ number_ -

- Black and other roces ____________________________ number_ - Full owners _________ . ____ __ __ ____ __ ____ __ ____ number_ Port owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants - _____________________________________ numbeL - See footnote at end of table. 

(Excludes abnormal forms· see text] 

General 

Horticultural farms, 

specialty primarily forms (018) crop (019) 

196 971 

0.9 4.7 

11 024 128 5581 56 132 

197 1 003 

27 850 78 678 

141 371 78 442 

1 975 596 

15 50 

35 214 

32 375 

32 143 

29 133 

19 30 

14 48 

21 9 

- 1 

183 936 1 10594 114 488 

28 175 

668 16 192 

7 28 

238 2 122 

196 971 

2592 57 592 

196 968 

1 288 22254 

190 906 

5 40 

1 15 

- 6 

- - - 1 

- -

15 604 419 27 756 

9 35 

181 824 

- 29 

- 268 

2 18 27 223 

38 139 677 6 267 

102 709 

6 878 52 810 

42 405 1 613 20 113 

69 473 

5 265 32 697 

42 198 812 11 922 127 642 

742 6 234 

61 853 2844 59 791 

37 6 

106 65 37 5 106 45 

- 1 

- 20 

- -

- -

1 22 

10 293 

196 971 

169 799 

14 137 

13 35 196 970 

169 798 

14 137 

13 35 

- 1 

- 1 

- - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock forms, except dairy, 

poullry, and animal specially (021) 

Beef callie 

forms, except I feedlots 

Total (0212) 

14 111 11 707 

68.8 57.0 

2 797 260 2 331 412 

198 199 

13992 11 543 

1 523 150 1 245 911 

108 858 107 936 

541 537 

1 007 736 

2 542 2049 

3801 3 170 

2 148 1 803 

1 837 1 633 

919 768 

1 357 1 088 

295 233 

86 63 

13514 11 286 

2 343 662 1 971 321 

3 147 2 516 

511 814 403 701 

611 506 

58216 43610 

13450 11 239 

1 050 311 893 467 

12455 10459 

368 758 307 575 

10494 8 818 

1 465 1 242 

384 313 

106 84 5 2 

1 -

- -

9262 7 721 

633 180 546 774 

399 311 

8054 6574 

176 130 2001 1 504 

254 191 3451 2 349 

1 132 914 34 867 28 691 

11 203 9302 

1 142316 937 736 

7 177 6047 456 474 380 352 7 167 5 882 685 842 557 384 

4510 3 778 491 941 406488 9298 7 702 

112692 93 nIl 13 293 11 096 1 581 595 1 333 614 34 27 

580 518 29 24 486 441 4 2 76 59 2 2 

18 18 207 155 2273 1 715 

14 111 11 707 10975 9 201 2513 2060 

623 446 14061 11668 10936 9 167 

2506 2 057 619 444 

50 39 39 34 7 3 4 2 

1978-Con. 

Poultry and Animal General forms, 

Dairy forms egg farms specially primarily 

(024) (025) forms (oon livestock (029) 

665 388 2n 197 

3.2 1.8 1.3 0.9 

222 489 88 558 28 257 37018 

335 228 104 188 

633 401 260 230 

160 481 58868 21 685 22 162 

253 524 146803 83 402 96355 

760 656 850 525 

2 18 42 14 

41 56 69 35 

70 82 52 76 

87 60 33 28 

104 48 24 25 

54 33 13 21 

181 87 21 30 

76 13 6 1 

18 4 - -

616 345 249 176 

151 168 67517 22 374 30 901 

357 111 76 41 

73 544 22 861 6 213 6 283 

16 18 10 13 

2 223 1 820 330 166 

657 336 212 177 

117072 25994 9961 18092 

647 286 169 115 

70 747 9631 3 055 2633 

232 235 160 100 

170 34 8 10 

155 11 1 3 

77 6 - 2 

12 - - -

1 - - - - - - -

412 214 149 134 

39 900 13928 5 656 13 798 

35 29 42 10 

1 678 247 650 238 

14 7 6 5 

234 105 31 109 

19 6 5 5 792 47 7 20 

56 49 34 23 3 721 2 036 562 1 294 

510 298 178 132 56 713 45 282 13 907 9 7981 298 151 n 78 19 107 13476 3 606 4 148 351 226 145 81 37 606 31 806 10 301 5650 

316 97 61 58 39 551 14266 2 882 6532 498 296 186 121 9 153 3016 1 507 2596 

641 295 203 184 98 558 41 670 12 144 24478 4 1 3 1 155 1 8 8 4 1 - 1 155 1 - 8 - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - 6 - 39 7 - 2 740 90 - 17 

665 388 2n 197 310 277 197 156 304 68 52 20 51 43 23 21 664 388 2n 195 310 277 197 156 303 66 52 18 51 43 23 21 1 - - 2 - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - -

WEST VIRGI NIA 103 
Tobie 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Exclucfe.s obnonnol forms; see textJ 

All Farms 

fARMS BY TYPE Of ORGANIZATION 

Individual or famity __________________________________ forms- - acres-- Partnership ________________________________________ forms- - acres_ - Corporations; Family held _______________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ More - thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other than family held _____________________________ forms_ - acres_ - More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or le-ss stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTElIlSnCS 

Operotors by place of residence: On form operated _____________________________________ _ 

-- Not on farm operated __________________________________ _ 

-- Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________________ _ 

-- 25 to 34 years ________________________________________ _ 

- - 35 to 44 years ________________________________________ _ 

- - 45 ta 54 yearL _______________________________________ _ 

- - 55 to 64 years ________________________________________ _ 

-- 65 years and over _____________________________________ _ 

-- Average age __ -' _______________________________________ _ 

- -

Operators by sex: Mole ________________________________________________ _ 

-- Female ______________________________________________ _ 

-- Operators of Spanish origin _______________________________ _ 

-- Operators by principal occupation; 

fa rmin9 -- -------- ------------ ------ ------------ -- ___ _ -- Other _______________________________________________ _ 

-- Operators reporting days of work off form: None ________________________________________________ _ 

-- 1 to 99 doys _________________________________________ _ 10010199 doys __ . ____________________________________ _ 

--

- 200 days or more _____________________________________ _ 

--

fARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 10 to 49 acres __________________________________________ _ 

-- 50 fa 69 acres __________________________________________ _ 

-- 70 to 99 acres __________________________________________ _ 

-- 100 to 139 acres ________________________________________ _ 

- - 140 to J79 acres ________________________________________ _ 

-- 180 to 219 acres _________________________________________ _ - 220 to 259 acres _________________________________________ _ - 260 to 499 Qcres ________________________________________ _ - - 500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

- 1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________________________ _ 

-- 2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

fARMS BY StANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain forms (011) ___________________________________ _ 

- Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013'- ____________________ _ - Cotton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

- T obocco fo rms CO 132) ______________________________ ---__ _ - Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) _____ . ______________________________ _ - Vegetoble ond melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ - Fruit and tree nuf farm s (01 n ______________________________ _ 

- Horticultural spedalty forms (018) __________________________ _ - General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ -

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021)_ - Boef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ - ooiry forms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

- Poultry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

- Animal specialty farms (027) __________________ -- ____ --------

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ -

VALUE Of AGRICULTUllAl PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market vallJe of agriCIJltlJrol prodlJcts sold _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ -

- torms by vallJe of ogriculturoJ products sold, 

$500,000 or more ________________ - _____ -------- -------- $.200,000 to $499,999 ____________________ ---_ -- --------- $100,000 to $199,999 __________________ ----------------- $40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ --- ___ -------- - $20,000 to $39,999 ____ . _________________ --.--- -------- - $10,000 to $19,999 __________ . ___ • ___ .--------- --------- $5.000 to $9.999 ____________ . _____________ ._ -_ -- ------ - $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ -- . ___ -------- - less thon $2.500 _____ • ____________ -------- ---- -------- -

See footnote ot end of toble. 

104 WEST VIRGINIA 

Cosh groin Total farms forms (011) 

19005 320 3 385 623 60 274 

1 269 42 

356 953 12 670 

125 3 77 349 500 4 - 121 3 15 1 

16 587 346 

3 - 12 1 

72 2 13 166 226 

15 549 210 

2 755 112 

271 23 

2064 56 

3 952 57 

4 591 90 

4 773 76 

4 655 66 

53.0 46.8 

18 950 348 

I 556 20 

65 -

7 636 120 

12 870 248 

6600 120 

I 639 35 

1 663 24 

9 921 179 

618 5 

3 151 93 

1 771 41 

2 517 42 

3 274 42 

2 266 30 

1 534 23 

1 143 18 

2 691 36 

1 041 31 

242 5 

56 2 

368 368 

2 654 - - - 989 -

1 665 - 156 - 326 - 196 - 971 -

14 111 -

11 707 -

665 - 368 - 272 - 197 -

20 506 366 

196 411 3436 

24 - 116 1 

210 1 

502 15 

653 19 

1 238 46 

2 647 53 

4 164 77 

10 952 156 

field crop farms except cash groin forms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, hay, peonut, 

and ather 

field crop Vegetoble and 

Cotton farms Tobacco forms forms (0133, melon farms Fruit and tree 

Totol (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

2660 - 925 1 735 143 278 

349 522 - 60 135 269 387 10 293 42 778 

164 - 64 120 11 30 

26099 - 7 513 20566 (D) 9474 

5 - - 5 I 14 

4273 - - 4273 (D) 12963 

- - - - - - 5 - - 5 1 14 

- - - - - 4 

- - - - - 2272 

- - - - - 3 

- - - - - I 

5 - - 5 3 -

915 - - 915 440 -

1 949 - 670 1 279 116 215 

462 - 139 323 21 86 

75 - 32 43 4 5 

356 - 103 253 10 22 

542 - 204 336 16 52 

542 - 180 362 31 106 

563 - 201 382 26 73 

756 - 269 467 69 66 

52.7 - 52.6 52.7 57.7 53.2 

2 566 - 90'1 1 657 151 291 

268 - 80 206 7 35 

3 - 2 1 - 1 

644 - 298 546 56 139 

201O - 691 1 319 102 187 

882 - 351 531 64 142 

200 - 51 149 12 22 

185 - 55 130 23 17 

1 499 - 496 1 001 35 139 

195 - 174 21 42 48 

508 - 196 312 38 70 

297 - 135 162 12 24 

400 - 126 274 27 36 

542 - 177 365 15 45 

286 - 75 211 4 23 

152 - 36 116 5 11 

133 - 23 110 3 10 

265 - 42 223 9 36 

66 - 4 62 2 14 

9 - 1 8 - 5 

1 - - 1 1 4 

- - - - - - 2654 - 989 1 865 - -

- - - - - - 989 - 969 - - -

1 665 - - 1 665 - - - - - - 156 -

- - - - - 326 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

2654 - 969 1 865 156 326 

6306 - 2 620 5666 660 22224 

- - - - - 10 

- - - - - 13 

- - - - 1 25 

4 - - 4 1 'l7 

18 - 3 15 3 20 

100 - 24 76 10 20 

285 - 88 197 11 21 

583 - 215 368 29 23 

1 864 - 659 1 205 103 167 . 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or fomity __________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Partnership ________________________________________ forms- - ocres_ -

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other thon family held _____________________________ formsacres_ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ 

acresOPERATOR CHARACTERISnCS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operated ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years-________________________________________ _ 55 to 64 yeo.rs _________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _________________________________________ _ 140 to 179 acres _________________________________________ _ 

160 to 219 acres _________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh grain forms (013L ____________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato. hay, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (016) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms. except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021)_ Beef cottle forms. except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy fanns (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General forms, primorily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,1)00 to $39,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 tD $4.999 _____________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 _____________________________________ _ 

S .. footnote ot end of toble. 

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(Excludes abnormal farms- see text] 

General 

Horticultural forms, 

speciohy primarily 

forms (016) crop (019) 

159 931 

8994 119525 

15 37 568 8 611 1 

21 - 1 352 - 2 - 19 - - -

-

=1 -

- - 1 3 

110 422 

144 7171 35 142 

5 10 

18 66 

55 288 

53 224 

43 196 

22 165 

46.6 51.4 

185 695 

11 76 

- 3 

61 252 

135 719 

63 2791 13 42 

18 67 

98 549 

77 2 

55 272 

5 124 

27 143 

13 143 

7 96 

1 50 

5 31 

5 85 

1 22 

- 2 

- 1 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - 196 -

- 971 

- - - - - -

- -

- -

- -

196 971 

6 919 1 866 

2 1 

3 - 9 1 

12 3 

17 5 

24 18 

51 34 

46 53 

32 856 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock farms, except dairy, 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

Beef cottle 

forms, except I feedlots 

Totol (0212) 

13 160 10 967 

2 496 263 2 092 101 

849 673 249 368 199 764 1 

47 32 

36628 26 736 

1 - 46 32 

5 4 

7 862 6966 

- -

5 4 

50 31 

7 119 5 645 

10 923 9041 

1 760 1 522 

135 90 

1 311 1 052 

2 654 2 167 

3 171 2 685 

3430 2639 

3410 2 854 

53.5 53.7 

13098 10 890 

1 013 817 

34 28 

5 181 4 268 

8930 7 439 

4280 3 507 

1 144 925 

1 205 970 

7008 5 897 

360 252 

1 940 1 539 1 160 965 1 1 737 1 455 

2 281 1 914 

1 676 1 416 

1 160 993 

862 743 

1 941 1 598 

762 647 

188 

44 I~I 

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- -

14 III 11 707 

11 707 11 707 

- -

- -

- - - -

14 111 11 707 

75643 60 130 

1 - 13 9 27 20 

186 146 

367 290 

896 737 2085 1 763 

3 257 2 762 7 279 5 980 

1978-Con. 

Poultry and Animal General forms, I 

Dairy forms egg farms speciahy primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

562 358 252 182 

166 900 74 294 25 2fJ2 31 778 

75 21 12 13 

32 064 10 459 1 Dl8 (D) 

20 7 5 2 

14 571 3 654 I 103 (0) 

- - - 1 

20 7 5 I 

4 1 - -

6 030 75 - -

- - - -

4 1 - -

4 1 3 - 2 924 76 934 -

581 342 205 1451 38 20 38 21 

10 - 3 1 

85 65 52 21 

138 62 61 27 

166 92 55 59 

170 93 36 45 

96 76 65 44 

50.2 52.0 49.6 52.6 

623 358 257 178 

42 30 15 19 

1 23 - -

550 257 103 73 

115 131 169 124 

406 177 95 72 

76 64 19 12 

49 25 30 20 

106 102 119 67 

2 46 39 2 

22 63 59 31 

14 37 43 14 

41 24 23 17 

64 48 46 35 

78 23 16 27 

64 23 18 27 

50 18 7 6 204 68 14 28 

104 25 7 7 

20 10 - 3 

2 3 - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 665 - - - - 388 -

19;\ 

- - 272 - - -

665 388 272 197 40 434 36838 1 201 865 

1 9 - - 27 58 - 1 98 47 - 1 193 54 5 2 150 44 7 3 98 12 11 3 42 13 43 9 27 17 38 14 29 134 168 164 

WEST VIRGINIA lOS 
Tobie 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

lExciudes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOlD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products. sold- Can. Grain ___________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of ~O,OOO or more _________________________ forms_ -

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ $f~~~~= -

- $1,000_ - (otton and cottonseed - ____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - T aboceo _________________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Field seeds. hoy, forage, 'and siloge ___________________ farmL - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farmL - $1.000_ - Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms -- $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - . $1,000 -- Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms -- $1.000 -- Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000 -- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Dairy products ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Cattle and calves ________ .. _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Other livestock and livesfock products (see text) ________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

lives tock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ -

- Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ ---------------- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ -_ -------- $20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ -_ ------ - $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Feed for lives tack and poultry _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________ -------------------- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________ ---------- -------- $20,000 to $49,999 __________________ ---- --------------- $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ -

Forms by tons purchased: 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

1 to 99 fon5 _______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 lon'- ___________________________________ _ 

500 fans or more __________________________________ _ 

Forms With expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________ -----------------

$20,000 to $49,999 ______________ -_ ------------------ $50,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

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farms (011) 

1 390 360 

6 012 2 7171 27 17 1 897 1 193 30 8 2<16 87 

- - - - - - - -

- -

- -

1 324 13 2 811 30 

- -

- - 3 252 104 70<16 142 

4 - 239 - 421 7 

835 4 

2 - (D) -

393 2 22 341 1 

76 - 21 048 - 232 - 6 910 - 26 - 5 535 -

298 - 276 - 1 - (D) -

1 306 131 35 196 24 

163 - 33 020 - 897 1 

34 531 2 

291 - 27 608 -

15 128 105 

70 892 418 

181 - 14 798 -

1 931 30 

5 538 63 

18 - 1 525 -

2 326 5 4 547 14 

4 - 212 - 1 196 14 1 477 19 

5 - 296 -

7 644 102 

24 876 128 

6 649 98 

731 3 

199 1 

65 -

14 869 135 

41 666 98 

13 901 134 

605 1 

213 - 150 -

4 864 60 

180 902 221 

30 912 35 

4 510 60 

265 - 89 -

4 194 59 

377 1 

157 - 136 -

Reid crop farm s except cash grain forms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hay, peanut. 

and other 

field crop Vagelable and 

(oUon forms Tobacco fa rms forms (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree 

Tolol (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nul farms (017) 

171 - 29 142 6 20 

184 - 26 158 47 87 

- - - - 1 -

- - - - (D) -

3 - - 3 - 1 

1 - - 1 - 12 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

1 004 - 988 16 1 1 

2 273 - 2 251 22 1 1 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 1 853 - 55 1 798 7 24 

4685 - 53 4633 4 35 

1 - - 1 - - CD) - - (D) - -

43 - 15 28 158 11 

11 - 7 4 536 69 

- - - - 2 -

- - - - CD) -

17 - 2 15 18 207 

9 - 2 7 14 21 596 

- - - - - 73 

- - - - - 20549 

5 - 1 4 1 -

2 - 1 2 (l) - - - - - - -

- - - - - - 89 - 10 79 24 5 

136 - 2 134 21 1 

1 - - 1 - - (D) - - CD) - -

140 - 21 119 12 6 

24 - 2 22 10 (Z) 

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- - - - - - 13 - 3 10 1 -

18 - 1 17 (l) -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

590 - 219 371 24 60 

828 - 252 576 33 353 

- - - - - 2 

- - - - - CD) 

92 - 31 61 6 7 

51 - 10 41 10 65 

- - - - - 1 

- - - - - (D) 

59 - 8 51 3 6 

50 - 2 47 2 13 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

93 - 33 60 5 11 

35 - 11 24 1 3 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

511 - 118 393 38 69 

418 - 41 377 23 61 

491 - 118 373 38 68 

15 - - 15 - -

5 - - 5 - 1 

- - - - - -

1 048 - 372 676 49 145 

373 - 102 271 42 115 

1 047 - 372 675 47 142 

1 - - 1 2 3 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

301 - 89 212 32 77 

788 - 98 690 74 214 

141 - 15 126 13 32 

301 - 89 212 32 77 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

300 - 89 211 32 76 

1 - - 1 - 1 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Grain ___________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ forms-- $1.000_ - T abaeeD _________________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Field seeds, hoy, forage, and siloge ___________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms-- $1.000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms-

$1.000_ Cottle and calves __________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms-

$1.000_ Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ farms-

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999. ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________ ~ _______________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

Forms by tons purchased: 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

1 to 99 tons. ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 tons. ___________________________________ _ 

500 tons or more __________________________________ _ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 _________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

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General 

Horticultural forms, 

speciatty primarily 

forms (018) crop (019) 

2 671 

3 4°~1 -

- (D) 

- 1 

- (Z) 

- - - -

- -

- - -

- ::1 

3 57 

9 109 

- -

- -

3 105 

4 255 

- 1 

- (0) I 7 31 

10 57 

- -

- -

6 19 

8 397 

- 1 

- (0) 

196 11 

6 858 30 26 - 5 535 - 1 16 (Z) 38 - - - -

3 12 (Z) 4 

- - - - - 2 - 3 

- - - - 11 102 1 22 505 

- 1 

- (D) 

- 27 

- 44 

- -

- - 6 

~I 5 

-

- - 5 30 (Z) 14 

- - - -

6 303 

1 184 

6 302 

- - - I 

- -

26 630 

5 220 

26 628 

- 2 

- -

- -

2 166 

3 379 (Z) 63 

2 166 - -

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Livestock farms, except dairy, 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

Beef cottle 

forms, except I feedlots 

Total (0212) 

618 427 

78~1 1 259 

1 

(D) 

~I 8 

10 

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~I -

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- ::1 

230 176

1 351 228 

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-

-I I 032 853 

1 454 1 151 

-

8;1 -

139 

116 32 

- - - -

103 75 

89 42 

- - - - 14 10 

12 8 

- - - - 154 III 

77 55 

- -

- -

684 511 

300 227 

- - - - 181 131 

434 304 

2 1 (D) (D) 

13286 11636 

62633 54 102 

161 141 

13549 10 586 

1 578 716 4425 1 063 12 1 1 044 (D) 

2 104 1 072 4193 1 939 

4 - 212 - 705 499 

301 197 

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- -

5 756 4636 15473 12 133 

5 III 4 122 

511 397 

95 84 39 33 

11 499 9 292 

10 194 7 161 

11 206 9 103 267 175 

19 10 7 4 

3 171 2 412 

17 282 11 006 2610 1 584 

3 160 2 403 

10 9 

1 -

3090 2 370 75 38 

4 3 2 1 

1978-Con. 

Poultry and Animal General forms, 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

111 20 2 13 

236 1 006 (D) (Dj 5 2 -

304 (0) - -

1 1 7 - 134 1 - (Z) 

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

8 I 1 5 

29 1 1 7 

- - - - - - - - 45 31 15 33 

288 44 9 126 

1 - - 1 

(0) - - (D) I 5 4 1 15 

18 2 (D) (0) 

- - - - - - - -

7 6 2 6 

216 4 1 5 

2 - - -

(D) - - -

2 2 1 -

6 2 (Z) -

- - - - - - - -

6 2 - 1 

3 (Z) - (Z) 

- - - - - - - -

31 365 12 281 

70 34 588 1 173 

1 161 - 1 

(D) (D) - (D) 

662 6 2 29 

33 803 24 3 245 

287 - - 2 

27 378 - - (0) 

655 187 53 55 

4 599 1 233 74 195 

13 3 - 1 

685 235 - (D) 

68 62 44 17 

337 491 10 41 

3 2 - - 132 (D) - - 36 67 26 9 56 197 9 5 - - - - - - - - 15 13 272 33 3 16 1 071 12 

- - 5 - - - 296 -

293 345 136 85 2 126 5 926 445 90 

186 160 106 83 78 97 26 1 23 69 3 1 6 19 1 -

609 367 201 160 9 047 21 086 317 166 

186 138 190 157 258 60 9 2 139 52 2 1 26 117 - -

603 355 38 59 45 427 115 633 479 402 7 110 20 767 82 57 

450 167 37 58 153 100 1 1 - 88 - -

245 132 36 57 234 60 2 2 105 48 - - 19 115 - -

WEST VIRGINIA 107 
Tobie 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnonnol forms; see text] 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal health costs __________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ - $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1.000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ -

Farms with expenses of·- $1,000_ -

$1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms wilh expenses of- $ I to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Energy and petroleum products ___ .:.. ____________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of~ $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9 ,99L ____________________________________ _ - $ I 0,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms-- $1,000_ - Hired form lobar ____________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ - Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms- - workers_ - Less than 150 days ______________________________ forms-- workers_ - Contract lobar ______________________________________ forms-- $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________ ----------------- $20,000 or more ____________________ ---- -------------- -

Custom work, machine hire, and rentol af machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ - $2,500 to $9,999 ______________________ -------- -------- - $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________ -_ --------------- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and othar agricultural services ___________________________ farms-- $1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

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Totol forms 

Cosh grain 

farms (011) 

10 634 123 1 928 19 

9 897 1151 390 7 280 - 67 1 

8 261 303 3 555 201 

7 697 264 495 35 

44 3 25 1 

12 040 340 9 358 751 

11 328 280 

586 39 

85 111 41 10 

8 693 281 4 640 266 

8 425 250 206 29 

39 2 

23 -

20 240 360 

14 035 372 

19 329 331 

794 24 

86 3 

31 2 

20 228 360 10954 318 1 

18 513 328 

6 503 142 7 391 171 

1 987 99 

643 18 

603 41 

802 12 

322 5 746 7 

552 4 

20 228 360 

988 27 

9 057 159 

2 728 48 

1 406 14 

353 6 

6 353 124 

16 288 193 

5 828 113 

400 10 

83 1 

42 -

1 152 20 

2 393 36 

5 840 119 

20 222 269 

627 9 

2 153 8 

548 8 

47 1 

10 -

22 -

4 007 121 

1 991 106 

3 874 106 

125 15 

7 -

1 -

1 113 29 

948 83 

1 606 13 

2 208 16 

Field crop farms except cosh groin forms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hay, peanut. 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton forms Tobacco forms farms (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree 

Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut farms (017) 

524 - 124 400 7 105 44 - 6 38 (Z) 10 

517 - 124 393 7 103 5 - - 5 - 1 2 - - 2 - 1 - - - - - -

1 290 - 457 833 128 194 

191 - 38 153 26 139 

1 265 - 457 808 124 162 

25 - - 25 4 27 

- - - - - 4 

- - - - - 1 

1 941 - 986 955 142 246 

679 - 224 454 77 409 

1 914 - 985 929 138 212 

26 - - 26 3 25 

1 - 1 - 1 7 

- - - - - 2 

932 - 332 600 67 258 

163 - 29 134 28 1 607 

931 - 332 599 63 175 

1 - - 1 4 42 

- - - - - 23 

- - - - - 18 

2 847 - 947 1 900 144 348 

917 - 265 652 62 838 

2823 - 946 1 877 138 278 

24 - 1 23 6 52 

- - - - - 9 

- - - - - 9 

2847 - 947 1 900 144 348 

746 - 219 526 51 603 

2509 - 848 1 661 141 348 

475 - 129 346 31 384 

966 - 289 677 34 103 

143 - 46 97 10 126 

64 - 13 51 3 29 

9 - 1 8 (Z) 25 73 - 15 58 2 23 

10 - (Z) 10 1 23 

129 - 63 66 8 23 

16 - 8 8 2 9 

2847 - 947 1 900 144 348 

92 - 35 57 7 36 

1 030 - 273 757 43 199 

136 - 29 106 11 205 

206 - 76 130 4 31 

36 - 16 20 1 30 

775 - 264 511 29 150 

464 - 112 352 48 4783 

770 - 264 506 27 83 

5 - - 5 1 23 

- - - - 1 21 

- - - - - 23 

54 - - 54 3 75 

84 - - 84 3 455 

746 - 264 482 27 138 

2425 - 761 1 664 76 2 287 

102 - 13 89 3 77 

61 - 5 56 13 1 669 

99 - 13 86 1 31 

3 - - 3 2 18 

- - - - - 7 

- - - - - 21 

479 - 149 330 8 85 159 - 68 91 1 187 

473 - 143 330 8 61 

6 - 6 - - 21 

- - - - - 2 

- - - - - 1 

147 - 37 110 14 9 

94 - 17 77 3 29 

125 - 25 100 63 79 

59 - 12 47 108 529 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 1 - Con. 

Animal health costs _________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ -

- $1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ -

- Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $5.000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ - Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Fa rms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $ I 9,999 __________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Petroleum products ________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Gasoline _______________________________________ - forms_ - $1,000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ - $1.000_ Fuel oil ________________________________________ - farms_ - $1.000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Electricity - ________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Other-cool, wood, coke. etc. _______________________ fO""5_ - $1,000_ - Hired farm labor ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked, 1SO days or more _______________________________ farms_ 

workers_ less than 150 doy'-_____________________________ farms_ 

workers_ 

Contract labor ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms-

$1.000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ form5_ 

$1.000_ 

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specialty primarily farms (018) crop (019) 

18 318 

2 27 

18 313 

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169 389 

I 200 72 

118 380 

26 8 

5 - 20 I 

104 485 

87 252 

96 473 

6 II 

I - I I 

102 291 

58 124 

97 287 

4 3 

I - - I 

197 980 

763 275 

167 971 

15 8 

9 I 

6 -

197 980 

603 224 

174 830 141 127 

17 316 

7 43 8 27 

9 15 

22 12 

69 

47 15- "I 

356 I 197 980 

22 27 

III 264 

128 44 9 34 

33 7 

77 157 

I 578 232 

56 152 

9 4 

5 - 7 I 

45 14 217 31 

65 151 

349 381 

23 9 

15 32 

21 7 

2 I 

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9 181 

I I 

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Livestock farms. except dairy, 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

Beef cattle 

forms, e)Ccept 

feedlots 

Total (0212) 

8490 6964 

I 160 9.oW 

8 116 6651 

230 199 

126 101 

18 13 

4982 4070 

I 013 746 

4806 3 9521 169 115 

6 3 

I -

7845 6465 

4706 3668 

7528 6 248 

288 198 

23 16 

6 3 

5993 4 956 

I 552 I 216 

5927 4916 

65 39 

I I 

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13849 II 426 

7376 5 851 

13519 II 182 

314 236 

14 7 

2 I 

13837 II 416 

6029 4816 

12 753 10 502 

4 105 3 279 

5032 4 182 

I 049 837 

283 228 

66 41 

522 422 

121 98 

372 332 

76 67 

13837 II 416 

611 494 

6247 5035 

I 165 893 

970 753 

182 141 

4363 3 589 

4634 3653 

4192 3 457 

162 128 

6 3 

3 I 

604 467 

840 651 

4080 3 382 12 789 II 041 

351 271 

263 182 

337 259 13 12 

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2629 2062 

I 078 826 

2 575 2018 

54 44 

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697 538 560 428 

I 1.oW 846 I 130 683 

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Poultry and Animol General forms. 

Dairy forms egg farms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) farms (027) livestock (029) 

581 249 121 98 

506 98 53 9 

320 190 101 97 

94 42 7 I 

127 12 10 - .oW 5 3 -

543 146 .oW 77 

631 55 II 17 

348 126 35 69 

169 19 5 8 

25 I - - I - - -

575 184 80 98 

2 149 195 28 26 

336 174 80 97 

180 7 - I 

.oW I - - 19 2 - -

518 144 .oW 67 

746 68 17 10 

453 1.oW 36 66 

51 2 4 I 

10 2 - -

4 - - -

632 400 253 230 

2 023 I 204 116 88 

342 284 249 227 

258 86 4 3 

26 24 - - 6 6 - -

632 400 253 230 1 I 348 889 85 60 

602 362 241 225 

676 320 61 43 

468 194 58 32 

435 62 6 7 

59 141 6 5 

25 413 (ZJ (Z) 

110 17 7 2 

55 25 I 

66 20 44 I~I 51 25 7 3 

632 400 253 230 

107 44 10 7 

539 268 90 107 

666 283 21 22 

42 45 26 25 9 32 10 6 

436 147 58 37 

3440 718 109 91 

245 102 54 34 142 38 3 3 

42 6 I - 7 I - -

245 65 8 19 560 132 12 23 

313 114 55 32 I 054 349 128 115 

26 6 16 5 73 9 9 I 

18 5 16 5 6 I - - 2 - - - - - - -

238 133 61 59 292 61 14 II 

212 130 61 58 23 3 - I 3 - - - - - - -

70 52 35 9 67 51 15 2 

28 67 31 18 54 178 59 10 

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All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ farms_ -

Forms by value group: $1,000_ - $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ - $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ - $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

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Automobiles ________________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Motortrocks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ - number _ Wheel - troctorL _____________________________________ farms_ - number _ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ - number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms_ - number _ - Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ - number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ - number _ - Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms-- number _ Mower - conditioners _________________________________ farms_ - number _ Pickup bolers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Field forage horvesters, shear bar or flY'Nheel type _______ farmsnumber _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tonsSprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cantrol- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ formsacres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

C hem icols forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farmsacres on which used_ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry _~ ______________ farms_ 

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10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ - 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ -

- 100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ -

- 500 or more __________________________________ -- _____ _ -

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ farms_ - number _ - Beef cows _____________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Forms with- 1 to 9 ____________________________________ - _____ _ 

- 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

- 500 or more _____________________________________ _ -

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110 WEST VIRGINIA 

IExcludes obnonnal farms; see text) 

Cash grain Totol forms forms (011) 

20 464 360 257 473 5 998 

4 097 56 8 818 142 4 217 78 2 526 60 620 15 154 8 30 1 2 -

10 405 167 14 042 253 15 713 262 21 709 394 17 787 286 27 872 582 5968 120 

13 286 274 698 33 3 465 175 

458 66 478 67 1 926 134 2 080 153 

248 30 260 35 1 786 115 I 820 118 

- - - - 4 971 108 5384 121 9 601 164 10 035 164 

1 892 41 2 124 M 

13 335 3M 

13 998 1 017 11 388 332 

310 649 21 054 

4 M9 101 83 832 4917 

168 941 10 239 

2 155 127 

54 127 7 695 249 11 

8 382 641 

788 6 25 674 88 

4 955 174 

112 298 9 655 

504 11 

12 971 848 

4 022 90 2 164 46 

16 219 160 

454 332 4 283 

4 758 75 

9 336 63 

1 401 13 

509 7 

197 2 

18 -

14 573 141 241 041 2266 

13 284 116 

204 292 2 201 

6 512 56 

6 152 46 474 12 

119 2 

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Field crop forms except cosh groin forms (O13) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato. 

hay, peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vegelable ond Cotton forms Tobacco fa rms farms (0133. melon farms Fruit and tree Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nul farms (017) 

2 915 - 986 1 929 1M 353 27 198 - 7 877 19322 I 524 8955 

636 - 255 381 50 83 1 513 - 526 987 38 111 464 - 127 337 43 87 252 - 74 178 8 17 50 - 4 46 4 24 - - - - 1 25 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 1 

1 359 - 410 949 39 211 1 702 - 506 1 196 51 356 

2005 - 642 1 363 120 292 2499 - 761 1 738 160 680 

2479 - 789 1 690 115 284 

3362 - 965 2 397 152 719 

616 - 132 484 17 84 

I 375 - 304 1 071 36 202 33 - 1 32 4 55 

157 - (D) (0) 22 372 

30 - 5 25 3 2 38 - 5 33 3 2 181 - 45 136 5 9 

188 - 45 143 5 12 

16 - - 16 - - 17 - - 17 - - 171 - 45 126 5 9 171 - 45 126 5 12 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 603 - 143 460 21 54 635 - 143 492 21 68 965 - 191 774 13 49 995 - 191 804 13 52 

118 - 15 103 1 15 124 - 16 108 1 21 

2039 - 986 1 053 142 284 

842 - 254 588 104 2016 1 889 - 986 903 142 225 

22231 - 4 619 17612 I 599 18 971 473 - 159 314 16 75 7 577 - 3 188 4389 217 1 596 10749 - 2 422 8 327 507 2 788 

189 - 78 111 25 88 1 452 - 190 1 262 378 8992 M - 31 13 5 9 

113 - 56 57 41 289 51 - 10 41 19 200 879 - 40 839 224 18242 474 - 102 372 32 92 7089 - 1 326 5 763 855 6 750 

124 - 97 27 - 65 

652 - 129 523 - 6640 303 - 85 218 14 54 202 - 49 153 17 66 

989 - 373 616 41 89 10086 - 3 547 6539 396 2 913 

657 - 249 408 27 41 308 - 119 189 13 35 20 - 5 15 1 6 

3 - - 3 - 4 1 - - 1 - 3 - - - - - -

746 - 324 422 35 77 

4872 - I 910 2 962 225 1 507 

634 - 286 348 29 71 4569 - 1 781 2 788 207 1 478 

471 - 223 248 19 36 160 - 63 97 10 28 3 - - 3 - 4 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery Dnd equipment ___ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Farms by value group; $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ $200,000 - to $499,999 _________________________________ _ - $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

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Automobiles ________________________________________ farms_ - number_ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms_ - number _ Wheel - tractors ______________________________________ farms_ - number_ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ - number_ 4 or more ________________________________________ - forms_ - number_ -

Groin and bean combines. self~propelled only _____________ farms_ - number_ - Corn pickers. corn heads. and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ - number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms_ - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker·shellers _________________ forms_ - number _ -

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ - number_ Mower - conditioners _________________________________ forms_ - number_ - Pickup balers _______________________________________ forms_ - number_ - Field forage harvesters, sheor bor or flywheel type _______ farms_ - number_ -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ - $1.000- Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which usecL Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms_ 

ocres on which used_ Weeds. grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliotion or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which usecL Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ forms_ 

UVESTOCK 

Can'e and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ 

number_ Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ___________________________ ~ ______________ _ 500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ forms_ 

number_ Beef cows _____________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Farms with- 1 to L _________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

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forms (018) crop (019) 

197 999 

2623 8 191 

44 217 104 624 

15 105 24 37 

9 13 

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178 669 

335 765 102 857 175 I 138 

32 169 

71 377 7 21 

41 94 

2 17 

2 18 6 59 

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1 4 I 4 6 56 6 56 

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6 131 6 145 

25 350 25 389 

2 43 3 44 

132 512 

145 375 66 475 1 699 7957 23 180 131 2300 356 5 495 

47 78 151 1 638 4 10 

9 I 164 34 48 178 824 32 157 168 I 919 

5 6 

44 217 13 120 14 84 

13 749 

152 6395 

7 691 6 48 

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9 544 81 2630 

6 506 3 33 

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livestock farms, except dairy, 

poultry, and onimol specio Ity (021) 

Beef cottle 

farms. except I feedlots 

Total (0212) 

13972 II 523 

159 119 130 325 

2804 2 318 5814 4 710 

3204 2 742 

1 835 I 506 

268 214 

40 29 7 4 

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10888 8 903 

14751 11 943 

12381 10346 18828 15 518 

4380 3590 

9645 7 883 324 245 

1 506 I 124 

238 157 

241 159 

I 215 909 

1284 954 

131 92 

135 94 

I 139 856 1 149 860 

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3830 3 127 

7316 6 1171 7639 6382 

1 198 945 I 341 1 081 

8859 7 325 

6259 4884 7356 6061 

173639 137430 3236 2 727 

53450 44 092 112 295 90 675 

1 296 I 003 16 171 11 181 133 92 2194 1 293 394 332 3492 2840 3468 2847 58 717 44 939 

253 207 

2577 1 813 2952 2340 1 446 I 148 

13053 11 190 361 848 312 608 

2979 2256 8465 7 529 1 127 1 004 

345 293 122 97 15 11 

11 877 10 213 189 780 166459 

11 397 9944 184 715 162 709 

5163 4369 5690 5 109 417 360 100 85 26 20 1 1 

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Poultry ond Animal General farms. 

Dairy forms egg farms speciolty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

633 401 260 230 

30 833 8944 2 123 1964 

34 79 60 34 

58 111 137 166 

93 68 50 10 

184 83 12 14 

181 49 I 6 

68 9 - - 15 I - - - I - -

477 224 87 123 

698 334 109 175 

594 356 189 160 

I 065 584 279 197 

606 307 192 178 

I 838 597 233 248 

329 137 39 45 

797 330 80 99 

191 27 - 3 

955 124 - 19 

76 17 - 7 

82 18 - 7 

249 45 I 22 

294 53 2 22 

52 8 - 6 

54 8 - 6 

225 43 1 16 

240 45 2 16 

- - - - - - - - 405 83 19 25 

422 88 19 29 

505 126 47 411 539 130 47 42 

409 42 I 22 

468 43 I 34 

587 236 95 105 

2 895 263 45 36 563 181 61 98 

57 422 5224 I 031 822 267 29 14 35 12 922 443 73 206 24915 I 032 178 387 

241 34 11 19 14987 1 709 777 177 26 6 - I 3 694 187 - SO 17 5 9 5 1 661 28 53 5 391 79 19 37 24003 2397 394 351 

25 7 8 - 1 889 60 44 - 302 108 17 49 177 67 14 31 

664 238 III 112 56 366 9333 974 I 586 

30 92 73 86 246 92 38 22 197 31 - 2 132 15 - - 57 7 - 2 2 1 - -

661 209 83 102 33 498 4661 376 865 195 166 58 65 3 101 4479 316 515 

101 52 49 53 78 85 9 10 13 22 - - 3 7 - 2 - - - - - - - -

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnomol forms; see lext] 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

- 5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ - 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ - 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ - 20.010 499 ______________________________________ _ -

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves __________________________ forms_ 

number _ Steers, steer calves. bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cattle and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ (0Ive5 __________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

'$1.000_ 

Hogs and pigs inyentory ______________________________ farmsrrumber_ forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

·number .... Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

110gs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms_ 

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number_ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Sheep ond lambs of 011 oges inventory __________________ forms_ 

number_ Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number_ Sheep ond lambs sold ________________________________ formsnumber_ 

Sheep and lambs sharn _______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number_ Horses and ponies sald _______________________________ forms_ 

numher_ 

$1,000_ Goots inventory _____________________________________ forms_ 

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- SO,OOO to 99,999 ____________________ ------------------- 100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

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(ash grain 

Total forms forms (011) 

3 702 33 

36 749 65 

2 902 31 150 1 408 1 175 - 61 - 6 - - - 11 744 125 105 786 979 13 212 126 107 505 1 038 

15 128 105 

251 091 1 521 70892 418 

10 911 64 106 274 857 

20396 171 11 463 13 144 817 664 

50495 248 

1 578 12 18012 167 7 078 74 

3 308 72 

53 922 6131 

2 399 50 693 20 

118 2 

64 - 25 - 9 - 1 433 12 

7 667 44 

a 044 69 46 255 569 

1 931 30 75 328 682 

5538 ,63 

-671 3 

22 861 50 

798 2 

1 576 14 

9437 120 

1228 9 4 878 85 

1 122 9 

4 559 35 

2 379 6 

111 276 384, 

2202 4 

76 736 108 

2298 5 

87 635 324 

2 231 4 

84 762 309 488 520 1 ·616, 

5437 72 

17912 324 

756 12 

2 313 51 

964 19 

205 3 

1 716 3 

79 - 830 - 33 -

4 631 36 

627 463 3 267 

4540 35 

46 1 

30 - 11 - 4 - - - - - 4 525 36 

538 070 3 1"60 

731 5 

89393 107 

Field crop form s except cosh groin forms (013) 

Sugar crop. 

Irish pololo, 

hoy, peonut. 

and alher field crop Vegetable, and 

Collon forms Tobacco fa rms farms (0133. melon forms Fruit and tree Tolol (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

205 - 85 120 10 15 

303 - 129 174 18 29 

203 - 85 118 9 14 

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2 - - 2 - ~ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 628 - 252 ,376 25 63 

2574 - 884 ,1'690 83 755 

660 - 242 418 27 64 

2640 - 753 1 887 88 651 

590 - 219 371 24 60 

3671 - 1 122 2549 154 1 235 

828 - 252 576 33 353 

41"7 - 151 ' 266 14 39 

2049 - '596 1453 78 450 

359 - 110 249 12 89 

.. 379 - 153 226 18 ·49 

1 :622 - 526 1 096 76 785 

468 - 142 327 20 264 

67 - 28 39 6 ,8 

229 - 79 150 16 207 

70 - 21 4~ 4 .78 

316 - 91 225 25 31 

1 585 - 324 1261 221 406 

290 - 86 204 22 28 

24 - 5 19 1 2 

1 - - 1 1 - 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 

- - - - - - 95 - 43 52 3 3 

243 - 76 167 5 10 

299 - 79 220 25 30 

1 342 - 248 1 094 216 396 

92 - 31 61 6 7 

1 123 - 326 797 '101 715 

51 - 10 41 10 65 

39 - 16 23 - 3 

600 - 206 394 - 51 ,15 - 4 10 - 2 

99 - 45 54 4 5 

302 - 106 196 6 15 

·,87 - 41 46 4 5 

192 - 85 107 4 11 

54 - 13 41 2 2 

110 - 21 89 2 4 

56 - 8 48 3 7 

2 176 - 139 2037 40 299 

54 - 8 46 3 6 

1 120 - 94 1 026 31 214 

58 - 8 50 3 6 

938 - 42 896 44 230 

55 - 7 48 3 5 

1 071 - 89 982 46 239 

6 777 - 685 6092 199 1 533 

653 - 320 333 23 67 

1 929 - 677 1 252 40 184 

70 - 28 42 2 - 105 - 34 71 4 - 28 - 10 '18 .1 - 12 - 6 6 2 1 69 - 42 27 8 7 

1 - - 1 1 - 3 - - 3 3 - (Z) - - (Z) (Z) -

569 - 203 366 33 33 

14392 - 4 843 9549 2 331 782 

568 - 203 . 365 32 33 

1 - - 1 '1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 544 - 200 '344 33 33 

12758 - 4 288 8470 2 295 700 

106 - 39 67 4 4 

1 634 - 555 1 079 36 82 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Can. 

Cattle and calves inventory - Can. Cows and heifers that had calved-Con. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cattle and colves sold ________________________________ farmsnumber _ 

$1.000_ Colves ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms--

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding 'y'eor and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number _ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farmL 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 yeol" old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ formL 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ formsnumber _ 

$1,000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Goats sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older jnventory ___ ..: ___________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with ....... 1 to 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 3,200 to 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999 _____________________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 c ____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge _______________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Pullets 3 months old or old.r not 01 laying age ___________________________________ larms_ 

number _ 

Se. lootnot. at .nd of tabl •. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(Excludes obnonnol forms· see text] 

General 

Horticultural forms, 

speciohy primarily 

farms (018) crop (019) 

3 169 4 276 1 

3 168 

- 1 

- - - -

- -

- - - -

9 543 

35 2 010\ 11 510 

32 1 479 

11 

102

1 

79 1 819 

22 505 

7 551 59 564 

15 113 

5 88 

20 1 255 

6 392 

1 20 

6 411 

2 195 

1 150 

2 895 

1 131 

- 17 

- 1 

- 1 

- -

-

- 26 - 93 1 

1 146 

2 802 

- 27 

- 675 

- 44 

- 13 

- 23~1 -

- 27 

- 100 

- 17 

- 39 

- 24 - 61 

5 5 121 79 

4 5 92 73 

6 5 

114 62 4 4 

112 70 

603 516 

15 358 

34 1 143 

1 27 

2 29 (l) 13 

3 9 7 35 1 1 

1 1 (l) (Z) 

10 204 129 4 811 

10 204 

- - - - - - - -

- -

- - 10 203 125 4 552 

1 lB 4 259 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock forms, e)(cept dairy, 

poultry, and animal speciolty (021) 

Beef cottle forms, except 

feedlots 

Totol (0212) 

2 432 1 8341 5 065 3 750 

2 279 1 718 

110 89 

41 26 

2 1 

- - - - - -

9426 8 076 

77 985 66499 

11 013 9 581 

94 083 79 650 

13 286 11 636 

216653 189 785 

62 633 54102 

9550 8 552 

88 938 81 683 

18259 16 947 

10 102 8 761 

127 715 108 102 

44 374 37 155 

1 377 464 

15657 2 367 

6 133 799 

2413 1 490 

43 578 13 620 

1 697 1 213 

536 236 

102 27 

49 10 

22 3 

7 1 1 144 

6484 1 ~I 2 197 1 384 

37094 11 633 

1 578 716 

61 301 16 141 

4425 1 063 

551 224 

19825 5 3591 694 164 

1 274 599 8 004 2 267 

973 457 4074 1 192 

932 398 

3 930 1 075 

2 159 1 1591 101 807 50 040 1 991 1 038 70385 36 077 

2 078 1 063 

80 722 38 504 2 021 1 028 

77 876 39 618 445 013 225 758 

3 755 3 090 

10927 8843 445 332 1 082 791 

216 157 149 72 1 430 701 

70 22 793 336 32 5 

3278 2 509 100 604 75 994 

3 262 2 495 

15 13 1 1 

- - - - - - - - 3 207 2 450 91 869 69 739 

50B 362 B 735 6 255 

1978-Con. 

Poultry and Animol General forms, 

Dairy farms egg farms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

643 90 30 72 

30 397 182 <IJ 350 

21 85 30 59 

29 2 - 5 

7 354 3 - 1 172 - -

61 - - -

6 - - -

- - - -

595 171 80 79 

18 548 1 988 477 352 

469 166 77 89 

4 320 2684 121 369 

655 187 53 55 

19 963 4334 402 1 260 

4 599 1 233 74 195 

558 132 44 31 10 452 1 698 236 893 1 

939 374 19 46 

551 116 39 43 

9 511 2636 166 367 

3 659 860 55 148 

40 15 26 6 

907 323 70 19 

359 129 25 8 

96 87 55 62 

2 784 2 886 484 468 

55 51 17 57 

28 24 38 3 

4 7 - -

7 3 - 2 

1 1 - -

1 1 -

49 47 41 13 1 380 287 69 52 

86 78 54 59 

2 404 2 599 415 416 

68 62 44 17 

4 588 5 415 321 407 

337 491 10 41 

16 19 25 2 

1 089 782 (D) 

38 31 6 Wi 1 

52 47 41 13 

471 275 81 63 

44 39 39 11 

233 138 63 39 

38 38 16 7 

238 137 18 24 

37 66 26 9 

1 306 4 405 511 148 

35 66 25 9 993 3 343 280 97 36 67 25 9 1 072 3 595 430 104 

36 66 25 8 1 228 3422 282 107 8 021 21 957 1 771 514 

132 77 180 105 

363 220 1 868 8 4 172 880 15 I 11 8 994 27 

2 2 673 9 - 15 6 5 

- 106 38 13 - 2 3 - - 7 22 - - (l) 1 -

103 228 67 70 9 491 485 101 2 096 4459 

100 161 67 68 2 24 - 2 1 28 - - - 11 - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - 102 221 67 69 9 2Bl 407 457 1 666 4 207 

11 36 26 12 210 77 644 430 252 

WEST VIRGINIA 113 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ - number _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ farms_ - number _ - Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

- 2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

- 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 100,000 or 'more _____________________________________ _ -

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms_ - number _ - Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms_ - number _ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - For groin or seed __________________________________ forms_ - acres_ 

bushels_ -

- Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ - acres -- Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _____________________________________ _ 

-- 25 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 499 acreL __________________________________ _ - 500 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain _____________________________________ farms 

acres 

bushels Irrigated _________________________________________ farms 

acres 

forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocreL ______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocres ______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 acres ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ forms 

acres 

bushels Irrigoted _________________________________________ forms 

acres 

Borley for groin _____________________________________ farms 

acres 

bushels Irrigated _________________________________________ farms 

acres 

T abaeeo ___________________________________________ forms 

acres 

pounds Irrigated _________________________________________ forms 

acres 

forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- 5.0 to 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ - 25.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ - Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms -- acres 

hundredweight --

-- Irrigated _____________________ . ___________________ farmL 

ocres_ 

forms by acres harvested: 0.1 fo 0.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acre,- _____________________________ -------

100.0 acres or more ____________________________ -------

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocre,5 ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 aere5 _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acre'-____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres_ -

See footnote at end of toble. 

114 WEST VIRGINIA 

To'al forms 

Cash groin 

farms (011) 

403 6 607 464 719 

146 =1 14 255 063 

44 - 33 - 19 - 52 -

324 - 12 139 - 106 - 2 674 634 -

5 161 357 

100 490 14972 

4 215 357 

63 451 14 627 

5 652 726 I 276 497 

9 I 

197 7 

3 650 216 459 106 

99 26 

7 3 

520 32 5 401 792 179 472 31 332 

- -

- -

471 24 

47 7 

2 1 

- -

959 51 7 812 882 

334 498 39342 

- - - -

246 19 

3534 374 

157 358 16899 

- - - -

I 341 13 

I 547 17 

2 432 376 27840 

6 -

3 -

I 321 13 

20 - - -

I 456 16 

I 026 6 

130 803 460 

7 -

3 -

I 255 15 

160 I 

38 -

3 - - -

16 728 237 

463 217 6036 

762 890 II 584 

23 I 

499 3 

9 985 152 

6 186 79 

552 6 

5 -

3917 74 

78 962 I 382 

175 488 2 903 

5 I 

155 3 

I 

Field crop forms except cosh groin forms (013) 

Sugar crop. 

Irish potato. 

hoy. peanut. 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

(atton farms Tobacco fo rms farms (0133, melon forms fruit and tree 

Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nul farms (017) 

31 - 10 21 6 3 

I 366 - 246 I 120 460 61 

5 - 2 3 2 I 

126 - 6 116 90 12 

5 - 2 3 2 I 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

21 - 13 6 3 4 

64 - 44 40 3 4 

3 - I 2 I - 15 - 6 7 3 -

496 - 132 366 34 36 

3 537 - 552 2965 315 I 135 

432 - 127 305 33 34 

2 065 - 506 I 557 306 962 

142466 - 26 512 115 976 26 325 61 739 

2 - - 2 - - 6 - - 6 - -

427 - 125 302 31 23 

5 - 2 3 I 9 

- - - - I 2 

- - - - - -

41 - I 40 2 3 

249 - I 246 15 24 

4709 - 45 4664 340 I 200 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

39 - I 36 2 3 

2 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

104 - 18 86 2 6 

546 - 49 497 14 84 

18 790 - I 853 16937 425 3600 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

10 - 1 9 I 4 

54 - I 53 5 65 I 381 - 20 I 361 100 3 105 - - - - - - - - - - - -

I 009 - 989 20 I I 

I 212 - 1 199 13 I I 

950 602 - I 930 644 19958 I 900 693 

4 - 4 - - - 2 - 2 - - -

995 - 975 20 I I 

14 - 14 - - - - - - - - -

195 - 76 119 37 15 

364 - 29 335 22 8 51 742 - 3 166 46 576 I 996 I 029 

1 - - I I - (Z) - - (Z) 2 -

124 - 64 60 34 13 

49 - 12 37 3 2 19 - - 19 - - 3 - - 3 - -

- - - - - -

2224 - 390 I 834 56 124 65427 - 4 810 60617 739 2 738 120 185 - 5 871 114 314 802 4553 3 - I 2 - - 15 - 2 13 - -

I 199 - 337 862 47 91 950 - 53 897 9 30 

74 - - 74 - 3 

I - - I - -

554 - 73 481 15 31 

II 261 - 678 10 583 102 602 

27305 - 835 26470 101 I 597 

I - - I - - 7 - - 7 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ farms_ - number_ - Broilers and other meot4ype chickens sold ______________ forms_ - number_ - Farms with- 1 to 1.999 __________________________________________ _ 2,000 - to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

- 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms_ - number _ - Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms_ - number _ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - For grain or seed __________________________________ farms_ - acresbushels_ -

- Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Forms by acres harvested: Ito 24 ocres ______________________________________ _ 25 to 99 ocre'-____________________________________ _ 100 to 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin _____________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Barley for grain _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

T obaeco ___________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

pounds_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

- Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

- 25.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

- Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

hundredweighL_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested, 0.1 to 0.9 oc"'s _______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acreL ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocre'-____________________________________ _ 

25.0 - to 99.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocro'-________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 499 acro'-____________________________________ _ 

- 500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay ---7-------- ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

So. footnote at end of table. 

(Excludes abnormal forms· see text] 

General 

Horticukural farms. 

specioky primarily 

forms (018) crop (019) 

1 4 

16 212 

- 3 

- 120 

- 3 

- - - - - -

- 27 

- 22n -

- 10 

6 188 

24 3420 

5 178 

23 2 893 

1 872 272 818 

- 1 

- 2 

5 155 - 20 - 2 

- 1 

- 12 

- 285 

- 7 773 

- - - -

- 10 

-

- ~ 1 -

- 32 

- 319 

- 12085 

- -

- -

- 4 

- 61 - 3700 

- - - -

3 58 2 56 2700 90852 - - - -

3 58 

- - - -

2 93 

1 71 52 10704 

- - - -

2 79 - 11 - 3 

- - - -

59 947 331 18008 441 20 533 

- 3 

- 30 

56 723 3 212 

- 12 

- - 2 187 

56 2955 

153 5 008 

- - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Livestock farms. except dairy. 

poultry, and animal specio Ity (021) 

Beef collie farms, except 

feedlots 

Total (0212) 

207 158 

49489 25 317 

29 141 84 684 64182 

25 11 

4 3 

- -

- -

237 168 

937 7171 29 18 

422 307 

3339 2 574 

40 772 27 220 

2676 2007 

24243 14260 

2075650 1 198838 

4 4 

30 30 

2481 1 906 

175 91 

19 10 

1 -

362 240 

2953 1 588 94797 51 233 

- - - -

338 231 

24 9 - - - -

614 428 3821 2522 

155230 103801 - - - -

139 81 

1 448 838 55318 30 129 

- - - -

241 187 227 165 

317 697 218 364 2 2 

1 1 

237 184 4 3 

- -

1 007 776 

510 358 60556 43 732 

4 4 1 1 

907 708 85 57 15 11 - - - -

11 959 10 126 322909 278 622 494404 425042 15 13 

443 401 

7249 6 035 4355 3 775 352 314 

3 2 

2552 2 016 47784 38222 92980 73849 3 2 145 115 

1978-Con. 

Poultry and Animal General farms, 

Dairy farms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (02n livestock (029) 

10 118 4 13 

1 684 741 374 62 11 999 

2 104 1 1 

32 14 169 920 4 75 

2 4 1 1 

- 29 - -

- 19 - -

- 52 - -

6 18 3 5 

27 10824 24 14 

1 67 2 2 

4 2 855 140 (D) (D) 

517 119 31 36 

33 002 2 566 204 543 

341 98 31 30 

16019 1 778 204 329 

1 548 218 173314 21 528 28277 

1 - - -

150 - - -

172 83 28 27 

125 11 3 2 

42 4 - 1 

2 - - -

52 9 2 5 

922 70 42 49 

34134 2655 970 1 562 

- - - -

- - - -

40 9 1 5 

12 - 1 -

- - - -

- - - -

126 13 7 4 

1 915 109 76 46 

96 748 4040 3 088 1 150 

- - - - - - - -

63 2 - 4 

1 469 25 - 33 

74 850 500 - 1 505 

- - - - - - - -

8 1 1 5 25 1 (ZJ 5 

32 516 1 080 640 5 856 

- - - - - - - -

6 1 1 5 2 - - -

- - - -

36 39 7 9 16 18 2 10 1 852 1 339 166 907 

1 - - - (Zl - - -

31 37 7 6 5 2 - 2 

- - - 1 - - - - - - - -

613 261 144 104 35 516 6936 2 685 1 892 91 976 11 132 3 420 3 860 - - - 1 

- - - 8 

140 150 105 73 376 105 38 29 96 6 1 2 1 - - -

380 76 24 22 13 168 988 271 393 41 073 2367 502 1 499 - - - - - - - -

WEST VIRGINIA l1S 
Tobie 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

All vegetables horvested for sole (see text) ______________ farms_ - acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ -

- ocres_ - Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ - 25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ - 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ -

-

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms_ - acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ -

- ocres_ - Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

5.010 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ - 25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ -

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

- Apples __________________________________________ forms_ - fatal acres_ 

pounds_ -

-

Peaches _________________________________________ forms_ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

116 WEST VIRGINIA 

total acrespounds_ 

-

-

-

IExcludes obnonnol forms, see textl 

Total forms Cosh grain I forms (011) 

421 7 1 534 13 

9 - 84 -

371 7 

38 - 10 - 2 -

1 105 4 

22 945 12 

10 - 91 -

822 4 

177 - 51 - 55 -

985 4 

18 725 6 

285 354 972 300 

472 1 

3 477 1 

26 881 335 -

Field crop form s except cosh groin forms (0·13) 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, 

hoy. peanut, 

and other field crop Vegetable and 

(otton farms Tobacco farms forms (0133, melon forms fruit and tree 

Total (0131) (0132) 0134.0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

43 - 15 28 158 11 

42 - 21 21 932 93 

- - - - 5 - - - - - 78 -

41 - 14 27 127 7 

2 - 1 1 23 2 

- - - - 6 2 

- - - - 2 -

135 - 18 117 60 310 

301 - 35 266 137 20529 

1 - - 1 1 3 

1 - - 1 5 82 

H9 - 16 103 56 114 

16 - 2 14 4 96 

- - - - - 47 

- - - - - 53 

123 - 15 108 54 259 

200 - 25 176 107 16966 

90884 - 3 770 87 114 39400 271 896 897 

66 - 9 57 9 130 

24 - 4 20 7 3226 

3653 - 968 2685 6990 26 566 479 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms_ 

acres. Irrigated _______________ • ___ • ___________________ • _ farms. 

acres_ Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acre,- _____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocre'-____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocre'-___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more _________________ . _____________ . __ _ 

land 10 orchards _. _____ • __ • _________________________ forms. 

Dcres_ Irrigated ___ • __ • __ • _________ • _____________________ forms. 

acres- Farms by acres in orchards. 0.1 to 4.9 ocres. _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ______ •• ___ • ___ • ___ • _________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acre'-___________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more ___________________________ . ______ _ 

Apples _________________ • ___ • ___ • ________ • _______ farms_ 

total acrespounds_ 

Peaches _________________________________________ farms_ 

total acres_ 

pounds_ 

1]978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[Excludes abnormal farms; see textJ 

General 

Horticultural farms, I 

speciahy primarily 

farms (018) crop (019) 

7 31 12 153 

" -

- ;1 

7 22 - 8 

- 1 - -

15 69 49 41~1 1 

(Z) -

11 60 4 6 - 2 - 1 

14 62 44 351 1 62 900 6 090 962 

7 34 1 35 405 174 660 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Livestock farms, except dairy, 

poultry, and animal specIalty (021) 

Beef cattle 

forms, except 

feedlots Total (0212) 

139 85 192 87 

1 

2 il 138 85 1 - - -

- -

433 327 

991 67~1 3 

2 1 

392 299 

40 28 

1 - - -

395 298 611 385 1 1 394457 356 407 

178 123 149 118 94357 51 364 

1978-Con. 

Poultry and Animol General farms, 

Dairy farms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) farms (027) hvestack (029) 

5 4 1 15 

62 5 (Z) 29 

1 - -

2 - - =I 

3 4 1 14 

1 - - 1 

1 - - - - - - -

10 15 43 11 

326 66 107 17 

- 1 - - - 1 - -

7 11 38 10 

1 4 5 1 

1 - - - 1 - - -

9 13 42 10 

323 39 71 

5 700 100 15 797 36090 27 18~ 1 

2 7 34 4 

3 10 21 1 

18 960 2466 13 342 23 

WEST VIRGI NIA 117 
Table 1. Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974 

Forms and land in forms Value of land and buildings' 

(dollars) 

All fanns Forms with soles of $2,500 or more All forms Farms wirh soles of $2,500 or more 

Average Average Acres in size of form Percent of Acres in size of form Average Average Average Average Forms forms (acres) land area Forms forms (acres) per farm per acre per farm per acre 

West Virginio __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 20532 3 867 996 188 25.1 9554 2 555 376 267 112 830 592 156 140 578 - 16909 3 496 606 207 22.7 6099 2 067 066 339 62094 300 102284 302 

8orbour ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Berkeley ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 800ne ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 8roxton ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 8rooke _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 503 88 134 175 40.4 236 57430 243 81 995 455 I II 282 419 - 461 83810 182 38.4 126 42 524 337 41 688 229 70294 208 - 460 84 591 184 41.8 317 7J 475 225 214069 I 141 258 983 I 137 

- 431 85 690 199 42.4 296 71 854 243 124 114 624 152 240 627 

- 39 3 973 102 1.2 13 I 620 125 85 166 836 84260 676 - 55 4 552 83 1.4 7 487 70 22091 267 21 286 306 - 345 75 554 219 23.1 165 48 021 291 III 029 483 148531 456 - 337 72 352 215 22.1 94 32 748 348 41 786 195 59319 170 - 83 13 301 160 23.6 44 9868 224 146641 915 201 630 899 

- 58 12 100 209 21.4 28 7670 274 75690 363 114 036 416 

Cabell ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Calhoun ______________________ 1978_ 

- 382 37 206 97 20.8 143 20725 145 61 852 606 82475 531 

- 421 44279 105 24.8 104 18 276 176 41 024 390 61490 350 

- 176 36 276 206 20.2 59 18 156 308 79928 378 92464 338 1974_ Cloy _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Doddridge _____________________ 1978_ 

- 180 43468 241 24.2 35 19864 568 55 561 230 142829 252 

- 87 15 860 182 7.2 31 7855 253 79292 435 105743 417 - 74 12 216 165 5.6 14 4 168 298 27378 166 47786 161 

- 245 55 724 227 27.3 81 25 357 313 91 991 380 134 949 410 1974_ Foye"e _______________________ 1978_ - 237 54536 230 26.7 46 19 874 432 32 523 141 56 196 130 

- 232 25492 110 6.0 90 13 868 154 71 169 649 110 915 665 1974_ - 203 22 374 110 5.3 47 7825 166 35 862 325 60 213 362 

Gilmer ________________________ 1978 -- 220 59 179 269 27.3 102 37 569 368 67232 285 80614 236 1974 Grant ________________________ 1978 -- 208 53 185 256 24.5 53 24 261 458 43 673 171 75094 164 

-- 357 119 119 334 38.9 233 99 i 14 425 141 856 420 178 824 419 1974 Greenbrier ____________________ 1978 -- 386 135 387 351 44.3 180 92 138 512 81 104 231 117 544 230 

-- 755 183 573 243 28.0 449 146 026 325 176 809 721 239 752 723 1974 Hampshire ____________________ 1978 -- 725 183 602 253 28.0 342 127 923 374 86 643 342 137000 366 

-- 509 152 070 299 37.2 326 125 034 384 175772 561 221 204 558 1974 -- 495 170 170 344 41.6 252 126 076 500 97 040 282 131 833 264 Hancock ______________________ 1978 -- 82 9 832 120 18.5 42 6466 154 143 477 I 197 171 750 I 116 1974 -- 65 8 192 126 15.4 20 4544 227 58646 465 74 150 326 

Hardy ________________________ 1978 -- 462 153 807 333 41.1 316 129 862 411 174 302 503 216 829 489 1974 -- 486 163 285 336 43.6 284 127041 447 94222 280 120 746 270 Harrison ______________________ 1978_ - 561 101 508 181 37.9 287 69947 244 93 845 514 107024 448 1974 -- 507 89080 176 33.3 176 50 725 288 45 807 261 70335 244 Jackson ______________________ 1978_ - 642 112 713 176 38.2 297 70921 239 87416 493 124 475 502 1974_ - 608 107818 177 36.6 163 46 474 285 46405 262 83 239 292 Jefferson _____________________ 1978 -- 370 84 985 230 62.9 309 82 283 266 294 269 I 285 328 300 I 250 1974_ - 362 85 784 237 63.6 286 79 798 279 179 163 756 206 885 741 Kanawha _____________________ 1978_ - 195 21 765 112 3.7 63 9329 148 94616 801 146092 915 1974_ - 171 18 962 III 3.3 28 3080 110 33 719 304 42071 382 

lewis ________________________ 1978_ - 379 95403 252 38.0 228 69626 305 113 615 452 130 836 429 1974_ - 367 90 102 246 35.9 150 53 886 359 55 106 224 74233 207 lincoln _______________________ 1978_ - 300 33 941 113 12.1 109 16 101 148 66951 495 59990 408 1974_ - 319 37096 116 13.2 75 II 358 151 29 652 255 48 947 323 logon ________________________ 1978_ - 27 3 411 126 1.2 II I 695 154 109831 869 144 761 939 1974_ - 21 2 363 113 0.8 3 292 97 32 619 290 40000 411 McDowea _____________________ 1978_ - 9 640 71 0.2 4 (D) 67 208 167 2 927 410 625 6 152 

1974_ - 8 I 866 233 (Z) 4 I 401 350 102 625 440 160 500 458 Marion _______________________ 1978_ - 348 44097 127 22.2 132 22 469 170 67539 537 85 179 522 1974_ - 297 38649 130 19.4 66 14925 226 41 781 321 78985 349 

MorshoIL ____________________ 1978_ - 429 70 126 163 36.0 199 40624 204 79 054 502 92072 464 

1974_ - 453 71 594 158 36.8 154 33645 218 34068 216 43 494 199 Mason _______________________ 1978_ - 685 119 622 175 43.2 379 88 136 233 101 760 535 126 440 486 

1974_ - 654 113 824 174 41.1 253 68 873 272 65 931 379 101 648 373 Mercer _______________________ 1978_ - 325 49 351 152 18.5 144 29 161 203 105 637 632 115 325 584 

1974_ - 328 54421 166 20.4 95 28 199 297 58470 352 85 811 289 MineroL _____________________ 1978_ - 284 78 506 276 37.2 142 49931 352 126 553 468 126 155 401 

1974_ - 254 72 210 284 34.2 106 44 789 423 92992 327 147047 348 Mingo ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 5 187 37 0.1 I (D) (D) 71 822 I 920 (0) (D) 

- 8 555 69 0.2 - - - 21 125 305 - -

Monongor.o ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 361 50 561 140 21.6 147 29334 200 95649 745 99508 544 

- 336 48 105 143 20.6 82 19 782 241 64 628 451 89000 369 Monroe _______________________ 1978_ - 677 143 855 212 47.5 400 112 784 282 148 364 648 188 139 617 

1974_ - 653 134 887 207 44.6 290 91 185 314 60472 293 97414 310 Morgan ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 150 28 491 190 19.1 71 18 946 267 156 395 789 207 164 758 

- 113 23022 204 15.4 43 II 762 274 101 204 497 135 070 494 Nicholas ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 299 40984 137 10.0 123 24428 199 100 004 673 132 405 633 

- 297 38 732 130 9.4 57 13 692 240 41 643 319 71 579 298 Ohio _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 163 24 588 151 36.2 97 17225 178 100 588 659 119990 673 

- 150 22812 152 33.6 77 14 901 194 68387 450 77 221 399 

Pendleton _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 645 216 708 336 48.7 411 178 204 434 189 630 564 257 781 588 

- 691 226 810 328 51.0 344 166 999 485 81 062 247 III 137 229 Pleasonls _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Pocohontas ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ PresIon _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Putnom _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 76 14 506 191 17.6 25 6456 258 84359 442 123 853 480 

- 88 13 783 157 16.7 20 5 324 266 47943 306 93 100 350 

- 436 121 361 278 20.1 277 99 770 360 112 552 392 137475 396 

- 440 136881 311 22.7 190 100 002 526 70818 228 113 353 215 

- 721 141 261 196 34.2 384 97 123 253 99 560 512 132 131 510 

- 635 127 696 201 30.9 258 74498 289 58 106 289 85876 297 

- 502 64 077 128 28.8 216 36481 169 115 320 950 160 477 I 005 

- 475 58 514 123 26.3 129 24408 189 54095 439 80000 423 

Raleigh _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Randolph _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ritchie _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Roone ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 257 28 758 112 7.4 98 13672 140 125471 984 144 870 904 

- 277 30 715 111 7.9 56 12557 224 48881 441 81 482 363 

- 378 118 663 314 17.9 216 88490 410 148 114 512 167 400 468 

- 392 134 667 344 20.3 160 96005 600 94224 274 135 563 226 

- 314 78 305 249 27.1 143 47 775 334 90471 347 105581 334 

- 316 74 317 235 25.7 97 36 411 375 42604 181 60371 161 

- 454 98 159 216 31.6 209 61 904 296 99495 456 123014 395 

- 433 86 336 199 27.8 121 42019 347 35 5)0 178 56074 161 

See footnote at end of toble. 

118 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 1. Number, land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Forms 

Summers _____________________ 1978_ - 317 1974_ - 297 Taylor ________________________ 1978_ - 232 1974_ - 257 Tucker _______________________ 1978_ - 170 1974_ - 157 Tyler _________________________ 1978_ - 268 1974_ - 213 Upshur _______________________ 1978_ - 367 1974_ - 344 

Wayne _______________________ 1978_ - 175 1974_ - 181 Webster ______________________ 1978_ - 96 1974_ - 100 Wetzel _______________________ 1978_ - 242 1974_ - 228 Wirt _________________________ 1978_ - 210 1974_ - 174 Wood ________________________ 1978_ - 429 1974_ - 440 Wyoming _____________________ 1978_ - 40 1974_ - 43 

forms not on maillisL __________ 1978_ - 3 057 

'1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Land Use: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

-

Barbour __________________________ _ 

- Berkeley __________________________ _ 

- Boone ____________________________ _ 

- Broxton __________________________ _ 

- Brooke ___________________________ _ Cabell ____________________________ _ - Calhoun __________________________ _ - Cloy _____________________________ _ - Ooddridge _________________________ _ - Foyelle ___________________________ _ -

- Gilmer ____________________________ _ Gront ____________________________ _ - Greenbrier ________________________ _ - Hampshire ________________________ _ - Hancock __________________________ _ - Hardy ____________________________ _ -

Harrison - __________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Kanowha _________________________ _ 

-

lewis ____________________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ logan ____________________________ _ - McOowell _________________________ _ -

Marion - ___________________________ _ Marshall - __________________________ _ Mason - ___________________________ _ Mercer ___________________________ _ - Minerol ___________________________ _ - Mingo ____________________________ _ -

- Monongalia _______________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ - Morgan __________________________ _ - Nicholas __________________________ _ - Ohio _____________________________ _ - Pendleton _________________________ _ - PI.asants _________________________ _ - Pocahontas _______________________ _ - Preston ___________________________ _ - Putnam ___________________________ _ -

- Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

Randolph _________________________ _ - Ritchie ___________________________ _ - Roane - ____________________________ _ 

- Summers _________________________ _ Taylor ____________________________ _ - Tucker ___________________________ _ - Tyler _____________________________ _ - Upshur ___________________________ _ -

-

1978 

Totol 

Farms 

19 731 

487 

441 

38 

335 

79 

368 

171 

84 

237 

222 

217 

332 

716 

484 

79 

422 

536 

621 

350 

169 

363 

294 

25 

8 341 

409 

666 

318 

275 4 

347 

648 

145 

293 

161 

605 

73 

415 

706 

487 

247 

358 

303 

443 

312 

217 

169 

256 

359 

Forms and lond in forms 

All farms 

. Average 

Acres in size of farm Percent of 

forrr.~ (ocres) land area 

55970 177 25.0 45360 153 20.3 

39691 171 35.6 41 221 160 37.0 37660 222 14.0 

36426 232 13.5 

51 537 192 31.5 1 43 314 203 26.5 58 766 160 26.1 56 631 165 25.1 

27078 155 8.2 27 186 150 8.3 10610 111 3.0 12 807 128 3.6 

43 726 181 18.8 42930 188 18.5 

38360 183 25.5 33 350 192 22.2 61 811 144 26.2 62 349 142 26.4 3834 96 1.2 4 233 98 1.3 

338 730 111 (X) 

Harvested 

Acres Forms Acres 

1 514371 18 568 604 155 

39537 468 14930 54257 410 33 635 589 36 285 26880 320 8843 6 507 75 3392 13 135 345 4104 13 171 159 3919 

6354 78 1 718 20475 227 6640 11 284 210 4776 

20474 207 6466 33443 312 12 911 55264 679 25480 49642 453 22492 4 379 76 2 790 '41 540 388 18210 48 777 503 15560 

46502 593 16389 63679 325 41 790 

9683 149 2335 

39 378 344 12693 10342 285 1963 882 22 266 

289 8 119 23449 322 8 165 31 551 391 12 554 50535 638 23981 17858 298 6605 28 681 253 11 444 23 3 20 

26093 328 10007 44 962 615 21 358 

13638 142 7814 18 681 276 7519 12 336 156 6 712 58 267 574 18990 5 544 67 2219 34221 396 14198 59 550 681 30223 23942 464 8274 

11992 23~ 4769 34815 340 14630 28489 289 9717 39 853 413 11 557 17968 303 7363 21 257 205 7495 12967 168 5760 23 743 246 8955 23 235 337 10043 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

form s with sales of $ 2.500 or more 

Average 

Acres in size of farm 

Forms farms (ocres) 

138 30 875 224 

67 18954 283 

105 25927 247 

75 20877 278 

98 27402 280 

63 23430 372 

111 29 941 270 

84 25577 304 167 38150 228 

97 28483 294 

70 13600 194 

51 11 494 225 

35 5020 143 

12 2 144 179 

81 19912 246 

41 14883 363 

93 24043 259 

60 17 812 297 

205 38541 188 

135 29080 215 

11 2283 208 

3 69 23 

671 98 153 146 

Cropland 

Used only for posture 

Forms Acres 

12 323 814 436 

309 22 488 255 16106 13 98 208 16914 41 2352 192 6998 119 8019 

53 3925 146 13362 147 6146 

134 13707 193 19828 369 26 151 317 22015 39 1 136 283 21 924 356 31 786 389 27797 244 18328 99 6603 

229 25319 134 5660 9 490 

1 (D) 

228 14487 270 17764 358 22361 209 10220 176 15370 1 (D) 

248 15 103 334 20937 

85 4026 224 10300 77 4502 380 37016 44 2972 250 18872 452 23355 290 13573 

150 6101 236 18530 198 17819 327 26723 178 9 389 153 13088 104 6873 168 13414 223 12 181 

Value of land ond buildings I 

(dollors) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

Average Average Average I Averoge 

per form per ocre per form per acre 

84437 470 113592 454 

42 552 279 68 119 241 

97 191 560 152 827 536 

48 288 301 72120 259 

112894 495 126 594 455 

74 682 322 124841 336 

89 148 490 116 684 457 

46 484 229 69 595 229 

97 708 650 141 264 700 

50 203 305 84 278 287 

101 993 690 128 642 720 

49 751 331 68490 304 

78 521 661 104 065 639 

28 570 223 42833 240 

103 627 596 1 

156 023 600 

36 136 192 63634 175 

96637 507 135 878 504 

48 661 254 83 383 281 

106 771 819 160 018 942 

50 566 357 83 230 386 

91 424 954 121 253 584 

44 442 451 66 000 2870 

76688 692 95931 656 

In cover crops On which 011 crops foiled 

Farms Acres Farms Acres 

866 17 158 334 3 747 

22 517 4 15 46 1 163 21 509 5 21 - - 14 215 4 32 4 (D) 3 (D) 

28 307 1 8 69 11 392 1 (D) 

- - - - 3 20 5 9 8 50 2 (0) 

3 (D) 1 (D) 

5 130 3 (D) 

32 875 8 145 35 783 15 183 7 138 4 13 16 285 6 107 12 270 3 (0) 16 288 13 153 28 709 6 144 7 197 - -

6 173 5 28 47 697 15 134 1 (D) 1 (0) 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

12 393 7 67 26 449 2 (D) 

63 901 16 296 6 114 2 (D) 

16 129 13 153 - - - -

12 253 1 (D) 

23 426 14 154 19 478 5 33 6 78 2 (D) 

18 257 5 28 18 833 5 17 4 (D) - - 7 77 4 (D) 

43 1 871 8 41 32 322 12 60 

3 (0) 2 (D) 9 207 5 111 9 176 4 17 13 162 3 23 15 330 2 (D) 4 107 1 (D) 3 (D) 2 (D) 5 119 7 102 14 325 4 33 

WEST VIRGI NIA 119 
Table 2. Land Use: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Webs fer __________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ Wirt _____________________________ _ Wood _____ . _______________________ _ 

Wyoming _________________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978-(on. 

Talal 

Farms 

161 

93 

235 

203 

415 

38 

2 951 

Harvested 

Acres Forms 

8754 152 

4 360 91 15 077 215 16 935 196 29 011 393 1 798 34 

158 323 2 678 

Cropland - Can. I 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 In cultivated summer Idle follow 

Forms Acres forms Acres 

Wesl Virginio ______________ _ 

Barbour _. _________________________ _ 

- 418 5 475 1 2 169 69 400 I - 9 54 34 1 533 Berkeley _________________________ _ 

-- 13 310 60 2 534 Boone ___________________________ _ 

-- 4 5 6 180 Brox ton __________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 31 860 Brooke __________________________ _ 

-- I (D) 19 480 Cabell ___________________________ _ 

-- 14 98 79 1 559 Calhoun _________________________ _ 

-- 8 79 21 761 Clay ____________________________ _ 

-- I (D) 9 690 Doddridge __ __ _ __________________ _ 

-- 5 19 13 425 Fayette ________________________ _ 

-- 3 7 17 297 

Gilmer ___________________________ _ 

-- 3 6 10 195 Grant ___________________________ _ 

-- 9 74 10 431 Greenbrier __ ~ __ ~~ ________________ _ 

-- 21 232 72 2 381 Hampshire _______________________ _ 

-- 9 129 73 4 040 Hancock _________________________ _ 

-- 5 34 12 268 Hardy ___________________________ _ 

-- 10 186 38 828 Harrison _______ ~ _~. _______________ _ -- II 67 38 1 061 Jackson _________________________ _ 

-- 21 611 45 1 264 Jefferson ________________________ _ 

-- 3 152 65 2556 Kanawha ________________________ _ 

-- 5 17 21 531 

lewis ___________________________ _ 

-- 5 6 27 1 159 lincoln __________________________ _ 

-- 21 136 90 1 752 logon ___________________________ _ 

-- 3 75 3 (0) McDowell ______________ ~ _________ _ 

-- - - 1 (0) Marion __________________________ _ 

-- - - 16 337 Morsho _________________________ _ -- 6 62 34 712 Mason __________________________ _ 

-- 30 583 114 2 413 Mercer __________________________ _ 

-- 3 (D) 37 872 Minerol __________________________ _ 

-- 6 (0) 33 1 509 Mingo __________________________ ~_ 

-- - - - -

Monongalia ______________________ _ 

-- 5 12 16 717 Monroe __________________________ _ 

-- 12 253 57 1 834 Morgon _________ ~ _______________ _ -- 7 (D) 37 1 014 Nicholas _________________________ _ 

-- 4 13 28 738 Ohio _________________ ~~_~ _____ ~ __ -- 6 45 36 792 Pendleton _______________________ _ 

-- II 383 34 1 028 Pleasants ________________________ _ 

-- I (0) 6 284 Pocahontas ______________________ _ 

-- 12 155 21 755 Preston _________________________ _ 

-- 18 205 82 3 855 Putnam ____ .. _____________________ _ 

-- 26 294 72 1 419 

Raleigh __________________________ _ 

-- - - 16 909 Randolph ________________________ _ 

-- 4 40 17 1 297 Ritchie __________________________ _ 

-- 3 4 29 756 Roone __________________________ _ 

-- II 185 41 1 203 Summers ________________________ _ 

-- II 100 25 763 T oylor ______ .. _____________________ _ 

- - - 14 557 Tucker ___________________________ _ 7 43 16 211 Tyler ____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

-- 2 (D) 24 1 149 

- 8 16 20 637 Wayne ___________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) 17 435 

Webster __________________________ _ 

- 3 5 8 168 Wetzel ___________________________ _ - 7 106 14 342 Wirt _____________________________ _ 10 94 24 1 361 Woad ____________________________ _ 

- 7 39 31 1 016 Wyoming _________________________ _ - - 3 (D) 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 9 36 453 14 412 

120 WEST VIRGINIA 

Cropland 

Used only for posture In cover crops On which all crops foiled 

Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

3 103 88 4853 9 245 6 72 

1 800 58 2348 4 36 3 3 

5368 138 8932 8 255 3 (D) 

6078 136 9242 9 152 2 (D) 

11 722 279 15789 16 369 9 76 

503 26 1 235 1 (D) - -

43 503 1 956 99 901 82 240 56 231 

Woodland 

Other pastureJond land in hou se lots, ponds, 

Postured Not postured and rangeland roods, wasteland, etc. 

forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

9 406 574 345 10 487 900 008 6 166 626 387 13 761 172 885 

267 15 051 242 15 790 155 12 381 335 5 375 

122 3 951 186 9 408 122 11 783 322 5 192 

15 708 20 1 763 10 551 25 362 

163 13 025 198 22 235 87 10 445 217 2969 

27 1 255 49 2 757 23 1 396 69 1 386 

179 7 274 194 11 174 90 3 504 274 2 119 

82 5 299 116 13 573 52 2 591 121 1 642 

47 2 680 39 3 824 19 1 551 53 1 451 

139 13 083 157 13477 75 6 112 169 2577 

112 3 693 134 7 578 42 1 611 147 1 326 

104 9 133 134 18 552 77 9 313 128 1 707 

179 19 922 178 26282 132 36 650 204 2 822 

346 25 555 364 39 126 321 56 945 497 6683 

242 15 753 370 58 157 145 18 174 378 10 344 

30 987 48 2 368 24 1 494 62 604 

222 23 963 274 53 452 173 26 772 325 8080 

261 10 430 221 12 174 183 24 190 390 5 937 

373 22 338 304 20 510 202 17 741 419 5 622 

77 2 758 103 3 295 99 9 782 246 5471 

89 4 031 91 5 212 49 I 720 123 1 119 

182 12 860 178 20 045 139 19 423 242 3697 

132 5 876 162 12 168 76 3 556 211 1 999 

10 (0) 11 1 001 6 688 20 319 

- - 4 (D) - - 3 (D) 

149 6364 171 8 844 86 4 153 242 1 287 

239 7 679 243 15466 146 10 744 315 4686 

330 20 639 350 24478 220 17 317 500 6 653 

171 9 137 148 14 547 88 5 509 215 2 300 

136 12 033 188 26876 78 7 676 184 3 240 

2 (D) 2 (0) 1 (0) 3 (D) 

177 6 778 159 8 154 91 7 625 239 1 911 

365 23 408 302 24 703 335 45 229 446 5 553 

40 1 245 107 10 817 30 1 353 108 1 438 

108 5 119 180 12 956 57 2 737 188 1 491 

70 2 453 72 4 180 75 4 376 126 1 243 

316 39 514 402 66 462 250 43 539 380 8 926 

37 2 464 40 4086 16 1 810 42 602 

226 24 986 249 34 012 164 24 913 239 3 229 

351 16 330 426 41 106 248 17 451 483 6 824 

277 11 793 248 19447 130 5 527 350 3 368 

114 3 599 121 8 982 58 2 203 167 1 982 

174 24 696 192 34 001 110 21 412 214 3 739 

167 10 392 202 20 906 116 15 910 207 2 608 

252 15 516 258 26 387 119 13 239 315 3 164 

176 10 173 182 15415 145 10 251 211 2 163 

106 3 938 101 5 698 68 7 607 157 1 191 

83 6 785 102 10 256 50 6284 105 1 368 

132 6 882 139 11 721 77 7 172 180 2 019 

143 6 206 217 12 679 120 13 538 231 3 108 

90 6 010 86 7446 55 4 169 111 699 

35 876 62 4 495 16 613 60 266 

138 9 245 151 11 438 84 6 215 158 1 751 

112 6 329 111 9 126 57 4 653 132 1 317 

222 11 709 206 10 371 105 8 009 287 2 711 

18 1 305 10 469 4 (0) 18 168 

1 050 40 515 1 283 100 215 666 26 676 2 168 13 001 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 3. Irrigation: 1978 

Irrigated lond according to use Land in irrigated forms 

Total Harvested cropland Posturelond Other land Acres of All Farms Acres of harvested 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Acres cropland cropland 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

- 116 1 236 103 1 041 7 124 8 71 24919 7051 4570 

(D; 3 (D) - - - - 214 40 40 

- 3 (D) (D) (D) 1 (D) I (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (D) I (D) I (D) - - - - (D) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - 585 142 115 5 24 4 (D) I (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 272 51 37 - 3 (D) 3 (D) - - - -

Barbour ________________________ - __ Serkeley __________________________ _ 800ne ____________________________ _ 

Braxton __________________________ _ Brooke ___________________________ _ Cabell ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Clay __________________________ - __ _ 

Daddridse __ ------------------------ Fayette ___________________________ _ 

I (D) - - I (0) - - (D) (D) (D) 

- (D) (D) (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) - - - - - (D) (D) (D) I (D) I (0) - - - - - 7 313 I 507 I 124 5 224 4 (D) - - I (D) - I (D) I (D) - - - - (D) (D) (D) 

- 194 176 151 4 46 3 (D) I (D) - - - 3 -

=1 78 58 3 - 3 

(D~I 3 - - 25 3 2 (0) I (0) - 116 25 - 713 3 (D) 3 (D) -

J - - I 223 796 - 6 4 4 - 3 4 3 4 - - -

I (D) I (0) - - - (0) (D) (0) 

- II 3 5 3 4 - - I (D) 373 43 - (D) (D) (D) I (D) I (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (D) (D) (D) 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) - - - - 75 5 (D) 5 (D) - - - - 536 146 - 299 10 45 8 (D) - - 2 (D) I 659 562 - 20 10 - 4 4 4 4 - - - - 57 

3 4 2 (D) - - 1 (D) 467 211 174 -

Gilmer ____________________________ _ Grant ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ Hampshire ________________________ _ Hancock __________________________ _ 

Hardy ____________________________ _ 

Harrison __________________________ _ Jackson __________________________ _ Jefferson _________________________ _ Kanawha _________________________ _ 

lewis ____________________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ ·logan ____________________________ _ McDowell _________________________ _ 

Marion ___________________________ _ Marshall __________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ Mercer ___________________________ _ 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - Mingo ____________________________ _ 

2 (D) 2 (D) - - - - (D) (D) (D) - 48 38 - 4 5 3 (D) I (D) - - 214 

- I (D) I (D) - - - - (D) (D) (D) 

- I (D) I (D) - - - - (D) (D) (D) 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) - - - - (D) (D) (D) 

5 188 4 (D) I (D) - - 6 285 868 743 - (D) 3 (D) - 596 324 145 - 3 - - -

Monongalia _______________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ Morgan __________________________ _ Nicholas __________________________ _ Ohio _____________________________ _ 

Pendleton _________________________ _ 

Pleasants _________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- I (D) I (D) - - - - (D) (D) (D) 

- 7 14 7 14 - - - - 812 324 103 

Pocahontas _______________________ _ Preston ___________________________ _ 

Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- 3 3 3 3 - - - - 28 19 19 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) - =1 - - (D) (D) (D) 

- I (D) I (D) - - - (D) (D) (0) 

- I (D) - - - - 1 (D) (D) (D) (0) 

Raleigh ___________________________ _ Randolph _________________________ _ 

Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

Roane ___________________________ .. _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 96 4 (D) I (D) - - 479 313 136 

- I (D) I (D) - - I (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Summers _________________________ _ Taylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - I (D) I (D) - - - - (D) (D) (D) 

- I (D) - - - - I (0) (D) (0) (0) 

Tyler _____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Webst.r - - - - - - - - - - - - __________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 3 (D) - - - - 617 184 56 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) - - - - (D) (D) (D) 

- 4 16 4 16 - - - - 66 21 21 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ Wirt _____________________________ _ 

Woad ____________________________ _ 

Wyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - _________________________ _ 

farms not on maillisf-______________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Table 4. Farms by Tenure of Operator: 1978 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 qr more 

All Farms Percent of Percent of Total Full owners Part owners Tenants tenancy Total Full owners Port owners Tenonts tenancy 

West Virginio _______________ _ 20532 15 737 3681 1 114 5.4 9554 6 561 2 469 524 5.5 

Barbour ___________________________ _ 503 399 90 14 2.8 236 163 66 7 3.0 Berkeley __________________________ _ 460 290 123 47 10.2 317 178 101 38 12.0 Boone ___________________________ :.. __ 39 26 6 7 17.9 13 10 2 1 7.7 , Braxton ___________________________ _ 345 .269 67 9 2.6 165 116 41 8 4.8 Brooke ___________________________ _ 

- 83 62 17 4 4.8 44 31 12 1 2.3 Cabell _____________________________ _ 382 324 40 18 4.7 143 118 19 6 4.2 Calhoun ___________________________ _ Clay _____________________________ _ 176 153 20 3 1.7 59 47 12 - - - Doddridge ________________________ ~_ 

87 77 9 1 1.1 31 28 3 - - - 245 195 40 10 4.1 81 58 17 6 7.4 Fav"tte ___________________________ _ 

- 232 178 41 13 5.6 90 62 23 5 5.6 

Gilmer _____________________________ _ 

Grant 220 159 55 6 2.7 102 59 40 3 2.9 ____________________________ _ 

- 357 271 69 17 4.8 233 165 57 11 4.7 Greenbrier _______________________ " __ 755 555 174 26 3.4 449 293 142 14 3.1 509 392 100 17 3.3 326 231 84 11 3.4 82 65 14 3 3.7 42 29 10 3 7.1 

Hampshire _________________________ _ 

Hancock ___________________________ _ 

Hardy _____________________________ _ 462 319 110 33 7.1 316 192 98 26 8.2 561 424 116 21 3.7 287 190 85 12 4.2 642 522 104 16 2.5 297 217 71 9 3.0 

- .370 207 99 64 17.3 309 168 84 57 18.4 

- 195 169 19 7 3.6 63 50 10 3 4.8 

- 379 266 95 18 4.7 228 145 70 13 5.7 

Harrison ___________________________ _ Jackson ___________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ kanawha _________________________ _ 

lewis ____________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA WEST VIRGINIA 121 
Table 4. Farms by Tenure of Operator: 1978 -Con. 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

All Farms Percent of Percent of Totol Full owners Port owners Tenants tenancy Totol Full owners Port owners Tenants tenancy 

Uncoln ___________________________ _ 

logon ____________________________ _ 

McDowell _________________________ _ 

Marion ___________________________ _ 

Morsholl __________________________ _ Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mercer ___________________________ _ Minerol __ . _________________________ _ Mingo ____________________________ _ 

Monongalia _______________________ _ 

- 300 233 43 24 8.0 109 72 26 11 10.1 

- 27 20 6 1 3.7 11 8 3 - - - 9 7 1 1 11.1 4 3 1 - - - 348 260 61 7 2.0 132 97 32 3 2.3 

- 429 340 73 16 3.7 199 139 50 10 S.O - 685 541 113 31 4.5 379 261 95 23 6.1 

- 325 276 48 1 0.3 144 113 30 1 0.7 

- 284 228 48 8 2.8 142 99 39 4 2.8 

- 5 5 - - - 1 1 - - - - 361 271 67 23 6.4 147 98 38 11 7.5 

Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ 

Nicholas _ 

Ohio Pendleton ___ ==_ _________________________ ======================== _ 

- 677 518 136 23 3.41 400 284 104 12 3.0 

- 150 98 41 11 7.3 71 39 27 5 7.0 

- 299 231 58 10 3.3 123 78 39 6 4.9 

- 163 112 30 21 12.9 97 57 25 15 15.5 

- 645 487 121 37 5.7 411 294 99 18 4.4 Pleasants _________________________ _ 

Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

- 76 64 10 2 2.6 25 20 3 2 8.0 

- 436 305 117 14 3.2 277 178 92 7 2.5 Preston _~ _________________________ _ 

- 721 561 137 23 3.2 384 264 105 15 3.9 Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- 502 389 92 21 4.2 216 152 55 9 4.2 Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

- 257 216 37 4 1.6 98 76 19 3 3.1 

Randolph ________________________ _ 

-- 378 288 79 11 2.9 216 152 58 6 2.8 Ritchie ________________ ~ __________ _ 

- 314 241 60 13 4.1 143 95 39 9 6.3 Roane ___________________________ _ 

-- 454 370 73 11 2.4 209 157 51 1 0.5 Summers ________________________ _ 

-- 317 267 44 6 1.9 138 107 27 4 2.9 Taylor ___________________________ _ 

-- 232 175 54 3 1.3 105 71 33 1 1.0 Tucker __________________________ _ 

-- 170 129 34 7 4.1 98 65 29 4 4.1 Tyler ____________________________ _ 

-- 268 220 43 5 1.9 111 80 29 2 1.8 Upshur __________________________ _ 

-- 367 285 75 7 1.9 167 116 47 4 2.4 Wayne __________________________ _ 

-- 175 128 37 10 5.7 70 37 29 4 5.7 Webster _________________________ _ 

-- 96 71 22 3 3.1 35 22 12 1 2.9 Wetzel __________________________ _ 

-- 242 201 38 3 1.2 81 64 16 1 1.2 Wirt ____________________________ _ 

-- 210 166 33 11 5.2 93 63 24 6 6.5 Wood ___________________________ _ 

-- 429 332 87 10 2.3 205 142 58 5 2.4 Wyoming ________________________ _ 

-- 40 32 4 4 10.0 11 7 2 2 18.2 

Forms no1 on moillisL _____________ _ -- 3 057 2 328 351 378 12.4 671 500 86 85 12.7 

Table 5. Farms and Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 

Corporation 

All Farms Individual or family Partnership Other-cooperative, estate 

Fomily held Other thon family held or trust, institutional, etc. 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

West Virginio ______________ _ - 19 005 3 385 823 1 289 358 953 125 77 349 15 16 587 98 29284 

Barbour __________________________ _ 

- 477 81 248 23 6 714 1 (D) - - 2 (D) Berkeley __________________________ _ 

- 407 69 800 43 10216 7 (D) 1 (D) 2 (0) Boone ____________________________ _ 

- 36 3746 3 227 - - - - - - Broxton __________________________ _ 

- 324 66 236 18 5 721 3 3597 - - - - Brooke ___________________________ _ 

- 70 10 557 9 1 126 3 (D) - - 1 (D) Cobell ____________________________ _ 

- 359 34 350 19 2261 3 (D) - - 1 (D) Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- 168 33 952 8 2324 - - - - - - Cloy _____________________________ _ 

- 82 14 632 5 1 228 - - - - - - Doddridge _________________________ _ 

Fayet1e ___________________________ _ 

- 231 51 587 13 3 857 - - - - 1 (D) 

- 221 23 119 9 (D) 2 (D) - - - -

Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

- 205 55 430 14 (D) - - - - 1 (0) Grant ____________________________ _ 

- 317 93 064 34 16 782 5 (0) 1 (D) - - Greenbrier ________________________ _ - 692 158 652 50 13 794 5 (D) 2 (0) 6 I 635 Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ - 448 120 566 52 21 042 9 10462 - - - - - 73 7230 5 454 2 (0) - - 2 (D) Hordy ____________________________ _ 

Harrison __________________________ _ - 404 118 658 51 33201 - - 1 (0) 6 (D) 

- 525 95 006 . 27 4864 7 (0) - - 2 (D) 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

- 608 106 710 33 5996 1 (D) - - - - Jefferson _________________________ _ - 300 61 145 45 11 220 20 11 079 4 (0) 1 (0) 

Kanawha _________________________ _ - 185 19 970 9 (D) - - - - 1 (D) 

lewis ____________________________ _ 

- 334 78 675 43 (D) 1 (0) - - 1 (D) 

lincoln ___________________________ _ - 274 30475 25 (D) - - - - 1 (0) 

logon ____________________________ _ McDowelf _________________________ _ 

Marion ___________________________ _ 

Morshall ______________________ - ___ _ 

Mason ________________________ - __ _ Mercer ___________________________ _ 

MineraL __________________________ _ 

- 25 (0) 1 (D) 1 (D) - - - - - 8 (D) - - 1 (0) - - - -

- 316 38 753 28 5082 2 (D) - - 2 (D) 

- 408 64 781 17 3696 2 (0) - - 2 (0) 

- 603 94 977 76 22 715 1 (D) 1 (D) 4 (D) 

- 301 44 435 20 3 360 4 1 556 - - - - - 257 68 039 26 (D) - - - - 1 (0) Mingo ____________________________ _ 

- 5 187 - - - - - - - -

Monongalia _______________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ Nicholas __________________________ _ Ohio _____________________________ _ 

Pendleton _________________________ _ 

Plea$onts _________________________ _ 

Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

- 345 46 829 13 2 662 - - - - 3 1 070 

- 609 122 420 56 14021 4 (0) 1 (0) 7 2 739 

- 135 21 802 12 5423 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 282 36 101 15 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) - - - 153 22 919 6 1 140 3 (0) - - 1 (D) 

- 584 186 436 50 22282 8 6887 - - 3 1 103 

- 67 10 592 7 (D) - - - - 2 (D) 

- 405 108926 29 (D) 1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

122 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 5. Farms and Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

Corporation 

Other - coopero tive, estate Individual or family Partnership 

Other than family held or trust, institutional, etc. 

All Farms Family held 

Forms Acres forms fti;res Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

658 118. ~<i8 52 11 4281 5 4513 1 (0) 5 (D) - 479 61 400 22 (D) 1 (D) - - - - - 248 27903 8 (0) - - - - 1 (D) - 343 99647 25 9 787 6 2 184 1 (D) 3 (D) -

Preston ___________________________ _ 

Putnam ___________________________ _ Raleigh ___________________________ _ Randolph _________________________ _ 

297 72 875 16 (D) 1 (D) - - - - - Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

424 90034 1 (D) 29 (D) - - - - - 292 50 651 22 4 529 1 (0) - - 2 (0) -

Roane ____________________________ _ 

Summers _________________________ _ 

217 34 311 10 2 182 2 (D) - - 3 (0) - Taylor ____________________________ _ 

159 36 024 10 (D) 1 (0) - - - - - -I -I 245 44 7871 22 (D)I 1 (0) I - - -

Tucker ___________________________ _ 

Tyler _____________________________ _ 

342 53 442 23 (0) 2 (0) - - - - - 158 24 370 14 2 (0) 2465 1 (0) - - -

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

86 9399 9 (D) 1 (D) - - - - - 1 (D) - 226 40 337 15 (D) - - - -

Webster __________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

191 33 585 17 (0) 2 (0) - - - - - Wirt _____________________________ _ 

398 54834 28 6061 3 916 - - - - - Wood ____________________________ _ 

3 834 - - - - - - 40 - - - Wyoming _________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 2959 324 3771 73 13 353 - -I - - 25 1 000 

Table 6. Characteristics of Operators: 1978 

Operators Operators by place of Operators reporting day s of work off form Operators by principal 

residence occupation 

All Farms On form Not on farm 100 to 199 200 days Mole Female Average age operated operated Any days 1 to 99 days days or more Forming Other 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

- 18975 1 557 53.0 15 568 2 762 13 230 1 642 1 663 9 925 7656 12876 

Barbour __________________________ _ 

- 463 40 55.5 367 72 320 26 60 234 179 324 Berkeley __________________________ _ 

- 434 26 52.0 322 86 304 47 50 207 189 271 

- 39 - 49.3 21 11 29 3 2 24 12 27 Boone ____________________________ _ 

Braxton __________________________ _ 

- 317 28 54.7 262 40 232 45 38 149 136 209 Brooke ___________________________ _ 

- 76 7 54.2 58 12 50 6 1 43 30 53 

- 350 32 54.0 254 66 238 26 17 195 101 281 

- 161 15 49.61 134 13 1 120 21 23 76 55 121 

- 79 8 55.6 55 14 47 7 8 32 34 53 

- 232 13 54.9 181 33 164 20 32 112 84 161 - 206 26 51.0 154 39 157 21 16 120 78 154 

Cabell _______ ~ ____________________ _ Colhoun __________________________ _ 

Cloy _____________________________ _ 

Doddridge _________________________ _ Fayette ___________________________ _ 

- 204 16 54.1 139 45 137 22 21 94 86 134 - 328 29 55.8 260 48 200 36 39 125 196 161 - 688 67 53.9 543 116 461 62 77 322 312 443 

- 470 39 53.7 367 98 327 68 50 209 229 280 - 81 1 52.81 59 10 53 4 3 46 26 56 

- 426 36 54.7 334 65 247 73 30 144 273 189 - 515 46 52.9 404 85 382 30 51 301 184 377 - 604 38 52.3 469 97 463 39 52 372 181 461 - 345 25 51.5 262 84 193 37 15 141 213 157 - 183 12 51.5 132 40 139 8 12 119 44 151 

Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

Grant ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Hardy ____________________________ _ 

Harrison __________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kanawha _________________________ _ 

- 350 29 54.1 280 54 248 47 49 152 175 204 - 274 26 52.1 188 47 173 19 21 133 113 187 - 25 2 56.9 16 3 18 7 1 10 14 13 - 6 3 56.9 8 1 3 1 - 2 4 5 - 328 20 52.5 267 45 249 23 34 192 105 243 - 403 26 52.4 348 43 302 34 23 245 148 281 - 642 43 52.0 475 103 420 32 53 335 232 453 - 306 19 52.2 220 55 231 21 26 184 88 237 - 264 20 55.0 210 45 178 34 27 117 115 169 - 5 - 44.8 5 - 4 - - 4 I 4 

Lewis ____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

logon ____________________________ _ 

McDowell _________________________ _ 

Marion ___________________________ _ 

Morshall __________________________ _ Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mercer ___________________________ _ 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

Mingo ____________________________ _ 

- 337 24 50.9 277 46 268 25 20 223 94 267 - 628 49 53.0 474 128 427 74 61 292 264 413 - 145 5 53.3 107 29 101 17 18 66 56 94 - 281 18 53.9 239 28 182 28 17 137 102 197 - 148 15 52.7 140 14 104 5 18 81 68 95 - 595 50 55.2 493 87 371 82 71 218 347 298 - 73 3 52.7 53 11 54 5 3 46 22 54 - 392 44 53.7 327 59 274 45 55 174 200 236 - 679 42 51.8 524 III 460 63 82 315 304 417 - 473 29 51.8 356 75 342 28 35 279 1 135 367 

- 236 21 54.7 194 29 150 10 24 116 82 175 - 347 31 53.5 275 59 245 33 25 187 143 235 - 308 6 52.8 240 37 212 ')9 25 158 110 204 - 426 28 52.3 317 75 300 35 47 218 144 310 - 284 33 53.5 226 52 212 33 45 134 94 223 - 215 17 54.5 183 25 146 15 13 118 78 154 - 152 18 55.7 134 20 105 25 16 64 82 88 - 253 15 53.0 206 33 185 30 n 133 99 169 - 348 19 54.9 276 52 227 48 35 144 159 208 - 171 4 54.0 125 21 113 13 11 89 52 123 

Monongalia _______________________ _ Manroe ___________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ 

Nicholas __________________________ _ 

Ohio _____________________________ _ 

Pendleton _________________________ _ 

Pleasants _________________________ _ 

Pocahontas _______________________ _ Preston ___________________________ _ 

Putnam ___________________________ _ 

Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

Randolph _________________________ _ Ritchie ___________________________ _ Roane ____________________________ _ 

Summers _________________________ _ 

Taylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ 

Tyler _____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Woyne ___________________________ _ 

- 86 10 56.6 70 12 52 5 5 42 36 60 - 214 28 53.0 179 30 164 23 18 123 75 167 - 196 14 54.1 156 ')9 144 17 26 101 76 134 - 396 33 51.0 331 47 318 33 31 254 119 310 - 37 3 55.4 24 9 28 3 5 20 8 32 

Webster __________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ Wir! _____________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ Wyoming _________________________ _ 

- 2 751 306 51.4 2848 174 1 957 99 104 1 754 1 070 1 987 

Farms not on mail JisL ______________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA WEST VIRGI NIA 123 
Table 7. Farms by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1978 

Farms with sales of $20,000 or more Farms with sales of less thon $20,000 

All Farms Occupation Occupation 

Forms Tatol Forming Other than farming Total Farming Other than farming 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

- 20 532 I 505 I 146 359 19001 6490 12 511 

- 503 21 15 6 481 164 317 

- 460 108 88 20 352 101 251 

- 39 - - - 39 12 27 

- 345 9 4 5 336 132 204 - 83 13 II 2 69 19 50 

- 382 6 1 5 375 99 276 - 176 1 - 1 175 55 120 

- 87 

~I I 1 85 33 52 

- 245 I 3 241 83 158 

- 232 8 4 4 224 74 150 

Barbour ______________________ ' ____ _ Berkeley __________________________ _ Boone ____________________________ _ 

Broxton __________________________ _ Brooke ___________________________ _ Cabell ____________________________ _ Calhoun __________________________ _ Clay _____________________________ _ 

Dodd ridge _________________________ _ Fayette ___________________________ _ 

- 220 10 9 I 2.10 77 133 

- 357 59 45 14 298 151 147 

- 755 105 71 34 649 240 409 

- 509 68 61 7 441 168 273 

- 82 5 3 2 76 22 54 

Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

Gront ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

- 462 129 113 16 331 159 172 

- 561 27 16 II 534 168 366 

- 642 15 8 7 627 173 454 

- 370 133 121 12 236 92 144 

- 195 8 3 5 187 41 146 

Hardy ____________________________ _ Harrison __________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kanawha _________________________ _ 

lewis ____________________________ _ 

- 379 26 19 7 352 155 197 lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 300 2 I I 297 112 185 Logan ____________________________ _ 

- 27 I I - 26 13 13 

- 9 

3~1 - - 9 4 5 

- 348 5 2 341 100 241 

- 429 22 13 393 125 268 

McDowell _________________________ _ Marion ___________________________ _ 

Marshall _________________________ _ 

-- 685 73 59 14 611 172 439 

- 325 II 6 5 314 82 232 

Mason __________________________ _ Mercer ___________________________ _ 

Mineral __________________________ _ Mingo -- 284 25 22 3 258 92 166 ___________________________ _ 

-- 5 - - - 5 I 4 

Monongalia ______________________ _ 

-- 361 16 12 4 343 80 263 Monroe __________________________ _ 

-- 677 86 69 17 590 194 396 Morgan ______ .: __________________ _ ISO 12 II 1 138 45 93 Nicholas _________________________ _ 

-- 299 II 9 2 288 93 195 Ohio ____________________________ _ 

-- 163 28 23 5 135 45 ·90 Pendleton ________________________ _ 

-- 645 99 75 24 546 272 274 Pleasants ________________________ _ 

-- 76 3 I 2 72 20 52 Pocahontas ______________________ _ 

-- 436 37 29 8 398 170 228 Preston __________________________ _ 

-- 721 80 68 12 637 233 404 Putnam __________________________ _ 

-- 502 II 4 7 491 131 360 

Raleigh __________________________ _ 

Randolph ________________________ _ -- 257 7 5 2 249 1 

76 173 

-- 378 39 28 II 338 114 224 Ritchie __________________________ _ 

-- 314 7 :7 - 307 103 204 Roane ___________________________ _ 

-- 454 9 4 5 445 140 305 Summers ________________________ _ 

-- 317 13 5 8 303 88 215 Taylor ___________________________ _ 

-- 232 12 8 4 219 69 150 Tucker __________________________ _ 

-- 170 8 7 I 162 75 87 Tyler ____________________________ _ 

-- 268 13 8 5 255 91 164 Upshur ___________________________ _ 

- 367 18 13 5 349 146 203 Wayne __________________________ _ 

-- 175 12 10 2 163 42 121 

Webster -- 96 - - - 96 36 60 _________________________ _ Wetzel __________________________ _ 

-- Wirl 242 3 2 I 239 73 166 ____________________________ _ 

-- 210 12 8 4 198 68 130 Wood ____________________________ _ 

- 429 32 21 II 397 98 '299 

-- 40 - - Wyoming ~ 40 ·8 32 ________________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL _____________ _ -- 3 057 26 9 17 3 031 I· 061 I 970 

Table 8. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1978 

Field crap except cas.h grain (013) 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

West Virginio ______________ _ -

Barbour __________________________ _ Berkeley __________________________ _ - Boone ____________________________ _ - Braxton - __________________________ _ 

Brooke ___________________________ _ - (abell ____________________________ _ -

- (alhaun __________________________ _ 

-

-

-

Clay _____________________________ _ 

Daddridge _________________________ _ 

Faye"e ___________________________ _ 

- Gilmer ___________________________ _ Gran - I ____________________________ _ 

- Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Hampshire - ________________________ _ Hancock - __________________________ _ 

Hardy - ____________________________ _ Harrison - __________________________ _ 

-

Farms Cash grain (011) 

20 532 370 

503 I 

460 37 

39 I 

345 I 

83 5 

382 6 

176 I 

87 I 

245 - 232 2 

220 5 

357 3 

755 6 

509 15 

82 6 

462 13 

561 -

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hay, peanut, and 

ather field crap Vegetable and Total (013) Callan (0131) Tobacco (0132) (0133,0134,0139) melon (016) 

2 858 - 990 1 868 158 

49 - - 49 - 44 - - 44 5 

18 - 15 3 - 41 - - 41 2 

15 - - 15 - 203 - 180 23 3 

24 - 2 22 I 

8 - - 8 I 

27 - - 27 1 

28 - - 28 8 

21 - - 21 2 

25 - - 25 3 

73 - - 73 4 

42 - - 42 2 

14 - - 14 8 

21 - - 21 - 41 - - 41 I 

Abnormal farms 

(see text) 

26 

I 

-

-

-

1 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 

-

1 

2 

-

-

1 

-

1 

1 

-

-

-

1 

1 

-

I 

-

2 

I 

-

-

-

-

1 

1 

4 

-

I 

I 

-

-

I 

I 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Fru it and tree nut 

(017) 

328 

7 

,62 

2 

3 

4 

2 

-

·4 

4 

2 

2 

-

2 

48 

I 

2 

3 

124 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 8. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ Kanawha _________________________ _ Lewis ____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ logan _~ __________________________ _ McDowell _________________________ _ 

Marion ___________________________ _ Marsholl __________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mercer __________________________ _ Minerol ___________________________ _ 

Mingo ____________________________ _ Monongalia _______________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ Morgan __________________________ _ 

Nicholas __________________________ _ Ohio _____________________________ _ 

Pendleton _________________________ _ Pleasants _________________________ _ 

Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

Preston ___________________________ _ Putnam ___________________________ _ Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

Randolph _________________________ _ 

Ritchie ___________________________ _ Roane ____________________________ _ 

Summers _________________________ _ 

Taylor ____________________________ _ Tucker ___________________________ _ 

Tyler _____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Webster __________________________ _ Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Wir! - _____________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ - Wyoming _________________________ _ -

-

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

-

Barbour __________________________ _ 

- Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Boone ____________________________ _ -

- Braxton __________________________ _ Brooke - ___________________________ _ Cabell ____________________________ _ - Calhoun - __________________________ _ Cloy ____________________________ _ -

- Doddridge _________________________ _ Fayette ___________________________ _ -

-

Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

Grant ____________________________ _ -

- Greenbrier ________________________ _ Hampshire ________________________ _ - Hancock __________________________ _ - Hordy - ____________________________ _ 

Harrison - __________________________ _ Jackson __________________________ _ -

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Kanawha _________________________ _ 

-

lewis ____________________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- logon ____________________________ _ 

McDoweU _________________________ _ - Marion - ___________________________ _ 

Marshall __________________________ _ - Mason ___________________________ _ - Mercer - ___________________________ _ 

Mineral ___________________________ _ - Mingo ____________________________ _ -

-

Monongalia _______________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ - Morgan __________________________ _ -

- Nicholas __________________________ _ 

Ohio _____________________________ _ - Pendleton _________________________ _ -

- Pleasants _________________________ _ 

- Pocahontas _______________________ _ Preston ___________________________ _ - Putnam ___________________________ _ - Raleigh - ___________________________ _ 

Randolph _________________________ _ - Ritchie ___________________________ _ - Roane - ____________________________ _ 

-

Farms 

642 

370 

195 

379 

300 

27 

9 

348 

429 

685 

325 

284 

5 

361 

677 

ISO 

299 

163 

645 

76 

436 

721 

502 

257 

378 

314 

454 

317 

232 

170 

268 

367 

175 

96 

242 

210 

429 

40 

3 057 

Horticultural 

specialty (018) 

196 

2 

6 

2 

-

I 

6 

1 

2 

2 

2 

-

1 

4 

3 

2 

4 

6 

3 

5 

8 

3 

2 

-

1 

5 

9 

4 

7 

1 

-

4 

1 

1 

4 

3 

-

1 

1 

3 

3 

8 

4 

1 

-

Cosh groin (011) 

6 

47 

-

2 

3 

-

-

I 

3 

22 

2 

9 

1 

2 

10 

13 

2 

4 

6 

5 

2 

17 

11 

-

4 

4 

-

6 

-

3 

3 

4 

6 

-

4 

3 

10 

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52 

I 

General, primarily 

crop (019) 

974 

22 

22 

3 

15 

1 

16 

11 

5 

13 

18 

13 

3 

24 

14 

9 

5 

22 

39 

10 

11 

10 

7 

I 

-

27 

25 

35 

15 

10 

-

20 

22 

9 

16 

6 

3 

8 

10 

29 

22 

13 

10 

15 

20 

Field crop except cash groin (013) 

Total (013) Colton (0131) Tobacco (0132) 

82 - 18 

19 - -

20 - 2 

21 - - 217 - 212 

10 - 6 

I - - 34 - -

45 - -

244 - 196 

30 - - 38 - -

- - - 32 - -

68 - 15 

16 - -

43 - - 17 - -

28 - - 9 - -

36 - -

B3 - -

199 - 167 

29 - I 

40 - -

21 - -

40 - 2 

33 - - 14 - -

21 - -

30 - 1 

35 - - 17 - 9 

18 - -

26 - -

28 - 10 

45 - 5 

4 - -

471 - 149 

livestock except dairy, poultry, and 

animal specialty (021) I 

Beef cottle, except 

Total feedlots (0212) Doiry (024) 

14 122 11 713 668 

405 3731 11 

220 158 44 

12 10 - 275 244 - 43 37 12 

132 101 2 

131 118 - 62 59 - 186 169 - 154 134 4 

168 155 4 

273 201 9 

592 508 37 

357 265 6 

35 20 3 328 182 9 

453 423 20 473 435 6 

161 III 66 124 96 -

312 281 14 

59 49 1 10 7 1 3 1 - 261 233 5 280 223 56 

319 273 45 252 221 4 189 141 13 

2 1 -

277 235 9 517 432 40 77 58 4 214 191 3 

89 71 40 544 295 I 47 43 2 376 244 4 485 395 B6 236 206 1 187 165 2 293 221 11 253 224 6 362 334 4 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

I~i~~a~~~~~: hay, peanut, and 

other field crop Vegetable and Fru it and tree nut 

(0133,0134,0139) melon (016) (017) 

64 9 2 

19 3 27 

18 10 5 

21 1 - 5 2 2 

4 1 - I - 4 

34 2 4 

~I - 5 

2 2 

30 2 6 

38 4 7 

- - - 32 - 7 

53 1 4 

16 4 18 

43 - 3 

"l 3 - 28 I 5 

9 - 1 

36 - 2 

83 1 3 

32 I 3 

28 4 1 

40 2 4 

211 4 I 

38 4 3 

33 1 - 14 - 2 

21 - 3 

29 1 -

35 - 3 

8 - 3 

18 1 

-

26 1 il 18 1 -

40 3 4 

4 4 1 

322 45 42 

General. Pou Itry and egg Animal specialty primarily livestock 

(025) (027) (029) 

388 272 198 

1 2 31 

10 6 4 

- - I 

1 4 3 

- I 1 

3 6 3 

- 7 - - 1 3 

3 4 5 

- 9 5 

- 1 4 

35 3 2 

4 6 3 

16 3 3 

- 4 - 74 2 4 

- 6 9 

4 11 7 

5 22 5 2 12 3 

7 3 6 1 3 3 2 2 - - - - 3 5 1 4 1 1 

4 3 5 4 2 1 2 9 2 1 I -

5 3 2 2 5 7 4 1 3 7 5 2 

- 1 - 51 4 2 - 1 2 

- 3 2 6 3 5 7 13 6 2 7 4 4 5 1 5 3 1 7 5, 

WEST VIRGINIA 125 
Table 8. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1978 -Con. 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Summers _________________________ _ 

- T oylor ____________________________ _ Tucker ___________________________ _ -

- Tyler _____________________________ _ 

- Upshur ___________________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ - Webster - __________________________ _ 

Wetzel - ___________________________ _ 

- Wirt _____________________________ _ 

Wood - ____________________________ _ 

Wyoming - _________________________ _ 

-

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

Horticultural 

specialty (018) 

2 

2 

1 

-

5 

5 

1 

2 

1 

9 

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42 

livestock except dairy. poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

General. primarily Beef cattle. except crop (019) Total feedlots (0212) 

14 248 225 

9 193 178 9 122 105 13 200 179 

24 284 257 

8 117 94 

8 59 49 

10 181 145 

10 160 145 

28 299 253 

2 24 17 

230 2 007 1 723 

Table 9. Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

$100,000 $40,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to Farms Total or more $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

- 20 506 9 554 350 502 653 1 238 

Barbour __________________________ _ 

- 502 236 2 7 12 22 Berkeley __________________________ _ 

- 460 317 47 29 32 51 

- 39 13 - - - 1 Boone ____________________________ _ 

Broxton __________________________ _ 

- 345 165 - 3 6 16 Brooke ___________________________ _ 

- 82 44 2 5 6 2 

- 381 143 1 - 5 9 Cabell ____________________________ _ 

- 176 59 - - 1 9 Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- 87 31 - 2 - 7 Cloy _____________________________ _ 

- 245 81 - 1 3 5 Doddridge _________________________ _ Fayette ___________________________ _ 

- 232 90 2 3 3 9 

- 220 102 - 1 9 18 Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

Grant ____________________________ _ 

- 357 233 18 16 25 42 Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

- 754 449 21 46 38 71 Hampshire ________________________ _ 

- 509 326 17 20 31 46 Hancock __________________________ _ 

- 81 42 1 1 3 8 Hardy ____________________________ _ 

- 460 316 48 43 38 40 Harrison __________________________ _ 

- 561 287 1 12 14 40 Jackson __________________________ _ 

- 642 297 1 3 11 33 Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 369 309 47 51 35 49 Kanawha _________________________ _ 

- 195 63 2 1 5 3 

lewis ____________________________ _ 

- 378 228 4 8 14 40 

- 299 109 - 1 1 13 lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 27 11 1 - - 1 logon ____________________________ _ 

McDowell - 9 4 - - - 1 _________________________ _ 

Marion ___________________________ _ 

- 348 132 1 3 3 17 MarshalL _________________________ _ 

- 428 199 1 9 25 24 Mason ___________________________ _ 

- 684 379 20 28 25 44 Mercer ___________________________ _ 

- 325 144 1 3 7 19 Minerol ___________________________ _ - 283 142 6 8 11 20 

- Mingo 5 1 - - - 1 ____________________________ _ 

- 359 147 1 5 10 12 

- 676 400 16 39 31 62 

Monongalia _______________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- 150 71 4 2 6 8 

- 299 123 2 4 5 20 

Morgan __________________________ _ Nicholas __________________________ _ 

Ohio _____________________________ _ 

- 163 97 2 10 16 18 Pendleton _________________________ _ 

- 645 411 39 29 31 60 Pleasants _________________________ _ 

- 75 25 - 3 - 2 Pocohontas _______________________ _ 

- 435 277 1 9 27 49 Preston ___________________________ _ 

- 717 384 14 27 39 50 Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- 502 216 1 2 8 24 

- 256 9B 2 2 3 11 

- 377 216 4 13 22 40 

- 314 143 - 3 4 28 

Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

Randolph _________________________ _ 

Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

Roane ____________________________ _ 

- 454 209 - 4 5 28 Summers _________________________ _ 

- 316 138 2 8 3 15 

- 231 105 4 2 6 15 

- 170 98 - 3 5 16 

- 26B 111 - 5 8 18 

- 367 167 2 1 15 23 

- 175 70 2 4 6 4 

Taylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ 

Tyler _____________________________ _ 

Up,hur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

- 96 35 - - - 3 

- 242 81 - - 3 4 

Webster __________________________ _ 

Wetzel ____________ • ______________ _ 

Wirt _____________________________ _ 

- 210 93 3 4 5 11 

- Wood ____________________________ _ 429 205 7 10 15 26 Wyoming _________________________ _ 

- 40 11 - - - -

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 3 057 671 - 9 17 30 

General, 

Poultry and egg Animol specialty primarily livestock 

Dairy (024) (025) (027) (029) 

6 1 4 2 

5 2 1 4 

8 1 - 2 

15 2 2 2 

7 - 1 4 

9 5 2 3 

- 3 1 4 

7 4 - 6 

3 1 3 - 14 4 8 5 

- 1 2 2 

9 78 46 35 

1978 

Fonns with soles less than $2,500 

$1,000 to 

$5,000 to $2,500 to $2,000 to $1,500 to $1,499 

$9,999 $4,999 Total $2,499 $1,999 (see text) 

2 647 4 164 10 952 1 473 1 980 7499 

74 119 266 53 54 159 

79 79 143 29 22 92 

5 7 26 2 4 20 

49 91 180 28 36 116 

14 15 38 7 7 24 

38 90 238 34 47 157 

20 29 117 11 13 93 

5 17 56 6 11 39 

29 43 164 22 33 109 

26 47 142 14 22 106 

30 44 118 18 27 73 

52 80 124 28 27 69 

120 153 305 52 62 191 

97 115 183 29 52 102 

9 20 39 9 4 26 

67 80 144 28 39 77 

77 143 274 44 56 174 

98 151 345 61 58 226 

77 50 60 4 13 43 

24 28 132 13 26 93 

72 90 150 34 30 86 

28 66 190 31 52 107 

3 6 16 1 2 13 

2 1 5 - 1 4 

32 76 216 35 43 138 

57 83 229 44 47 138 

87 175 305 46 74 185 

39 75 181 34 35 112 

46 51 141 15 33 93 

- - 4 2 - 2 

35 84 212 28 49 135 

113 139 276 40 53 183 

11 40 79 9 11 59 

38 54 176 22 29 125 

21 30 66 12 11 43 

100 152 234 39 46 149 

8 12 50 9 9 32 

87 104 158 36 38 84 

98 156 333 53 61 219 

48 133 286 46 65 175 

25 55 158 22 28 108 

69 68 161 32 30 99 

48 60 171 30 30 III 

64 108 245 45 40 160 

35 75 178 27 32 119 

32 46 126 21 26 79 

27 47 72 15 13 44 

32 48 157 21 33 103 

45 81 200 25 33 142 

18 36 105 16 20 69 

11 21 61 6 8 47 

22 52 161 27 27 107 

35 35 117 14 28 75 

59 88 224 35 56 133 

4 7 29 2 5 22 

206 409 2 386 107 269 2010 

126 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for All Farms: 1978 

Products sold Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products livestock and livestock products Poultry and poultry products 

Total Average per farm Value Value Value 

($1,000) (dollars) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

Barbour __________________________ _ 

Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Boone ____________________________ _ 

Broxton __________________________ _ Brooke ___________________________ _ Cabell ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ Clay _____________________________ _ 

Doddridge _________________________ _ 

Fayette ___________________________ _ 

199 928 9 737 6208 46 452 16391 118 254 I 309 35 223 -

2 B50 5 6651 91 603 434 2 237 18 10 - 5 587 25 854 16 846 36 623 260 10 406 333 - 93 2 397 25 63 15 30 4 1 - 6 1 399 4 054 84 178 292 I 215 19 - 10 470 37 125 65 742 6 2 - 869 (D) 1 199 3 139 264 652 204 (D) 19 - 1 49B 2 830 35 7B 137 420 6 - 355 4 07B 22 (D) 67 243 2 (D) 

- (0) 716 2 9241 49 (D) 199 593 24 - (0) I 138 4 905 51 (D) 173 I 008 4 -

Gilmer ____________________________ _ Grant ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Hampshire ________________________ _ Hancock __________________________ _ 

Hardy ____________________________ _ 

Harrison __________________________ _ Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ bMW~ ____________ _ 

1 039 4 721 46 84 IBI 953 12 2 - 7 407 20 748 62 196 330 2 373 48 4 B3B - 10 039 13 296 174 (D) 659 9 345 28 (D) - 47 I 66B 11 153 21 911 180 6 343 420 2 942 - 7 929 45 460 52 187 5 4 - 650 12 663 18 755 40 595 126 650 410 5 242 91 - 25 7 - 3 057 5 449 B9 223 489 2 827 

2 77B 4 32B 206 (D) 527 2 117 26 (D) 

- 365 17 222 46 546 225 6 432 293 10 425 18 - 4 418 49 362 143 469 13 30 - 862 

lewis ____________________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ logan ____________________________ _ 

McDowell _________________________ _ 

Marion ___________________________ _ 

Marshall __________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ Mercer ___________________________ _ 

Minero'-__________________________ _ Mingo ____________________________ _ 

3 043 B 028 65 191 344 2 554 22 298 - 8B7 2 957 245 640 112 246 16 1 - 12 20 15 147 3 5 - 172 6 354 

- 39 4 382 6 3B 3 1 - - 1 329 3 820 64 260 2B3 1 063 19 6 - 2 658 6 196 106 499 364 2 148 28 11 -

- 8 093 11 815 420 1 869 466 6209 17 16 

- 1 5BB 4 8B6 83 (D) 271 1 131 13 (D) 

- 2 B78 10 133 97 (0) 236 2 235 21 (D) 

- 17 3 326 - - 3 (D) 2 (D) 

Monongalia _______________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ 

Nicholas __________________________ _ Ohio _____________________________ _ 

Pendleton _________________________ _ 

Pleasants _________________________ _ 

- 1 969 5 455 66 480 309 1 449 26 39 

- 9 370 13841 192 545 588 8 817 36 B 

- 3 091 20 610 72 2 574 97 508 17 10 

- 1 681 5 622 B3 191 244 I 396 31 93 

- 2 952 18 112 56 (D) 136 1 611 4 (0) 

- 16 437 25 484 114 319 604 5 649 77 10469 

- 410 5 392 22 (D) 55 233 1 (D) 

Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

- 3 182 7 29B B2 189 399 2 985 29 8 Preston ___________________________ _ 

- 7 772 10 779 220 (D) 620 6 714 51 (0) Putna m ___________________________ _ 

- 1 950 3 884 290 874 330 974 16 102 

Roleigh ___________________________ _ Randolph _________________________ _ 

Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

Roane ____________________________ _ 

- 1 817 7 070 69 (0) 210 755 14 (D) 

- 3 725 9 854 9B (D) 326 3 lB51 24 (0) I - 1 366 4 350 62 109 270 1 208 24 48 

- 1 863 4 103 92 152 366 1 6B8 21 23 Summers _________________________ _ - 1 767 5 574 82 302 268 1 460 9 5 Taylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ - 3 017 13 006 33 I 717 202 (0) 11 (D) 

- 926 5 450 49 157 139 735 11 34 Tyler _____________________________ _ 

- 1 342 5 009 67 160 228 1 172 24 11 Upshur ___________________________ _ 

- 1 858 5063 74 174 302 1 6B2 17 2 Wayne ___________________________ _ 

- I 092 6243 53 218 135 871 8 4 

Webster __________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ - 229 2 381 30 58 1 70 1661 10 41 

- Wirt 650 2 684 56 104 197 538 23 8 _____________________________ _ 

- 1 437 6 841 70 301 175 1 131 11 4 Wood ____________________________ _ 

- 4 100 9 556 127 756 355 2 710 18 634 Wyoming _________________________ _ 

- 7B 1 952 14 (0) 30 59 3 (0) 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 6 21B 2 034 817 1 619 2 196 4 182 212 417 

Tobie 11. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for Farms with Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978 

Products sold Crops including nursery and livestock and livestock products Poultry and poultry products greenhouse products 

Total Average per farm Value Value Value ($1.000) (dollars) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

West Virginia _______________ _ 186 407 19 511 3 487 43 463 8 567 107 861 750 35 OB3 

Barbour ___________________________ _ 

Berkeley ___________________________ _ 

Boone _____________________________ _ 

Broxton ___________________________ _ Brooke ___________________________ _ Cabell ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun ___________________________ _ 

Clay _____________________________ _ 

Doddridge _________________________ _ 

Fayette ___________________________ _ 

2 525 10 700 46 (D) 231 I 965 7 (D) 16 684 52 631 209 10 352 247 5 479 22 854 67 5 144 9 44 7 (D) 1 (D) 1 190 7 211 36 137 159 1 048 10 5 

- 819 18 616 24 (D) 38 708 4 (D) 

- 907 6 342 104 474 101 (D) 7 (0) 380 6 435 12 (D) 53 326 2 (D) 

- 294 9 477 13 (D) 26 190 1 (0) 

- 538 6641 18 (D) 75 444 9 (D) 

- 1 001 11 117 24 (D) 79 895 2 (D) 

Gilmer _____________________________ _ 

Grant _____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier _________________________ _ Hampshire _________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Hardy _____________________________ _ 

Harrison ___________________________ _ Jackson ___________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kanawha _________________________ _ 

900 8 B28 21 61 99 B39 5 1 7 247 31 101 48 185 219 2 226 42 4835 9 657 21 50B 102 (D) 428 9 039 17 (D) 10 922 33 505 133 6299 283 2 760 31 1 B63 - 601 14 299 29 444 30 (D) 2 (0) 18 381 5B 169 97 (0) 285 4 895 90 (D) 2 736 9 532 51 179 273 2 552 11 4 2 383 B 024 109 (0) 278 1 813 14 (D) 

- 17 126 55 424 203 6 3BD 253 10 3B3 13 364 - 740 11 740 17 337 56 374 6 29 

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Tobie 11. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for Farms with Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978-Con. 

Products sold Crops including nursery and livestock and livestock products Paultry and poultry products 

Total Average per farm 

($I,(Joo) (dollars) 

Lewis ____________________________ _ 

- 2 813 12 339 Lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 642 5 888 logon ____________________________ _ 

- 156 14 192 McDowell _________________________ _ Marion ___________________________ _ 

Marshall 

Moson _================ =========== 

- (D) 9044 

- 1 083 8 206 

- 2 373 11 926 

- 7 715 20 357 Mercer ___________________________ _ 

- 1 370 9 515 MineraL __________________________ _ 

Mingo __________________ , __________ _ - 2 618 18 436 

- (0) (0) 

Monongalia _______________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ - 1 451 9 871\ 

- 9 027 22 567 Morgan __________________________ _ 

Nicholas __________________________ _ - 3 016 42 474 

- 1 484 12 069 Ohio _____________________________ _ 

Pendleton _________________________ _ 

Pleasants _________________________ _ 

- 2 880 29 687 

- 16 145 39 282 

- 336 13 452 Poco hontas _______________________ _ 

- 2 953 10 660 Pres1 on ___________________________ _ 

- 7 116 18 532 Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- 1 599 7 401 

Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

- 1 471 15 010 Randolph _________________________ _ 

- 3 278 15 176 Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

- 1 159 8 108 Roane _______________ :.. ____________ _ 

- 1 578 7 553 Summers _________________________ _ 1 549 11 224 Taylor ____________________________ _ 

- 2 794 26 612 Tucker ___________________________ _ 

- 841 8 585 Tyler _____________________________ _ 

- 1 167 10 509 Upshur ___________________________ _ 

- 1 649 9 872 Wayne __________________________ _ 

-- 974 13 918 

Webs ter _________________________ _ 

-- 174 4 966 Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

- 466 5 751 Wirt ____________________________ _ 

-- I 303 14 011 Wood ___________________________ _ 

-- 3 839 18 729 Wyoming ________________________ _ 

-- 52 4 697 

Forms not on moillisL _____________ _ -- 4 190 6244 

Tobie 12. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

Barbour __________________________ _ 

Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Boone ____________________________ _ 

Broxton __________________________ _ 

Brooke ___________________________ _ 

Cabell ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun ____________________ ~ _____ _ 

Cloy ____________________________ _ 

Ooddridge _________________________ _ 

Fayette ___________________________ _ 

Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

Grant __________________________ ~ __ 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Hardy ____________________________ _ 

Harrison _________________ .. ________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kanowha _________________________ _ 

lewis ____________________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ 

logon ____________________________ _ 

McOowell _________________________ _ 

Marion ___________________________ _ 

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- Marshall __________________________ _ 

Mason - ___________________________ _ 

Mercer - ___________________________ _ Mineral - ___________________________ _ 

- Mingo ____________________________ _ 

- Monongalia _______________________ _ - Monr~ ____ _______________________ _ Morgan - __________________________ _ 

- Nicholas __________________________ _ 

- Ohio _____________________________ _ - Pendleton _________________________ _ - Pleasants _________________________ _ - Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

- Preston ___________________________ _ 

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128 WEST VIRGINIA 

[1978 data are bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

livestock and paultry 

purchased 

Totol 

Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms 

7 652 24 918 14 887 

178 372 388 152 684 285 

9 4 20 

153 404 270 

32 107 60 

68 55 196 

74 118 138 

27 56 55 116 110 189 

67 69 148 

96 189 151 

166 1 119 294 

324 2440 555 

190 639 371 

27 67 48 

240 3 737 371 

199 4M 406 

179 327 417 

145 1 018 281 

58 74 146 

142 526 310 

49 67 157 

9 19 17 

3 1 2 

138 113 259 

200 231 360 

169 477 360 

133 325 240 

111 392 215 

1 (0) 3 

103 141 269 

317 2 107 428 

58 119 109 

114 190 211 

65 74 121 

357 2 812 579 

29 51 52 

142 247 356 

284 567 557 

greenhouse products 

Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

44 (D) 218 2342 10 (D) 

96 446 52 (D) 5 (D) 

3 (D) 10 145 2 (D) 

4 (D) - - - - 30 227 121 851 10 5 67 459 184 1 906 17 8 255 1 657 311 6043 11 15 43 (D) 133 948 9 (D) 

57 (D) 131 2014 12 (D) 

- - 1 (D) - -

31 404 140 1 037 12 10 

118 483 382 8 539 20 5 45 2 547 53 460 8 9 40 147 115 1 250 15 87 

35 (0) 90 1 556 3 (D) 

79 293 393 5 383 68 10468 

11 (D) 21 188 1 (D) 

56 166 265 2 779 19 7 

142 (0)\ 358 6160 26 (D) 

143 697 168 801 9 100 

35 416 84 (0) 9 (D) 

59 (D) 205 2 778 14 (0) 

25 (0) 140 1 035 13 (0) 

45 109 200 1 449 11 21 

41 (D) 128 1 291 6 (D) 

13 1 647 102 (D) 5 (D) 

34 (D) 86 665 9 (D) 

31 126 1'06 1 032 11 8 

37 138 158 1 509 10 1 31 (D) 61 779 2 (D) 

13 (D) 32 129 4 (0) 

29 74 74 389 7 3 

38 267 91 1 032 6 4 

85 715 185 2 492 12 633 

5 (D) 10 41 1 (D) 

362 1 149 539 2 659 77 383 

1978 

Feed for livestock and poultry Seeds, bulbs, plants, Animal health costs and trees 

Commercially mixed formula feed 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

($1,000) Forms Tons ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Fanns ($1,000) 

42 049 4 872 182 465 31 119 10649 1 956 8279 3574 

306 89 687 99 260 26 208 155 

1 611 96 6 021 1 076 238 97 273 221 15 3 13 2 8 1 21 1 

215 46 235 34 171 22 146 14 

119 27 320 65 45 1'0 53 13 

125 52 540 76 57 4 144 34 

52 11 38 6 89 6 77 5 25 7 16 3 24 2 23 8 

77 55 181 24 109 7 80 8 

197 19 513 94 113 19 85 17 

108 17 60 8 105 12 103 10 

3 242 110 16 805 2 968 240 42 146 46 

1 762 130 6 807 1 038 552 187 331 165 

1 511 131 6 874 1 164 282 50 251 96 

48 15 180 25 35 4 46 17 

8 534 179 42413 7 728 290 91 226 165 516 137 1 182 173 350 38 121 31 

327 104 724 128 307 28 272 34 

2043 129 7 968 1 308 254 164 236 369 

119 51 257 33 91 10 65 58 

656 95 2 488 365 251 46 100 14 

59 36 163 15 55 8 170 19 

23 9 69 11 7 1 13 2 (0) - - - - - 2 (0) 

185 71 366 52 199 20 114 66 

601 135 2 225 347 238 24 161 63 

1 253 106 5 575 873 324 92 357 168 

295 57 1 258 181 161 19 89 27 

553 63 2 332 380 149 35 148 61 

4 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

373 84 811 115 197 30 114 62 

1 655 162 7 612 1 144 415 98 362 141 

128 44 238 41 68 8 93 33 

347 85 1 408 229 135 16 130 27 

263 67 1 370 211 91 15 92 197 

7 183 207 36 538 6 597 518 110 290 83 

37 8 89 14 27 4 19 15 

353 87 828 111 321 72 151 44 

1 461 218 6 870 1 072 425 91 30e 131 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 12. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978-Con. 

[t 978 data are based on a sample of forms ; see text) 

Livestock and poultry 

purchased 

Feed for livestock and poultry 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 Total Commercially mixed formula feed 

Putnam ___________________________ _ Raleigh ___________________________ _ Randolph _________________________ _ 

Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

Roane ____________________________ _ 

Summers _________________________ _ Taylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ Tyler _____________________________ _ Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ Webster __________________________ _ Wetzel ___________________________ _ Wirt _____________________________ _ Wood ____________________________ _ 

Wyoming _________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

Barbour __________________________ _ Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Boone ____________________________ _ 

Broxton __________________________ _ Brooke ___________________________ _ 

Cobell ____________________________ _ Calhoun __________________________ _ Cloy _____________________________ _ 

Ooddridge _________________________ _ 

Fayette ___________________________ _ 

Gilmer ____________________________ _ Grant ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ Hardy ____________________________ _ 

Harrison __________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kanawha _________________________ _ 

lewis ____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ Logon ____________________________ _ 

McOowell _________________________ _ 

Marion ___________________________ _ Morsholl __________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mercer ___________________________ _ 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

Mingo ____________________________ _ 

Monongalia _______________________ _ Monrae ___________________________ _ 

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Morgan - __________________________ _ Nicholas __________________________ _ - Ohio _____________________________ _ - Pendleton _________________________ _ -

- Pleasants _________________________ _ 

- Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

Preston ___________________________ _ - Putnam ___________________________ _ -

- Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

Randolph _________________________ _ - Ritchie ___________________________ _ - Roone ____________________________ _ -

- Summers _________________________ _ Taylor ____________________________ _ - Tucker ___________________________ _ -

- Tyler _____________________________ _ Upshur ___________________________ _ - Wayne ___________________________ _ -

- Webster __________________________ _ 

Wetzel - ___________________________ _ Wirt _____________________________ _ -

Wood - ____________________________ _ Wyoming _________________________ _ -

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Forms not on moillist _______________ _ 

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Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) 

160 256 100 99 133 503 

160 249 172 421 

103 99 

90 199 

63 66 

116 171 132 391 

78 108 

20 7 

96 61 

71 206 

155 695 

11 (D) 

I 068 855 

Commercial fertilizer 

Forms 

Expenses I 

($1,000) 

12061 9461 

302 133 

333 736 28 6 

204 118 45 39 325 92 80 2B 

46 25 

92 33 164 81 

97 15 

191 133 

503 502 

355 427 55 32 293 435 

251 126 

435 166 256 1 182 90 33 

189 114 

259 54 

16 8 

7 2 159 63 

208 81 570 687 200 90 

188 147 3 (Z) 

144 100 525 607 

113 149 

170 101 

96 63 349 348 43 43 302 170 

509 657 375 17B 

173 107 212 164 178 71 226 77 192 112 

103 76 120 70 

132 83 218 59 126 72 

44 10 95 28 137 72 

267 174 23 4 

1 245 278 

Expenses 

Farms ($1.000) 

256 243 

223 416 

27B 540 

252 203 327 196 

209 136 195 324 

134 101 

212 222 275 278 

120 262 

67 30 

182 117 

149 201 

316 867 

25 (D) 

2273 1 516 

Other agricultural 

chemicals, including lime 

Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) 

8 712 4698 

209 48 29B 905 15 1 

158 31 

39 15 

128 13 

58 14 

31 14 

53 3 122 25 

83 12 

140 

432 1:1 272 511 49 28 

221 100 207 44 

269 43 245 881 86 14 

159 

99 ~I 9 I 6 12 119 29 

223 50 320 169 

149 22 

120 81 

3 (Z) 

115 28 403 161 

95 197 

137 24 105 43 

240 71 

37 20 

213 40 367 154 177 47 

111 25 191 97 139 26 145 24 154 35 84 34 93 16 

97 22 168 22 93 17 

25 2 96 14 95 22 223 64 13 2 

774 177 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Expenses 

Forms Tons ($1,000) 

72 694 99 

37 I 362 264 

66 2 103 321 

61 553 82 

70 367 61 

45 449 64 

71 1 647 233 

28 194 

55 413 ~I 82 690 94 

50 1 364 164 

6 15 2 

33 161 22 

33 737 108 

79 4043 638 

4 (D) (D) 

1 136 5583 I 059 

Hired form labor Contract labor 

Expenses I Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) farms ($f.(JOO) 

6374 16830 627 2 153 

157 235 25 32 

198 2 102 68 1 036 

9 8 - - 141 107 4 4 

14 42 3 2 

72 40 5 2 

55 24 6 2 

24 36 1 (D) 

77 27 2 (D) 

98 107 I (D) 

130 89 2 (D) 

147 314 1 

6 

278 725 30 26 "1 

207 I 795 62 261 17 64 2 (D) 

232 731 28 12 

206 299 23 11 

183 88 4 3 185 2 206 29 385 55 64 6 2 

167 309 13 9 

66 54 - - 5 20 - - 2 (D) 2 (D) 

72 80 8 4 

172 210 9 5 277 683 39 21 116 133 11 4 90 200 16 5 

- - - -

106 150 17 12 307 552 13 7 40 684 11 120 86 133 4 I 58 554 3 3 229 437 8 12 15 18 I (D) 

188 210 1 15 11 

200 724 22 12 117 52 13 9 

56 251 7 10 134 286 12 7 121 75 - - 142 lOB - - 92 183 17 3 71 513 12 12 77 70 3 I 74 76 1 (D) 

160 116 18 21 42 108 6 5 

15 14 2 (D) 

3B 17 I (D) 

69 170 - - 109 321 9 9 6 (D) . 1 (0)1 

370 187 26 10j 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, Animol health costs and trees 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

140 18 182 35 

133 19 79 60 

183 52 140 70 

210 23 96 16 

238 23 115 12 

166 17 147 27 

129 17 64 361 

90 10 75 13 

156 19 95 18 

213 46 145 14 

78 9 78 29 

21 2 33 3 

126 11 64 11 

122 18 100 43 

250 58 145 87 

7 (D) 9 (D) 

I 164 105 1 071 154 

Customwork, and Energy on d petroleum rental of machinery 

and equipment products 

Expenses I Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

4014 2 007 20266 14 174 

67 26 498 265 

225 216 451 769 

7 1 37 10 

48 32 341 159 

31 14 81 BO 

66 13 382 123 

46 6 173 66 

9 3 85 33 

16 2 245 115 

40 29 227 119 

24 3 210 103 

83 26 339 434 

226 119 755 702 

123 92 507 675 

24 8 82 60 

174 90 462 833 

62 17 544 288 

71 19 624 294 179 293 370 936 

33 14 193 92 

60 271 379 235 

53 56 274 76 

4 I 26 21 1 (D) 8 4 

60 13 348 144 

96 30 428 241 104 85 670 636 73 28 321 116 

112 34 279 

231 1 1 (D) 5 

83 38 360 240 225 82 666 542 48 12 ISO 202 30 7 300 127 28 10 163 165 196 97 626 789 12 3 76 35 165 81 436 2B7 164 6B 716 686 71 22 498 181 

76 33 241 138 79 25 373 268 40 8 313 175 40 9 440 212 49 24 317 115 36 30 230 409 29 10 170 105 

44 6 26B 139 44 34 367 155 28 14 173 87 

14 3 96 37 24 9 241 75 18 20 210 126 61 16 429 317 2 (D) 38 10 

290 49 3025 686 

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Tobie 13. Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 1978 

[1978 dot a ore bosed on a sample of forms; see textJ 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 3 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

- Barbour __________________________ _ Berkeley __________________________ _ -

- Boone ____________________________ _ 

Broxton __________________________ _ -

- Brooke ___________________________ _ 

- (obell ____________________________ _ 

- Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Cloy _____________________________ _ - Doddridge _________________________ _ 

Fayette ___________________________ _ 

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Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

- Grant ____________________________ _ 

- Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

- Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hancock - __________________________ _ 

- Hardy ____________________________ _ 

Harrison - __________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Kanawha ______________ ' ___________ _ 

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Lewis ____________________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ -

- logon ____________________________ _ 

McDowell - ________________________ _ Marion __________________________ _ 

Morshall _________________________ _ Mason __________________________ _ Mercer __________________________ _ 

Mineral __________________________ _ Mingo ___________________________ _ 

Monongalia ____ ' __________________ _ Monroe __________________________ _ Morgan _________________________ _ 

Nicholas _________________________ _ Ohio _____________________________ _ 

Pendle10n ________________________ _ Pleasanfs ________________________ _ 

Pocahontas ______________________ _ 

Preston __________________________ _ Putnam __________________________ _ 

Raleigh __________________________ _ 

Randolph ________________________ _ 

Ritchie __________________________ _ Roane ___________________________ _ 

Summers ________________________ _ T oylor ___________________________ _ 

Tucker __________________________ _ 

Tyler ____________________________ _ 

Upshur __________________________ _ 

Wayne __________________________ _ 

Webs fer _________________________ _ Wetzel __________________________ _ 

Win ____________________________ _ 

Wood ___________________________ _ Wyoming ________________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL _____________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 3 

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Barbour _________________________ _ 

-- Berkeley __________________________ _ - Boone ____________________________ _ 

Braxton - __________________________ _ 

- Brooke ___________________________ _ Cabell ____________________________ _ -

- Calhoun _________________________ _ (loy ____________________________ _ --

-- Doddridge _________________________ _ 

- Fayette ___________________________ _ 

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Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

- Grant ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier - ________________________ _ 

- Hampshire ________________________ _ 

- Hancock __________________________ _ 

- Hardy ____________________________ _ 

- Harrison __________________________ _ - Jockson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kanawha _________________________ _ - l&wis ________________ . ____________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- logon ____________________________ _ McOowell - _________________________ _ 

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Total 

Fonns 

20 266 

498 

451 

37 

341 

81 

382 

173 

85 

245 

227 

210 

339 

755 

507 

82 

462 

544 

624 

370 

193 

379 

274 

26 

8 

348 

428 

670 

321 

279 

5 

360 

666 

150 

300 

163 

626 

76 

436 

716 

498 

241 

373 

313 

440 

317 

230 

170 

268 

367 

173 

96 

241 

210 

429 

38 

3 025 

Forms 

645 

14 

27 

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27 

I 

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4 

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-

5 

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30 

10 

22 

I 

75 

-

29 

27 

4 

2 

5 

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Expenses Expenses 

($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

14 174 18 539 6544 

265 451 142 769 425 329 10 37 6 159 315 BB 80 76 30 123 339 62 66 136 35 33 70 19 115 238 80 119 217 57 

103 208 62 434 335 205 702 690 311 675 492 321 60 74 20 833 433 323 288 517 184 294 583 145 936 358 361 92 lB2 39 

235 350 142 

76 248 30 21 25 6 

4 B 2 144 298 72 

241 386 102 636 582 255 116 256 62 233 279 126 I 5 1 

240 351 107 542 575 263 202 150 78 127 243 66 165 148 50 789 624 341 35 74 19 287 408 177 686 691 287 181 423 97 

138 204 56 268 347 133 175 303 lOB 212 407 112 115 228 54 409 212 67 105 158 59 

139 255 67 155 333 85 

87 157 44 

37 86 15 

75 217 48 126 198 63 317 385 134 10 35 6 

686 2 714 391 

lP gas, butane, and propane 

Purchased 

Expenses (l,000 

($1,000) gallons) 

604 I 423 

2 4 

22 51 - - 3 7 (0) (0) 

- - 2 5 

- - - -

I 2 

- -

66 163 

1 2 38 91 

(0) (0) 

171 397 

- - 7 14 

34 76 

4 10 (0) (0) 

I I - - - -

Gasoline Diesel fuel 

Storage capacity Storage capacity 

Purchased Size Purchased Size (1,000 (1,000 Expenses (1.000 (1,000 

gallons) Forms gallons) Forms ($1.000) gallons) Forms gallons) 

10 648 5 473 1 993 7407 2005 3654 3313 897 

232 170 55 III 24 43 79 22 

542 264 102 237 139 250 166 46 9 2 (D) 3 (Z) 1 2 (0) 

141 94 28 110 27 48 41 7 49 30 9 39 17 33 25 9 

103 1 44 5 140 19 

~I 69 12 53 18 4 83 11 15 3 30 11 3 43 7 13 12 3 133 80 18 36 5 9 6 (Z) 

89 35 10 75 22 40 33 9 

95 65 13 47 12 22 14 5 337 185 65 80 35 65 53 16 512 218 85 417 138 256 152 44 

525 216 96 226 85 153 121 41 

33 23 7 39 11 22 20 8 

543 IB6 73 200 98 182 115 37 305 176 66 169 28 48 76 20 237 147 40 208 40 71 100 IB 

607 228 89 207 220 390 168 59 

61 19 3 49 9 15 10 1 

229 87 49 142 35 65 51 12 

471 2 (0) 74 15 2B 39 3 

11 3 1 6 3 5 4 1 

4 I (0) 3 I I 2 (D) 

116 21 5 155 21 J6 35 9 

167 154 40 137 24 41 43 11 

424 203 79 313 151 279 206 74 

97 15 10 124 16 29 39 9 

203 123 51 112 31 56 76 23 

I 1 (0) - - - - -

166 129 30 89 24 42 43 15 

429 200 78 365 86 161 177 49 

130 82 25 II 42 77 50 17 

103 36 20 108 23 42 30 9 

84 46 15 57 16 29 31 10 

554 270 132 178 77 138 128 30 

31 18 4 19 5 8 4 1 292 220 68 146 25 45 77 16 

473 323 150 266 100 184 160 66 

153 61 14 138 26 51 87 20 

91 33 21 101 14 2B 35 6 214 135 55 102 30 56 54 14 

171 109 52 93 13 23 32 6 

174 104 22 178 37 69 63 7 

B6 76 21 186 23 46 93 18 108 53 23 64 13 24 32 9 

97 67 2B 50 15 27 28 9 

105 63 27 114 22 37 48 11 132 50 17 109 20 36 33 6 

74 27 10 67 13 25 24 6 

23 12 1 36 5 10 7 1 

75 72 17 78 6 10 7 1 102 60 19 85 14 24 22 10 218 115 38 161 24 42 45 8 10 2 (0) 6 I 2 3 I 

617 2B9 97 895 89 161 228 49 

Fuel oil 

Storage capacity Storage co pacify 

Size Purchased Size (1.000 Expenses (1,000 (1,000 

Forms gallons) Farms ($1,000) gallons) Farms gallons) 

314 293 807 328 635 314 202 

I (0) 47 10 20 13 14 15 20 40 36 74 16 23 - - - - - - - 4 (Z) - - - - - 1 (0) 5 2 3 4 I 

- - 6 I I I (0) 

4 (Z) I (D) (0) 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - I (D) (D) - - 5 3 I (D) (0) - -

- - - - - - - 20 25 24 5 11 II 4 

2 (0) 68 25 50 31 15 8 10 39 22 44 10 7 

- - 9 7 14 5 5 61 83 14 15 29 7 8' 

- - 6 I 2, - -

3 3 12 15 29 7 5 19 18 31 24 46 21 19 

2 (D) - 6 6 10 I (0) 

- - 10 (l) I - -

- - 7 (l) (l) - - - - I (0) (D) - - - - I (D) (0), I (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 13. Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Fann Business: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 3 

Morion ___________________________ _ 

Morshall __________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ Mercer ___________________________ _ 

Minerol ___________________________ _ Mingo ____________________________ _ 

Monongalia ____________________ . ___ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ Nicholas __________________________ _ 

Ohio _____________________________ _ 

Pendleton _________________________ _ Pleasants _________________________ _ Pocahontas _______________________ _ Preston ___________________________ _ Putna m ___________________________ _ Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

Randolph _________________________ _ 

Ritchie ___________________________ _ Roane ____________________________ _ 

Summers _________________________ _ Taylor ____________________________ _ Tucker ___________________________ _ Tyler _____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ Webster __________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ Wirt _____________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ 

Wyoming _________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 3 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

Barbour __________________________ _ 

8erkeley __________________________ _ Boone ____________________________ _ 

Broxton __________________________ _ Brooke ___________________________ _ 

Cabell ____________________________ _ Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Clay _____________________________ _ 

Doddridg"-________________________ _ 

Favette ___________________________ _ 

Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

Grant ____________________________ _ Greenbrier ________________________ _ Hampshire ________________________ _ 

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- Hancock __________________________ _ - Hardy - ____________________________ _ 

Harrison __________________________ _ - Jackson __________________________ _ -

- Jefferson _________________________ _ Kanawha _________________________ _ -

- lewis ____________________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- logon ____________________________ _ 

McDowell _________________________ _ - Marion ___________________________ _ - Marshall __________________________ _ - Mason ___________________________ _ - Mercer ___________________________ _ - Mineral ___________________________ _ - Mingo ____________________________ _ -

- Monongalia _______________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ - Morgan __________________________ _ - Nicholas __________________________ _ - Ohio _____________________________ _ -

- Pendieton _________________________ _ 

Pleasants _________________________ _ - Pocahontas _______________________ _ - Preston - ___________________________ _ Putnam ___________________________ _ -

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Roieigh ___________________________ _ 

Randolph _________________________ _ - Ritchie - ___________________________ _ 

Roane ____________________________ _ - Summers _________________________ _ - Taylor ____________________________ _ - Tucker ___________________________ _ - Tyler _____________________________ _ - Upshur ___________________________ _ - Wayne _________________________ ~ __ -

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lP gas, butane, and propone 

Storage capacity 

Purchased Size 

Expenses (1,000 (1,000 

Forms ($1,000) gallons) Forms gallons) 

- - - - -

- - - - -

31 27 61 16 6 

- - - - -

11 1 3 - - - - - - - 5 2 4 I (D) 

2 (D) (Dli 2 (OJ 5 3 -

3 1 2 1 (D) 

4 (ZJ 1 2 (D) 

59 134 333 40 64 

1 (D) (0) 1 (D) 

9 (ZJ (Z) - -

28 14 31 14 5 

11 7 14 2 (D~I - - - -

22 6 13 6 3 

9 2 5 4 7 

2 (D) (0) 2 (D) 

1 (0) (D) - -

14 2 4 - - 5 1 4 - -

23 5 

"1 

6 5 

20 5 12 4 2 

4 1 1 - - I (D) (D) - - 4 (ZJ 1 - - 15 3 7 8 4 

12 24 53 12 14 

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61 8 20 48 11 

Natural gos Kerosene, motor oil, and grease 

Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

752 571 20 254 994 

4 5 498 20 

6 1 451 43 

1 (D) 37 2 

7 1 341 12 

2 (0) 81 8 

9 

~I 382 17 

6 173 8 

3 1 85 3 

20 5 245 9 

2 (D) 227 11 

10 1 210 9 

1 (0) 339 25 

4 4 755 51 

1 (D) 507 38 

3 2 82 5 

7 21 462 44 

42 15 544 22 

32 6 624 27 

4 4 370 50 

11 11 193 7 

21 5 379 19 

45 8 274 7 

2 (0) 26 1 

- - 8 1 

36 7 348 14 

44 33 428 17 

7 9 670 43 

9 2 321 10 7 3 279 17 - - 5 (Z) 

41 14 360 19 

9 7 661 34 

1 (D) 150 10 3 (ZJ 300 10 

'" 15 163 12 

4 1 626 40 3 (ZJ 76 3 - - 436 19 

10 25 716 47 

59 9 498 21 

16 22 241 11 17 9 368 19 16 7 313 15 

71 6 440 15 1 (D) 317 11 11 257 230 10 1 (D) 170 7 

45 7 268 12 13 2 367 13 

12 4 173 7, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

fuel oil 

Storage capacity 

Purchased Size 

Expenses (1,000 omO Foms ($1,000) gollons) Farms gallons) 

1 (D) (0) - - 16 6 14 7 17 

31 9 17 21 3 

17 3 6 - - 14 6 12 2 (D) 

- - - - -

5 11 19 5 1 

1;1 55 12 23 1 

27 

12 6 11 9 

5 2 3 - -

12 5 10 12 4 

22 18 36 11 12 

- - - - -

40 12 23 10 4 

46 23 41 14 11 

3 1 

~ I 

3 1 

17 5 6 6 

21 6 10 17 9 

21 1 1 - -

10 1 1 5 2 

5 5 10 4 2 

13 3 6 - -

9 1 2 2 (D) 

9 1 1 3 1 

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5 (Z) (Z) - -

4 2 3 - -

30 3 5 1 (0) 

11 1 2 - -

9 2 3 4 2 

- - - - -

35 13 23 22 6 

Electricity Other-cool. wood, coke, etc. 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

9 073 2 775 1 408 353 

206 42 70 20 

282 192 28 7 

14 2 - - 169 24 21 4 

51 21 3 (Z) 

124 1~1 24 8 

62 2 (D) 

23 3 5 1 

130 15 13 (D) 

93 21 21 3 

105 15 10 3 

191 88 34 9 

410 156 103 16 

332 159 31 1: 1 34 13 1 6 

261 144 42 17 

271 36 8 2 281 46 39 7 267 236 20 7 

89 15 11 1 

137 30 27 2 114 13 19 1 

6 7 - - 2 (D) 1 (D) 

168 23 15 4 203 56 15 3 386 127 67 15 106 20 15 3 146 40 60 9 1 (0) 1 (D) 

149 55 32 8 307 111 75 29 105 34 12 24 72 20 30 5 102 63 14 2 378 153 72 26 26 5 1 (D) 249 49 40 5 413 182 62 7 164 19 17 2 

80 23 47 8 207 60 28 6 133 28 10 2 204 34 44 8 93 17 24 5 96 50 37 7 88 18 18 3 175 (D) 1 (D) 160 27 14 2 77 1 8, I, 

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Table 13. Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Fann Business: 

{1978 doto ore based on a sample of farms) see text] 

Natural gas Kerosene, motor oil, and grease Electricity 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 3 

Webster __________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

Wirt _____________________________ _ Wood ____________________________ _ 

Wyoming _________________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

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Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) 

- - 8 (Z) 

4 5 19 II 4 I 

34 5 

Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms 

94 3 35 241 7 74 

210 12 91 

429 21 204 

38 I 10 

3 025 74 717 

Table 14. Hired Farm Labor- Expenses and Number of Workers: 1978 

{1978 dote ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

Reporting only workers working Reporting on Iy workers working 

All Farms less than 150 days 150 days or more 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms Workers ($1,000) Forms Workers ($1,000) 

WeS1 Virginio ______________ _ 

- 6 374 16 830 5 208 16 204 2 851 519 880 3 338 

Barbour __________________________ _ 

- 157 235 149 586 (D) 2 (D) (D) Berkeley ____ , ______________________ _ 

- 198 2 102 122 575 90 31 71 298 Boone ____________________________ _ 

- 9 8 9 48 8 - - - Brax ton __________________________ _ 

- 141 107 126 258 70 5 5 1 Brooke ___________________________ _ 

- 14 42 9 36 6 5 8 36 Cabell ____________________________ _ 

- 72 40 69 169 28 3 3 12 

- 55 24 54 150 22 - - - Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Clay _____________________________ _ 

- 24 36 19 60 13 5 6 23 Dodd ridge _________________________ _ 

- 77 27 72 198 20 5 10 6 Fayette ___________________________ _ 

- 98 107 95 155 (0) 1 (0) (D) 

Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

- 130 89 124 436 55 - - - Grant ____________________________ _ 

- 147 314 91 231 47 32 49 137 Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

- 278 725 203 671 143 19 41 157 Hampshire ________________________ _ 

- 207 1 795 165 568 199 17 29 62 HOflcock __________________________ _ 

- 17 84 13 63 (D) 1 (0) (D) Hardy ____________________________ _ 

- 232 731 138 324 67 57 77 308 Harrison __________________________ _ 

- 206 299 174 992 133 20 29 55 jackson __________________________ _ 

- 183 88 173 687 (0) I (0) (D) jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 185 2 206 77 264 61 50 III 630 

- 55 64 49 137 45 - - - Kanawha ____________________ + ____ _ 

lewis ____________________________ _ 

- 167 309 116 370 97 7 9 34 lincoln ___________________________ _ 66 54 59 194 26 - - -

- 5 20 4 II 5 - - - logo n ____________________________ _ 

McDowell - 2 (0) 1 (D) (D) - - - _________________________ _ Marion ___ ~ _______________________ _ 72 80 65 346 46 - - - Marshall __________________________ _ 

- 172 210 155 375 105 4 7 26 Mason ___________________________ _ 

- 277 683 216 548 130 26 48 187 Mercer ___________________________ _ 

- 116 133 97 293 53 4 4 18 Mineral ___________________________ _ 90 200 72 240 68 8 II 40 Mingo - - - - - - - - - ____________________________ _ 

- 106 150 96 296 53 - - - - 307 552 251 642 99 16 30 164 

Monongalia _______________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ 

- 40 684 31 79 21 5 5 14 Nicho/as __________________________ _ 

- 86 133 76 262 41 8 12 56 Ohio _____________________________ _ 

- 58 554 40 94 30 13 16 37 Pendleton _________________________ _ 

- 229 437 175 462 90 34 57 193 Pleasants _________________________ _ 

- 15 18 12 26 4 - - - Pocahontas _______________________ _ - 188 210 166 448 72 8 17 40 Prestofl ___________________________ _ 

- 200 724 149 429 73 32 59 277 Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- 117 52 108 269 21 7 17 18 

- 56 251 43 183 48 10 10, 27 

- 134 286 121 414 125 2 (D) (D) 

121 75 III 355 50 5 5 9 

Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

Randolph _________________________ _ 

Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

Roane ____________________________ _ 

- 142 108 125 428 48 5 5 12 Summers _________________________ _ 

- 92 183 79 187 (D) 2 (D) (0) 

- 71 513 58 191 18 3 7 43 

- 77 70 66 244 34 8 II 27 

Toy/or ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ 

- 74 76 62 107 9 7 10 44 

160 116 145 445 67 II 17 21 

- 42 108 32 99 32 4 4 16 

Tyler _____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

- 15 14 14 20 II - - -

- 38 17 36 124 12 I (D) (D) 

Webster _ ¥ ________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

69 170 60 204 21 6 12 70 

- 109 321 87 222 28 14 15 25 

Wirt _____________________________ _ Woad ____________________________ _ 

Wyoming ____ ~ ____________________ _ 

- 6 (0) 6 (D) 2 - - -

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 370 187 343 974 65 15 15 87 

1978 -Con. 

Other-cool. wood, coke. etc. 

Expenses Expenses 

($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

9 II 2 7 26 3 

27 9 2 

76 18 26 

I 5 (D) 

97 47 10 

Reporting both - workers working less than 

150 days or 1 SO doys or more 

less than 150 days Expenses 

Forms 150 days or more ($1,000) 

647 4 102 I 598 10641 

6 18 27 137 

45 749 204 I 715 

- - - -

10 50 13 36 

- - - - - - - -

I 6 (D) 2 

- - - - - - - - 2 23 19 73 

6 26 6 34 

24 54 30 131 

56 197 87 425 

25 489 117 I 534 

3 116 12 71 

37 119 70 356 

12 49 21 112 

9 24 9 (D) 

58 453 179 I 515 

6 6 6 20 

44 290 56 178 

7 7 7 28 

I 4 (0) 15 

1 30 (D) 2 

7 21 II 34 

13 36 35 79 

35 99 66 367 

15 55 17 61 

10 30 18 93 

- - - -

10 40 17 96 

40 208 57 289 

4 204 83 649 

2 10 4 36 

5 51 70 487 

20 106 31 154 

3 12 3 14 

14 45 24 99 

19 62 50 373 

2 12 3 13 

3 9 19 176 

II 83 19 (D) 

5 22 17 15 

12 20 12 48 II 34 21 130 

10 65 49 452 

3 7 3 9 

5 10 9 23 

4 8 6 29 

6 24 12 60 

I 4 (0) 2 

I 5 I (D) 

3 9 14 80 

8 29 32 269 

- - - -

12 72 12 35 

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Table 15. Estimated Market Value of All Machinery and Equipment: 1978 

[1978 d ota are b as ed on a sampe Iff 0 arms; see t ex t[ 

Totol farms by estimated valve of machinery and equipment 

Estimated $30,000 to $50,000 to $70,000 to $100.000 to $200,000 value $1 to $5,000 to $10,000 to $20,000 to 

Farms ($1.000) $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $29,999 $49,999 $69,999 $99,999 $199,999 or more 

All Farms 

West Virginia ______________ _ 259 199 4099 8 819 4 219 I 593 939 456 172 159 34 - 20490 

503 5977 83 202 143 46 13 13 I 2 -

- 20 4 461 II 072 64 151 94 50 35 27 16 - 39 366 10 20 6 - 3 - - - -

- 3 585 59 158 81 21 24 2 - - -

- 345 2 2 3 - 82 I 51 I 10 30 22 7 6 - 382 3348 71 223 54 20 14 - - - - - 1}6 I 817 30 II 51 13 4 I - - - - 2 - 87 965 15 46 14 7 3 - - - 2 020 34 137 66 3 5 - - - - - 245 

232 2989 41 94 37 46 8 6 - - - -

Barbour ______________________ -_ - __ 

Serkeley _._ ••• _._. _ •• ___ ••• ___ ._ ' __ Boone __________________________ - __ 

Broxton ________________________ - __ Brooke ___________________________ _ 

CabeU __ •••••• _ •••• _._._. __ • __ --- __ Colhoun _. __ •••• _. _. _. _. _. __ • ___ - __ Clay ._ ._._ ••• _._. __ • _. _. _ ••• __ ._._ Doddridge _______ • __ • _____ . __ • _ •• __ • Fayette ___________________________ _ 

220 3 039 50 93 46 10 13 I - 7 - - 3 883 102 137 61 26 24 3 4 - - 357 - 13472 155 201 192 84 62 38 10 8 5 - 755 2 509 9 494 84 130 155 55 40 27 8 8 - 82 I 572 2 34 22 II 5 4 2 2 - - III 96 38 26 25 15 12 - - 462 8 398 73 

552 6603 72 198 173 98 8 2 - I - - 642 5.859 142 311 143 17 21 7 I - - - 13 159 37 88 74 36 60 23 19 23 10 370 - 195 I 895 47 100 23 17 6 - - 2 - -

Gilmer ______________________ - ___ - __ Grant ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ Hampshire ________________________ _ Hancock __________________________ _ 

Hordy ______ • ____ •• ______ • ______ • __ Harrison __________________________ _ 

Jackson _____ ,.. ____________________ _ 

Jefferson .., ________________________ _ 

KanowhQ _________________________ _ 

379 4 716 73 173 75 25 24 4 2 3 - - 300 2 336 100 144 36 18 - I I - - · 27 405 7 10 3 5 - - 2 - - - .9 170 3 3 2 - - - - I 

=1 - 348 3 697 63 147 106 10 14 2 6 - - 429 5 126 100 171 83 43 13 16 2 I - 685 10436 131 271 151 44 34 30 7 16 I - 325 3364 59 153 70 28 10 5 - - - · 95 60 49 19 4 2 5 - - 284 4 245 50 

lewis ____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ logon ____________________________ _ 

McDowell _________________________ _ Marion ___________________________ _ 

Marsholl ____ • ______ • ________ ._. ___ • Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mercer ___________________________ _ 

MineraL __________________________ .:. 

5 38 I 2 2 - - - - - - - Mingo ____________________________ _ 

360 3477 104 142 78 18 II 5 I - I - 672 .10 151 106 280 136 66 38 30 7 6 3 · 150 2 808 20 67 27 19 10 - 3 3 I - 300 3.484 59 138 61 15 17 8 I I - · 3 097 30 43 36 27 15 6 3 2 I - '163 

644 10 784 114 222 143 71 54 21 9 8 2 · 

- 76 804 II 42 17 4 - I - I -

· 430 6 176 72 129 113 67 28 13 7 I - - 721 12 583 117 259 152 73 46 49 15 8 2 

· 498 4 988 138 204 97 38 4 16 - I -

Monongalia _______________________ _ Monr:oe ___________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ Nicholas __________________________ _ 

Ohio __ • ____ • _._._. ___ • _._ •• ______ _ Pendleton _________________________ _ 

Pleasants _________________________ _ 

Pocahontas _______________________ _ Pres-ton ___________________________ _ 

Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- 252 3440 56 II 63 39 I 8 6 I I 

- 373 5 515 71 135 66 44 39 16 2 - -

- 314 3 8'71 42 125 106 16 22 I - 2 -

Raleigh _____ • _____ • ___________ • _. __ Randolph • __ • __ ._. _______ • ______ • __ Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

· 454 4.398 89 206 llO 26 19 3 I - -

- 317 3 090 64 167 49 22 10 2 I I I 

Roane ____________________________ _ 

Summers _________________________ _ 

· 232 2499 31 III 62 15 8 3 I I - - 170 2 107 29 65 46 12 13 2 3 - -

Taylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ 

- 268 3 486 36 120 69 19 10 8 4 2 -

- 367 3 846 57 151 121 21 14 2 - I -

· 175 2 047 41 67 37 19 5 4 I I -

Tyler ._ • _________ • ___ •• ___ • _______ • Upshur _________ • _______ ._. _______ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Webster __________________________ _ 

· 96 963 16 51 15 3 9 2 - - - Wetzel • ____ • _________ • ___ • _______ • 

· 241 2 399 33 123 62 13 9 I - - - Wirl _________ ._. ___ • ___ ._. ____ • __ _ 

- 210 2577 34 96 52 14 5 4 4 I - Wood __ • _________________________ _ 

- 429 4806 73 193 ll3 29 9 7 I 4 - Wyoming _________________________ _ 

· 40 374 II 18 6 3 I I - - -

Forms not on moil - 3 051 19868 877 I 812 241 73 48 - - - - lisL ______________ _ 

Table 16. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory 

I I Cows and heifers that had calved All Farms 

Part 1 of 10 (ottte and calves Heifers a nd heifer calves Steers, steer calves, bulls, 

and bu II calves Total Beef caws Milk cows 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Wes1 Virginia, _____________ _ 

· 16 237 456 925 14 590 242 421 13 299 205 241 3 707 37 180 II 758 106 464 13 225 108 040 

Barbour ___________________________ _ 

- ~437 II 436 419 6 397 398 5 993 86 404 315 2 334 376 2 705 Berkeley _______ • __ • ___________ ._ • __ - 314 14 289 284 7 726 239 4 651 70 3 075 237 4 103 257 2 460 Boone ____________________________ _ 

· 18 156 14 79 12 73 4 6 12 45 15 32 Broxton __________________________ _ 

· 280 7 044 246 3850 226 3 734 72 116 188 I 429 227 I 765 Brooke • _____ • ________ • _. _______ ._. Cabell __ • __________________ ••• _ •• __ - 62 I 866 57 979 48 520 18 459 52 535 48 352 

· 228 3 389 200 I 784 180 I 680 31 104 164 892 174 713 Calhoun ____ • _____ • _____________ • __ Cloy ___ • __ • _____ ••• ____________ ._. · 138 2 951 129 I 612 112 I 517 51 95 104 680 113 659 

· 72 I 492 70 844 63 817 17 27 53 303 55 345 Doddridge ____ • ________ • __ ._. ____ • __ Fayette ••••• ______ • _._._. _____ • _. __ - 206 4 283 193 2307 183 2 224 48 83 154 914 177 I 062 - 182 3 700 173 2 221 164 I 868 34 353 124 648 155 831 

Gilmer _____ • __ • __ • __ ._. ___________ • Grant _______________ • _____ • _____ __ Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Hompshi .. __ • ___ • ________________ __ Hancock ___ • __________________ ._ • __ 

Hardy __ • ___ • ___________ • _______ ._. 

· 180 4 600 168 2 511 156 2 342 58 169 119 791 149 I 298 - 304 12 682 280 6 508 258 6 147 79 361 205 2 524 228 3 650 - 632 30 874 567 15 672 509 13 322 171 2 350 478 7 192 546 8 010 

· 365 14 166 364 7900 339 7 521 94 379 290 2 921 334 3 345 

· 56 897 49 413 47 352 6 61 51 250 49 234 - 361 20 951 321 9 154 293 8377 127 777 271 4 591 294 7 206 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA WEST VIRGI NIA 133 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 -Con. 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 10 

Harrison __________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Kanawha _________________________ _ 

- lewis ____________________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- logon ____________________________ _ 

- McDowell _________________________ _ 

- Marion ___________________________ _ 

- Morsholl __________________________ _ 

-

Mason ___________________________ _ 

- Mercer ___________________________ _ 

- Minerol ___________________________ _ 

Mingo - ____________________________ _ 

- Monongalia _______________________ _ 

Monroe - ___________________________ _ Morgan - __________________________ _ 

- Nicholos __________________________ _ 

- Ohio _____________________________ _ 

- Pendle10n _________________________ _ 

-

Pleasants ____________ .. ____________ _ 

- Pocahontas _______________________ _ - Preston ___________________________ _ 

- Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

- Randolph _________________________ _ 

- Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

Roane - ____________________________ _ 

- Summers ________________________ _ 

- T oylor ___________________________ _ 

--

Tucker __________________________ _ 

-- Tyler ____________________________ _ 

-- Upshur ______ ...: ___________________ _ 

-- Wayne __________________________ _ 

-- Webster _________________________ _ 

-- Wetzel __________________________ _ Wirt -- ____________________________ _ 

-- Wood ___________________________ _ 

Wyoming -- ________________________ _ 

-- Forms not on maillisL _____________ _ --

All Farms 

Part 2 of 10 

West Virginia _____________ _ 

-- Barbour _________________________ _ -- Berkeley _________________________ _ -- Boone ___________________________ _ 

-- Broxton _________________________ _ 

-- Brooke __________________________ _ 

-- Cabell ___________________________ _ 

-- Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- Cloy ____________________________ _ 

-- Doddridgo _________________________ _ - Fayette ___________________________ _ 

- Gilmer ______________________ ~ _____ _ 

- Granf ____________________________ _ 

- Greenbrier ________________________ _ - Hampshire ________________________ _ 

- Hancock . _________________________ _ 

- Hardy ____________________________ _ 

- Harrison __________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________ . _______ _ - Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Kanawha _________________________ _ -

lewis ____________________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- logon ____________________________ _ 

- McOowen _________________________ _ 

Marion - ___________________________ _ 

- Marshall __________________________ _ Mason - ___________________________ _ 

- Mercer __________________________ _ Mineral -- ___________________________ _ 

Mingo - ____________________________ _ 

-

Monongalia _______________________ _ Monroe - ___________________________ _ 

- Morgan __________________________ _ 

- Nicholas __________________________ _ 

- Ohio _____________________________ _ 

- Pendleton _________________________ _ - Pleasants _________________________ _ - Pocahontas _______________________ _ - Preston ___________________________ _ 

- Putnam ___________________________ _ -

Cattle and calves 

Forms Number 

491 13 989 539 12 139 259 20 896 141 2 390 334 11 708 140 1 513 

18 451 1 (0) 

294 6 039 365 7 951 

481 16 717 271 5 652 213 7 001 

2 (0) 

313 7 181 

564 24 186 

99 2 143 249 6440 135 3 786 

523 20 396 

56 1 205 

352 12 437 

626 19 773 

340 5 548 

207 3 978 

302 11 651 268 6 938 389 10 200 

261 6 309 209 6 329 

149 3 632 

224 5 493 

304 7 715 134 3 171 

75 972 

190 2 944 178 6 434 

357 8 214 

30 436 

2 299 28 162 

Cottle and calves 

Forms Number 

IS 145 252 432 

425 6 807 

306 6 325 13 96 

272 4 160 

60 908 

186 1 706 

128 1 749 65 940 

185 2 100 

159 2 053 

177 2 956 

299 6 574 

621 18 995 

389 7 703 

45 416 

351 10 484 

481 7 911 

510 6 960 

260 9 878 

122 1 250 

335 6 683 

99 812 

11 196 

1 (D) 

270 3 403 

345 4 020 

442 8 623 

258 3 578 

208 3 835 

2 (0) 

296 4 072 

554 17 441 

89 I 021 

232 3 210 

131 2 072 

495 10 324 

53 663 

338 6 610 

601 9 924 

305 3 579 

Inventory 

Cows and hejfers that hod calved 

Total Beef cows 

Forms Number Forms Number 

455 7972 430 7 183 494 6 817 474 6 528 232 11 284 175 5336 129 1 279 124 I 252 301 6580 282 5 882 117 807 107 723 15 289 11 (D) 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

277 3 227 269 3 066 339 4 321 289 3 065 

453 9 271 397 5 768 225 2 749 206 2 549 193 3 460 171 2654 1 (D) 1 (D) 

286 4 140 276 3 786 491 II 5081 431 9 074 91 1 222 85 1 042 229 3 592 215 3 202 126 2 199 91 954 482 9 599 435 9 050 

51 629 48 (D) 

332 7 384 308 7 144 589 10 883 504 7463 

310 2 775 299 2 718 193 2 125 179 2 004 

278 6 409 256 5 740 244 3 602 231 3 425 366 5 292 358 5 123 

234 3 269 219 2 882 192 3 405 182 3 091 

145 2 382 132 2 168 

209 3 043 196 2 642 

269 3 915 239 3 537 125 1 795 113 1 359 71 501 66 460 181 1 728 162 1 511 168 3 454 163 3 161 

335 4 169 316 3 559 29 231 24 215 

1 798 15 146 1 607 14 006 

Sales 

Calves 

Solos Sales 

($1,000) Forms Number ($1,000) 

71 422 10920 106 527 20 437 

1 911 326 2 814 560 1 706 200 2 610 424 

24 11 39 8 1 109 214 2 093 444 

278 39 325 34 

427 123 719 151 

397 105 1 049 196 

238 55 528 96 

561 122 879 175 

600 115 819 161 

795 145 1 504 312 

1 718 223 3 390 639 

6 480 412 5610 1 277 

2 219 255 3 130 664 

126 25 128 20 

3 403 238 3 276 696 

2 190 360 3 667 745 

I 958 377 3 080 638 

2 818 181 3 785 545 

293 93 595 111 

1 994 251 2 833 591 

191 72 326 55 

33 8 75 7 

(D) 1 (D) (D) 

867 196 1 697 336 

909 245 2 074 284 

1 883 340 4908 638 

995 177 1 535 337 

1 175 159 1 618 322 

(0) 1 (D) (D) 

I 053 223 1 987 391 

5 710 390 5 738 1 239 

287 60 450 85 

891 168 1 569 330 

456 95 966 103 

3 507 348 3 194 729 

186 31 224 46 

2 016 250 2 718 670 

2 501 430 4 759 709 

841 229 2 118 373 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, Heifers and heifer calves and bull calves Milk cows 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

73 789 375 3088 409 2929 

104 289 394 2 770 465 2552 

90 5948 219 6 349 224 3 263 

18 27 110 539 111 572 

86 698 238 2 550 271 2578 

19 84 101 463 94 243 

7 (D) 12 87 16 75 - - 1 (D) 1 (D) 

45 161 225 1 454 260 1 358 86 1 256 283 2 078 298 1 552 

104 3 503 357 4 711 378 2 735 

44 200 194 1 107 242 1 796 

47 806 154 1 675 171 1 866 

- - 1 (D) 2 (D) 

52 354 240 1 609 261 1 432 

131 2434 406 4 932 468 7746 

15 180 74 487 82 434 

45 390 206 1 679 213 1 169 

59 1 245 100 1 064 109 523 

211 549 377 4 452 413 6345 

4 (D) 45 273 48 303 

116 240 265 2 561 291 2492 

192 3 420 504 5 081 511 3809 

37 57 249 1 352 287 1 421 

38 121 159 943 171 910 

81 669 218 2 199 250 3043 

58 177 200 1 629 240 1 707 

83 169 311 2 276 335 2 632 

53 387 195 1 345 224 1 695 

35 314 172 1 552 189 1 372 

61 214 108 706 123 544 

43 401 176 1 252 197 1 198 

83 378 221 1 879 252 1 921 

27 436 103 814 113 562 

20 41 51 223 60 248 

42 217 148 687 155 529 

31 293 141 1 345 161 1 635 

46 610 281 1 953 309 2092 

11 16 24 97 26 108 

444 1 140 1 303 7 043 1 598 5 973 

Cottle 

Total Fattened on groin and concentrates 

Sales Soles 

Forms Number ($1,000) Forms Number ($1,000) 

11 478 145 905 50 985 1 583 18447 7262 

316 3993 1 352 43 477 164 

249 3 715 1 282 61 960 381 

12 57 16 4 6 I 

189 2 067 665 14 74 27 

59 583 245 8 (D) (0) 

150 987 275 41 319 91 

78 700 200 10 183 40 

51 412 142 3 11 3 

140 1 221 387 13 79 27 

119 1 234 439 17 88 25 

119 1 452 483 16 91 30 197 3 184 1 079 22 390 143 

485 13 385 5 203 52 1 161 558 309 4 573 1 555 54 625 221 

40 288 106 16 117 47 

240 7 208 2 707 42 2049 945 

358 4 244 1 445 34 239 81 

385 3 880 1 320 49 355 139 

225 6093 2 274 46 1 406 646 102 655 182 28 123 32 

256 3 850 1 403 23 187 63 

79 486 136 16 51 13 

10 121 26 2 (D) (D) 

1 (0) (D) - - - 204 I 706 531 33 124 39 

283 1 946 625 59 263 91 

338 3 715 1 245 56 546 177 207 2 043 658 25 109 35 160 2 217 853 35 320 123 

1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (0) 

232 2085 661 31 253 79 

408 11 703 4 471 32 1 513 681 

70 571 201 18 99 38 

168 1 641 561 24 235 80 114 I 106 353 19 148 55 

345 7 130 2 778 26 566 222 

44 439 140 5 (D) (0) 

248 3 892 1 346 23 182 60 

464 5 165 1 791 82 653 248 

224 1 461 469 47 247 89, 

134 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 -Con. 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 10 

Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

- Randolph _________________________ _ 

- Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

- Roane ____________________________ _ 

- Summers _________________________ _ Taylor ____________________________ _ -

- Tucker ___________________________ _ Tyler _____________________________ _ - Upshur ___________________________ _ -

Wayne - ___________________________ _ 

- Webster __________________________ _ 

Welzel ___________________________ _ - Wir! _____________________________ _ -

Wood - ____________________________ _ 

- Wyoming _________________________ _ 

-

Forms nof on maillisL ______________ _ -

All Farms 

Part 3 of 10 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

-

Barbour __________________________ _ Berkeley - __________________________ _ 

- Boone ____________________________ _ 

- Broxton __________________________ _ 

- Brooke ___________________________ _ Cabell - ____________________________ _ Calhoun __________________________ _ - Clay _____________________________ _ -

- Ooddridge _________________________ _ Fayette ___________________________ _ -

-

Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

Grant - ____________________________ _ 

- Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Hampshire ________________________ _ - Hancock - __________________________ _ Hardy ____________________________ _ -

- Harrison __________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Kanawha _________________________ _ 

-

lewis ____________________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- logan ____________________________ _ 

McOowell - _________________________ _ 

Marion - ___________________________ _ MarshalL _________________________ _ - Mason - ___________________________ _ 

- Mercer ___________________________ _ 

Mineral - ___________________________ _ 

- Mingo ____________________________ _ 

Monongalia - _______________________ _ Monroe - ___________________________ _ 

Morgan - __________________________ _ Nicholas __________________________ _ - Ohio _____________________________ _ -

- Pendlelon _________________________ _ 

- Pleasants _________________________ _ 

- Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

Preston ___________________________ _ -

- Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

-

- :::~~~p~-== == ======== == == ====== == == - Roane ____________________________ _ 

-

-

- Summers _________________________ _ Taylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ Tyler _____________________________ _ - Upshur ___________________________ _ - Wayne ___________________________ _ -

-

-

- Webster __________________________ _ Welzel ___________________________ _ 

-

-

Wlr! _____________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ 

Wyoming _________________________ _ 

-

Forms nol on mailllsL ______________ _ 

-

Collie and calves 

Forms Number 

197 2 089 286 6 979 256 3 782 

368 5 701 256 3 783 198 3 169 

137 2 224 212 2 847 

283 4800 128 1 753 

63 469 176 1 689 167 3 093 341 5 212 23 229 

1 935 14 559 

Tolal 

Forms Number 

16237 456 925 

437 11 436 314 14289 

18 156 280 7044 62 1 866 228 3389 138 2951 

72 1 492 206 4283 182 3 700 

180 4600 304 126821 632 30874 385 14166 56 897 361 20951 491 13989 539 12 139 259 20896 141 2390 

334 11 708 140 1 513 18 451 

1 (D) 

294 6039 365 7951 481 16 717 271 5652 213 7001 

2 (D) 

313 7 181 564 24 186 99 2 143 249 6440 135 3 786 523 20396 

56 1 205 352 12437 

626 19773 340 5 548 

207 3978 302 11 651 268 6938 389 10200 

261 6309 209 6329 

149 3632 224 5493 304 7 715 134 3 171 

75 972 190 2944 

178 6434 357 8214 

30 436 

2299 28162 

Soles ($1,000) Forms 

532 153 2 148 192 1 102 194 

1 602 253 1 077 186 944 155 

579 112 

782 143 

1 327 213 441 90 

138 42 

384 137 

832 138 1 614 257 52 18 

3 1181 1 344 

110 4 510 9 

1 729 3031 

24 74 

26 36 

6 6 21 47 

- 15 

53 66 13 25 7 16 15 43 18 45 

17 25 30 35 

34 67 

34 44 7 13 31 53 21 74 41 105 15 15 

14 43 

19 36 39 43 5 4 - 1 

21 53 15 58 51 81 17 71 

22 30 

- 1 20 66 42 91 

14 15 20 46 6 13 64 88 

1 11 30 47 

46 108 41 94 

19 49 24 55 14 55 23 64 22 50 11 40 

13 34 14 46 34 58 8 26 

12 20 22 43 

8 34 19 76 

4 9 

582 568 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Sales 

Calves Callie 

Tolal FoHened on groin and concentrates 

Sales Soles Soles 

Number ($1,000) Forms Number ($1,000) Forms Number ($1,000) 

1 000 195 155 1 089 337 23 96 32 

2 447 523 234 4 532 1 624 23 596 221 

1 669 386 199 2 113 716 23 201 78 

2430 480 293 3271 1 123 24 179 64 

1 568 327 197 2 215 750 19 188 48 

1 498 314 149 1 671 629 27 189 78 

1 216 274 95 1 008 305 16 118 39 

1 163 226 175 1 684 555 23 87 23 

1 789 297 221 3 011 1 030 15 106 38 787 147 99 966 294 27 154 44 

207 45 49 262 93 11 38 16 

987 174 131 702 209 19 101 27 1 584 340 126 1 509 493 17 190 51 1 903 375 267 3 309 1 239 69 1 214 535 124 23 19 105 29 5 21 7 

7315 1 168 1 390 7 244 1 949 112 435 1191 

Cottle and calves-inventory per form 

Forms with- 500 or more 

1010 19 20 to 49 50 10 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Farms Number 

4863 4477 1 404 513 201 19 13579 

133 159 37 8 2 - - 71 87 56 28 10 - - 4 2 - - - - - 90 90 26 3 3 - - 18 20 4 5 - - - 56 43 9 - 1 - - 47 43 7 3 - - - 26 18 3 2 - - - 67 63 16 2 - - - 66 40 7 5 1 - -

48 67 17 6 - - 90 94 29 13 12 1 (D) -I 166 211 84 46 21 3 3 112 93 133 53 20 8 - - 18 17 1 - - - - 73 100 42 38 21 3 2535 171 145 66 12 2 - - 166 172 49 4 2 - - 28 80 56 39 25 1 (0) 

52 25 3 4 - - -

103 107 48 18 3 - - 37 19 2 - - - - 3 3 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - 120 83 15 - 2 - - 139 123 28 2 - - - 137 126 50 23 12 1 (D) 89 70 21 2 1 - - 60 68 20 9 3 1 (D) 

- 1 - - - - - 96 103 24 2 2 - - 124 163 86 39 17 2 (D) 34 28 5 3 - - - 71 86 17 8 1 - - 44 50 20 2 - - - 128 127 66 34 13 3 1 778 26 15 2 - 1 - - 94 110 47 16 8 - - 168 196 73 29 5 1 (D) 120 71 11 3 - - - 75 53 8 1 2 - - 75 78 44 21 3 2 (D) 81 82 29 6 1 - - 116 139 38 6 3 - - 87 81 14 3 " - - 61 70 16 7 4 - - 39 45 14 4 - - - 67 74 17 6 - - - 101 75 20 14 2 - - 46 40 11 3 - - - 24 19 - - - - - 78 41 6 - - - - 56 52 14 9 4 1 (D) 133 97 26 4 2 - - 10 6 1 - - - - 738 367 44 - - -

WEST VIRGINIA 135 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

Cows and heifers that hod calved- inventory per farm 

All Farms 

Part 4 of 10 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

- Barbour __________________________ _ 

Berkeley __________________________ _ - Boone ____________________________ _ - Broxton - __________________________ _ Brooke ___________________________ _ - Cabell ____________________________ _ - Calhoun __________________________ _ - Clay _____________________________ _ - Doddridge _________________________ _ - Fayette ___________________________ _ -

-

Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

Grant ____________________________ _ - Greenbrier - ________________________ _ 

Hampshire ________________________ _ - Hancock __________________________ _ - Hardy ____________________________ _ - Harrison __________________________ _ -

- Jock30n __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ Kanawha ____________ ' _____________ _ -

- lewis ____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ - logon ____________________________ _ - McDowell _________________________ _ - Marion ___________________________ _ -

Morsholl - __________________________ _ Mason - ___________________________ _ Mercer ___________________________ _ - Minerol ___________________________ _ - Mingo - ____________________________ _ 

-

Monongalia __ ... ___________________ _ Monroe __________________________ _ Morgan _________________________ _ Nicholas _________________________ _ 

Ohio ____________________________ _ Pendleton ________________________ _ Pleasants ________________________ _ Pocahontas ______________________ _ Preston __________________________ _ Putnam __________________________ _ 

Raleigh __________________________ _ 

Randolph ________________________ _ Ritchie __________________________ _ Roane ___________________________ _ Summers ________________________ _ Taylor ___________________________ _ Tucker __________________________ _ Tyler ____________________________ _ 

Upshur __________________________ _ 

Wayne __________________________ _ 

Webster _________________________ _ Welzel __________________________ _ Wir! ____________________________ _ 

Wood ___________________________ _ 

Wyoming ________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL _____________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 5 of 10 

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West Virginia ______________ _ 

- Barbour __________________________ _ 8erkeley __________________________ _ - Boone ____________________________ _ - Broxton __________________________ _ - Brooke ___________________________ _ - Cabell - ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ - Cloy _____________________________ _ -

- Doddridge _________________________ _ Fayette ___________________________ _ -

- Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

Granl - ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier - ________________________ _ 

- Hampshire ____________ • ___________ _ 

- Hancock __________________________ _ Hardy ____________________________ _ - Harrison - __________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ K.anawha - _________________________ _ 

- lewis ____________________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- logan ____________________________ _ 

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136 WEST VIRGINIA 

Total 

farms 

14590 

419 

284 

14 

246 

57 

200 

129 

70 

193 

173 

168 

280 

567 

364 

49 

321 

455 

494 

232 

129 

301 

117 

15 

I 277 

339 

453 

225 

193 

I 

286 

491 

91 

229 

126 

482 

51 

332 

589 

310 

193 

278 

244 

366 

234 

192 

145 

209 

269 

125 

71 

181 

168 

335 

29 

I 798 

Tolol 

Farms 

13 299 

398 

239 

12 

226 

48 

180 

112 

63 

183 

164 

156 

258 

509 

339 

47 

293 

430 

474 

175 

124 

282 

107 

11 

Number 1104 5 to 9 

242 421 3469 3 665 

6397 57 125 7 726 40 57 79 9 3 3850 45 72 979 12 12 1 784 88 47 

1 612 35 37 844 18 21 2307 43 66 2 221 55 44 

2 511 36 25 6508 48 54 15672 94 99 

7900 62 73 

413 15 20 9 154 59 57 7972 71 127 6 817 105 142 

11 284 23 14 1 279 41 43 

6580 41 59 

807 58 33 289 7 2 (0) I - 3 227 64 83 4321 58 84 

9 271 104 114 2 749 60 66 3460 35 53 (0) - -

4 140 46 81 

11 508 84 114 I 222 23 25 3 592 53 55 2 199 20 26 

9 599 128 88 629 14 15 

7384 50 69 

10883 115 141 2 775 99 109 

2 125 46 78 

6409 53 63 

3602 58 55 

5 292 68 95 

3 269 52 76 

3405 38 46 2382 31 36 

3 0431 39 65 

3 915 74 76 

I 795 29 32 

501 28 25 

I 728 55 57 

3454 37 39 4 169 79 105 

231 15 7 

15 146 751 455 

Number 110 4 510 9 

205 24.1 2984 3 531 

5993 52 122 

4651 42 48 

73 7 3 

3 734 32 69 

520 16 12 

I 680 71 48 

1 517 21 36 

817 15 18 

2 224 35 64 

I 868 50 43 

2342 29 25 

6 147 34 54 

13 322 78 94 

7 521 44 75 

352 16 20 

8377 37 60 

7 183 68 124 

6 528 103 128 

5336 27 19 

1 252 40 40 

5 882 36 60 

723 51 31 

188 4 2 

Forms wrth- SOO or more 

1010 19 20 10 49 SO 10 99 100 10 199 20010499 fanns Number 

3 788 2 781 658 191 37 1 (0) 

121 99 17 - - - - 66 75 32 13 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - 74 44 8 3 - - - 16 13 4 - - - - 39 25 1 - - - - 32 20 5 - - - - 20 9 2 - - - - 43 40 I - - - - 47 20 5 2 - - -

62 39 6 - - - - 75 71 19 12 1 - - 144 154 51 18 6 1 (0) 

100 103 18 6 2 - - 11 3 - - - - - 69 85 37 11 3 - - 115 115 24 3 - - - 139 94 12 2 - - - 46 71 45 23 10 - - 30 12 3 - - - -

87 81 27 6 - - - 19 6 1 - - - - 2 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 93 34 2 1 - - - 130 65 2 - - - - 116 67 37 13 2 - - 59 35 4 I - - - 48 42 12 3 - - - 1 - - - - - -

98 49 10 2 - - - 104 132 40 14 3 - - 21 19 2 I - - - 66 43 10 2 - - - 34 41 5 - - - - 112 103 39 12 - - - 16 4 1 I - - - 86 97 18 12 - - - 154 133 38 7 I - - 74 27 1 - - - -

46 19 2 2 - - - 60 64 29 7 2 - - 69 55 5 2 - - - 117 73 12 - 1 - - 63 34 5 4 - - - 56 42 6 3 1 - - 35 36 7 - - - - 47 50 8 - - - - 64 37 17 - I - - 35 25 3 1 - - -

17 I - - - - - 47 20 2 - - - - 48 32 7 2 3 - - 94 50 5 2 - - - 2 5 - - - - - 418 165 9 - - - ,-

Beef cows - invento ry per farm 

Farms with-

~J SOD ar more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 5010 99 100 to 199 Forms Number 

3 658 2 498 479 122 26 I (0) 

116 92 16 - - - - 66 60 21 2 - - - 1 I - - - - - 70 44 8 3 - - - 13 6 1 - - - - 38 22 1 - - - - 31 20 4 - - - - 20 8 2 - - - - 46 37 1 - - - -

48 19 3 I - - -

60 37 5 - - - - 74 67 16 12 I - - 139 142 37 12 6 I (0) 

99 98 15 6 2 - - 9 2 - - - - -

66 82 37 8 3 - - 115 102 18 3 - - -

140 90 11 2 - - - 38 60 20 9 2 - - 29 12 3 - - - - 82 79 21 4 - - - 19 6 - - - - - 2 2 I - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 -Con 

Beef cows-inventory per form 

All Farms 

Part 5 of 10 

McOowell _________________________ _ 

Marion ___________________________ _ 

MorshaL _________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ Mercer ___________________________ _ 

Minerol ___________________________ _ Mingo ____________________________ _ 

Monongalia _______________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ Morgan __________________________ _ 

Nicholas __________________________ _ 

Ohio _____________________________ _ Pendleton _________________________ _ 

Pleasants _________________________ _ Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

Preston ___________________________ _ 

Putnam ___________________________ _ 

Roleigh ___________________________ _ 

Rondolph _________________________ _ Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

Roane ____________________________ _ 

Summers _________________________ _ Toylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ Tyler _____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Webster __________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ Wirt _____________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ 

Wyoming _________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 6 of 10 

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West Virginia ______________ _ 

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Barbour __________________________ _ 

- Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Boone - ____________________________ _ 

Broxton __________________________ _ -

- Brooke ___________________________ _ 

Cobell ____________________________ _ - Calhoun - __________________________ _ Clay _____________________________ _ -

- Ooddridge _________________________ _ 

- Fayette ___________________________ _ -

Gilmer ____________________________ _ Grant ____________________________ _ - Greenbrier - ________________________ _ Hampshire ________________________ _ - Hancock - __________________________ _ 

Hardy ____________________________ _ -

- Harrison __________________________ _ Jackson __________________________ _ -

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kanawha _________________________ _ -

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lewis ____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ - Logon ____________________________ _ - McOowell _________________________ _ - Marion - ___________________________ _ Morshall __________________________ _ - Mason ___________________________ _ - Mercer - ___________________________ _ Mineral ___________________________ _ - Mingo - ____________________________ _ 

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Monongalia _______________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ - Morgan __________________________ _ - Nicholas - __________________________ _ Ohio _____________________________ _ - Pendleton _________________________ _ - Pleasants _________________________ _ - Pocahontas _______________________ _ -

- Preston ___________________________ _ Putnam ___________________________ _ -

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Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

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~~~~~p~- == == == ==== == == == ==== == == == - Roane ____________________________ _ - Summers _________________________ _ - Taylor ____________________________ _ - Tucker ___________________________ _ -

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Total 

Forms 

1 

269 

289 

397 

206 

171 

1 

276 

431 

85 

215 

91 

435 

48 

308 

504 

299 

179 

256 

231 

358 

219 

182 

132 

196 

239 

113 

66 

162 

163 

316 

24 

1 607 

Total 

Forms 

3 707 

86 

70 

4 

72 

18 

31 

51 

17 

48 

34 

5B 

79 

171 

94 

6 

127 

73 

104 

90 

18 

86 

19 

7 

-

45 

86 

104 

44 

47 

-

52 

131 

15 

45 

59 

211 

4 

116 

192 

37 

3B 

81 

58 

83 

53 

35 

61 

Number I to 4 

(0) 1 

3 066 63 

3 065 59 

5768 94 

2 549 48 2654 32 

(0) - 3 7861 43 

9 074 64 1 042 24 

3 202 48 

954 25 9 050 94 

582 13 7 144 36 

7463 103 

2 718 95 

2 004 36 5 740 53 

3425 54 

5 123 66 

2 882 47 

3 091 34 

2 1681 29 

2 642 40 

3 537 61 

1 359 29 

460 26 

1 511 45 

3 161 36 

3 559 73 

215 10 

14006 595 

Number I 1 to 9 

37 180 3 052 

404 77 

3 075 26 

6 4 

116 1 72 

459 5 

104 29 

95 51 

27 17 

83 48 

353 30 

169 55 

361 72 

2 350 133 

379 89 

61 3 

777 113 

789 53 

289 99 

5 948 11 

27 18 

698 71 

84 18 (0) 6 

- - 161 42 

1 256 37 

3 503 59 

200 40 

806 33 

- -

354 44 

2434 93 

180 12 

390 42 

1 245 19 

549 206 

(0) 2 240 114 

3 420 117 

57 37 

121 37 

669 68 

177 55 169 81 

387 47 

314 32 

214 54 

Farms with5 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 

- - -

80 91 33 

81 114 34 

108 117 57 

67 54 34 

48 46 35 

- 1 -

84 96 41 

106 103 124 

23 19 17 

51 65 41 

26 27 12 

B8 108 96 

15 15 3 

63 86 95 

139 143 100 

102 74 27 

75 46 19 

53 57 58 

54 65 51 

94 115 71 

76 57 33 

41 57 42 

30 35 31 

66 42 43 

72 55 35 

27 34 22 

23 16 1 

56 44 15 

38 48 31 

106 94 40 

7 3 4 

437 410 165 

Milk cows - inventory per fann 

Farms with10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 

135 273 179 62 

3 5 1 - 3 18 13 10 

- - - - - - - -

3 7 3 - - 2 - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - 1 - 2 1 

- 3 - - 1 4 2 -

3 13 17 5 1 2 2 - 2 1 - - 4 3 7 - 2 15 3 - 2 3 - - 12 20 23 19 

- - - -

4 6 4 1 

- - 1 -

- - 1 - - - - - 1 1 1 - 23 25 1 - 1 11 26 6 2 - 2 - 2 7 3 2 

- - - -

1 6 1 - 1 13 19 5 

- 2 1 - - 1 - 2 10 26 4 - 3 1 - 1 1 1 - - - 2 - - 18 35 18 4 

- - - -

- - 1 - 6 3 2 2 1 2 - - - 2 - - 2 1 2 1 - 1 1 1 6 1 - -

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500 or more 

50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Fonns Number 

- - - - -

1 I - - -

1 - - - -

15 5 1 - -

2 1 - - -

9 1 - - - - -

;1 

-

=1 11 1 -

25 6 -

1 I - - -

10 - - - -

1 - - - -

38 11 - - -

1 I - - - 16 12 - - -

15 3 1 - - 1 - - - -

1 2 - - - 27 7 1 - -

5 2 - - -

11 - 1 - -

3 3 - - -

6 1 1 - -

7 - ::1 

- -

5 - - -

15 -

~I - -

1 - - -

- - - -

2 - - -

6 1 3 - -

2 1 - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

Dairy products sold 

500 or more 

200 to 499 I Farms Number 1 Forms 

Sales I 

($1,000) 

6 - - 902 35 113 

- - - 16 285 

- - - 55 3 316 

::1 

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::1 

- - - 4 (0) 

- 13 453 

- - - 4 (0) 

- - - 5 1 - - - 1 (0) 

- - - 2 (0) 

- - - 4 292 

- - - 6 69 - - ::1 

13 201 - - 48 2 409 

=1 

- - 13 248 - - 3 39 - - 18 535 - - 26 581 - - - 12 69 5 - ~ 80 7 027 

- - - 1 (0) 

- - - 17 457 

- -

~I 3 (D) 

- - 1 (0) 

- - - - - - 7 100 - - - 61 1 079 I - - 47 4 028 - - - 6 65 - - - 18 857 - - - - -

- -

=1 

11 302 - - 45 2 667 - - 8 152 - - - 5 (0) - - - 42 1 119 - - - lB 151 - - - 3 23 - - - 12 (0) 

- - - 98 3 903 - - - 6 12 

- - - 3 (0) - - - 20 618 - - - 10 74 - - - 5 (0) 

- - - 9 312 - - - 6 189 -, - - 1 73, 

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Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Part 6 of 10 

Tyler _____________________________ _ 

- Upshur ___________________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ -

- Webster __________________________ _ 

- Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

Wirt - _____________________________ _ 

- Wood ____________________________ _ 

Wyoming __________________________ _ -

- Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

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All Farms 

Part 7 of 10 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

Barbour __________________________ _ 

Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Boone ____________________________ _ 

Braxton __________________________ _ 

Brooke ____________________________ _ 

Cabell ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Clay _____________________________ _ 

Doddridge _________________________ _ 

Fayette ___________________________ _ 

Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

Grant ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Hardy ____________________________ _ 

Harrison __________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ Kanawha _________________________ _ 

lewis ____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

logon ____________________________ _ 

McDowell _________________________ _ 

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Marion - ___________________________ _ 

- Marshall __________________________ _ 

- Mason ___________________________ _ 

- Mercer ___________________________ _ - MineraL __________________________ _ - Mingo ____________________________ _ 

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Monongalia ____ . ___________________ _ - Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Morgan - __________________________ _ 

- Nicholas __________________________ _ - Ohio _____________________________ _ 

- Pendleton _________________________ _ - Pleasants _________________________ _ - Pocahontas _______________________ _ - Preston ___________________________ _ 

- Putnam ___________________________ _ 

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Raleigh ___________________________ _ - Randolph _________________________ _ - Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

- Roane ____________________________ _ 

- Summers _________________________ _ - Taylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ -

- Tyler _____________________________ _ - Upshur ___________________________ _ Wayne - ___________________________ _ 

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Webster __________________________ _ Wetzel - ___________________________ _ 

- Wirt _____________________________ _ 

W""d - ____________________________ _ 

- Wyoming _________________________ _ -

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ -

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Total 

Forms 

43 

83 

27 

20 

42 

31 

46 

11 

444 

Forms 

15 145 

425 

306 

13 

272 

60 

186 

128 

65 

185 

159 

177 

299 

621 

389 

45 

351 

481 

510 

260 

122 

335 

99 

11 

I 

270 

345 

442 

258 

208 

2 

296 

554 

89 

232 

131 

495 

53 

338 

601 

305 

197 

286 

256 

368 

256 

198 

137 

212 

283 

128 

63 

176 

167 

341 

23 

1 935 

Number I to 9 

401 29 

378 76 436 19 

41 20 217 34 293 25 

610 1 32 16 11 

1 140 I 435 

Total I 

1 

Soles 

Number ($1.000) 

252 432 71 422 

6 807 1 911 

6 325 1 706 96 24 1 4 160 1 109 

908 278 I 706 427 

1 749 397 

940 238 2 100 561 

2 053 600 

2 956 795 

6 574 1 718 

18 995 6480 

7 703 2219 

416 126 

10484 3403 

7 911 2 190 

6960 1 958 

9 878 2818 

I 250 293 

6683 1 994 

812 191 

196 33 

(D) (0) 

3403 867 

4020 909 

8 623 I 883 

3 578 995 

3 835 1 175 (0) (D) 

4072 1 053 

17 441 5 710 

I 021 287 

3 210 891 

2072 456 

10324 3 507 

663 186 

6610 2016 

9 924 2 501 

3 579 841 

2 089 532 

6 979 2 148 

3 782 1 102 

5 701 1 602 

3 783 1 077 

3 169 944 

2 224 579 

2 847 782 

4800 I 327 

1 753 441 

469 138 

1 689 384 

3 093 832 

5 212 1 614 

229 52 

14559 3 118 

Milk cows - inventory per form 

Dairy products sold 

Forms with- 500 or more 

Sales 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Forms Number Farms ($1.000) 

5 7 2 - - - - 15 327 2 4 I - - - - 9 279 1 5 1 I - - - 12 399 

- - - - - - - 3 4 4 4 - - - - - 10 113 

2 2 2 - - - - 6 263 

2 8 3 1 - -

=1 

17 557 

- - - - - - - -

- - 9 - - - -I 30 613 

Cottle and calves-soles per form 

Forms with- 500 or more 

1 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Forms Number 

7 994 3 800 2 492 591 196 61 11 9351 

190 145 77 8 4 - 1 (D) 

132 75 66 28 5 - - -

9 4 - - - - - - 122 87 51 9 3 - - -

32 16 9 2 1 - - -

124 44 15 3 - - - - 76 25 21 5 1 - - - 38 18 7 1 1 - - - 105 52 25 2 1 - - -

96 37 19 7 - - - -

80 49 38 9 1 - - - 143 65 63 22 3 2 1 (0) 

233 179 121 51 21 14 2 (D) 

155 114 90 17 13 - - - 31 10 4 - - - - - 137 82 72 41 13 5 1 (D) 

222 140 93 19 6 1 - - 264 149 80 14 2 1 - -

57 56 85 39 18 5 - - 77 28 16 1 - - - -

128 104 74 24 3 2 - - 81 11 5 2 - - - - 4 4 2 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - -

155 66 43 4 2 - - - 201 91 45 8 - - - -

202 123 90 21 3 1 2 (D) 

144 72 32 7 2 1 - - 101 61 31 13 - 2 - -

1 1 - - - - - -

171 74 38 10 2 1 - -

220 132 141 32 19 7 3 3977 

51 24 12 1 I - - - 121 66 36 8 1 - - -

57 36 33 5 - - - -

250 110 93 22 13 7 - -

32 15 4 1 1 - - -

143 96 71 20 8 - - - 316 152 99 23 7 4 - -

195 77 26 5 - 2 - -

121 48 25 3 - - - - 124 62 63 24 11 2 - - 125 72 49 7 3 - - -

170 115 72 6 4 1 - - 140 68 38 5 4 1 - -

94 56 38 8 2 - - -

64 41 25 5 2 - - - 121 49 37 3 2 - - -

143 74 48 11 6 1 - - 70 32 22 3 1 - - -

46 15 2 - - - - - 122 34 18 2 - - - - 87 43 20 12 4 1 - - 184 94 52 8 2 - 1 (D) 

15 4 4 - - - - -

1 471 303 152 9 - - - -

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Tobie 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 8 of 10 

West Virginio ______________ _ -

Barbour ____________ - ___ -------- ---- Berkeley __________________ ---------- Boone ______________ ---- ------------ Braxton __________________ ---------- Brooke ________________________ - __ _ - Cabell __________________________ ---- Calhoun ________________________ - __ - Clay __________________________ ----- Dodd ridge ____________________ --- __ _ 

- Fayette ___________________________ _ -

Gilmer __________________________ ---- Grant ____________________ -----_ ---- Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

- Hampshire ______________________ ---- Hancock __________________________ _ 

- Hardy ____________________________ _ 

- Harrison ____ ______ ________________ _ - Jockson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Kanawha _________________________ _ -

lewis ____________________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ - logon __________________________ ---- McDowell _________________________ _ - Marion ___________________________ _ Marshall - __________________________ _ - Mason ___________________________ _ - Mercer ________________ ________ ___ _ - Mineral ___________________________ _ - Mingo ____________________________ _ -

Monongolia _______________________ _ Monroe - ___________________________ _ - Morgan __________________________ _ - Nicholas __________________________ _ Ohio _____________________________ _ 

Pendleton _________________________ _ Pleasants _________________________ _ Pocahontas _______________________ _ Preston ___________________________ _ Putna m ___________________________ _ 

Roleigh ___________________________ _ 

Rondolph _________________________ _ 

Ritchie ___________________________ _ Roane ____________________________ _ Summers _________________________ _ Taylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ Tyler _____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Webster __________________________ _ Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

Wirt _____________________________ _ Wood ____________________________ _ 

Wyoming _________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 9 of 10 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

Barbour __________________________ _ Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Boone ____________________________ _ 

Braxton __________________________ _ Brooke ___________________________ _ Cabell ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Clay _____________________________ _ 

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- Dodd - ridge _________________________ _ 

Fayette ___________________________ _ -

- Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

- Grant ____________________________ _ 

- Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

- Hampshire ________________________ _ 

- Hancock __________________________ _ Hardy ____________________________ _ -

- Harrison __________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ Kanawha - _________________________ _ 

- lewis ____________________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- logan ____________________________ _ 

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Farms 

10920 

326 

200 

11 

214 

39 

123 

105 

55 

122 

115 

145 

223 

412 

255 

25 

238 

360 

377 

181 

93 

251 

72 

8 

1 

196 

245 

340 

177 

159 

1 

223 

390 

60 

168 

95 

348 

31 

250 

430 

229 

153 

192 

194 

253 

186 

155 

112 

143 

213 

90 

42 

137 

138 

257 

18 

1 344 

Forms 

11 478 

316 

249 

12 

189 

59 

150 

78 

51 

140 

119 

119 

197 

485 

309 

40 

240 

358 

385 

225 

102 

256 

79 

10 

Total 

Number 

106 527 

2 814 

2 610 

39 

2 093 

325 

719 

1 049 

528 

879 

819 

1 504 

3 390 

5610 

3 130 

128 

3 276 

3 667 

3 080 

3 785 

595 

2 833 

326 

75 

(0) 

1 697 

2074 

4 908 

1 535 

1 618 

(D) 

1 987 

5 738 

450 

1 569 

966 

3 194 

224 

2 718 

4 759 

2 118 

1 000 

2447 

1 669 

2 430 

1 568 

1 498 

1 216 

1 163 

1 789 

787 

207 

987 

1 584 

1 903 

124 

73.15 

Total 

Number 

145 905 

3993 

3 715 

57 

2 067 

583 

987 

700 

412 

1 221 

1 234 

1 452 

3 184 

13 385 

4 573 

288 

7 208 

4 244 

3 880 

6 093 

655 

3 850 

486 

121 

Soles 

($1,000) I to 9 

20437 7 478 

560 214 

424 106 

8 10 

444 134 

34 25 

151 1 102 

196 71 

96 43 

175 89 

161 91 

312 92 

639 130 

1 277 222 

664 152 

20 22 

696 130 

745 224 

638 269 

545 78 

111 75 

591 146 

55 66 

7 6 

(0) 1 

336 140 

284 171 

638 219 

337 136 

322 97 

(D) -

391 161 

1 239 205 

85 44 

330 106 

103 52 

729 240 

46 23 

670 160 

709 1 287 

373 185 

195 125 

523 105 

386 129 

480 166 

327 127 

314 94 

274 70 

226 104 

297 163 

147 58 

45 39 

174 108 

340 92 375 188 

23 13 

1 168 1 173 

($1,000)· ~,.I 1 to 9 

50985 7 847 

1 352 212 

1 282 143 

16 11 

665 130 245 45 

275 118 

200 59 

142 42 

387 100 

439 83 

483 70 

1 079 117 

5203 238 

1 555 184 

106 31 

2 707 117 

1 445 231 

1 320 259 

2274 89 

182 82 

1 403 152 

136 65 

26 7 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

1978 -Con. 

Calves - soles per form 

Farms with- 500 or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Forms Number 

2 190 1 070 145 26 8 3 2 079 

79 33 - - - - -

53 35 5 1 - - - - 1 - - - - -

55 23 2 - - - -

- 10 4 - -

::I -

15 5 1 - - -

15 18 1 - - -

7 4 1 - - - -

27 6 - - - - - 17 6 1 - - - -

32 21 - - - - -

60 26 5 1 - 1 (0) 

117 56 12 5 - - -

=1 - 57 40 4 2 -

3 - - - - - 61 33 12 2 - - -

91 36 9 - - - -

78 27 3 - - - - 32 52 16 3 - - -

14 4 - - - - -

69 28 8 - - - -

4 1 1 - =1 - -

- 2 - - - -

- - - - - - -

36 18 2 - - - -

57 14 3 - - - - 57 56 4 2 - 2 (0) 

30 10 - - 1 - -

42 15 5 - - - -

1 - - - - - -

40 18 4 - -I - -

100 71 10 2 2 - - 11 5 - - - - -

42 18 2 - - - -

28 15 - - - - - 69 33 6 - - - - 6 2 - - - - -

56 28 6 - - - -

92 40 6 3 

~I -

=1 29 12 1 - -

17 11 - - - - -

46 35 5 1 - - - 48 16 1 - - - -

66 19 1 - 1 - - 44 13 2 - - - - 40 20 1 - - - -

21 20 1 - - - - 25 14 - -

=1 -33 16 - 1 - =1 27 3 2 - - - -

3 - - - - - - 19 9 1 - - - -

30 12 1 3 - - -

54 15 - - - - -

4 1 - - - - -

120 51 - - - - -

Cattle - sales per farm 

Forms withI 500 or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 1 Forms Number 

1 951 1 177 340 115 40 8 7 254 

63 31 5 4 - 1 (D) 

51 38 15 2 - - - 1 - - - - - - 32 19 7 1 - - - 8 5 - 1 - - - 24 7 1 - - - - 11 5 3 - - - - 5 3 1 - - - - 28 10 1 1 - - - 23 8 5 - - - - 27 19 3 - - - - 36 29 12 2 1 - - 95 91 37 11 11 2 (D) 

63 43 13 6 - - - 7 2 - - - - - 34 46 34 3 5 1 (0) 

72 43 7 4 1 - - 73 45 7 - 1 - - 42 68 11 13 2 - - 17 3 - - - - - 57 31 12 2 2 - - 9 5 - - - - - 1 2 - - - - -

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Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 9 of 10 

McDowell _________________________ _ 

Marion - ___________________________ _ 

- Marshall __________________________ _ 

- Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mercer ___________________________ _ - Minerol - ___________________________ _ 

- Mingo ____________________________ _ 

- Monongalia _______________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ 

Nicholas __________________________ _ 

Ohio _____________________________ _ 

Pendleton _________________________ _ Pleasants _________________________ _ 

Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

Preston ___________________________ _ 

Putnam ___________________________ _ 

Raleigh ___________________________ _ Randolph _________________________ _ 

Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

Roane ____________________________ _ 

Summers _________________________ _ Taylor ____________________________ _ 

T lJcker ___________________________ _ 

Tyler _____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Webster __________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ Wir1 _____________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ 

Wyoming _______ '- _________________ _ 

Forms not on mail lisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 10 of 10 

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West Virginio ______________ _ -

Barbour __________________________ _ 

- Berkeley __________________________ _ 

- Boone ____________________________ _ 

- Brox Ion __________________________ _ 

- Brooke ___________________________ _ 

- Cabell ____________________________ _ 

- Calhoun __________________________ _ Cloy - _____________________________ _ 

- Ilcddridge _________________________ _ - fayette ___________________________ _ 

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Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

- Grant ___ • ________________________ _ 

- Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

- Hampshire ________________________ _ - Hancock ___ • ______ '". ______ • _____ • __ Hardy - ____________________________ _ 

- Harrison _________ • __ • _____________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ Jefferson _________________________ _ -

- Kanawha _________________________ _ 

- lewis ______ • _____________________ _ 

- Uncoln __ • __ • _____________________ _ 

- logon ________ . __________ • _________ _ McDowell - _________________________ _ 

- Marion ___________ • _______________ _ 

Morshall - __________________________ _ - Mason ___________________________ _ Mercer - ___________________________ _ 

Minerai. - __________________________ _ 

Mingo - ________ • ___________________ _ 

-

Monongalia _______________________ _ Monroe - _______________________ • ___ _ 

Morgan - __________________________ • 

Nicholas - __________________________ _ 

- Ohio _____________________________ _ 

- Pend/e'en _________________________ _ - Pleasants ____ • ____ • _______________ • - Pocahontas ____ • __________________ _ 

- Preston _____________ • _____________ _ - Putnam ___________________________ _ -

Raleigh. _______________________ • __ _ 

- Randolph _________________________ _ 

- Ritchie ___________________________ _ Roane ____________________________ _ -

- Summers _________________________ _ 

- Taylor _________________________ • - -_ - Tucker ___________________ • _______ _ 

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Forms 

1 

204 

283 

338 

207 

160 

1 

232 

408 

70 

168 

114 

345 

44 

248 

464 

224 

155 

234 

199 

293 

197 

149 

95 

175 

221 

99 

49 

131 

126 

267 

19 

1 390 

Farms 

1 583 

43 

61 

4 

14 

8 

41 

10 

3 

13 

17 

16 

22 

52 

54 

16 

42 

34 

49 

46 

28 

23 

16 

2 

-

33 

59 

56 

25 

35 

1 

31 

32 

18 

24 

19 

26 

5 

23 

82 

47 

23 

23 

23 

24 

19 

27 

16 

Total 

Sales 

Number ($1,000) 1 to 9 

(0) (0) 1 1 706 531 151 1 946 625 223 3 715 1 245 222 2 043 658 156 2 217 853 113 (D) (0) 1 

2 085 661 1 180 

11 703 4471 214 571 201 50 

1 641 561 116 

1 106 353 79 

7 130 2 778 207 439 140 36 3 892 1 346 144 

5 165 1 791 330 

1 461 469 174 

1 089 337 120 

4 532 1 624 130 

2 113 716 136 

3 271 1 123 175 

2 215 750 141 

1 671 629 104 

1 008 305 1 67 

1 684 555 127 

3 011 1 030 145 966 294 69 

262 93 43 

702 209 110 

1 509 493 83 

3 309 1 239 183 

105 29 15 

7 244 1 949 1 217 

Totol 

Sales 

Number ($1.000) 1 to 9 

18447 7 262 1 195 

477 164 29 

960 381 35 

6 1 4 

74 27 13 

(0) (0) 6 

319 91 33 

183 40 5 

11 3 3 

79 27 10 

88 25 15 

91 30 12 

390 143 13 

1 161 558 42 

625 221 41 

117 47 13 

2 049 945 13 

239 81 28 

355 139 36 

1 406 646 23 

123 32 27 

187 63 15 

51 13 15 

(0) , (0) 2 

- - - 124 39 30 

263 91 52 

546 177 40 

109 35 22 

320 123 22 (0) (0) 1 

253 79 24 

1 513 681 18 

99 38 14 

235 80 16 

148 55 11 

566 222 15 

(0) (0) 4 

182 60 18 

653 248 64 

247 89 43 

96 32 22 

596 221 10 

201 78 18 

179 64 21 

188 48 15 

189 78 21 

118 39 11 

1978 -Con. 

Cottle - sa~s per form 

Farms with- 500 or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Forms Number 

- - - - - - - 33 18 1 1 - - - 48 11 1 - - - - 70 33 11 2 - - - 26 18 5 2 - - - 24 17 4 - 2 - - - - - - - - -

29 16 6 - 1 - -

91 66 19 11 4 3 3977 

15 4 - 1 - - -

30 16 5 1 - - -

26 5 4 - - - -

57 50 13 12 6 - -

5 1 1 1 - - -

47 40 10 7 - - - 69 48 12 4 1 - -

37 12 1 - - - -

22 12 1 - - - - 45 36 17 4 2 - -

37 20 5 1 - - -

73 39 3 3 - - - 29 21 2 4 - - -

23 13 8 1 - - -

15 9 3 1 - - - 24 20 2 2 - - - 38 24 9 4 1 - - 21 7 1 1 - - - 5 1 - - - - -

20 1 - - - - - 28 5 9 1 - - - 47 31 4 1 - 1 (0) 

4 - - - - - -

134 30 9 - - - -

Fottened cottle - soles per farm 

Farms with-

~ .. , .. I 

500 or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 Fonns Number 

214 116 40 9 6 3 2376 

6 6 2 - - - - 7 14 5 - - - - - - - - - - -

1 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - 5 2 1 - - - - 1 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - -

2 1 - - - - - 2 - - - - - -

4 - - - - - - 3 3 3 - - - -

4 4 - 1 - 1 (D) 

7 4 - 2 - - -

2 1 - - - - -

6 11 9 - 3 - -

3 3 - - - - - 7 6 - - - - - 9 8 1 3 2 - - 1 - - - - - -

6 2 - - - - -

1 - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2 1 - - - - -

6 1 - - - - - 10 3 3 - - - - 2 1 - - - - - 8 5 - - - - - - - - - - - -

4 2 1 - - - - 7 2 4 - - 1 (0) 

4 - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - 7 1 - - - - - 7 1 1 2 - - - - - 1 - - - - 2 3 - - - - - 12 4 2 - - - - 2 1 1 - - - -

- 1 - - - - - 6 5 1 - 1 - - 2 3 - - - - - 1 2 - - - - -

3 - 1 - - - - 5 - 1 - - - - 4 1 - - -I - -I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 10 of 10 

Tyler _____________________________ _ Upshur ___________________________ _ 

::~::e;====~====:=====:=========:= Wetzel ___________________________ _ Wirt _____________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ 

Wyoming _________________________ _ 

farms not on mair lisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Forms 

23 

15 

27 

II 

19 

17 

69 

5 

112 

Total 

Number 

87 

106 

154 

38 

101 

190 

I 214 

21 

435 

Sales 

($1.000) I to 9 

23 21 

38 13 

44 22 

16 II 

27 16 

51 12 

53~, 52 

4 

119j 99 

1978 - Con 

fattened cattte-soles per farm 

forms with10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 

2 - - - I I - - 5 - - - - - - - 3 - - - 3 I I - 10 6 - - I - - -

13 - - -

Table 17. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 3 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

Barbour __________________________ _ Berkeley __________________________ _ Boone ____________________________ _ Broxton __________________________ _ Srooke ___________________________ _ Cabell ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Cloy _____________________________ _ 

Doddridge _________________________ _ 

Fayette ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Gilmer ____________________________ _ Grant - ____________________________ _ Greenbrier - ________________________ _ Hampshire - ________________________ _ Hancock - __________________________ _ Hardy ____________________________ _ -

Harrison - ___________ ~ ______________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ Kanawha - _________________________ _ 

- lewis ____________________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ -

- logon ____________________________ _ McDowell _________________________ _ -

Marion - ___________________________ _ MarshaIL ________________________ _ -

Mason - ___________________________ _ Mercer - ___________________________ _ Mineral - ___________________________ _ Mingo - ___ 0 ________________________ _ 

-

Monongalia _______________________ _ Monroe - ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

Morgan __________________________ _ Nicholas __________________________ _ Ohio _____________________________ _ 

Pendleton _________________________ _ - Pleasants _________________________ _ - Pocahontas _______________________ _ - Preston ___________________________ _ -

- Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

Randolph _________________________ _ Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

Roane ____________________________ _ Summers _________________________ _ -

-

--

Taylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ Tyler _____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ - Wayne ___________________________ _ -

- Webster __________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ -

-

-

-

-

Wirt _____________________________ _ Wood ____________________________ _ 

Wyoming _________________________ _ 

Farms not on moil fisL ______________ _ 

-

Total 

Farms 

3 318 

68 

83 

8 

49 

8 

35 

28 

II 

36 

36 

33 

65 

116 

118 

10 

164 

31 

81 

58 

23 

39 

29 

7 

2 

34 

66 

77 

46 

37 

-

34 

131 

28 

45 

18 

164 

5 

106 

127 

51 

38 

49 

32 

50 

41 

18 

27 

40 

60 

28 

21 

45 

27 

49 

9 

677 

Number 

54816 

226 3771 

128 

335 

54 

418 

155 

54 

304 

167 

249 

I 598 

1 215 2819 

81 

7545 

233 

487 3 290 

436 

134 

96 

49 

(D) 

810 

1 077 

I 977 

387 

817 -

237 2007 

669 

682 

285 8086 (D) 

879 2046 

804 

308 

712 

193 

325 

303 

93 

232 

306 

368 

202 

144 

246 

443 3182 

31 

3047 

Inventory 

Hogs and pigs 

Used or to be used Other for breeding 

Farms Number Farms 

I 440 7 793 3054 

12 24 64 62 541 69 4 27 7 18 97 47 3 (D) 6 9 35 32 7 18 27 

4 16 II 17 39 34 II 57 30 

15 48 29 37 284 58 36 175 113 87 361 98 4 141 9 122 1 019 146 7 19 30 18 80 78 40 390 52 11 69 23 

7 21 37 9 31 26 I (D) 7 I (D) 2 12 135 32 33 75 58 36 264 67 21 68 41 16 74 33 

- - -

15 52 30 73 295 113 12 207 25 18 134 39 8 28 16 102 919 156 I (D) 5 49 178 94 66 380 117 17 77 48 

14 52 35 13 106 43 15 63 29 17 57 49 17 54 37 4 21 17 12 66 25 15 47 38 13 47 59 14 53 24 

6 17 18 20 50 38 11 63 24 16 366 46 3 8 7 

229 407 656 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

I Litters of pig s 1 

farrowed between Hog s and pigs Dec.l, 1977, and Nov. 30, 1978 

Number Farms Number Farms Number 

47023 I 583 9 625 I 941 76 870 

202 13 27 22 182 3 230 67 795 80 5500 101 4 42 3 (D) 

238 19 105 31 562 17 3 16 3 (D) 

383, II 34 23 405 137 7 15 II 128 

38 4 16 5 51 265 18 43 16 238 110 II 68 II 462 

201 15 63 20 445 1 314 40 277 44 2024 1 040 37 188 54 1 535 2 458 92 494 107 4 132 67 4 18 8 151 6 526 125 1 082 161 II 060 214 7 23 14 181 407 19 84 31 517 2900 45 559 65 4545 367 II 122 16 602 

113 9 19 14 162 65 10 35 13 281 47 1 (D) 3 (D) 

(D) I (D) 2 (D) 675 12 130 16 1 036 I 002 35 94 40 1 336 1 713 42 298 58 2 953 319 21 84 24 500 743 19 137 31 I 576 - - - - -

185 15 45 21 303 1 712 75 306 95 2 963 462 13 165 22 1 314 548 23 126 27 562 257 10 35 14 232 7 167 108 I 283 118 12 323 21 1 (D) 2 (D) 701 50 214 58 1 599 1 666 68 409 85 3 679 727 18 120 22 I 036 

256 15 36 18 477 606 15 138 22 607 130 15 37 17 189 268 19 46 23 298 249 18 70 23 401 72 6 18 7 131 166 13 77 12 390 259 16 65 24 605 321 13 77 15 177 149 14 44 14 340 

127 9 22 14 155 196 21 71 23 309 380 14 63 21 412 2 816 17 684 23 4 375 (D) 3 5 5 32 

2640 292 582 290 3 120 

500 or more 

200 to 499 fonns Number 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - I (D) 

=, - -

-I - -

SaJes 

I 

Feeder pigs 

Soles Soles ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

5672 675 23 366 814 

II 3 49 I 

463 32 I 559 53 (D) I (D) (D) 

27 9 288 7 3 2 (D) (D) 

30 3 29 1 7 - - -

2 2 (D) (D) 

7 5 86 2 40 3 80 2 

27 4 (D) 3 125 19 847 28 96 10 209 6 301 50 I 252 43 

8a!' 

2 (D) (0) , 

62 2 585 99 II 3 97 2 27 9 267 8 393 15 484 19 49 7 175 6 

6 5 80 2 12 3 (D) (D) 

(D) - - - (D) - - - 58 8 873 45 105 16 282 10 275 14 363 10 29 3 89 2 108 12 659 23 - - - -

20 7 103 3 154 36 I 060 34 68 8 I 092 46 35 8 222 7 22 - - - 978 58 3 956 154 (D) - - - 96 24 738 25 235 31 1 644 48 75 7 217 6 

40 6 191 6 47 5 113 3 8 7 109 3 14 9 136 5 25 4 166 5 7 3 (D) (D) 37 7 162 4 34 10 344 13 12 3 35 I 21 7 150 6 

13 4 63 2 , 

14 8 148 4 26 8 176 5 (D) 8 260 6 4 - - - 196 105 1 391 44 

WEST VIRGI NIA 141 
Table 17. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 3 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

-

Barbour __________________________ _ 

- Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Boone ____________________________ _ -

- Broxton __________________________ _ 

Brooke ___________________________ _ -

- Cabell ____________________________ _ Calhoun __________________________ _ - Cloy _____________________________ _ - Doddridge - _________________________ _ 

- Fayette ___________________________ _ 

-

g~:etr == ==== == ==== == == == ====== == === 

-

-

-

-

Greenbrier _ 

Hampshire Hancock __________________________ _= == ==== == == == == == == == === _ Hardy - ____________________________ _ 

- Harrison _______________ "- __________ _ 

- Jackson _________________________ _ 

-- Jefferson ________________________ _ 

Kanawha -- _________________________ _ 

lewis ____________________________ _ 

- lincoln __________________________ _ 

-- logon ____________________________ _ 

McDowell - ________________________ _ 

-- Morion __________________________ _ 

MorshoL -- _________________________ _ 

Mason - ___________________________ _ 

Mercer ___________________________ _ - MineraI ________ :. __________________ _ 

Mingo - ____________________________ _ 

- Monongalia _______________________ _ Monroe - ___________________________ _ 

Morgan - __________________________ _ 

Nicholas - __________________________ _ 

- Ohio _____________________________ _ 

- Pendleton _________________________ _ 

Pleasants _________________________ _ 

Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

- Preston ___________________________ _ 

- Putnam ___________________________ _ 

Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

- Randolph _________________________ _ 

- Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

Roane ____________________________ _ 

- Summers _________________________ _ 

- Taylor ____________________________ _ 

- Tucker ___________________________ _ 

- Tyler _____________________________ _ 

- Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

-

Webster __________________________ _ 

Wetzel - _____________ .. _____________ _ Win - _____________________________ _ 

Wood - ____________________________ _ 

- Wyoming _________________________ _ 

farms not on moil !isL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 3 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

Barbour __________________________ _ Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Boone ________________________ -- - __ 

Broxton ______________________ --- __ Brooke _______________________ - - __ _ 

Cabell ____________________ ---- -- --- Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Cloy ____________________ ------ ---- Doddridge ______________________ ----

Fayette __________________ -_ - --- ----

Gilmer __________________ -- ____ -- ---

Grant __________________ -------- ---

Greenbrier ______________ -- ------ --- Hampshire ______________ - _____ -- ---

Hancock ________________ -_ ---- -- ---

Hardy ______________ -- -- ------ -- ---

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Harrison ________________ - _____ -- ---- Jackson ______________ -_ -- ------ ---- jefferson ___________ - __ -- ---- -- ----- kanawha ___________ - -- -------- -----

142 WEST VIRGINIA 

Totol 

Forms 

3318 

68 

83 

8 

49 

8 

35 

28 

II 

36 

36 

33 

65 

116 

ll8 

10 

164 

31 

81 

58 

23 

39 

29 

7 

2 

34 

66 

77 

46 

37 

-

34 

131 

28 

45 

18 

164 

5 

106 

127 

51 

38 

49 

32 

50 

41 

18 

27 

40 

60 

28 

21 

45 

27 

49 

9 

677 

farms 

I 941 

22 

80 

3 

31 

3 

23 

11 

5 

16 

11 

20 

44 

54 

107 

8 

161 

14 

31 

65 

16 

Number 1 to 4 

54 816 1 880 

226 53 3 771 17 128 5 

335 1 37 54 5 

418 20 155 22 54 7 304 27 

167 27 

249 20 1 598 26 

1 215 75 

2 819 36 81 5 7 545 27 233 24 

487 64 3 290 5 436 12 

134 33 96 25 

49 4 (D) - 810 26 1 077 43 

I 977 43 

387 26 

817 15 

- -

237 21 2 007 57 

669 9 

682 27 

285 8 8 086 64 (0) 3 

879 63 

2 0461 65 

804 31 

308 23 

712 32 

193 23 

325 32 

303 26 93 12 

232 19 

306 23 

368 47 

202 15 

144 15 

246 31 

443 17 

3 182 31 

31 1 

7 

3 047 i 450 

Total 

Soles 

Number ($1,000) 

76 870 5672 

182 II 

5 500 463 

(0) (0) 

562 27 

(D) 3 

405 30 

128 7 

51 2 

238 7 

462 40 

445 27 

2024 125 

1 535 96 

4 132 301 

151 8 

11 060 834 

181 11 

517 27 

4 545 393 

602 49 

1978-Con. 

Hogs and pigs-inventory per farm 

Forms with- 500 or more 

5 to 9 10 to 24 25 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Forms Number 

521 499 195 123 65 26 9 8 236 

12 3 - - - - - - 14 21 18 4 5 2 2 (0) 

- 1 1 1 - - - - 5 4 2 1 - - - - 2 - 1 - - - - - 4 7 1 2 1 - - - 3 - 3 - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 2 3 3 1 - - - - 4 5 - - - - - -

4 7 2 - - - - - 11 14 7 4 2 1 - - 15 12 7 6 1 - - - 26 29 17 3 5 2 - - 2 3 - - - - - - 24 31 32 31 14 4 1 (0) 

4 1 1 1 - - - - 10 4 - 2 1 - - - 8 15 12 II 3 4 - - 1 5 2 3 - .- - -

3 3 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - I 2 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - 2 2 1 1 1 - 1 (0) 

7 10 4 I - - 1 (0) 

8 10 7 3 4 2 - - 7 9 3 I - - - - 9 5 2 2 4 - - - - - - - - - - -

7 5 - 1 - - - - 26 30 10 4 3 1 - - 10 2 4 1 1 1 - - 9 2 4 2 - 1 - - 3 3 3 - 1 - - - 22 31 12 18 8 6 3 2648 1 1 - - - - - - 21 18 1 1 2 - - - 23 21 8 6 4 - - -

5 8 2 3 2 - - -

6 6 2 1 - - - - 9 2 3 2 - 1 - - 5 2 2 - - - - - 9 8 - 1 - - - - 7 5 2 1 - - - - 4 1 1 - - - - - 2 3 2 1 - - - - 10 4 3 - - - - - 7 3 2 - I - - - 7 5 - 1 - - - -

1 3 2 - - - - - 6 6 2 - - - - - 4 1 2 2 1 - - - 6 8 1 - 1 1 I (0) 

1 1 - - - - - -

ll8 109 - - - - - -

Hogs and pigs-soles per farm 

Farms withI 1,000 a r more 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 500 to 999 Farms Number 

789 808 176 106 46 10 6 9 329 

15 7 - - - - - - 14 42 8 11 3 1 1 (0) 

1 1 - 1 - - - - 17 II 2 1 - - - - I 1 1 - - - - - 1D 12 - 1 - - - - 7 4 - - - - - - 4 1 - - - - - - 8 7 1 - - - - - 1 7 2 1 - - - -

10 7 2 1 - - - - 12 18 7 6 1 - - - 18 32 3 - 1 - - - 30 53 15 7 1 1 - - 4 3 1 - - - - - 21 72 35 24 8 - 1 (D) 

9 5 - - - - - - 17 11 3 - - - - - 9 31 12 6 7 - - - 6 4 5 1 - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 17. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 3 Total 

1978-Con. 

Hogs and pigs-sales per farm 

Forms with- 1,(1)() or more 

Sales 200 to 499 500 to 9991 Fonns Number Farms Number ($1,000) I to 9 10 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 

lewis __________________________ - __ - 14 162 6 lincoln ________________________ -__ _ - 13 281 12 logon ____________________________ _ McDowell _________________________ _ (D) (0) - 3 

2 (0) (D) - Marion ___________________________ _ 16 I 036 58 Marsholl __________________________ _ - 40 I 336 105 Mason ___________________________ _ 

- 58 2 953 275 Mercer ___________________________ _ - 24 500 29 Minerol ___________________________ _ - 31 I 576 108 Mingo ____________________________ _ 

- - - -

Monongolia _______________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ 21 303 20 - 95 2 963 154 - Morgan __________________________ _ 

- 22 I 314 68 Nicholas __________________________ _ 

- 27 562 35 Ohio _____________________________ _ 

- 14 232 22 Pendleton _________________________ _ - 118 12323 978 Pleasants _________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (D) Pocahontas _______________________ _ - 58 I 599 96 Preston ___________________________ _ - 85 3 679 235 Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- 22 1 036 75 

Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

- 18 477 40 Randolph _________________________ _ 

- 22 607 47 Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

- 17 189 8 Roane ____________________________ _ 

- 23 298 14 Summers _________________________ _ - 23 401 25 Taylor ____________________________ _ 

- 7 131 7 Tucker ___________________________ _ - 12 390 37 Tyler _____________________________ _ 

- 24 605 34 Upshur ___________________________ _ - 15 177 12 Wayne ___________________________ _ - 14 340 21 

Webster __________________________ _ 

- 14 155 13 Wetzel ___________________________ _ - 23 309 14 Wir! _____________________________ _ 

- 21 412 26 Wood ____________________________ _ 

- 23 4 375 (D) 

Wyoming _________________________ _ - 5 32 4 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 290 3 120 196 

Table 18. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

Barbour __________________________ _ Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Boone ____________________________ _ 

Broxton __________________________ _ 

Brooke ___________________________ _ Cabell ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Clay _____________________________ _ 

Daddridge _________________________ _ 

Fayette ___________________________ _ 

Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

Grant ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ Hardy ____________________________ _ 

Harrison __________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kanawha _________________________ _ 

lewis ____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ logan ____________________________ _ 

McDowell _________________________ _ 

Morion ___________________________ _ Marshall __________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mercer ___________________________ _ Mineral ___________________________ _ 

Mingo ____________________________ _ 

Monongalia _______________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hens and pullets 

of laying age 

Farms Number 

4 528 542 591 

107 I 949 

54 (D) 

14 487 

87 2 124 

18 488 

52 1 715 51 1 248 16 356 

61 I 600 

46 1 104 

52 1 097 

70 8 963 

161 18 473 

92 27 170 

11 591 

54 44 252 

62 1 722 

138 3 090 

49 37 588 

41 2 972 

69 1 820 77 1 678 

12 624 

- - 65 1 822 

79 2 501 97 3 842 

68 (0) 

65 2 028 

3 55 73 6 595 

Inventory 

Pullets 3 months 

old or older 

Farms Numberl 

731 89 393 

11 (D) 

13 (D) 

3 77 

18 235 6 99 

14 194 

1 (D) 

1 (D) 

7 219 

11 132 

6 127 

4 100 

21 292 10 159 

1 (D) 

9 (D) 

11 154 

15 254 7 120 

8 61 

7 186 14 198 

1 (D) 

- - 7 176 

9 103 

16 280 

18 189 

10 88 

- - 5 75 

6 8 

7 4 

2 I 

- 2 

7 5 

17 20 

18 29 

9 14 

12 13 

- -

11 9 

30 53 

12 8 

13 11 

5 8 

25 47 

2 -

26 24 

35 35 

9 6 

9 7 

12 7 

11 6 

11 11 

13 8 

3 3 

4 5 

14 7 

8 6 

5 8 

7 7 

15 7 

12 6 10 7 

3 2 

192 85 

Pullet chicks and pullets 

under 3 months old 

Farms Number 

219 95 166 

1 (D) 

5 (0) 1 (D) 

2 (0) 1 (D) 

1 (D) 

- -

- - 1 (D) 

2 (D) 

1 (D) 

2 (D) 

1 (D) 

3 (D) 

- - 3 (D) 

1 (D) 

6 (D) 

2 (D) 

- -

5 (D) 

1 (D) 

I (0) 

- - 3 (D) 

1 (D) 

2 (D) 

4 26 4 75 

- - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

- - - - - -

2 - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - I I 2 - - - 2 - -

il -

2 5 3 =1 -

I - - -

=/ 2 3 - 1 -

- - - - -

I - - - - - 4 4 4 - - -

1 I - - - -

2 I - - - -

I - - II - -

17 16 9 3 

- 3 91f/ - - - -

3 3 2 - -

8 4 1 2 -

4 2 I - -

- 1 1 - - -

2 - 1 - - -

- - -

=1 - - 1 - - - -

2 - -

~I - -

1 - - - -

2 1 - - -

2 1 - - - 1 - - - - -

- 1 - - - -

- - - - - -

1 - - - - -

2 I - - - - 2 2 - 1 I (D) 

- - - - - -

13 - - - - -

Sales 

Hens and pullets Pullets 3 months Pullet chicks and pullets 

of loying oge old or older under 3 months old 

Farms Number Farms Number I Farms Number 

376 358 203 40 451 961 7 190 

2 (D) 1 (0) - - 9 ~ 992 5 181 254 1 (D) 

2 (D) - - - - 5 172 1 (0) - - 2 (0)1 - - - - 8 (0) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - 1 (D) - - - - 5 232 1 (D) - - 2 (D) - - - -

3 68 1 (D) - - 4 (D) - - - - 4 (0) - - - - 23 17 988 3 56 - - 2 (0) - - - - 15 52 619 4 97 ODD 1 (0) 

5 238 1 (0) - - 2 (0) 1 (D) - - 10 14 697 1 (D) - - 6 1 466 .- - - -

9 166 6 87 610 3 54 5 163 1 (0) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - 6 177 1 (D) - - 12 420 - - - - 6 411 2 (D) - - 5 (0) - - - - 10 739 - - - - 1 (D) - - - - 12 4 534 1 (D) - -

WEST VIRGI NIA 143 
Table 18. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 -Con. 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Monroe _________ . _______ ._. _______ _ 

- Morgan _____ • _. _______ • _____ • _. _._ Nicholas _____ - • _________ • _____ • ____ • Ohio ___________ ._. _____ • _________ • - Pendleton - • __ • _____ ._._. _____ • _____ _ 

- Pleasants _________ • _____ • _. _______ • - Pocahontas _________ • _________ • ___ _ Preston _____ . _____________________ _ - Putnam _______ • _____________ • _____ _ - Raleigh ___________________________ _ -

- Randolph _________________________ _ 

Ritchie _____ • _____________________ _ - Roane ____________________________ _ -

Summers _________________________ _ -

- Taylor _. _______________________ • _._ 

Tucker _____ • _. ___________________ • - Tyler _____________________________ _ - Upshur - ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ - Webster - _______________________ • __ _ Wetzel __________________________ _ -

-- Wirf 

Wood-======~===================== -- Wyoming ________________________ _ --

--

Farms not on moillisL _____________ _ 

--

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

West Virginia _____________ _ 

-- Barbour _________________________ _ 

-- Berkeley _________________________ _ 

Boone ___________________________ _ -- Braxton _________________________ _ -- Brooke __________________________ _ -- Cabell -- ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun _________________________ _ -- Cloy ____________________________ _ -- Doddridge ________________________ _ --

-- Fayette __________________________ _ 

-- Gilmer ___________________________ _ 

Grant ___________________________ _ --

-- Greenbrier _______________________ _ 

Hampshire _______________________ _ -- Hancock _________________________ _ -- Hardy ___________________________ _ --

-- Harrison _________________________ _ 

-- Jackson _________________________ _ 

Jefferson ________________________ _ -- Kanawha ________________________ _ --

-- lewis ___________________________ _ 

Uncoln __________________________ _ -- logon ___________________________ _ -- McDowell ________________________ _ -- Marion __________________________ _ -- Marshali _________________________ _ -- Mason __________________________ _ -- Mercer __________________________ _ -- Minerol __________________________ _ -- Mingo ___________________________ _ --

--

Monongalia ______________________ _ 

Monroe __________________________ _ -- Morgon -- ________ ~ ________________ _ 

Nicholas -- _________________________ _ 

Ohio ____________________________ _ -- Pendleton -- ________________________ _ 

Pleasants -- ________________________ _ 

-- Pocahontas ______________________ _ 

Preston -- __________________________ _ 

Putnom __________________________ _ --

-- Raleigh __________________________ _ 

Randolph -- ________________________ _ 

-- Ritchie __________________________ _ 

Roane ___________________________ _ -- Summers -- ________________________ _ 

Taylor -- ___________________________ _ 

Tucker __________________________ _ --- Tyler ____________________________ _ -- Upshur -- __________________________ _ 

Wayne -- __________________________ _ 

-- Web.ter _________________________ _ 

Wetzel __________________________ _ -- Wir! ____________________________ _ -- Wood ___________________________ _ -- Wyoming -- ________________________ _ 

-- Forms nor on moil lis' _______________ _ 

-

144 WEST VIRGINIA 

Hens and pullets 

of laying age 

Forms Number 

138 3 927 

32 2 948 70 9 537 35 1 306 148 4 495 7 193 129 3 525 142 29 842 96 9416 

53 (D) 

84 2269 71 1 969 96 4 372 67 1 631 45 14948 44 4 218 

65 2 628 73 I 603 31 I 907 

26 859 63 2 079 47 I 314 64 57 695 12 585 

I 046 93 653 

Tolal 

Farms Number 

4 528 542 591 

107 1 949 54 (D) 

14 487 

87 2 124 18 488 52 I 715 

51 I 248 

16 356 61 I 600 

46 I 104 

52 I 097 

70 8 963 161 18 473 

92 27 170 

11 591 

54 44 252 

62 I 722 

138 3 090 49 37 588 

41 2 972 

69 I 820 77 I 678 12 624 

- - 65 I 822 

79 2 501 

97 3 842 

68 (D) 

65 2028 

3 55 

73 6 595 

138 3 927 

32 2 948 

70 9 537 

35 I 306 

148 4 495 

7 193 

129 3 525 142 29 842 

96 9 416 

53 (D) 

84 2 269 

71 I 969 96 4 372 

67 I 631 

45 14 948 

44 4 218 

65 2 628 

73 I 603 

31 I 907 

26 859 

63 2 079 

47 I 314 

64 57 695 

12 585 

I 046 93 653 

Inventory 

Pullets 3 months 

old or older 

Farms Number 

23 398 

4 93 4 67 6 152 14 145 

2 (D) 

10 173 13 325 10 108 

7 145\ 

6 125 12 498 18 307 

18 333 8 136-

6 89 14 334 

12 243 8 217 

7 92 12 320 5 101 

6 745 2 (D) 

240 3 832 

110 10010 99 399 

4 306 136 

107 - 50 1 

13 1 

85 2 

18 - 50 I 51 - 16 -

60 I 

45 I 

52 -

66 3 

159 I 76 8 

9 2 

46 2 60 2 

136 2 41 3 

38 2 

66 3 

77 - 9 3 

- - 62 3 

76 3 

91 4 

66 - 63 I 

3 -

70 2 134 4 

23 8 

62 3 

32 3 146 I 

7 - 125 4 

131 7 

91 2 

51 - 81 3 

68 3 

89 5 

66 I 

40 4 

40 3 

59 6 

72 I 

23 8 

26 - 59 4 

44 3 

56 2 

10 2 

I 010 8 

Soles 

Pullet chicks and pullets Hens ond pullets Puliels 3 months Pullet chicks and pull.I. under 3 months old of laying age old or older under 3 months old 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

4 18 8 223 - - - - 2 (D) 6 428 - - - - 2 (D) 16 6311 2 (D) - - 1 (D) 2 (D) - - - - 3 26 6 920 1 (D) - - - - - - - - - - 5 71 4 70 - - - - 1 (D) 18 (0) - - - - 4 27 8 4466 - - - - - - 4 (D) - - - -

3 11 8 342 1 (0) - -

2 (D) 4 145 1 (D) - -

4 52 7 I 108 - - - - 3 22 5 (D) I (0) - -

1 (D) 6 (D) - - - - - - 4 I 745 - - - - 3 (D) 6 386 - - - - 4 73 4 43 I (D) I (D) 

- - 4 805 - - - - I (D) 4 102 - - - -

3 (D) 9 429 I (D) - - 2 (D) 2 (0) - - - - I (D) 8 55 755 - - - - - - I (0) - - - -

116 1 893 56 70582 - - - -

Hens and pullets of laying age -inventory per form 

Farms with- 100.000 ar more 

400 to 1,600 to 3,200 to 10,000 10 20,000 10 50,000 to 

1,599 3,199 9,999 19,999 49,999 99,999 Farms Number 

34 10 30 10 2 - - -

- - - - - - - - - 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - I - - - - - - - - I - - - - 4 I 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 I - - - - - I - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - I - I - - - - I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - I - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 3 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - I - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 15 - 13 - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 19. Broilers Sold by Number Per Farm: 1978 

TOlal 

All Farms 110 2,000 10 

Forms Number 1,999 7,999 

West Virginio ______________ _ 149 14 255 463 45 1 -

Grant ____________________________ _ Hampshire ________________________ _ 26 2 859 6871 - - - 1 051 928 - 6 - - Hardy ____________________________ _ 

Jefferson ____________ • ____________ _ - 47 6 425 173 - - 4 125 4 - Marshall __________________________ _ - 4 172 4 - Pendlelon _________________________ _ - 3 716 034 1 - 24 - Preston ___________________________ _ 6 295 6 - Welzel ___________________________ _ -

- 3 117 3 - Ali other counties _________ . ________ _ 

- 29 201932 28 -

Table 20. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

Barbour ___ • _____________________ ._ 8e,keley __________________________ _ 

Broxton __________________________ _ 

Brooke ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

- Calhoun __________________________ _ - Doddridge _________________________ _ - Fayelle ___________________________ _ - Gilmer ____________________________ _ " 

Grant ____________________________ _ -

- Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

-

Hampshire ________________________ _ Hardy ____________________________ _ -

- Harrison __________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ -

- lewis ____________________________ _ 

Marion - ___________________________ _ Marshall - __________________________ _ 

Mason - ___________________________ _ 

Mercer ___________________________ _ -

-

Minerol ___________________________ _ 

- Monongalia ______________________ _ 

- Monroe ___________________________ _ Nicholas __________________________ _ - Ohio _____________________________ _ -

- Pendlelon _________________________ _ 

- Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

Preston ___________________________ _ -

- Putnam ___________________________ _ Raleigh ___________________________ _ -

- Randolph _________________________ _ Rilchie ___________________________ _ -

- Roane ____________________________ _ 

- Summers _________________________ _ Taylor _____________________________ _ 

- Tucker ___________________________ _ 

- Tyler _____________________________ _ 

- Upshur ___________________________ _ Wayne - ___________________________ _ Websler __________________________ _ -

- Welzel ___________________________ _ Wirt _____________________________ _ - Wood _____________________________ _ 

-

Wyoming _________________________ _ Ali olher counlies __________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

-

-

-

Wesl Virginia _______________ _ 

Barbour __________________________ _ 

Berkeley - ___________________________ _ Broxton _________ • ________________ _ Brooke ___________________________ _ - Calhoun _________________________ _ -

-

-

-

Ooddridge _________________________ _ 

Fayelle ___________________________ _ Gilmer _____________________________ _ 

Grant _____________________________ _ Greenbrier ____________________ • ___ _ 

-

Inventory 

Sheep and lambs Ewes 1 yeor old or older 

Farms Number Forms Number 

2383 III 840 2206 77 1911 

18 612 '18 413 

8 214 7 149 

41 1 800 38 1 318 

6 137 6 63 

6 131 6 81 

32 610 31 406 

10 332 10 249 

25 1 283 24 827 

123 6477 119 4 109 

137 6294 129 4602 

65 4320 63 3 011 173 10258 161 6286 

19 661 19 400 

24 494 23 328 

16 920 16 616 

59 2 303 1 59 1 631 18 536 16 376 

43 1 330 40 885 

8 175 8 102 

21 654 19 499 

53 1 787 51 1 196 

42 1 458 40 1 080 124 6393 115 4254 

17 364 16 266 

7 225 6 125 

402 23426 394 16384 236 16 183 231 11 718 46 1 737 44 1 211 4 (D) 3 (D) 

15 794 15 462 

104 8 518 103 5 694 

23 560 21 383 22 620 21 426 23 631\ 22 456 

12 374 12 245 28 861 28 698 13 372 11 247 

35 1 649 35 1 321 

3 (D) 3 (D) 

7 175 7 144 

25 709 24 502 6 125 6 100 

14 428 13 277 3 43 3 36 14 185 12 149 

253 4534 158 3 378 

TOlol 

Forms Number 1 2 to 4 

2383 111 840 26 143 

18 612 - -

8 214 1 1 41 1 800 1 - 6 137 - 1 6 131 - - 32 610 - 2 10 332 - - 25 1 283 - 2 123 6477 - - 137 6 294 1 5 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Farms with sales of- Soles of 500,000 or more 

8,000 10 16,000 10 30,000 10 60,000 10 100,000 10 Number 15,999 29,999 59,999 99,999 499,999 Farms 

1 15 16 19 50 2 (D) 

- 4 4 7 11 - - - 1 1 4 - - -

1 6 8 7 24 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 3 4 10 1 (0) -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - -

1978 

Sales 

Sheep and lambs Sheep and lambs shorn Value of sheep, lambs, 

and wool sold 

Wool Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number (1,000 Ibs.) Forms ($1,000) 

2302 88 144 . 2 235 85090 491 2330 4 570 

19 505 18 438 3 19 25 

9 205 8 206 1 10 11 

43 1 301 39 1 444 7 44 61 

6 (D) 6 127 1 6 6 

6 77 6 86 1 6 3 

33 489 34 525 3 34 20 

10 181 10 280 2 10 9 

25 1 007 26 914 5 26 49 

127 5 682 121 4608 26 127 298 

138 6 342 128 5 520 31 139 317 

64 2343 63 2 340 13 65 135 

In 7951 161 6 710 42 172 462 

21 477 17 507 3 21 26 

25 323 23 385 2 25 16 

16 392 16 640 4 16 21 

62 1 745 1 58 1 960 11 62 82

17 282 15 347 2 17 15 1 

43 959 42 1 147 9 45 46 

6 82 5 143 1 6 5 

24 668 20 492 3 24 37 

49 1 362 51 1 298 8 53 68 41 1 216 39 1 009 6 41 58 124 4477 118 4 727 27 125 233 

16 292 14 276 2 16 15 

6 116 5 150 1 6 

407 18 555 401 17980 100 409 9~1 243 14614 241 13 198 75 245 775 44 1 253 44 1 347 9 45 65 3 (D) 3 50 (Z) 3 (D) 

15 649 15 551 3 15 29 

107 6629 105 6441 38 108 359 23 401 22 463 3 23 17 23 463 24 502 3 24 20 1 20 524 21 466 3 21 27 12 291 12 311 I 12 12 29 783 29 853 5 29 44 12 290 11 256 2 12 13 34 1 159 36 1 351 9 37 59 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

7 123 7 133 1 7 8 

24 512 26 S88 4 26 23 8 129 8 150 1 8 5 13 247 13 297 2 13 12 2 (D) 3 (D) (Z) 3 (D) 15 177 12 165 1 16 7 

158 2 703 158 3 669 18 158 124 

Sheep and IambS-Inventory per form 

I Farms with- 1,000 or more 

510 9 1010 24 251099 10010 299 300 10 999 Farms Number 

105 658 1 206 227 16 2 (D) 

1 6 11 - - - - 1 1 4 - - - - 4 9 23 4 - - - 2 2 1 - - - - - 4 2 - - - - 3 21 6 - - - - 1 3 6 - - - - 1 4 16 2 - - - 3 39 66 14 - 1 (D) 6 37 79 7 2 - -

WEST VIRGINIA 145 
Table 20. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hardy ____________________________ _ 

Harrison __________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ Jefferson _________________________ _ 

lewis ____________________________ _ Marion ___________________________ _ 

Morsholl __________________________ _ 

Moson ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Mercer ___________________________ _ 

-

Minerol __________________________ _ 

Monongolia -- ______________________ _ 

Monroe -- __________________________ _ 

-- Nicholos _________________________ _ 

Ohio -- ____________________________ _ 

-- Pendleton ________________________ _ 

-- Pocahontas ______________________ _ 

-- Preston __________________________ _ 

-- Putnam __________________________ _ Raleigh -- __________________________ _ 

--

Randolph ________________________ _ 

-- Ritchie _________________ , _________ _ 

Roane -- ___________________________ _ 

-- Summers ________________________ _ 

-- Taylor ___________________________ _ 

-- Tucker __________________________ _ 

-- Tyler ____________________________ _ 

-- Upshur __________________________ _ 

Wayne -- __________________________ _ 

-- Webster _________________________ _ 

-- Wetzel __________________________ _ 

-- Wirt ____________________________ _ 

-- Wood ___________________________ _ 

Wyoming -- _______ ... ________________ _ 

-- Ali other counties _________________ _ 

-- Farms not on moillisL _____________ _ 

--

Total 

Forms 

65 

173 

19 

24 

16 

59 

18 

43 

8 

21 

53 

42 

124 

17 

7 

402 

236 

46 

4 

15 

104 

23 

22 

23 

12 

28 

13 

35 

3 

7 

25 

6 

14 

3 

14 

253 

Number 1 

4320 1 10 258 - 661 - 494 - 920 - 2 303 - 536 2 

I 330 I 

175 2 

654 -

I 787 3 I 458 - 6 393 2 

364 I 

225 - 23426 - 16 183 - I 737 - (D)\ I 

794 -

8 518 - 560 - 620 - 636 - 374 - 861 -

372 - I 649 I (0) - 175 -

709 I 

125 - 428 - 43 - 185 -

4 534 8 

Tobie 21. Milk Goats -Inventory and Sales: 

Inventory 

All Farms 

Forms Number 

West Virginio ______________ _ - 95 736 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

- 4 24 Hampshire ________________________ _ 

- 3 28 Jackson __________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) Kanawha _________________________ _ 

- 4 45 lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) Marshall __________________________ _ - 5 8 Mercer ___________________________ _ - 4 5 Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- 6 35 Nicholas __________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) Preston ___________________________ _ 

- 3 8 

Roane ____________________________ _ 

- 3 31 Summers _________________________ _ - 3 (D) Upshur ___________________________ _ 

- 4 17 Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

- 3 6 All other counties __________________ _ 

- 23 222 

Forms not on moil lis'- ______________ _ - 21 228 

2 to 4 

4 

4 

I 

-

-

I 

I 

I 

I 

2 

5 

4 

-

I 

2 

5 

3 

2 

-

-

-

-

-

3 

-

-

I 

-

-

-

-

-

I 

-

3 

87 

1978 

Forms 

42 

2 

I 

I 

-

-

I 

-

5 

-

-

I 

2 

2 

I 

13 

13 

1978 -Con. 

Sheep and Iambs-Inventory per farm 

Forms with- 1,000 or more 

5 to 9 10 to 24 25 to 99 100 to 299 300 to 999 Fanns Number 

1 20 35 3 - 1 (D) 

3 37 104 22 3 - - 3 4 11 - - - - 3 15 6 - - - - I 6 6 3 - - - 4 16 34 4 - - -

3 5 6 1 - - - 3 13 25 - - - - I 2 2 - - - -

- 8 11 - - - -

2 15 24 4 - - -

2 13 20 3 - - -

5 34 73 8 2 - -

I 9 5 - - - - - 3 I I - - - 6 101 233 54 3 - -

6 24 154 46 3 - -

3 14 24 3 - - - I - 2 - - - -

2 3 7 3 - - -

2 14 58 28 2 - - 4 8 11 - - - - 2 9 11 - - - -

4 6 10 - - - - - 6 6 - - - - 3 5 19 1 - - -

I 4 6 I - - - I 18 12 2 I - - 2 - I - - - -

- 4 3 - - - -

- 11 13 - - - - I 3 2 - - - -

2 3 8 - - - - I 2 - - - - - 2 8 I - - - -

8 89 48 13 - - -

Sales 

Milk goots Goat milk 

Number Sales ($1,000) Forms Gollons Soles ($1,000) 

441 26 5 177 (Z) 

(D) (D) I (D) (D) 

(D) (D) I (0) (D) 

(0) (D) - - -

- - I (D) (D) 

- - - - - (D) (D) - - - - - - - - 54 6 - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

(0) (0) - - - (D) (0) - - - (0) (D) - - -

(D) (D) - - - 171 5 2 (0) (D) 

143 13 - - -

Tobie 22. Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Sales 

All Farms Angora goats I Mohair 

Forms Number Farms Number Sales ($1,000) Forms Pounds Sales ($1,000) 

West Virginia ______________ _ - II 308 5 157 3 9 2 515 10 

- 3 38 2 (D) (D) 3 (D) (D) 

- 8 270 3 (D) (0) 6 (0) (0) 

Monroe ___________________________ _ 

AU other counfies __________________ _ 

146 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 23. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1978, not shown 

Tobie 24. Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Soles 

All Farms Colonies of bees Honey 

Forms Number Forms Number Sales ($1,000) Forms Pounds Sales ($1.000) 

West Virginio ______________ _ 612 8 942 21 505 9 334 316 714 238 

-

7 87 - - - 6 I 701 2 

- 12 (D) - 8 (D) (D) 

- - - 16 84 - - - 9 I 457 I 

- 28 I (0) (D) 

- 6 - - -

- 7 56 I (D) (D) 2 (0) (0) 

9 58 - - - 6 820 I 

-

- 3 (D) - - =1 

3 (0) (D) 

- 4 37 - - 3 680 (Z) 

- 5 36 I (0) (D) 4 700 I 

- 12 89 I (D) (D) 8 I 900 2 

Barbour ______________________ -_ --- Berkeley ________________________ --- Braxton ________________________ - __ 

Brooke ________________________ ---- (abell __________________________ ---

(alhoun ________________________ - __ 

(lay _____________________________ _ 

Doddridge ____________________ - __ ---

Fayette ______________________ -- ___ _ 

Gilmer __________________________ ---

- 19 295 - - - 13 6 412 6 

- 12 334 - - - 8 (D) (D) 

- 3 5 - - - - - -

- 3 36 I (D) (D) 3 I 452 I 

- II 121 - - - 7 2 220 

2~1 - 19 I DD9 2 (0) (D) 12 22 890 

- II 191 2 (D) (0) 9 5 350 5 

- 13 128 - - - 8 2 600 2 

- 5 32 - - - 4 580 I 

- 10 42 I (D) (D) 3 560 I 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Hardy ____________________________ _ 

Harrison __________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kanawha _________________________ _ 

lewis ____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 18 150 I (0) (D) 9 2 578 2 

- 5 13 - - - I (D) (D) 

- 9 228 2 (D) (D) 4 (D) 3 

- 14 70 - - - 7 I 080 I 

- 19 328 - - - 9 22 350 II 

- 9 34 - - - 3 408 (0) 

- 27 203 I (D) (D) 15 4 650 3 

- 5 20 - - - 2 (0) (0) 

- II 80 I (D) (D) 9 I SOO I 

- 3 30 - - - 3 600 I 

Marion ___________________________ _ 

Marshall __________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mercer ___________________________ _ 

MineroJ ___________________________ _ 

Monongalia _______________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ Morgan __________________________ _ 

Nicholas __________________________ _ Ohio _____________________________ _ 

- 9 44 - - 6 630 I 

- 3 (0)1 - - (0-;1 

2 (D) (D) 

- 16 87 I (D) 9 I 435 I 

- 24 285 - - - 15 5 340 5 

- 19 76 I (D) (D) 8 I 566 I 

- 18 412 I (D) (D) 10 18 731 19 

- 18 125 - - - 9 3 200 3 

- 12 137 - - - 6 4720 3 

- 16 83 - - - 8 I 760 2 

- 17 94 I (D) (D) 9 I 670 2 

- 7 25 - - -I 2 (D) (0)1 

- 3 23 I (D) (0) 2 (0) (D) 

- 7 (D) - - - 5 (0) (D) 

- II 73 - - - 6 I 220 I 

- 8 23 - - - 2 (0) (0) 

- 7 186 2 (D) (D) 5 4070 3 

- 4 16 - - - 2 (D) (D) 

- 6 95 - - 4 1 757 1 

- 17 90 - - - 8 3 680 

":1 - 5 41 - - - 4 780 

- 3 13 - - - 1 (0) 

- 75 378 - - - 32 6 080 

Pendleton _________________________ _ 

Pleasants _________________________ _ 

Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

Preston ___________________________ _ 

Putnam ___________________________ _ Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

Randolph _________________________ _ 

Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

Roane ____________________________ _ 

Summers _________________________ _ 

Taylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ 

Tyler _____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Webster __________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

Wirt _____________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ 

Wyoming _________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

Tobie 25. Fish Sales: 1978 

Total Any Only by pounds Only by num ber Acres under water 

for fish production 

All Farms Sales Sales Sales 

Forms ($1,000) Forms Pounds Fanns Number Forms Pounds ($1.000) Forms Number ($1,000) Forms Acres 

CATFISH 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

- 5 5 2 (D) 3 (D) 2 (D) (0) 3 (0) 2 5 8 

TROUT 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

- 13 184 8 78032 5 40 553 8 78 032 134 5 40 553 50 12 28 

Pendleton _________________________ _ 

- 4 65 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 3 7 All other counties __________________ _ 

- 9 119 6 (D) 3 (D) 6 (D) (D) 3 (D) (0) 9 21 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA WEST VIRGINIA 147 
Table 26. Miscellaneous Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 

All Farms 

8ROILERS 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

· Barbour __________________________ _ 

· Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Broxton ____ · . ______________________ _ 

· Brooke ___________________________ _ 

· Cabell •.........................•.• · Calhoun __________________________ _ 

· Doddridge .......................••. · Fayette ___________________________ _ 

· Grant ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier · ________________________ _ 

· 

Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hardy ____________________________ _ · 

Harrison __________________________ _ · 

· Jackson __________________________ _ 

· Jefferson _________________________ _ 

· Kanawha _________________________ _ 

· lewis ____________________________ _ 

· Lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Marion · ___________________________ _ 

MarshalL _________________________ _ 

· 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

· Mercer ___________________________ _ 

Minerai 

Monong~li~-== == ==== == == == ==== == == == · 

Monroe · ___________________________ _ 

· Morgan __________________________ _ 

· Nicholas __________________________ _ 

· Ohio .... _. ___ ......••..... _ .•..... · Pendleton _________________________ _ 

· Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

· 

Preston ___________________________ _ 

· Putnam ___________________________ _ 

· Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

· Randolph .....••.. _ ............••.• · Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

· Roane _________ ~ __________________ _ 

· Summers _________________________ _ 

· Taylor ____________________________ _ 

· Tucker ___________________________ _ 

· T yrer _____________________________ _ 

· 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne · __________________________ _ .. Webs ter __________________________ _ Wetzel · __________________________ _ .. Wirt ____________________________ _ .. Wood ____________________________ _ 

Wyoming · ________________________ _ .. All other counties _________________ _ .. 

Forms n01 on moillisL __________ _ .. 

TURKEYS 

West Virginia_ .. 

Barbour _________________________ _ .. Berkeley _________________________ _ .. Broxfon __________________________ _ 

· 

Cabell._ .••..•.... _ .••.....•...... .. Calhoun __________________________ _ 

· Fayette ___________________________ _ 

· Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

· Grant ____________________________ _ 

· Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

· Hom pshire ________________________ _ 

· 

Hardy ••......••..............•.... · Harrison __________________________ _ 

· Jackson __________________________ _ 

· Jefferson _________________________ _ 

· Kanawha _________________________ _ · lewis ____________________________ _ 

· Uncoln ___________________________ _ · Marion ___________________________ _ 

· 

Marshall .....•...•••..••........••• Mason · ___________________________ _ 

· 

Mercer ___________________________ _ Minerai · ___________________________ _ 

· Monongalia _______________________ _ - Monroe ___________________________ _ · Nicholas __________________________ _ 

· 

Ohio ••. _ ••.•.••... _ ••...••..••.... · Pendleton _________________________ _ 

· Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

· Preston ___________________________ _ 

· PUfnom ___________________________ _ 

· 

Raleigh ...•...•.... _ ••....•..••.... 

Randolph .••.......•••.•.•...•..••• · 

· Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

· Roane ____________________________ _ 

· Summers _________________________ _ 

· Tucker ___________________________ _ 

· 

Tyler ........••..••.•••.•..•••. _ ••• · Upshur ..••.........••..•........•• · Webster __________________________ _ 

· Wef,e/ ..••...•....••••.••••..•.... Wirt · _____________________________ _ 

Wood .......•..•••........••• __ ••. · AI/ other counties __________________ _ 

· 

Forms nof on mQillisL ______________ _ · 

148 WEST VIRGINIA 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Farms 

811 2 689 561 149 

3 34 I 3 137 - 12 127 I 3 25 . 

10 254 2 6 65 - 6 39 I 5 101 - 22 498 3021 26 14 193 I 

17 166 708 1 6 41 I 328 982 47 12 83 2 II 136 - 8 99 4 4 31 I 6 234 - 19 119 2 8 100 2 22 272 4 

6 40 - 12 122 - 7 38 060 2 8 343 I 

12 75 I 

5 144 - 6 70 -

3 140 2 29 646 277 24 10 134 2 

22 497 6 13 351 - 7 77 - 10 239 - 16 194 I 9 87 - 10 212 I 6 106 - 4 95 - 8 147 I 

15 146 I 6 231 - 4 73 - 10 347 3 

9 283 I 8 244 I 3 86 - 10 137 2 

311 4 563 -

458 845 568 107 

5 33 - 5 20 I 

10 73 2 

10 70 I 4 57 - 3 6 -

5 34 I 

14 49 805 10 

14 81 4 

7 21 525 2 

12 284 764 24 

5 43 - 18 106 2 

3 24 - 13 99 3 

7 17 - 8 18 -

3 II - 8 23 I 

10 69 -

14 94 I 

9 94 I 

4 32 I 

17 59 2 

3 27 I 

8 48 - 32 486 701 29 

II 72 2 

13 66 3 

12 69 I 

4 35 2 

4 15 I 

II III 2 

7 26 I 

6 24 - 4 39 - 3 38 - 10 64 - 3 19 - 8 78 4 

10 61 - 9 47 - 15 162 5 

77 709 -

Number 

14 255 463 

(D) 

-

(D) 

-

(D) 

-

(D) 

-

2 859 687 

(D) 

I 051 928 6425 173 

(0) 

-

125 

(D) 

-

(D) 

(0) 

172 

-

-

(0) 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

(D) 

3 716 034 

(D) 

295 

-

-

-

(D) 

-

(D) 

-

-

(0) 

(D) 

-

- 117 

(D) 

(D) 

-

(D) 

-

2 874 658 

-

(D) 

(0) 

(D) 

-

-

(D) 

371 475 

(D) 

(D) 

I 116832 

-

(D) 

-

(D) 

-

-

-

(D) 

-

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

-

I 265 970 

(0) 

. JI 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

40 

. 

-

81 

-

All Fanns 

TURKEYS FOR SLAUGHTER 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

· 

Barbour __________________________ _ Berkeley · __________________________ _ 

· Braxton __________________________ _ 

· Cabell ........•.......•.......••... Grant · ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier · ________________________ _ 

· Hardy ..••.•.•.•••••••.•••.•...•••• · Jackson __________________________ _ 

· Kanawha _________________________ _ 

· lewis ____________________________ _ 

· 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Marshall · __________________________ _ 

· Mason ___________________________ _ Mercer · ___________________________ _ 

Minerol · ___________________________ _ 

Manroe · ___________________________ _ 

· Ohio _____________________________ _ 

· Pendleton _________________________ _ 

· Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

· Preston ___________________________ _ 

· 

Putnam ___________________________ _ 

Ritchie · ___________________________ _ 

Roane · ____________________________ _ 

· Tyler ..........••••••••....••...... Upshur · ___________________________ _ 

Webster __________________________ _ · 

Wetzel · ___________________________ _ 

Wood · ____________________________ _ 

All · other counties __________________ _ 

· 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ · 

TURKEY HENS KEPT FOR 8REEDING 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

· 

Barbour __________________________ _ Berkeley __________________________ _ · 

· Braxton _________________________ _ 

· Cabell .•••••.•..•••••••...•••••.... Calhoun · __________________________ _ 

Gilmer · ____________________________ _ 

· Grant ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier · ________________________ _ 

· Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Harrison · __________________________ _ 

· 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

· Kanawha _________________________ _ 

· lincoln ___________________________ _ Morshall · __________________________ _ 

· Mason ___________________________ _ 

· Mercer ___________________________ _ Mineral ___________________________ _ · 

· Monroe ___________________________ _ Nicholas · __________________________ _ 

· Pendleton _________________________ _ · 

Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

· Preston ___________________________ _ 

· Putnam ___________________________ _ 

· Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

Randolph •.••••....••.••.•.•••.••.. Ritchie ___________________________ _ Summers _________________________ _ Tucker ___________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ Wirt _____________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

DUCKS 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

Barbour __________________________ _ 

Berkeley ....•.•................•.•. Braxton __________________________ _ 

Cabell •.....•••........•.•...•••••. 

Calhou" •.••.••.••••••.....•••....• 

Doddridge ••••.••••••..••.•.•.•..... Fayette ___________________________ _ Gilmer ____________________________ _ Grant ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hardy ••......••..•...•.......••.•. Harrison __________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ Kanawha _________________________ _ lewis ____________________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Marion ___________________________ _ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· MarshalL .••.••...•••........••••. Moson ___________________________ _ · 

· 

Inventory 

Forms 

268 

4 

3 

5 

3 

9 

5 

12 

7 

10 

6 

5 

7 

5 

10 

4 

8 

8 

25 

3 

7 

5 

4 

6 

3 

3 

3 

3 

6 

34 

55 

325 

4 

3 

9 

8 

3 

5 

7 

lJ 

6 

4 

14 

8 

4 

3 

9 

lJ 

7 

15 

3 

9 

lJ 

10 

9 

4 

4 

II 

4 

4 

9 

6 

9 

5 

28 

68 

722 

14 

6 

7 

10 

6 

8 

5 

5 

5 

12 

12 

12 

10 

18 

5 

6 

8 

9 

6 

9 

12 

Sales 

Number Forms Number 

833 424 94 2 862915 

21 - - (0) - - 40 2 (D) 

(D) - -

49 769 10 371 475 

26 I (0) 

280 761 24 I lJ3 032 

58 2 (D) 

86 3 (D) 

14 - -

10 - - 16 I (D) 

35 - - 53 - - 23 - - 25 2 (D) 

48 - - 479 982 28 I 258 270 

25 I (D) 

43 2 (D) 

37 I (D) 

51 2 (D) 

21 I (D) 

26 - - 9 - -

14 - - 39 2 (0) 

28 - - 21 769 12 lJ 5 284 

347 - -

12 144 16 lJ 743 

12 - - 8 I (0) 

33 - - 34 I (D) 

(D) - -

22 I (D) 

36 - -

55 3 (0) 

25 - - (0) - -

48 - -

13 - - 8 - - 7 - - 34 - - 41 I (0) 

71 I (D) 

34 - - 10 - - (D) 2 (D) 

47 I (D) 

23 I (D) 

32 - - 21 - -

13 - - 60 - - 17 - - 16 - - 55 - - 39 2 (D) 

57 - - 19 - - 4 082 2 (D) 

362 - -

4 351 42 2 676 

93 - - 30 I (0) 34 - - 140 4 69 34 - - 36 I (D) 

60 - - 23 . - 45 - - 71 - -

III - -

54 - . 

83 I (D) 

109 I (0) 

85 - - 55 I (0) 

52 - - 49 2 (D) 

29 - - 146 I (D) 

1021 2 (D)I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 26. Miscellaneous Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Farms Number 

All Farms 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number 

DUCKS-Con. GEESE-Con. 

Mercer ___________________________ _ Mineral ___________________________ _ 

Monongalia _______________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ 

Nicholas __________________________ _ 

Ohio _____________________________ _ 

Pendleton _________________________ _ 

- 6 36 - -

- 9 58 - -

- 4 50 1 (0) 

- 16 75 2 (0) 

- 3 59 - - - 7 47 2 (0) 

- 6 22 1 (0) 

- 13 87 1 (0) 

Raleigh ___________________________ _ Ritchie ________________________ - __ _ 

T oylor ____________________________ _ 

Tyler _____________________________ _ Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

Wirt _____________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

3 10 - - - 6 45 - - -

- 3 (0) - - - 3 (0) - - - 3 11 2 (D) 

- 3 5 - - - 8 43 - - - 27 166 1 (0) 

Pocahontas _______________________ _ Preston ___________________________ _ 

Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- 14 156 I (0) 

- 15 134 - -

- 18 1651 - -

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

PIGEONS OR SQUAB 

- 40 153 - -

I 

Raleigh ___________________________ _ Randolph _________________________ _ Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

- 10 57 - - - 12 98 1 (D) 

- 11 113 3 (D) 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

- 8 505 3 (0) 

Roane ____________________________ _ Summers _________________________ _ - 9 47 - -

- 9 36 1 (D) PHEASANTS Toylor ____________________________ _ Tucker ___________________________ _ - 10 39 - -

- 5 15 - - West Virginio ______________ _ 12 750 3 870 - Tyler _____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ - 8 23 - - - 11 73 1 (0) QUAIL 

Wayne ___________________________ _ Webster __________________________ _ - 5 29 - -

- 3 25 - - West Virginio ______________ _ - 6 347 2 (0) 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

Wirt _____________________________ _ - 12 77 2 (D) 

.- 5 57 - - OTHER POULTRY Wood ____________________________ _ Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 10 76 - -

- 4 21 - - West Virginio ______________ _ 

- 95 994 6 (0) 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

GEESE 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

Berkeley _________________________ _ Braxton _________________________ _ 

Cabell ___________________________ _ Dodd ridge ________________________ _ 

- 302 I 235 12 312 

- 213 1 248 13 61 

-- 5 36 1 (0) 

-- 3 11 - -

-- 6 69 1 (D) 

-- 4 21 - -

Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Brooke ___________________________ _ Cabell ____________________________ _ 

Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Harrison __________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Mercer ___________________________ _ 

Monongalia _______________________ _ 

- 3 29 1 (D) 

- 3 (Oil 1 (0) 

- 3 - -

- 3 32 - - - 3 25 - - - 4 

(0) I - - - 3 58 - -

- 4 28 - -

- 3 (0) 1 (0) 

- 3 9 - -

Fayette __________________________ _ 

Grant ___________________________ _ Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Hampshire _______________________ _ 

Hardy ____________________________ _ 

Harrison _________________________ _ 

-- 3 (D) - -

-- 3 70 - -

- 7 26 - -

-- 6 28 - - - 4 16 1 (0) 

-- 3 24 - -

Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Nicholas __________________________ _ Preston ___________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 3 34' 1 (0) 

- 3 (0) - - - 5 72 - - - 3 (D) - - - 3 33 - - - 17 137 2 (D) 

Jackson _________________________ _ Jefferson ________________________ _ 

Lewis ___________________________ _ 

Mason __________________________ _ 

Mercer ___________________________ _ 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

Monongalia _______________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ Morgan __________________________ _ 

Nicholas _________________________ _ 

Ohio ____________________________ _ 

Pendleton ________________________ _ 

Pocahontas ______________________ _ 

Preston __________________________ _ 

-- 8 41 -

(D~I -- 4 28 - -- 8 41 1 

-- 3 29 - -

- 3 17 - - - 3 10 1 (D) 

- 3 (0) 1 (0) 

- 4 10 1 (0) 

- 3 20 - -

-- 3 29 1 CO} 

-- 4 21 1 '0)1 

-- 5 35 - - -- 9 45 - -

-- 6 32 - -

Farms not on mail lisL ______________ _ 

POULTRY HATCHED (SEE TEXT) 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ Minerol ___________________________ _ 

Monongalia _______________________ _ 

Randolph _________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 29 121 - -

- 69 17 2221 334 11 952 

- 3 (0) 7 134 

- 3 (D) 6 143 

- 4 (D) 6 (D) 

- 3 (0) 4 2 944 

- 3 (0) 5 (0) 

- 3 300 5 756 

- 3 250 3 17 

- 25 1 904 158 4 137 

Putnam ______________________ ""_ ___ _ 

-- 7 34 1 (0) Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 22 1 074 140 2 740 

1918 CENSOS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA WEST VIRGINIA 149 
Tobie 27. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Sales Inventory Sale. I 

All Farms Sales All Fanns Sale. Forms Number Farms Number ($1.000) Farms Number Forms Number ($1.000) 

HORSES AND PONIES MULES, BURROS, AND DONKEYS-Con 

West VirginiQ ______________ _ 

- 5 439 17 917 756 2 313 964 Broxton __________________________ _ 

- 3 4 I (D) (D) 

Barbour __________________________ _ Berkeley __________________________ _ Boone ____________________________ _ 

Broxton __________________________ _ Brooke ___________________________ _ 

Cabell ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Clay _____________________________ _ 

Ooddridge _________________________ _ Fayette __________________________ _ 

- 97 323 6 12 3 

- 71 46B 11 3B 20 

- 10 21 - - - - 106 327 15 30 11 

- 19 56 1 (D) (D) 

- 111 325 18 42 19 

- 58 176 11 29 10 

- 20 63 1 (D) (D) 

- 64 202 12 20 4 

-- 62 207 15 B5 67 

Cabell ____________________________ _ 

Clay _____________________________ _ 

Fayetfe ___________________________ _ 

Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Hampshire ________________________ _ Hardy ____________________________ _ 

Harrison __________________________ _ Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 7 20 2 (D) (D) 

- 3 4 - - - - 4 6 2 (D) (D) 

6 11 I (D) (D) 

- 6 9 - - - - 4 4 - - - - 3 6 - - - - 5 9 - - - - 6 91 - - -

- 4 69 - - -

Gilmer ___________________________ _ Grant ___________________________ _ 

Greenbrier _______________________ _ Hampshire _______________________ _ 

Hancock _________________________ _ 

-- 6B 255 12 31 12 

-- 56 217 10 31 (D) 

-- lB7 593 23 43 37 

-- 95 363 10 53 25 

-- 23 109 7 34 11 

lewis ____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Marshall __________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Nicholas __________________________ _ 

- 5 6 - - - - 11 19 3 6 1 

- 9 17 - - - - B IS I (D) (D) 

- 5 6 - - -

- Hardy ___________________________ _ 3 4 - - - Harrison _________________________ _ 

Jackson _________________________ _ 

Jefferson ________________________ _ Kanawha ________________________ _ 

-- 71 311 I 5 10 5 

-- 177 690 24 49 17 

-- lBB 701 24 49 19 

-- 83 757 30 133 157 

-- 67 232 14 37 52 

Pocahontas _______________________ _ Preston ___________________________ _ 

Putnam ___________________________ _ 

Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

- 5 8 - - - - 5 11 - - - - 9 21 3 6 (D) 

- 4 5 - - - lewis ________________ :.. __________ _ 

-- 100 360 16 42 14 

Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

Roane ____________________________ _ - 3 4 - - - lincoln __________________________ _ - B 17 - - - -- 89 176 14 41 B Summers _________________________ _ 

- Logon ___________________________ _ 3 3 - - - Marion __________________________ _ 

Morsholl _________________________ _ 

-- B 22 2 (D) (D) 

-- 99 329 17 37 20 

-- 132 450 17 47 8 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

- 3 5 - - - - B 12 - - - - 7 9 4 4 (Z) Mason __________________________ _ 

-- 176 461 12 30 8 Wood ____________________________ _ 

- Mercer 4 5 - - - __________________________ _ 

-- 71 205 6 10 2 All other counties __________________ _ - 19 32 4 6 1 Minerol __________________________ _ 

-- 53 194 6 16 11 Monongolia ______________________ _ Monroe __________________________ _ -- 101 369 8 (0) 8 

-- 156 417 14 18 14 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 34 6B 22 44 9 

Morgan _________________________ _ 

-- 3B 115 4 6 I GOATS EXCEPT ANGORA AND MILK Nicholas ______ -; __________________ _ 

-- 65 14B 9 26 7 Ohio ____________________________ _ Pendleton ________________________ _ -- 46 151 9 15 B 

-- B7 220 9 14 4 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

- 104 672 34 232 4 

Pleasants ________________________ _ 

Pocahontas ______________________ _ Preston __________________________ _ 

Putnam __________________________ _ 

Raleigh __________________________ _ Randolph ________________________ _ 

-- 19 57 3 5 2 

-- B4 237 12 34 15 

-- 149 426 12 26 5 

-- 169 541 28 B9 42 

-- 46 114 8 12 5 

-- 67 246 10 20 4 

Berkeley _________________________ _ 

Cabell ____________________________ _ 

Grant ___________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kanawha _________________________ _ lewis ___________________________ _ 

-- 4 7 2 (D) (D) 

- 3 6 2 (D) (D) 

-- 7 225 I (D) (D) 

- 3 3 - - - - 5 20 - - -

-- 3 (D) 1 (D) (D) 

Ritchie __________________________ _ 

Roane ___________________________ _ 

Summers ________________________ _ 

Taylor ___________________________ _ Tucker __________________________ _ 

Tyler ____________________________ _ 

Upshur __________________________ _ Wayne __________________________ _ 

-- 96 2B41 9 24 4 

-- 145 433 23 105 27 

-- 67 206 9 24 16 

-- 57 201 7 14 4 

-- 24 89 5 6 I 

-- 57 167 6 10 4 

-- 76 296 10 25 4 

-- 52 168 6 14 9 

lincoln __________________________ _ 

Marshall _________________________ _ 

Mason __________________________ _ 

Putnam __________________________ _ 

Ritchie __________________________ _ 

Taylor ___________________________ _ 

Wood ___________________________ _ 

All other counties _________________ _ 

-- 7 43 1 (D) (D) 

-- 4 141 - - - -- 4 15 - - - -- 3 4 1 (D) (D) 

-- 3 (D) - - - -- 3 (D) I (D) (D) 

-- 3 8 I (D) (D) 

-- 23 177 11 52 1 

Webster _________________________ _ 

Wetzel __________________________ _ -- 21 52 1 (D) (D) 

-- B4 237 9 18 4 

Forms not on maillisL _____________ _ 

-- 29 50 13 13 (Z) 

Wir1 ____________________________ _ 

-- 60 133 11 17 4 Woad ___________________________ _ 

-- 100 354 IS 40 97 RABBITS AND THEIR PELTS Wyoming ________________________ _ 

-- 13 25 I (D) (D) 

Forms nol on maillisL _____________ _ 

-- I 199 3638 179 697 103 West Virginio _____________ _ -- 33 359 13 1 6B7 5 

MULES, BURROS, AND DONKEYS 

Wood ___________________________ _ 

All other counties _________________ _ -- 3 17 2 (D) (D) 

-- 30 342 11 (D) (D) 

West Virginia _____________ _ 

-- 210 428 43 74 13 CHINCHIUAS AND THEIR PELTS 

Barbour _________________________ _ 

-- 3 5 - - - Berkeley _________________________ _ 

-- 3 5 - - - West Virginia _____________ _ -- 7 231 6 401 11 

150 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 28. Grains - Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978 

All Farms 

CORN FOR GRAIN OR SEED 

(BUSHELS) 

West Virginio ____________ _ 

--- Barbour ________________________ _ Berkeley --- ________________________ _ Boone __________________________ _ --- Braxton --- ________________________ _ 

--- Brooke _________________________ _ 

--- Cobell ___________________________ _ 

-- Calhoun _________________________ _ Cloy __________________________ -----

-- Doddridge _______________________ _ --- Fayette __________________________ _ 

--

Gilmer ___________________________ _ 

Grant -- ___________________________ _ 

-- Greenbrier _______________________ _ 

-- Hampshire _______________________ _ 

-- Hancock _________________________ _ 

-- Hordy ___________________________ _ Harrison -- _________________________ _ 

-- Jackson _________ < ________________ _ 

-- Jefferson ________________________ _ 

-- Kanawha ________________________ _ 

-- lewis ___________________________ _ lincoln __________________________ _ -- Marion -- __________________________ _ 

-- MorshoL ________________________ _ 

-- Mason __________________________ _ 

Mercer -- __________________________ _ 

-- Mineral __________________________ _ Monongalia -- ______________________ _ 

Monroe -- __________________________ _ 

Morgan _________________________ _ --

--

Nicholas _________________________ _ 

-- Ohio ____________________________ _ 

-- Pendleton ________________________ _ Pleasants ________________________ _ --

-- Pocahontas ______________________ _ Preston __________________________ _ --

-- Putnam __________________________ _ 

Roleigh -- __________________________ _ 

-- Rondolph ________________________ _ 

-- Ritchie __________________________ _ 

-- Roane ___________________________ _ 

-- Summers ________________________ _ 

-- Taylor ___________________________ _ 

-- Tucker __________________________ _ Tyler ____________________________ _ -- Upshur __________________________ _ -- Wayne __________________________ _ -- Webster -- _________________________ _ Wetzel __________________________ _ -- Wirt ____________________________ _ -- Wood ___________________________ _ -- Wyoming -- ________________________ _ 

-- All other counties _________________ _ --

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

SORGHUMS FOR GRAIN OR SEED 

(BUSHELS) 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

-

WHEAT FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

- Barbour __________________________ _ 

- Berkeley __________________________ _ Foyette ___________________________ _ - Grant - ____________________________ _ 

- Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

- Hampshire ________________________ _ Hancock __________________________ _ - Hordy ____________________________ _ -

- Harrison __________________________ _ Jackson __________________________ _ -

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Mason - ___________________________ _ 

Mercer - ___________________________ _ 

Mineral ___________________________ _ - Monroe ___________________________ _ - Morgan - __________________________ _ 

Nicholos __________________________ _ -

-

Harvested 

Farms Acres 

4 228 64 196 

57 176 207 7 301 

9 (D) 

62 274 

38 539 

52 376 

21 65 

12 (D) 

22 49 

56 243 

38 195 

65 690 

166 1 276 145 2 265 

36 310 

171 4446 

29 101 

95 781 

207 16 514 

19 75 

47 236 

40 238 

29 178 

78 524 

185 5287 

55 227 

73 1 344 52 279 

207 1 925 

66 833 

60 468 

68 705 

110 2 126 

10 474 99 587 

216 2 903 

86 1 141 

26 127 

67 849 

33 251 

36 III 

76 445 

23 69 

39 379 

54 773 

41 151 

42 520 

22 68 

38 274 

35 236 87 1 456 

8 23 10 37 

603 3015 

10 34 

521 5405 

5 9 

45 584 3 (D) 

20 143 

22 136 

51 315 

12 142 

41 663 4 14 

3 36 

42 1 330 

32 469 

3 20 23 158 

58 366 

25 240 7 63 

Irrigated 

All Farms 

Quantity Farms Acres 

WHEAT FDR GRAIN (BUSHELS) - Con 

Ohio __________________ -_ -----------

5748 2851 9 197 Pendleton _______________________ _ 

Pocahontas ______________ - ______ _ 

---

---

16 156 - - 609 348 - - (D) - - 23 420 1 (D) 

51 355 - -

Preston ____________________ ------

Summers ________________ --- ----- Wetzel _________________________ _ 

Wood __________________ -- -------

All other counties ________________ _ 

---

---

---

---

--- 24 915 - - 4 282 - -

(0) 1 - -

2 983 - -

17 788 1 (D) 

Forms not on maillisL ____________ _ 

BARLEY FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

---

14 341 - - West Virginia _____________ _ -- 58 382 - -

130 313 - - 2DB 694 1 (0) 

24 823 - -

469 2271 1 (O~I 9 990 -

68 2461 - - I 570 144 1 (D) 

5 130 - -

Berkeley _________________________ _ 

Brooke __________________________ _ 

Grant ___________________________ _ 

Greenbrier _______________________ _ 

Hampshire _______________________ _ 

Hancock _________________________ _ 

Hardy ___________________________ _ 

Jefferson ________________________ _ 

Mason __________________________ _ 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

21 7741 - - 12 149 - - 11 383 - -

36 1941 - -

474 067 1 (0) 

18 107 1 (D) 

117 854 - -

Mineral __________________________ _ 

Monroe __________________________ _ 

Morgan _________________________ _ 

Ohio ____________________________ _ 

Pendleton ________________________ _ 

All other counties _________________ _ 

--

--

--

--

--

--

20 976 - - 166 161 - - BUCKWHEAT (BUSHELS) 51 565 - -

38 777 - - West Virginia _____________ _ --

58 221 - -

237 503 - - 56474 - -

Preston __________________________ _ 

AJI other counties _________________ _ 

--

--

53 003 - -

235 173 - - OATS FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

92 729 - -

11 6651 - - 106 170 I (D) 

16 123 - -

8 6461 -

38 880 - =1 

5 344 - - F 37 848 - - 62 756 - -

11 409 - - 36 597 - - 4 817 - - 14 822 1 (D) 

West Virginia _____________ _ 

Barbour _________________________ _ 

Berkeley _________________________ _ 

Brooke __________________________ _ 

Calhoun _________________________ _ 

ayette __________________________ _ Grant ___________________________ _ 

Greenbrier _______________________ _ 

Hampshire _______________________ _ Hancock _________________________ _ 

Hordy ___________________________ _ 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

20 6051 - -I J 133 569 - - J I 468 - - 2 365 - -

ackson _________________________ _ 

efferson _________________________ _ 

Marion ___________________________ _ Marshall _________________________ _ 

--

-

-

-- 203 504 - -

Mason __________________________ _ 

Mercer ___________________________ _ 

--

Mineral - ___________________________ _ 

Monongalia - _______________________ _ - Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- Morgan __________________________ _ 

- 1 763 - - N icholas __________________________ _ 

- 0 hio _____________________________ _ 

- P endleton _________________________ _ 

- P ocahontas _______________________ _ 

- 179 632 - - P reston ___________________________ _ 

- P utnom ___________________________ _ 

- 330 - - R 18689 - - R (D) - - S 

aleigh ___________________________ _ 

ondolph _________________________ _ ummers _________________________ _ 

-

-

- 5 424 - - T ucker ___________________________ _ 

- 4 750 - - T 10 312 - - 3 278 - - A 23 887 - -

yler _____________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ 

II other counties __________________ _ 

-

-

- 435 - - F 750 - - arms not on mail lisL ->- - J -------------

51 957 - - R YE FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

14 299 - - 560 - - 4 935 - -

West Virginia ______________ _ 

- 10247 - - B erkeley __________________________ _ 

- 6 584 - - J efferson _________________________ _ 

- 1 460 - - A /I other counties __________________ _ 

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Farms 

5 

24 

6 

24 

II 

3 

13 

18 

21 

247 

63 

6 

7 

16 

28 

3 

15 

43 

6 

8 

11 

13 

11 

8 

9 

17 

9 

8 

964 

15 

56 

14 

3 

6 

12 

53 

43 

21 

31 

4 

60 

4 

11 

13 

10 

21 

6 

73 

31 

15 

23 

23 

69 

159 

10 

11 

21 

16 

24 

4 

7 

13 

82 

20 

3 

8 

9 

Harvested I rrigoted 

Acres Quontity Farms Acres 

18 705 -

=1 87 2 482 -

51 I 710 -

198 5 657 - - 47 1 103 - -

(D) (0) - -

158 5 020 - -

96 3244 - -

47 1 344 - -

1 1 

3 564 158 858 - -I 1 2DB 55 876 -

=1 

50 2 660 -

67 2490 -

130 5425 1 -

lBC 4 640 =1 -

20 1 440 - -

221 9 535 - -

1 144 53 561 - -

97 4 133 - -

86 4900 - -

56 I 855 - - 172 6 395 1 -

=1 65 3 328 -

37 1 375 - 31 I 245 - -

129 2 645 - -

98 1 850 - -

31 795 - -

7925 340 663 -

673 

57 2 481 - ~I 27 571 1 -

105 6171 - =1 3 100 -

26 1 096 -

~I 73 2584 -

360 12 628 -

278 9 712 - -

156 9 064 - -

270 10 169 - -

(0) (0) 1 - -

1 262 59925 - - 23 995 - -

66 2965 - -

155 4 739 - -

37 1 279 - - 100 2 959 - - 15 740 - - 376 15 221 - -

253 9 0331 - -

84 3 815 - - 130 5 806 - - lDB 4 830 - - 395 17 846 - - I 522 74 III - - 68 2 557 - - 45 1 406 - - 103 5 1381 - - 74 2 812 - -

199 7 799 - - (0) (D) - - 53 2 819 - - 139 9 007 - -

620 20 515 - -

286 6 645 - -

29 600 - - 154 3 687 - - 103 2 358 - -

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TobIe 29. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1978 

All Farms Harvested 

Forms Acres 

TOBACCO (POUNDS) 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

- 1 342 1 548 

Boone ____________________________ _ 

- 15 16 (oboll ______ • _____________________ _ 

- 221 233 Jackson __________________________ _ 

- 64 48 lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 231 316 logon ____________________________ _ 

- 6 5 Mason ___________________________ _ 

- 286 385 Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- 28 40 Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- 226 254 Roane ____________________________ _ 

- 7 2 Wayne ___________________________ _ 

- II 6 Wirt _____________________________ _ 

- 29 31 Wood ____________________________ _ 

- 8 8 Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 13 8 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 197 196 

SOYBEANS FOR BEANS (BUSHELS ) 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

- 69 2 616 

Morion __________________________ _ 

-- 3 45 Mason __________________________ _ 

-- 27 I 699 Putnam __________________________ _ 

-- 12 273 Wood •. _________________________ _ 

-- 4 36 All other counties _________________ _ 

-- II 371 

Forms n01 on maillisL _____________ _ 

-- 12 192 

IRISH POTATOES (HUNDREDWEIGHT) 

West Virginio _____________ _ 

-- I 460 I 033 

Barbour _________________________ _ 

-- 48 15 Berkeley _________________________ _ 

-- II 10 Boone _______ " ____________________ _ 

-- 7 5 Broxton _________________________ _ 

-- 39 18 Cabell ______ . ____________________ _ 

-- 32 20 Calhoun _________________________ _ 

-- 17 7 Cloy _. _____________ . ______ . _____ _ 

-- 6 5 Doddridge ________________ . _______ _ 

-- 22 6 Fayette __________________________ _ 

-- 16 9 Gilmer ___________________________ _ 

-- 22 7 

Grant ___________________________ _ 

-- 18 13 Greenbrier _______________________ _ 

-- 34 33 Hampshire _____________________ • __ -- 37 58 Hancock _________________________ _ 

-- 3 (0) Hardy ___________________________ _ 

-- 49 27 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms 

2 433 238 6 

26 408 - 339 367 - 61 592 - 500 262 2 

8 416 - 619601 2 68 657 I 

380 372 I 

3 820 -

7 762 - 36 357 - II 202 - 12990 -

356 432 -

77 455 -

I 010 - 52 871 - 7 053 - 845 - 10 876 -

4 800 -

132 196 7 

I 432 - 1 095 - 346 - 2 341 1 2 237 - 387 - 322 - 571 - 675 - 711 -

2 733 - 2 430 -

6 69~1 - (D) - 3 327 -

Acres 

3 

-

-

-

(0) 

-

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3 

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All Farms 

IRISH POTATOES 

(HUNDREDWEIGHT) - Con. 

Harrison __________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kanawha _________________________ _ - lewis ____________________________ _ - lincoln ___________________________ _ - Marion - ___________________________ _ 

Marshall - __________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ - Mercer - ___________________________ _ 

MineroL - __________________________ _ 

-

Monongalia _______________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ - Morgan __________________________ _ -

- Nicholas __________________________ _ 

Ohio - _____________________________ _ 

- Pendleton _________________________ _ 

- Pleasants _________________________ _ 

- Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

- Preston ___________________________ _ 

Putnam ___________________________ _ -

-

Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

- Randolph _________________________ _ - Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

- Roane ____________________________ _ 

- Summers _________________________ _ 

- Taylor ____________________________ _ 

- Tucker ___________________________ _ 

- Tyler _____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne - ___________________________ _ 

- Webster __________________________ _ Wetzel ___________________________ _ - Wirt _____________________________ _ - Wood - ____________________________ _ Wyoming - _________________________ _ 

- All other counties __________________ _ 

- Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

SWEETPOTATOES (BUSHELS) 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Putnam ____________________ w ______ _ 

- Ali other counties __________________ _ -

TobIe 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage~ 1978 

Harvested 

All Farms Farms Acres 

FIELD SEED CROPS 

Wes t Virginia ______________ _ - 6 83 

RED CLOVER SEED (POUNDS) 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

- 4 36 

HAY CROPS (TONS, DRY) (SEE TEXT) 

West Virginio ______________ _ - 16 749 465 347 

Barbour __________________________ _ 

- 456 14 382 Berkeley __________________________ _ - 328 13 452 Boone ____________________________ _ 

- 18 207 Braxton __________________________ _ - 309 8489 Brooke ___________________________ _ 

- 67 2 607 Coboll ____ • ___________________ -- ---- 204 3 220 Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- 153 3 827 Cloy . _______________ . __ • ______ • __ _ Doddridge __ . ______________________ _ 

Fayette ___________________________ _ 

73 1 299 

- 222 6 570 

- 197 4 348 

Gjlmer ________________________ -- ---- 201 6248 Grant ____________________________ _ 

- 302 10926 Greenbrier ______________________ - --- 648 20601 Hampshire ______________________ ---

Hancock ______________________ -- ---- 402 13 008 

- 67 1 664 Hardy ________ . _________________ ---

Harrison ______________________ -_ ---- 368 9833 

- 489 15 216 Jackson ______________________ -_ --_ - 566 15 266 Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 252 12 636 Kanawha _________________________ _ 

- 122 2 225 Lewis ________________________ - _ ---- 334 12 102 lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 120 1 322 logon ______________________ ---- --- Marion ___________________________ _ - 16 175 

- 311 7 708 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms 

(X) -

2 535 -

768 738 23 

23 591 2 

26 803 - 350 - 13 226 1 

5 134 - 4 157 -

5 514 -

2 118 - 9009 -

6 753 2 

8 562 -

17 486 - 36 292 1 

19 448 1 

3 351 -

18 734 1 

23 337 -

23 019 -

29 899 - 2 603 -

20144 I 

I 458 1 

348 1 

10 949 -

Acres 

-

-

499 

(D) 

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

-

(D) 

(D) 

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

(0) 

(0) 

(D) 

-

All Farms 

HAY CROPS (TONS, DRY) 

(SEE TEXT)- Con. 

Morshall __________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mercer ___________________________ _ MineroL __________________________ _ 

Monongalia _______________________ _ 

-

-

-

- Monroe ___________________________ _ - Morgan __________________________ _ 

- Nicholas __________________________ _ 

Ohio - _____________________________ _ 

- Pendleton _________________________ _ 

-

Pleasants _________________________ _ 

- Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

Preston ___________________________ _ -

- Putnam ___________________________ _ 

Raleigh ___________________________ _ -

- Randolph _________________________ _ 

- Ritchie ___________________________ _ - Roane ___________________________ _ 

- Summers _________________________ _ 

- Taylor ____________________________ _ 

-

Tucker ___________________________ _ 

- Tyler _____________________________ _ 

- Upshur ___________________________ _ 

- Wayne ___________________________ _ Webster - __________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ - Wirt - _____________________________ _ 

- Wood ____________________________ _ Wyoming - _________________________ _ 

- All other counties __________________ _ 

-

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ -

Harvested Irrigoled 

Forms Acres Quonlity Forms 

23 16 1 318 1 

60 56 5 131 - 10 14 (D) - 31 18 1 960 - 31 20 1 621 - 14 5 317 - 43 23 3053 1 

33 20 2669 - 18 9 568 - 17 18 2230 -

14 12 679 - 33 47 4991 - 4 1 90 -

29 89 16296 -

3 1 79 - 77 45 5 117 - 3 (D) (D) - 43 27 2308 - 33 38 6 103 - 49 47 6325 2 

19 35 5974 - 24 8 775 - 30 14 2 395 - 48 52 10029 - 25 15 1 597 - 10 2 226 - 22 11 1 873 -

26 17 1 538 - 33 19 2537 1 

18 11 658 -

9 2 188 - 24 20 1910 1 

20 7 1 388 -

11 3 272 -

5 3 107 - 5 3 264 -

202 60 8259 -

19 34 3630 2 

3 (D) 140 - 4 (D) 465 1 12 28 3025 1 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms 

367 11 641 18963 I 

506 14 426 28 475 2 281 6 149 9456 - 233 8 712 15 515 - 313 9 349 14499 -

582 15 316 25334 - 115 3 236 4745 -

263 6363 11 823 1 148 5 523 10 311 - 554 15 122 25 249 3 

63 1 63B 2328 1 388 12 577 21 790 - 659 23 419 48 159 - 352 6435 10474 - 219 4 367 6335 -

324 13 082 23 158 - 277 9 336 14061 - 401 11 307 17 212 -

288 6 373 8330 - 200 7 392 10303 2 

164 5019 9092 -

243 8 053 12 778 - 320 9 594 14 762 - 128 2 344 3 511 -

85 1 802 2 710 - 204 5051 6437 2 

186 5 794 11 447 - 367 9 783 15 799 - 28 455 451 - 3 67 36 -

2 263 38 291 52910 -

Acres 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

(OJ 

-

(D) 

(D) 

Acres 

(0) 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

185 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

152 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978 -Con. 

Harvested Irrigated 

All Farms Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

ALFALFA HAY (TONS, DRy) 

West Virginio _____________ _ 

-- 3 928 79650 178 730 5 155 

Barbour _________________________ _ 

-- 84 I 781 3 324 - - 8erkeley _________________________ _ 

Boone ___________________________ _ -- 149 4083 II 653 - - -- 5 49 42 - - Braxton _________________________ _ 

-- 33 545 897 - - Brooke __________________________ _ 

-- 35 I 036 2 403 - - Cabell ___________________________ _ 

-- 46 431 735 - - Calhoun _________________________ _ 

-- 32 738 I 107 - - Cloy ____________________________ _ 

Doddridge ________________________ _ 

Foyelle __________________________ _ 

-- 12 229 653 - -

-- 33 I 019 2 0261 - =1 -- 59 I 086 2 271 -

Gilmer ___________________________ _ 

-- 33 641 I 257 - - Grant ___________________________ _ 

-- 98 2 077 4 250 - - Greenbrier _______________________ _ 

-- 197 4 288 10 357 - - Hampshire _______________________ _ 

-- 93 I 474 3 147 - - Hancock _________________________ _ 

-- 42 755 I 977 - - Hardy ___________________________ _ 

-- 90 I 527 4 614 I (0) Harrison _________________________ _ 

Jackson _________________________ _ 

-- 64 I 224 I 9551 - -

-- 117 2072 3 538 - - Jefferson ________________________ _ 

-- 142 4844 15 715 - - Kanawha ________________________ _ 

-- 20 294 472 - -

lewis ___________________________ _ 

-- 36 783 I 521 - - lincoln __________________________ _ 

-- 16 172 184 - - Morion __________________________ _ 

-- 54 706 I 036 - - Morshall _________________________ _ -- 161 3 341 6 012 - - Mason __________________________ _ 

-- 143 2840 7 379 - - Mercer __________________________ _ 

-- 62 I 136 I 779 - - MineraL _________________________ _ 

-- 94 2 132 4 313 - - Monongalia ______________________ _ 

-- 71 I 582 3 008 - - Monroe __________________________ _ 

-- 223 3 789 8 978 - - Morgan _________________________ _ 

-- 18 174 376 - -

Nicholas _________________________ _ -- 35 550 I 361 I (0) Ohio ____________________________ _ 

-- 85 2 796 6264 - - Pendleton ________________________ _ 

-- 184 3 224 7 666 3 145 Pleasants ________________________ _ 

-- 10 259 608 - - Pocahontas ______________________ _ 

-- 157 3 147 6413 - - Preston __________________________ _ 

-- 259 6 702 17 553 - - Putnam __________________________ _ 

-- 59 723 I 913 - - Raleigh __________________________ _ 

-- 51 850 I 307 - - Randolph ________________________ _ 

-- 83 2 341 4 912 - - Ritchie __________________________ _ 

-- 29 502 857 - -

Roane ___________________________ _ 

-- 81 I 735 2 952 - - Summers ________________________ _ 

Taylor ___________________________ _ -- 87 I 116 I 7691 - -

-- 27 668 2 374 - - Tucker __________________________ _ 

-- 45 I 084 3 008 - - Tyler ____________________________ _ 

-- 36 639 I 554 - - Upshur __________________________ _ 

-- 36 903 I 104 - - Wayne __________________________ _ 

-- 43 608 I 084 - - Webster _________________________ _ 

-- 16 305 349 - - Wetzel __________________________ _ 

-- 51 851 I 213 - - Wirt ____________________________ _ 

-- 40 777 I 778 - - Wood ____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ - 56 926 I 526 - - 5 42 86 =1 -

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 191 2054 4 100 - -

SMAll GRAIN HAY (TONS, DRY) 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

- 940 7 506 II 803 I (0) 

Barbour __________________________ _ 

- 23 155 240 - - 8erkeley __________________________ _ 

- 25 387 999 - - Braxton __________________________ _ 

- 5 30 45 - - Brooke ___________________________ _ Cabell - 3 (D) (0) - - ____________________________ _ 

- 7 18 12 - - Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (0) - - Dodd ridge _________________________ _ 

- 4 7 13 - - Fayette ___________________________ _ 

- Grant 12 77 110 - - ____________________________ _ 

- 20 216 304 - - Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

- 72 492 734 I (D) 

Hampshire ________________________ _ 

- 26 224 333 - - Hardy ____________________________ _ 

- 42 384 737 - - Harrison __________________________ _ 

- 5 (D) (D) - - Jackson __________________________ _ 

- 26 129 281 - - Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 30 476 644 - - lewis ____________________________ _ 

- Uncoln 7 138 63 - - ___________________________ _ 

- Marion 4 35 35 - - ___________________________ _ 

- 4 15 22 - - Morsho"-_________________________ _ 

- Mason 16 88 110 - - ___________________________ _ 

- 39 415 723 - - Mercer ___________________________ _ 

- Mineral 24 194 156 - - ___________________________ _ 

- Monongalia ·14 171 357 - - _______________________ _ 

- Monroe 13 75 146 - - ___________________________ _ 

- 117 627 926 - - Morgan __________________________ _ 

- 6 47 43 - - Nicholas __________________________ _ 

Ohio - II 58 60 - - _____________________________ _ 

- 7 64 98 - - Pendl.ton _________________________ _ 

- 33 230 342 - - Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

Preston ___________________________ _ - 33 144 237 - - - 24 257 685 - - Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- 19 III 135 - -

~~~~~~ph-==:: =::= == == =::: :::: =::= =: - 16 119 126 - - - 14 66 109 - - Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

- 4 16 20 - - Roane ____________________________ _ 

Summers _________________________ _ - 9 53 65 - - - Tucker 52 265 341 - - ___________________________ _ 

- 7 26 431 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

All Fanns 

SMAll GRAIN HAY (TONS, DRY)-(o n. 

Tyler ____________________________ _ 

-- Upshur ________________________ ----- Wayne ________________________ ----- Wetzel ________________________ --_ 

Wirt - ________________________ -_ ---

Wood -- ____________________ ---------- Wyoming ________________________ _ 

-- All other counties _________________ _ --

Forms not on maillisL _____________ _ 

OTHER TAME DRY HAY (TONS, DRY) 

(SEE TEXT) 

-

West Virginio _____________ _ --

Barbour _________________________ _ 

-- Berkeley _________________________ _ -- Boone ___________________________ _ 

-- Braxton _________________________ _ 

-- Brooke __________________________ _ 

-- Cobell ___________________________ _ 

-- Calhoun _________________________ _ 

-- Cloy ____________________________ _ 

-- Doddridge ________________________ _ 

-- Fayette __________________________ _ 

--

Gilmer ___________________________ _ -- Grant ___________________________ _ 

-- Greenbrier _______________________ _ 

-- Hampshire _______________________ _ 

-- Hancock _________________________ _ 

-- Hardy ___________________________ _ 

-- Harrison _________________________ _ 

-- Jackson _________________________ _ 

-- Jefferson ________________________ _ -- Kanawha ________________________ _ 

-- Lewis ___________________________ _ 

-- lincoln __________________________ _ 

-- Logon ___________________________ _ -- Marion ___________________________ _ 

Marshall - _________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

--

- Mercer ___________________________ _ - Mineral ___________________________ _ 

Monongalia - _______________________ _ 

- Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- Morgan __________________________ _ 

- Nicholas __________________________ _ 

Ohio - _____________________________ _ 

Pendleton _________________________ _ 

- Pleosants _________________________ _ - Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

- Preston ___________________________ _ 

- Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

- Randolph _________________________ _ 

- Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

- Roane ____________________________ _ 

- Summers _________________________ _ Taylor ____________________________ _ -

- Tucker ___________________________ _ 

Tyler - _____________________________ _ 

- Upshur ___________________________ _ 

- Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Webster - __________________________ _ Wetzel ___________________________ _ - Wirt - _____________________________ _ 

Wood - ____________________________ _ Wyoming _________________________ _ -

- All other counties __________________ _ -

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

WILD HAY (TONS, DRY) 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

- Barbour __________________________ " _ 

- 8erkeley __________________________ _ Broxton __________________________ _ -

- Brooke ____________________ .• ______ _ 

Cabell - ____________________________ _ Calhoun - __________________________ _ 

Cloy _____________________________ _ -

- Doddridge _________________________ _ 

- Fayette ___________________________ _ 

Gilmer - ____________________________ _ 

-

Grant ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ - Hampshire - ________________________ _ 

Hancock - __________________________ _ 

Hardy - ____________________________ _ 

Harrison __________________________ _ -

- J ockson __________________________ _ 

- J efferson _________________________ _ 

Kanawha - _________________________ _ 

- l ewis ____________________________ _ 

- l incoln ___________________________ _ 

Marion ___________________________ _ -

-

Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

13 106 200 -

=1 7 52 66 -

6 31 91 -

12 81 118 - -

7 113 296 - -

16 186 318 - - 3 6 4 - - 8 157 126 - -

92 821 981 - -

1 1 

12 343 316 912 497 449 11 214 

317 10068 16456 2 (D) 

222 7490 12 181 - -

12 133 273 -

=1 237 6 556 10 230 -

38 I 200 2014 -

154 2 437 3 028 - -

108 2 782 4 106 - - 50 874 I 106 - - 149 4 105 5404 - -

129 2 761 4023 I (0) 

141 4635 6383 - - 226 7 827 12 0821 - -

474 13401 22 034 I (0) 

312 9 917 14447 I 

28 700 1 216 - (D~I 281 6688 II 469 -

323 9 72:3 16435 -

~I 432 II 315 17 532 -

159 5 881 10 582 -

96 1 601 I 859 -

238 8 494 14815 - -

97 1 013 I 155 1 (D) 

13 146 265 I (D) 

196 4990 7 950 - - 245 6 922 II 179 I (0) 

377 9401 16915 2 (0) 

212 4 317 7016 - -

173 5 406 8 829 - -

221 5 893 8 9201 -

409 =1 9 790 13 920 -

96 2 819 4184 - - 217 4 772 8690 - -

73 2 024 3 185 - -

407 10 140 14694 - -

43 948 I 289 - - 286 7 911 13 764 - - 452 13 765 25 615 1 -

=1 272 4894 7672 -

163 3 085 4 599 - 239 9366 16 158 - -

202 6 337 10065 - - 286 7 680 12 188 - - 213 4283 5 636 - - 132 4 818 6 118 I (0) 

119 3 482 5 285 - - 179 6 074 9 4341 -

223 6 821 II 687 - =1 

93 I 495 2 191 - - 56 I 060 I 789 - - 136 3 052 4 181 - - 145 4 426 8 658 - - 265 7 266 12 237 - - 24 412 394 - - 3 67 36 - -

I 948 33 440 43 876 - -

2 318 50 323 60 035 7 78 

92 2 183 3 342 - - 24 671 677 - - 51 I 239 1 841 I (0) 

5 98 246 - 21 271 277 -

~I 18 201 168 - 8 132 224 - 54 I 431 I 546 - 30 329 261 I (D) 37 607 789 - -

27 558 503 1 

- - 79 2 041 2 505 I (0) 

57 996 832 - - 5 54 35 - - 44 I 100 1 512 - - 138 4 002 4 569 - - 82 I 622 I 534 - - 15 251 231 - - II 250 165 - - 88 2 646 3 681 I (0) 

10 99 72 - - 82 I 886 I 770 - -

WEST VIRGINIA 153 
Table 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

WILD HAY (TONS, DRY)-(on. 

Morsnoll __________________________ _ Mason ___________________________ _ · 

· Mercer ___________________________ _ Mineral ___________________________ _ · 

Monongalia · _______________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ · 

Morgan · __________________________ _ 

· Nicholas __________________________ _ 

Ohio _____________________________ _ · 

Pendleton · _________________________ _ 

· 

Pleasants _________________________ _ 

Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

Preston · ___________________________ _ 

· Putnam ___________________________ _ 

· Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

· Randolph __________ •........... _ ... · Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

· Roane ____________________________ _ 

· Summers _________________________ _ 

T oylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ 

Tyler _____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Webster __________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

Wirt _____________________________ _ 

Wood ___________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

GRASS SILAGE AND HAYLAGE 

(TONS, GREEN) 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

Barbour __________________________ _ 

Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Brooke ___________________________ _ 

Cobell ...................•••....... Cloy ••• _ .........................• fayette ___________________________ _ 

Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

Gronl ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Hardy ____________________________ _ 

Harrison __________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kanawha _________________________ _ 

Marion ___________________________ _ 

Marshall __________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

Monongalia _______________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Ohio _______________ ~ _____________ _ 

Pendleton _________________________ _ 

Pocahontas ______________________ _ 

Preston ___________________________ _ 

Randolph _________________________ _ 

Roane ____________________________ _ 

Summers _________________________ _ Taylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ 

Tyler _____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

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· Wood ........ _._ ....•............. · All other counties __________________ _ 

HAY CROPS CUT AND FED GREEN 

(TONS, GREEN) 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

Barbour __________________________ _ 

Berkeley •• _ •••...... _ •••••......... Braxton __________________________ _ 

1 S4 WEST VIRGINIA 

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forms 

48 

63 

33 

21 

61 

57 

12 

29 

20 

65 

15 

35 

53 

53 

22 

40 

69 

71 

26 

46 

17 

49 

79 

9 

17 

41 

23 

70 

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193 

292 

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18 

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129 

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Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

I 109 I 270 922 I 085 1 

468 476 427 593 I 758 2346 795 870 

150 102 713 I 138 450 473 I 381 I 903 

410 3851 922 834 I 392 I 514 671 715 

258 248 I 000 I 510 2 421 3 089 I 634 I 800 

641 495 I 470 I 239 

369 679 I 184 I 500 I 680 I 794 210 145 309 275 I 032 868 

478 

I 275 I ~I 34 45 

I 884 3 705 

8 781 52 733 

144 544 661 3 532 199 I 170 

53 (0) 

35 310 95 260 120 145 

248 I 038 

337 I 789 

332 I 831 

33 175 (0) (0) 

82 350 55 254 

I 046 7 356 

47 281 

99 (0) 

136 839 702 6 161 481 3 325 

41 235 

282 I 772 

164 695 

135 I 661 

363 I 207 

I 238 8 024 

240 I 096 

48 172 (0) (0) 

431 I 688 

(0) (0) 

50 264 

110 275 

16 137 

(0) (D) 

510 3 559 

2 175 9099 

51 133 160 332 (0) (0) 

Irrigated 

forms Acres 

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=1 -

-

- - - - - - - -

- -

- - - -

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- -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - I (0) 

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- - - - - - I (0) 

- -

- - - -

- - - -

- -

- - - -

- -

- -

- - - -

I (D) 

- - - - - -

All Farms 

HAY CROPS CUT AND FED GREEN 

(TONS, GREEN)-Con. 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

· Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hardy ____________________________ _ · Jockson __________________________ _ · 

· Jefferson _________________________ _ 

· Marshall __________________________ _ Mason · ___________________________ _ 

.. Minerol ___________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ 

Preston ___________________________ _ 

Rondolph .•.•.•.•.•...•............ Roane ____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on maillis'- ______________ _ 

CORN FOR SILAGE OR GREEN CHOP 

(TONS, GREEN) 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

Barbour __________________________ _ Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Braxton __________________________ _ Brooke ___________________________ _ 

Cabell .•.•.•.•.•.••.••••••.•••••.•• Fayette ___________________________ _ 

Grant ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hardy ...•...•••.•.•.•.•••.•.•.•••• 

Harrison __________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ Kanawha _________________________ _ 

lewis ____________________________ _ 

Marion ___________________________ _ Marshall __________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ Mercer ___________________________ _ 

Minerol ___________________________ _ 

Monongalia _______________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ 

Nicholas __________________________ _ 

Ohio _____________________________ _ 

Pendleton _________________________ _ 

Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

Preston ___________________________ _ 

Putnam ___________________________ _ 

Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

Randolph ..•.•.•••.•••.•........... Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

Roane ____________________________ _ Summers _________________________ _ 

Taylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ 

Tyler ............•.....•........... Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

Wirt _____________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

SORGHUMS FOR SILAGE OR GREEN 

CHOP (TONS, GREEN) 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hordy .•...•.....................•. Jefferson _________________________ _ Minera'-__________________________ _ 

Ohio ..•. _ ..•••.••••...•••••.•••••• Preston ___________________________ _ 

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6 

5 

3 

5 

10 

3 

9 

3 

3 

5 

3 

3 

3 

3 

36 

16 

I 929 

44 

97 

9 

11 

9 

II 

67 

164 

86 

142 

34 

23 

100 

3 

25 

11 

29 

73 

10 

54 

16 

172 

16 

27 

31 

118 

110 

151 

6 

13 

47 

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4 

20 

14 

22 

13 

19 

11 

9 

5 

22 

11 

59 

56 

4 

4 

9 

3 

5 

6 

5 

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17 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

42 187 - -

65 (0) - - 25 270 - - 73 145 - - 138 810 - -

45 (D) - - 146 937 - - 95 (D) - - 46 116 - - 65 311 - -

69 306 - - 157 439 - - 28 53 - - (D) (D) - -

759 2373 I (D) 

92 744 - -

37460 602 590 I (D) 

339 4877 - -

2 907 44 063 - -

85 I 280 - - 184 2965 - -

56 688 - -

132 2090 - -

I 133 15 501 - -

3 285 56016 - - I 327 15618 - -

2 839 49681 - -

402 6626 - -

335 5302 - - 5 360 88 146 - - 20 218 - -

388 5497 - -

199 2 129 - - 420 5 737 - -

2544 44 523 - - 115 I 863 - -

I 075 15849 - -

375 5373 - -

3400 56 850 - - 199 2 332 - - 523 8 747 - - 336 4248 - - I 708 31 792 - - 944 14964 - - 2633 40807 - - 50 672 - -

226 3 595 - -

737 14496 I (D) 

195 2 755 - - 165 2080 - -

387 6461 - - 211 2 639 - - 199 2 974 - - 157 2 101 - - 351 6932 - - 158 2310 - -

88 833 - - 122 2083 - - 355 7 089 - - 143 I 811 - - 653 9977 - -

444 5 170 - -

(0) 145 - - 27 215 - - 87 I 050 - - (0) (D) - - 60 915 - - 43 700 - -

34 244 - - 8 (D) - - 116 I 296 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978 

All Farms 

LAND USED FOR VEGETABLES 

(SEE TEXT) 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

Berkeley __________________________ _ Boone ____________________________ _ 

Braxton __________________________ _ 

Cabell ______________ • _____________ _ Fayette ___________________________ _ 

Gilmer ____________________________ _ Grant ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Hardy ____________________________ _ 

Harrison __________________________ _ Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ Kanawha _________________________ _ 

lewis ____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Marion ___________________________ _ Morsholl __________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mercer ___________________________ _ 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

Monongalia _______________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ Ohio _____________________________ _ 

Pacahontos _______________________ _ 

Preston ___________________________ _ Putnam ___________________________ _ 

Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

Randolph _________________________ _ 

Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

Roane ____________________________ _ 

Summers _________________________ _ 

Taylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ 

Tyler _____________________________ _ Upshur ___________________________ _ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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- Wayne - ___________________________ _ Webster __________________________ _ -

- Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

Wirt _____________________________ _ - Wood - ____________________________ _ 

- Wyoming _________________________ _ 

Ali - other counties __________________ _ 

- Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

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ALL VEGETABLES HARVESTED 

(SEE TEXT) 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

- Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Boone ____________________________ _ - Broxton __________________________ _ - Cabell - ____________________________ _ 

- Fayette ___________________________ _ 

Gilmer ____________________________ _ - Grant ____________________________ _ - Greenbrier ________________________ _ -

- Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ -

- Hardy ____________________________ _ 

Harrison - __________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ -

- Kanawha _________________________ _ 

lewis ____________________________ _ -

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Marion - ___________________________ _ 

Marshall __________________________ _ - Mason - ___________________________ _ 

- Mercer ___________________________ _ 

Mineral - ___________________________ _ 

Monongalia - _______________________ _ 

- Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- Morgan __________________________ _ Ohio _____________________________ _ - Pocahontas _______________________ _ -

- Preston ___________________________ _ Putnam ___________________________ _ -

- Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

- Randolph _________________________ _ 

Ritchie ___________________________ _ - Roane ____________________________ _ - Summers _________________________ _ - Taylor ____________________________ _ - Tucker ___________________________ _ - Tyler _____________________________ _ - Upshur ___________________________ _ - Wayne ___________________________ _ - Webster __________________________ _ -

- Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

- Wir! 

Wood-============================= - Wyoming - _________________________ _ All other counties __________________ _ -

- Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

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Harvested 

Forms 

422 

21 

3 

4 

13 

9 

5 

4 

11 

/0 

11 

4 

4 

13 

8 

13 

5 

6 

3 

9 

11 

7 

10 

7 

10 

7 

4 

3 

11 

15 

8 

8 

5 

11 

7 

5 

6 

3 

4 

6 

3 

4 

4 

8 

6 

14 

79 

422 

21 

3 

4 

13 

9 

5 

4 

11 

10 

11 

4 

4 

13 

8 

13 

5 

6 

3 

9 

11 

7 

10 

7 

10 

7 

4 

3 

11 

15 

8 

8 

5 

11 

7 

5 

6 

3 

4 

6 

3 

4 

4 

8 

6 

14 

79 

irrigated 

Acres Farms Acres 

1 512 9 84 1 70 - - (0) - - 3 - -

36 1 (0) 

25 - - 5 - - (0) 2 (0) 

17 - - (0) I (0) 

109 1 (0) 

8 - -

2 - -

41 - -

60 - - 24 - - 8 -

=1 8 - 5 - 13 - - 75 2 (0) 

7 - - 211 I (0) 

6 - -

23 - -

62 1 (0) 

36 - - 1 - - (0) - - 36 - - 10 - - 13 - - 7 - - 28 - -

6 - - 2 - - 10 - - (0) - - (0) - -

15 - - 1 - - 5 - - 15 - - 23 1 -

11 - =1 

20 - -

122 - -

1 537 9 84 

79 - -

5 - - 3 - - 38 1 (0) 

24 - - 5 - - 73 2 (0) 

16 - - 194 1 (0) 

109 1 (0)1 

8 - - 2 - - 39 - - 71 - - 26 - - 12 - - 9 - - 6 - - 13 - - 75 2 (0) 

6 - - 216 1 (0) 

8 - - 23 - - 62 1 (0) 

36 - - 1 - - 58 - -

34 - - 9 - -

13 - - 6 - - 27 - - 6 - - 3 - - 10 - - 3 - -

3 - - 15 - - 1 - - 5 - - 16 - - 23 - - 11 - - 19 - -

118 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

All Farms 

BEANS, GREEN UMA 

West Virginia _______________ _ 

BEANS, SNAP (BUSH AND POLE) 

West Virginia _______________ _ 

Cabell ____________________ ---------- Foyette ________________________ --- __ 

Gilmer _____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier _________________________ _ 

Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Jackson ___________________________ _ 

Jefferson __________________________ _ 

Kanawha _________________________ _ 

Marshall ___________________________ _ 

Moson ____________________________ _ 

Mercer ____________________________ _ 

Mineral ____________________________ _ 

Monroe ____________________________ _ 

Morgan ___________________________ _ 

Putnam ____________________________ _ 

Raleigh ____________________________ _ 

Ritchie ____________________________ _ 

Roane _____________________________ _ 

Wayne ____________________________ _ Wood _____________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL _______________ _ 

BEETS 

West Virginia _______________ _ 

BROCCOU 

West Virginia _______________ _ 

HEAD CABBAGE 

West Virginia _______________ _ 

Hancock ___________________________ _ 

Kanawha __________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL _______________ _ 

CANTALOUPS AND PERSIAN MRONS 

West Virginia _______________ _ 

Berkeley ___________________________ _ 

Grant _____________________________ _ 

Minerol ____________________________ _ 

Morgan ___________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

CARROTS 

West Virginia _______________ _ 

CAUUFLOWER 

West Virginia _______________ _ 

CUCUMBERS AND PICKLES 

West Virginia _______________ _ 

Jackson ___________________________ _ 

Kanawha __________________________ _ Putnam ____________________________ _ 

Upshur ____________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL _______________ _ 

EGGPLANT 

West Virginio _______________ _ 

LETTUCE AND ROMAINE 

West VirginiQ _______________ _ 

ONIONS, DRY 

West Virginia _______________ _ 

ONIONS, GREEN 

West Virginio _______________ _ 

PEAS, GREEN, EXCLU DING 

GREEN COW PEAS 

West Virginia _______________ _ 

Harvested 

Forms 

146 

5 

6 

3 

7 

5 

8 

4 

6 

5 

4 

5 

4 

4 

3 

10 

3 

3 

6 

3 

3 

37 

12 

15 

57 

4 

3 

29 

21 

37 

7 

3 

3 

3 

21 

4 

56 

3 

3 

4 

3 

35 

9 

10 

Acres 

112 

4 

3 

I 

9 

2 

6 

5 

5 

I 

3 

1 

13 

4 

1 

10 

1 

1 

11 

(0) 

(0) 

23 

2 

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73 

19 

1 

20 1 33 

33 

10 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

12 

(0) 

(0) 

17 

1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

11 

Irrigoted ! 

Forms Acres 

(0) 

(0) 

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(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

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Table 31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978-Con. 

All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

~------------~------~----~AII Farms Farms Acres Farms Acres 

PEPPERS, HOT TOMATOES 

West Virginio _______________ _ 14 West Virginio ______________ _ 

- PEPPERS, SWEET 

Wes1 Virginia _______________ _ -

- 6B 75 3 3 Berkeley --------------------------- Braxton __ • _______________________ _ Hancock ___________________________ _ 

Ali other counties ___________________ _ 

forms not on moillisL _______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

3 (0) 

32 (0) 

33 46 

(D) Cabell ________ -------- ------------- (D) Fayelle ___________________________ _ 

Grant ____________________________ _ 

- Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

PUMPKINS Hampshire _________ • ______________ _ 

- West Virginio _______________ _ -

- 13 6 

Hancock __ • _______________________ _ - Jackson __________________________ _ 

SQUASH Kanowha _________________________ _ 

- West Virginio _______________ _ 

- 31 17 (0) lewis ____________________________ _ 

Kanawha __________________________ _ 5 1 - Lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Ali other counties ___________________ _ - 18 14 (D) Marshall __________________________ _ 

- Forms not on moillisL _______________ _ -

- 2 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mercer ___________________________ _ 

SWEET CORN 

West Virginia _______________ _ -

-

- 242 946 1 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

Berkeley ___________________________ _ 19 55 (0) _ :::.~~~~_==============~============ Roone ____ • _______________________ _ 

Boone _____________________________ _ - 3 2 _ Taylor ____________________________ _ 

Cabell - _____________________________ _ 8 27 _ Upshur ___________________________ _ 

- Fayette ____________________________ _ 7 10 _ Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

Gilmer - _____________________________ _ Grant _____________________________ _ -

- 3 (0) 

4 (0) 

_ Wood ____________________________ _ 

(0) All olher caunlies __________________ _ 2 Greenbrier _________________________ _ 6 4 Hampshire _________________________ _ 

Hancock ___________________________ _ - 5 (0) 

7 64 (0) Forms nal on maillis'-______________ _ 

Jackson ___________________________ _ 9 26 

Jefferson __________________________ _ 7 4B TURNIPS Kanawha __________________________ _ 7 9 Uncoln ____________________________ _ 

Marsholl ___________________________ _ - 5 7 

6 6 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

Mason ____________________________ _ 

Mercer ________ '- ___________________ _ 9 65 

6 2 MIXED VEGETABleS Mineral ____________________________ _ 8 147 Monongalia ________________________ _ Monroe ____________________________ _ - 5 4 

6 14 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

Morgan ___________________________ _ 

Ohio ______________________________ _ -

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6 17 

3 (D) 

Fayette ___________________________ _ 

- All other counties __________________ _ Pocahontas ________________________ _ 3 I Preston ________ . ____________________ _ 

Putnam ____________________________ _ 10 (D) 

9 9 WATERMELONS Raleigh ____________________________ _ 7 7 Randolph __________________________ _ 

Ritchie ____________________________ _ - 8 11 

3 3 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

Roane _____________________________ _ 7 8 Summers __________________________ _ 5 5 - OTHER VEGETABLES Taylor _____________________________ _ 4 2 

Tucker ____________________________ _ 6 8 West Virginia ______________ _ Woyne ____________________________ _ - 5 11 Wirt _____________________________ ._ Wood _____________________________ _ - 3 7 

6 9 - All other counties __________________ _ 

Wyoming _ .. ________________________ _ 4 7 All other counties ___________________ _ 23 22 - Forms not on maillisL_ ... ____________ _ -

Table 32. Fruits and Nuts: 1978 

Tolal Nonbearing age 

All Farms 

Horvesled 

Farms 

182 

4 

3 

7 

3 

4 

5 

5 

5 

7 

6 

3 

3 

6 

3 

6 

3 

4 

5 

6 

3 

4 

3 

3 

35 

46 

B 

16 

4 

12 

16 

48 

15 

33 

Bearing age 

Forms Acres Trees or vines Forms Trees or vines Farms Trees or vines 

LAND IN ORCHARDS 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

- I 108 23039 (Xl (Xl (X) (X) (Xl 

Barbour ________________________ - __ 

8erkeley __________________________ _ 

Boone ____________________________ _ 

- 17 41 (Xl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- B3 8 141 (Xl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 (D) (Xl (X) (X) (X) (Xl Broxton ________ • _________________ _ 

8rooke ___________________________ _ - 23 140 (Xl (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

- 6 23 (Xl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Cabell ________________________ -_ --_ - 23 50 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Cloy _____________________________ _ 

Doddridge ______________________ ---_ 

Fayelle ___________________________ _ 

Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

- 14 81 (Xl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 25 (Xl (X) (X) (X) (Xl 

- 15 39 (Xl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 10 28 (Xl (X) (X) ()() (Xl 

Grant ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier ______________________ ---

Hampshire ____________ • ___________ _ 

Hancock ______________________ • ___ _ 

- 7 22 (Xl (Xl (X) (X) (X) 

- 19 62 (Xl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 65 5019 (Xl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 8 (D) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Hardy ________________________ -----

Harrison ________________________ ---

Jackson ________________________ ---

Jefferson ______________________ ----

Kanawha _________________________ _ 

lewis __________________________ ---

lincoln _____________________ • __ ----

McDowell ______________________ ----

Marion ___________________________ • 

- 6 (D) (Xl (X) ()() (X) (X) 

- 15 29 (Xl (X) ()() (X) (X) 

- 22 32 (Xl (Xl (X) (X) (X) 

- 36 4009 (Xl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 27 56 (Xl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 13 36 (X) (X) (X) (X) (Xl 

- 14 28 (Xl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 50 (Xl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 20 56 (Xl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Irrigaled 

Acres Farms Acres 

162 5 4 

12 - - (0) - - 3 - - I - - 3 2 (0) 

1 - - (0) - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - -

1 - - (Z) - - 4 - - 2 2 (0) 

I - - 10 - - (0) 1 (0) 

3 - - 5 - - (Z) - - 1 - - 1 - - (0) - - 25 - -

31 - -

5 - -

31 1 (0) 

8 - - 23 1 (D) 

7 2 (D) 

14 I (0) 

11 1 (0) 

3 - -

Harvested 

Forms Pounds 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(Xl (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(Xl (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

156 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 32. Fruits and Nuts: 1978-Con. 

Total Nonbeoring oge Beoring age Harvested ! 

All Farms Forms Acres Trees or vines farms Trees or vines Forms Trees or vines Farms Pounds 

LAND IN ORCHARDS-Con. 

MarshaIL _________________________ _ 

Mason ______________________ -_ -- __ Mercer ___________________________ _ 

Mineral ____________________ ~ ___ - __ _ Monongalia _______________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Morgan ______________ ~ ___________ _ 

Nicholas ____________ --<- ____________ _ 

Ohio _______________ - _____________ _ 

Pendleton ________ ..,.:... _______________ _ 

Pocahontas ___ -' ___________________ _ 

Preston ------r- ____ ---------------- Putnom ___________________________ _ 

Raleigh ____ -- _____________________ _ 

Randolph _________________________ _ 

Ritchie ___________________________ _ Roane ____________________________ _ 

Summers _________________________ _ 

Taylor ____________________________ _ Tucker ___________________________ _ 

25 68 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - 11 28 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

-

- 32 94 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

17 56 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - 19 50 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) -

- 22 167 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

22 2908 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - 21 61 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 8 24 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 23 51 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

-

(X)I (X) I 001 (X) I 12 34 (X) 00 (X) - 23 58 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 28 55 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 14 31 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 00 - 69 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - 17 

18 49 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 19 54 (X) 00 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

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- 20 24 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 9 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 10 23 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Tyler _____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Webster __________________________ _ Wetzel ___________________________ _ Wirt _____________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ 

Wyoming _________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

APPLES 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

- 3 (D) (X) (X) 001 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 25 60 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 19 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 15 36 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 8 26 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 15 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 9 21 (X) 00 (X) (X) 

~I (X) 00 

- 8 15 ~I (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 5 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 201 392 (X) 1 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 988 18816 1 087182 1 517 172 915 904 914 267 622 286 505 538 

Barbour __________________________ _ 

8erkeley __________________________ _ 

Boone ____________________________ _ Braxton __________________________ _ 

Brooke ___________________________ _ 

- 15 20 1 3031 8 133 13 1 170 8 14380 

- 68 6409 333 982 43 44 385 64 289 597 60 126 432 474 

- 3 (D) 707 2 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 21 89 5 767 11 639 20 5 128 15 161 863 

- 5 6 163 5 82 2 (D) 1 (D) 

Cabell ____________________________ _ Cloy _____________________________ _ 

Doddridge _________________________ _ 

Fayette ___________________________ _ Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

- 23 32 1 349 12 500 18 849 11 39487 

- 14 67 4 7fJb 11 1 382 13 3 404 8 300 140 

- 6 21 855 6 385 6 470 4 432 

- 14 28 1 334 6 110 13 1 224 8 49000 

- 10 14 320 1 

7 156 8 164 1 

7 2 505 

Grant ____________________________ _ 

- 6 8 146 3 16 5 130 4 10 180 Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

- 19 50 2 049 12 260 14 1 789 4 (D) 

Hampshire ________________________ _ Hancock __________________________ _ - 58 3993 191 509 30 24 158 57 167351 55 59 861 264 

- 7 (D) 95 243 3 (D) 7 (0) 3 (D) Hardy ____________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 1 259 1 (D) 4 (0) 3 (D) Harrison __________________________ _ 

- 13 21 8B3 10 77 11 806 6 13 010 Jackson __________________________ _ 

- 18 15 435 5 100 16 335 9 6 770 Jefferson _________________________ _ Kanawha _________________________ _ 

lewis ____________________________ _ 

- 31 3584 2183551 17 35 631 31 1827241 27 66 076 020 

- 24 40 1 263 10 212 24 1 051 14 (D) 

- 11 26 1 04B 4 82 11 966 4 3 000 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 13 22 551 13 157 13 394 5 (0) McDowell _________________________ _ 

- 4 46 2 570 3 (D) 4 2 250 3 271 700 Marion ___________________________ _ 

- 19 31 1 911 16 736 17 1 175 12 (D) Morsha"-_________________________ _ 

- 24 32 1 456 14 374 23 1 082 16 19 510 Mason ___________________________ _ 

- 6 (D) 822 5 (D) 4 (0) 4 4 260 Mercer ___________________________ _ 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

Monongolia _______________________ _ 

- 30 79 4 982 1 15 2 439 28 2 543 16 151 132 1 - 12 14 577 8 166 9 411 6 19 723 

- 17 22 1 254 9 145 13 1 109 7 (0) Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- 22 153 9 087 15 506 16 8 581 9 (0) Morgan __________________________ _ 

- 19 2 673 175 732 9 (D) 19 142 383 14 26 993 448 

Nicholas __________________________ _ 

- 20 37 903 4 (D) 18 693 13 25 235 Ohio _____________________________ _ 

- 5 (D) 438 2 (D) 5 194 5 (D) Pendleton _________________________ _ 

- 21 30 915 11 235 20 680 17 80610 Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

- 12 31 1 021 3 29 12 992 10 15 724 Preston ___________________________ _ 

- 21 46 2 241 16 1 329 18 912 13 15 730 Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- 25 44 1 769 17 299 20 1 470 8 7 180 Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

- 13 28 1 521 7 108 13 1 413 9 23 362 

.~~~-------------- Ritchie 17 66 2 203 3 143 17 2 060 10 83 550 ___________________________ _ 

- Roane 13 13 594 11 228 10 366 4 258 ____________________________ _ 

- 19 38 1 096 14 490 16 606 9 142 610 

Summers _________________________ _ Taylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

- 19 14 838 9 130 18 708 6 2 180 

- 4 (D) 54 4 30 3 (D) 2 (0) 

- 9 12 452 5 64 9 388 6 17 950 

- Wayne 23 37 2 070 15 909 18 1 161 13 16 765 ___________________________ _ 

Webster __________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

Wirt _____________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ 

Wyoming _________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 7 16 604 5 193 6 4111 3 (D) 

- 14 22 900 9 124 14 776 10 25450 

- 6 14 839 5 (D) 6 566 2 (D) 

- 6 10 218 5 33 6 185 4 (0) 

- 7 10 305 5 164 6 141 4 (0) - 7 14 616 4 59 7 557 4 3 575 

- 4 4 112 1 (0) 4 92 1 (0) Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 180 260 5 775 49 1 610 172 4 165 125 65 010 

APRICOTS 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

- 32 5 114 26 56 11 58 7 560 

Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Marian ___________________________ _ 

Summers _________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 3 1 11 2 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 3 1 31 3 4 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- 3 (Z) 6 1 (D) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

- 15 3 58 12 32 5 26 3 490 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 8 1 8 8 81 - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA WEST VIRGINIA 157 
Table 32. Fruits and Nuts: 

All farms 

CHERRIES 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

- Barbour __________________________ _ 

- Berkeley __________________________ _ Broxton __________________________ _ - Cabell ____________________________ _ - Cloy _____________________________ _ - Fayette __________________________ " __ - Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Hampshire - ________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Kanawha _________________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Marion - ___________________________ _ 

MarshalL - _________________________ _ Mercer ___________________________ _ - Mineral - ___________________________ _ 

Monongalia - _______________________ _ Monroe - ___________________________ _ 

Morgan - __________________________ _ 

- Nicholas __________________________ _ 

- Pendleton _________________________ _ 

- Preston ___________________________ _ 

- Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- Roleigh ___________________________ _ 

Roane ____________________________ _ 

Summers _________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Webs fer __________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

GRAPES (FRESH WEIGHT) 

(SEE TEXT) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

West Virginio ______________ _ -

Barbour __________________________ _ 

Berkeley - __________________________ _ 

- Broxton __________________________ _ 

- Brooke ___________________________ _ 

- CobeJl ____________________________ _ 

- fayette ___________________________ _ 

- Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

- Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

- Hampshire ________________________ _ 

- Hancock __________________________ _ 

-

Harrison __________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Kanawha _________________________ _ 

- Lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- Marion ___________________________ _ 

- Marshall __________________________ _ 

- Mason ___________________________ _ 

- Mercer ___________________________ _ 

- MineraL __________________________ _ 

-

Monongalia _______________________ _ 

- Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Nicholas __________________________ _ 

- Ohio _______ . ______________________ _ 

- Pendleton _________________________ _ 

Preston ___________________________ _ 

- Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

- Randolph _________________________ _ - Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

- Roane ____________________________ _ 

- Summers _________________________ _ 

- Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Webster - __________________________ _ 

- Wetzel ___________________________ _ Wirt _____________________________ _ -

- Wood ____________________________ _ 

- Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- Forms not on moil lisL ______________ _ 

-

NECTARINES 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

-

PEACHES 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

- Barbour __________________________ _ 

- 8.rk."'y __________________________ _ 8roxton __________________________ _ -

- Brooke ___________________________ _ Cabell _____________________________ _ 

- Gilmer _____________________________ _ 

Grant ____________________________ _ 

- Greenbrier _________________________ _ 

158 WEST VIRGINIA 

1978-Coo. 

Total 

forms Acres Trees or vines 

273 161 6 351 

7 4 115 8 10 599 7 3 178 6 2 87 3 (0) 403 7 1 53 6 1 32 9 44 1 523 6 2 

4 (0) 3~1 

5 1 26 5 1 33 6 2 80 11 3 103 7 1 31 8 7 418 

5 3 87 9 3 64 4 (0) 99 4 5 59 

9 13 743 6 2 31 4 1 51 3 (Z) 17 7 2 48 10 3 70 

3 (0) 73 

4 1 46 3 2 132 3 (0) 45 5 1 62 23 5 201 

66 14 393 

322 164 71 507 

8 5 1 478 

3 1 565 

5 1 376 

3 8 2 768 

5 2 1 017 

6 4 2 132 4 1 307 

8 2 1 015 

4 11 6032 

3 1 465 

5 1 197 

9 2 495 

4 3 337 

12 2 556 

7 3 1 101 

9 3 1 212 

16 10 4 524 

4 1 165 

9 1 570 

3 (Z) 19 

9 4 I 272 

8 1 347 

6 2 1 115 

6 2 720 

7 1 243 

6 4 I 711 

8 1 287 

6 2 512 

4 1 300 

3 (Z) 21 

4 I 192 

5 1 575 

14 4 1 396 

5 6 2900 

4 1 483 

4 I 213 

6 3 1 328 

19 15 7 005 

71 54 25 5561 

3 (0) 1 0211 

473 3477 259 806 

9 4 123 

50 1 713 113 521 

13 47 4 108 

5 6 90 

13 7 264 

3 1 36 

5 9 I 070 

9 3 130 

Nonbeoring age Bearing age ! Harvested 

forms Trees or vines Forms T fees or vines Forms Pounds 

135 1 065 215 5 2I!6 92 123 109 

5 34 5 81 1 (0) 

4 48 6 551 5 (0) 

4 69 5 109 5 1 674 4 11 6 76 2 (0) 

1 (0) 3 (0) - - 2 (0) 6 44 3 340 2 (0) 5 23 - - 1 (0) 8 1 503 7 68 958 3 (0)1 6 67 3 (0) 

2 (0) 4 (0) 2 (0) 

3 13 3 13 3 (0) 

4 11 5 22 - - 4 12 3 (0) 2 (0) 

3 5 11 98 2 (0) 

5 24 2 (0) 1 (0) 

6 38 7 380 5 (0) 

- - 5 87 2 (0) 

8 40 3 (0) 2 (0) 

2 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 

2 (0) 3 20 1 (0) 

6 67 7 (0) 3 (0) 

5 19 4 12 1 (0) 

3 43 1 (0) 1 (0) 

2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

5 20 4 28 - - 2 (0) 10 64 7 995 

2 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

3 7 3 (0) 1 (0) 

3 12 1 (0) 1 (0) 

3 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 

3 14 3 48 1 (0) 

13 69 17 132 5 2 783 

20 112 58 2I!1 20 1 400 

246 18 083 288 53424 165 69767 

7 255 6 1 223 2 (0) 

2 (0) 3 510 3 1 015 

3 35 5 341 5 2558 

3 2 537 2 (0) 1 (0) 

5 102 5 915 3 16208 

4 220 6 1 912 5 2656 

3 30 4 277 2 (0) 

8 100 7 915 1 (0) 

4 5 587 2 (0) 2 (0) 

2 (0) 3 420 3 1 830 

4 47 5 150 3 467 

6 310 5 185 4 770 

2 (0) 4 317 2 (0) 

7 73 12 483 11 1 296 

6 502 4 599 I (0) 

7 118 9 1 094 6 1 850 

13 668 16 3 856 11 4268 

2 (0) 3 80 2 (0) 

8 57 9 513 4 410 

3 13 1 (0) I (0) 

7 275 6 997 4 2646 

6 105 4 242 3 686 5 110 6 1 005 2 (0) 

4 115 5 605 3 994 

6 45 5 198 3 125 

6 1 529 4 182 3 166 6 65 8 222 6 625 4 44 6 468 4 1 772 

4 30 4 270 3 340 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

3 22 3 170 2 (0) 

5 80 3 495 - - 10 162 13 I 234 9 1 696 4 125 5 2 775 2 (0) 

2 (0) 4 438 2 (0) 

2 (0) 4 193 2 (0) 

5 134 6 1 194 5 930 16 625 18 6380 9 6 720 

50 3 680 71 21 876 29 2 778 

I (0) 2 (0) I (0) 

275 54 741 380 205 065 267 26 881 335 

5 34 6 89 3 (0) 

35 31 675 42 81 846 39 12 470451 9 78 11 (0) 11 (0) 

4 43 2 (0) I (0) 

7 53 8 211 5 (0) 

2 (0) 3 28 1 (0) 

3 (0) 5 563 3 (0) 

5 34 5 961 - -I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 32. Fruits and Nuts: 

All Farms 

PEACHES- Can. 

Hampshire ________________________ _ - Hancock __________________________ _ 

- Harrison __________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Kanawha _________________________ _ 

- lewis ____________________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ Marion - ___________________________ _ 

Marsholl - __________________________ _ 

-

Mason ___________________________ _ - Mercer ___________________________ _ - Mineral ___________________________ _ 

Mononga/ia - _______________________ _ Monroe - ___________________________ _ 

Morgan - __________________________ _ - Nicholas __________________________ _ 

- Ohio _____________________________ _ 

- Pendleton _________________________ _ 

- Preston ___________________________ _ 

-

Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- Ritchie ___________________________ _ - Roane ____________________________ _ 

- Summers _________________________ _ Upshur ___________________________ _ - Wetzel - ___________________________ _ Wirt - _____________________________ _ Wood - ____________________________ _ 

- Ali other counties __________________ _ -

Forms not on moil lisL ______________ _ -

PEARS 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

-

Barbour __________________________ _ - 8erkeley __________________________ _ 

- Broxton __________________________ _ Brooke ___________________________ _ -

- Cabell ____________________________ _ Clay _____________________________ _ -

- Fayette ___________________________ _ 

- Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

- Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

- Hampshire ________________________ _ 

-

Harrison __________________________ _ Jackson __________________________ _ -

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kanawha - _________________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Marion ___________________________ _ - Morsholl __________________________ _ - Mercer - ___________________________ _ 

Mineral - ___________________________ _ 

Monongalia - _______________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Pendleton _________________________ _ Preston ___________________________ _ Putnam ___________________________ _ 

Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

Randolph _________________________ _ Ritchie ___________________________ _ Roane ____________________________ _ 

Summers _________________________ _ Taylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ Upshur ___________________________ _ Wetzel ___________________________ _ Wirt _____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

PlUMS AND PRUNES (FRESH 

WEIGHT) (SEE TEXT) 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Berkeley __________________________ _ Cabell ____________________________ _ - Gilmer ____________________________ _ - Greenbrier ________________________ _ - Hampshire - ________________________ _ Harrison - __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ Kanawha _________________________ _ -

- Marsholl __________________________ _ Mercer - _______ ~ ___________________ _ 

-

Monongalia _______________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ -

- Ohio _____________________________ _ Preston ___________________________ _ -

- Summers _________________________ _ Upshur ___________________________ _ -

- All other counties __________________ _ 

-

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

1978 

forms 

37 

5 

7 

6 

17 

7 

5 

7 

9 

14 

3 

10 

9 

10 

12 

8 

3 

4 

9 

8 

6 

II 

8 

9 

7 

6 

3 

5 

16 

105 

261 

8 

3 

5 

3 

6 

5 

3 

3 

6 

5 

4 

3 

4 

3 

7 

6 

11 

10 

6 

6 

6 

7 

10 

5 

4 

6 

4 

4 

9 

3 

4 

5 

4 

3 

20 

60 

157 

7 

5 

4 

3 

5 

3 

3 

3 

7 

5 

5 

5 

3 

5 

4 

4 

27 

59 

- Con 

Total 

Acres Trees or vines 

942 83 392 

2 56 

I 74 

2 120 

379 28 351 

7 571 

2 58 

I 29 

2 129 

5 115 

(D) 4041 

91/ 4 

6 438 

12 9:N 

7 

(D) 

1 

21 ~~;/ 21 

4 144 

3 951 2 114 

2 65 

8 257 

7 301 

2 109 

2 172 

4 230 

1 43 

1031 2 

10 377 

33 1 I:N 

97 4 421 

7 441 (l) II 

1 18 (0) 31 

2 76 

2 57 

1 17 (D) 23 

3 125 

15 990 

2 22 (D) 89 

2 107 

1 44 1 20 

2 56 

3 lOB 

3 92 

1 35 

2 51 

1 26 

1 34 2 80 1 41 (l) 7 

1 20 

I 15 

1 17 

2 53 (0) 28 

(D) 302 1 62 3 64 

1 9 

17 810 

9 440 

76 4 296 

6 234 

2 32 2 127 (l) 9 

12 968 (Z) 25 

13 678 (Z) 9 

2 9!J 1 22 

1 49 

1 21 

1 63 1 36 I 19 

2 97 

9 364 

22 1 445 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Nonbeoring age 

Forms Trees or vines 

19 13 191

2 (D) 1 7 26 

4 53 

9 4 301 

3 40 

2 (0) 

7 29 

4 (D) 

7 29 

3 (0)1 6 37 

6 63 

6 254 

7 58 

5 (D) 

2 (D) 

1 (0) 

7 18 3 1 (0) 

4 32 

7 49 

6 116 

3 12 

3 26 

4 24 

1 (D) 

4 39 

10 97 

53 471 

115 1 OSI 

4 28 

- - 4 13 

1 (D) 

5 19 4 33 1 (D) 

2 (0) 

4 14 2 (D) 

3 15 2 (D) 

3 (D) 

3 14 4 10 3 3 

2 (D) 

7 33 

5 14 1 (D) 

6 22 

5 13 4 (D) 

3 (D) 

2 (D) 

1 (D) 

2 (D) 

3 14 5 16 

2 (D) 

2 (0) 

2 (D) 

2 (D) 

2 (D) 

6 514 

8 24 

59 326 

5 24 3 13 2 (D) 

3 9 

- - 1 (D) 

1 (D) 

2 (D) 

2 (D) 

3 14 

1 (D) 

4 12 - - 2 (D) 

2 (D) 

3 7 13 46 

12 96 

Bearing age Harvested 

Forms Trees or vines Forms Pounds 

36 70 201 35 8 221 185 

3 3 000 5 51 

2 (0) 4 48 

5 67 2 (0) 

14 24 050 12 3 913 672 

(0) 5 2 575 5 I (D) 4 37 - - - -

7 74 3 (0) 

14 86 8 2 732 

(0) I I (0) I 

6 

3~/ 5 I 486/ 5 5 9 23~ 

6 685 -

4 (D) 7 514

1 7 (0) 6 (0) 

(D) 2 (D) 2 

3 (0) 3 (D) 

9 771 7 2 358 

7 56 5 654 

4 33 3 (D) 

6 208 1 (0) 

4 185 3 (D) 

9 97 2 (0) 

6 (D) 2 (D) 

6 206 2 (0) 

3 

~I 3 (D) 

3 (D) 5 

11 280 5 2 124 

97 668 71 22 722 

20 I 3 340 98 339 499 

5 (D) 3 (0)1 3 (D) 3 (D) 

2 (D) 2 (0) 

2 (D) 2 (D) 

3 (0) 1 (D) 

4 (D) 1 (D) 

2 (0) I (D) 

2 (D) 2 (0) 

5 III 1 (D) 

5 984 5 82 140 

2 (D) I (0) 

3 (0) 1 (D) 

1 (D) - -

2 (D) 1 (D) 

3 10 1 (D) 

6 53 4 1 255 

11 102 5 1 350 

8 591 I (D)I 

4 21 2 (D) 

5 45 - -

1 (D) 1 (0) 

4 21 2 (0) 

9 45 7 3 890 4 29 1 (D) 

2 (0) 2 (0) 

5 191 3 (0) 

2 (D) - - 1 (D) - - 9 37 5 (0) 

3 (0) 3 I 066 

4 (D) 2 (D) 

5 58 I (D) 

3 (D) - - 3 4 3 (0) 16 296 5 7 185 

52 416 26 5 512 

129 3 970 63 325 370 

4 210 4 19 178 4 19 I (D) 

4 71 I (0) - - - - 5 968 4 207 570 2 (D) 1 (D) 

2 (D) 1 (0) 1 (D) I (D) 

7 90 2 (0) 3 8 2 (D) 

4 39 I (D) 

2 (D) - - 3 63 I (D) 

4 26 4 I 180 4 17 I (D) 

2 (D) - - 19 318 6 12 456 

59 1 3491 33 1 325, 

WEST VIRGI NIA 1 S9 
Table 32. Fruits and Nuts: 1978 -Con. 

All Farms Total Nonbearing age . Bea ring age Harvested 

Farms Acres Trees or vines Farms Trees or vines Forms Trees or vines Forms Pounds 

OTHER NONCITRUS FRUIT 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

- 10 12 759 7 232 8 527 5 (D) 

- 3 (D) 190 2 (D) 1 (D) - - - 7 (0) 569 5 (D) 7 (D) 5 (D) 

Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

FILBERTS AND HAZELNUTS 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

- 8 8 531 5 (D) 6 382 3 (D) 

WALNUTS, ENGLISH OR PERSIAN 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

- 12 16 666 8 65 10 601 3 (D) 

- 3 {D) 424 3 23 3 (D) 2 '(D) 

- 9 (D) 242 5 42 7 (D) 1 (D) 

Mine rol ___________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

OTHER NUTS 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

- 126 183 4 996 70 1 633 116 3363 77 AO 231 

-- 3 (D) 53 2 (D)' 3 41 3 (D) 

-- 3 (D) 49 1 ,(D) 3 29 2 (D) 

-- 3 {D) 118 2 (D) 3 (D) 1 (DJ -- 4 9 291 3 145 4 1(~: 4 1 '52, 

-- 3 (D) 119 1 (D) 3 2 (D) 

-- 5 7 215 3 (D) 5 190' 2 (D) 

-- 7 5 152 3 (D) 7 95 " (D) 

-- 3 7 93 2 (D) 3 23 3 (D) 

-- 4 2 35 2 (Dr 3 23 1 (D) 

-- 6 13 301 4 39 6 262 3 1400 

Cabell ___________________________ _ 

Doddridge ________________________ _ 

Fayette __________________________ _ 

Gilmer ___________________________ _ 

Harrison ______________ '" __________ _ 

jackson _________________________ _ 

Kanawha ________________________ _ 

lewis ___________________________ _ 

lincoln __________________________ _ Marion __________________________ _ 

Marshall _________________________ _ 

-- 6 13 147 4 60 -4 87 2 (D) 

-- 3 (D) 180 2 (D) 3 90 1 (D) 

-- 4 (D) 117 I (D) 4 95 2 (D) 

-- 6 18 794 4 183 6 611 4 1,860 

Mason __________________________ _ Mercer __________________________ _ 

Minerol __________________________ _ 

Monongalia _____________________ _ 

-- 3 (D) 161 3 40 '2 (D) I (D) 

-- 3 (D) 45 - - 3 (D) 3 415 

-- 5 4 121 3 (D) 4 (D) 4 (D) 

-- 3 (Z) 25 2 ,(D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

-- 6 27 818 5 (D) 6 332 4 2298 

-- 3 I 17 I (D) 3 ,16 - -

Preston __________________________ _ 

Putnam ________ . __________________ _ 

Roleigh __________________________ _ 

Ritchie __________________________ _ 

Summers ________________________ _ 

Upshur __________________________ _ 

Webster -- 9 12 192 6 74 8 118 6 4091 _________________________ _ 

-- 5 2 42 4 23 4 19 3 ~D)' 

-- 3 5 62 1 (D) 3 (D) 2 ,(D) 

-- 26 32 849 11 111 24 738 18 13915 

Wood ___________________________ _ 

Ali other counties _________________ _ 

Table 33. Berries: 1978 

Harvested Irrigated 

All Farms Harvested "Irrigated 

All Farms Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

BLACKBERRIES (POUNDS) STRAWBERRIES (POUNDSJ-Con. 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

- 8 8 6 262 - - - 7 2 3880 - - Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Hampshire ________________________ _ 

- 10 14 (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 3 2 I 700 - -, Harrison __________________________ _ BLUEBERRIES, TAME (POUNDS) Kanawha _________________________ _ 

- 4 2 (D) - - - 4 I 892 - -' - 10 19 65348 3 ,14 West Virginio ______________ _ Marshall __________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

- 4 2 3 250 1 (D) 

- 6 4 12475 I (D) 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

RASPBERRIES Monongalia _______________________ _ (POUNDS) Monroe __________________________ _ 

- 5 2 ,5577 - -

- 36 12 11 433 - - - 6 3 '3875 - - Wes Morgan __________________________ _ t Virginia ______________ _ 

- 3 4 3030 - - - 20 7 8 208 - - - 3 (Z) (D) - -

- 3 1 4500 2 (D) 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

Ail other counties __________________ _ 

Ohio _____________________________ _ 

Pleasants _________________________ _ 

Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

- 3 (Z) 834 - - - 13 I 195 - - - 5 3 (D) I (D) Forms not on moil li5L ______________ _ Preston ___________________________ _ Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- 12 16 43930 2 (O) 

- 3 (Z) 720 1 (D) 

- 4 (D) 3000 ,- - Ritchie ___________________________ _ STRAWBERRIES Roane ____________________________ _ (POUNDS) 

- 186 138 524 475 17 61 - 6 1 700 - - - 5 1 3028 - - Summers _________________________ _ West Taylor ___________________________ _ Virginia ______________ _ 

- 8 12 26962 - -

- 3 I I 052 - - - J (D) 2 140 - - - 3 (DJ (D) - - - 4 I 2425 I (D) 

- 3 (D) (D) I (D) 

- 3 (D) (D) - - - 3 (Z) 1 060 - - - 3 (D) (D) - - - 22 26 211 769 2 (D) 

Tucker ___________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Boone ____________________________ _ 

Broxton __________________________ _ 

Brooke ___________________________ _ 

Cabell ____________________________ _ 

- 4 2 4300 - -

- 3 2 7 500 - - - 21 11 6300 - - Doddridge _________________________ _ 

Fayette _. _________________________ _ Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

160 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 34. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod: 1978 

Sq. It. under Sq. ft. under Sates gloss or other All Farms glass or other Sales 

Farms protection Acres in open ($1.000) 

All Fanns Farms protection Acres in open ($1,000) 

ALL NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE 

PRODUCTS (SEE TEXT) 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

-

8erkeley __________________ --------- Cabell ____________________ ---------- Greenbrier - ________________________ _ 

- Hampshire ______________________ ---- Hancock ________________________ --- Hardy - __________________________ ---- Harrison __________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ Kanawha - _________________________ _ 

-

lewis ________________________ ------ Marion ___________________________ _ 

Marshall - __________________________ _ Mason - ___________________________ _ 

Mercer - ___________________________ _ 

- Monongalia _______________________ _ - Nicholas __________________________ _ 

- Ohio __________________________ ----- Preston ________________________ ----- Putnam ___________________________ _ 

-

Raleigh ___________________________ _ - Randolph _________________________ _ 

- Ritchie ___________________________ _ - Taylor ____________________________ _ 

- Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne - ___________________________ _ 

- Wood ____________________________ _ 

- All other counties __________________ _ 

-

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

BEDDING PLANTS 

West Virgin;o ______________ _ 

- 8erkeley __________________________ _ 

- Cabell ____________________________ _ 

- Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hancock - __________________________ _ 

- Hardy ____________________________ _ 

Harrison - __________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Kanawha _________________________ _ M~oo _____________ _ -

-

Mars hall __________________________ _ 

Mason - ___________________________ _ 

Mercer - ___________________________ _ 

- Nicholas __________________________ _ 

- Putnam ___________________________ _ Raleigh - ___________________________ _ 

Ritchie - ___________________________ _ 

Wood ____________________________ _ -

- AU other counties __________________ _ -

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ -

Table 35. Other Crops: 

All Farms 

CORN CUT FOR DRY FODDER, 

HOGGED OR GRAZED 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

-

232 2 007 979 

10 50 882 

6 17 200 

4 (D) 

3 26492 

3 26404 

5 19 370 

11 28 112 

5 38 900 

6 34 620 

8 107 844 

4 (D) 

5 18 236 

9 132 798 

5 26 703 

7 12944 

5 42 850 

5 3 110 

3 310 500 

6 3272 

3 41 340 

9 109 224 

4 18 530 

4 2 710 

4 485 520 

6 2 700 

6 19 172 

9 153 565 

35 212 756 

42 52 000 

141 701 119 

10 12 794 

3 (D) 

3 (0) 

3 23 204 

4 18 650 

9 23474 

3 (D) 

3 (D) 

5 (D) 

3 (D) 

5 45 866 

4 (D) 

3 10 072 

3 (D) 

3 (0) 

6 (D) 

4 (D) 

5 34 833 

37 241 628 

25 52 000 

1978 

Harvested 

Farms Acres Quantity 

8 42 ()O 

BULBS 

West Virginia ________________ 

761 6 9101 Harrison ______________ --------------

- 89 All other counties ____________________ 

90 (D) 

63 96 CUT FLOWERS AND CUT FLORIST 

- 25 GREENS - 68 

(D) 45 

3 74 

West Virginio ________________ 

(0) (D) 

15 96 

(D) 299 

Morsholl __________________ ----------

All other counties ____________________ 

(0) 8 FOLIAGE AND FLOWERING PlANTS 

61 (0) 

9 280 West Virginio ________________ 

(0) 93 

27 57 Harrison ______________ --------------

4 

(0) (OJ I 

(0) (0) 

Jefferson ______________ -------------

Konawha ______________ -------------

Marion ________________ -_ -----------

(0) 18 Morsholl __________________ ----------

- (0) Mercer ________________ ------------- Raleigh ________________ -_ - _______ ---

19 314 Wood ______________________________ 

(D) (0) All other counties ____________________ 

- (D) 

(D) 

42 ~I 48 140 

15 

171 ~I 85 2271 

NURSERY PRODUCTS 

West Virginio ________________ 

Cabell ______________________ -------- Marsholl ____________________________ 

Mercer ________________ ------------- Raleigh _____________________________ 

Upshur ________________ - ____________ 

Woyne _____________________________ 

40 2 021 Wood ______________________________ 

AU other counties ____________________ 

- 29 

(Dl (D) Farms not on moillisL ________________ 

- 8 

- 58 SOD HARVESTED - 21 (0) 38 

- (0)1 (0) (D) 

(D) 189 

West Virginio ________________ 

VEGETABLE AND flOWER SEEDS 

(0) (D) 

West Virginio ________________ 

- 92 

- (0) 

- 18 GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES 

- 2 

- (0) West Virginio ________________ 

-

"bl:1 

-

- 74 

7 954 

- 150 

OTHER NURSERY AND 

GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS 

West Virginio ________________ 

Irrigated 

All Fanns Forms Acres 

SORGHUMS FOR SIRUP (POUNDS) 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

- - - OTHER CROPS 

West Virginio ______________ _ -

Table 36. Operator Response to Land Held Under Foreign Ownership: 

Forms 

4 

3 

1978 

Reporting land held under foreign ownership Reporting don't know 

All Farms Owned by individuals Owned by foreign held 

who are not citizens corporations, 

01 the United States associations, or a 

land in foreign government land in 

forms Total acres forms 

Forms (acres) held Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms (acres) 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

- 21 2 789 2 206 20 2 205 1 (D) 34 3 645 

lewis ____________________________ _ 

- 4 401 401 4 401 - - I (D) AU o1h'er counties __________________ _ 

- 17 2 388 1 805 16 1 804 I (D) 33 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

13 33 843 (D) 60 

3 (0) (0) (D) 

10 (0) (0) (D) 

22 351 291 (0) I 094 

3 (D) 62 1 19 (0) (D) 1 032 

62 722 022 46 2 567 

3 2 278 (D) (D) 

3 (0) (D) 

5 (0) (D) 

3 (0) (0) (D) 

4 45 266 90 

5 (0) (0) 20 

5 (D) (D) (0) 

3 (D) (D) (D) 

31 546 015 29 971 

I 81 180 388 600 064 

4 (0) (0) (D) 

6 (D) 9 35 

6 (D) (D) 19 

4 (0) (0) (D) 

3 (0) (0) (D) 

4 (D) (0) (D) 

3 (D) (D) (D) 

34 138 772 328 726 

17 85 77 

(X) 26 531 

I 

10 254 (0) 19 1 

5 762 (X) 81 

I 

(D) 27 23\ 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

4 I 341 -

I 4 (X) -

Reporting no No response 

land in land in 

forms farms 

Forms (acres) Forms (acres) 

19 243 3 639 169 1 234 222 393 

350 90 355 24 4 407 18 893 3 548 814 I 210 217 986 

WEST VIRGI NIA 161 
Table 37. Income From Machine Work, Customwork and Other Agricultural Services: 

All Farms Income Forms ($1,000) 

Wes~ Virginio _______________ _ 1 114 948 

Barbour ___________________________ _ 19 8 Berkeley ___________________________ _ 46 90 Brax ton ___________________________ _ 15 6 Brooke ____________________________ _ 4 2 Cabell ___________ . _________________ _ 17 4 Calhoun ___________________________ _ 8 4 Doddridge __________________________ _ 13 7 Fayette ____________________________ _ 15 15 Gilmer _____________________________ _ 7 4 Grant _____________________________ _ 14 6 

Greenbrier _________________________ _ 51 61 Hampshire _________________________ _ 43 22 Hancock ___________________________ _ 7 5 Hardy _____________________________ _ 28 27 Harrison ___________________________ _ 19 19 Jackson ___________________________ _ 21 7 Jefferson __________________________ _ 38 124 Kanawha __________________________ _ 11 11 lewis _____________________________ _ 24 19 Uncoln ____________________________ _ 10 4 

logon _____________________________ _ 5 4 Marion ____________________________ _ 12 16 Marshall ___________________________ _ 19 7 Mason _______________ ~ ____________ _ 36 35 Mercer ____________________________ _ 15 8 Mineral ____________________________ _ 19 16 Monongalia ________________________ _ 

Monroe ____________________________ _ 18 13 58 55 1 

Morgan ___________________________ _ 14 15 Nicholas ___________________________ _ 16 12 

Ohio ______________________________ _ 9 2 P.;mdleton __________________________ _ 37 75 Pleasants __________________________ _ 3 (D) Pocahontas ________________________ _ 22 12 Preston ____________________________ _ 42 36 Putnam ____________________________ _ 30 20 Raleigh ____________________________ _ 14 8 Randolph __________________________ _ 11 5 Ritchie ____________________________ _ 16 12 Roane _____________________________ _ 15 8 

Summers __________________________ _ 24 23 T aylar _____________________________ _ 9 5 Tucker ____________________________ _ 

Tyler ______________________________ _ 

Upshur ____________________________ _ 

14 

13 ~I 25 20 Wayne ____________________________ _ 13 7 Wetzel ____________________________ _ 17 15 Wirt ______________________________ _ 9 7 Wood _____________________________ _ 25 14 Ail other counties ___________________ _ 5 (D) 

Forms not on maillisL _______________ _ 139 35 

$1 to $249 

479 

8 

11 

8 

3 

13 

2 

7 

7 

4 

8 

15 

14 

4 

6 

7 

11 

8 

5 

17 

5 

2 

4 

14 

12 

5 

10 

10 

24 

4 

5 

6 

7 

2 

13 

17 

12 

6 

5 

8 

6 

9 

3 

8 

7 

13 

7 

10 

4 

12 

3 

68 

$250 to $499 

227 

14 

13 

5 

10 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

3 

9 

6 

2 

2 

13 

2 

3 

4 

10 

10 

2 

3 

3 

5 

8 

3 

4 

2 

1 

2 

3 

3 

2 

35 

$500 to 

$999 

187 

4 

5 

4 

6 

11 

1 

8 

4 

3 

5 

1 

2 

1 

9 

2 

3 

3 

8 

4 

3 

11 

2 

5 

5 

3 

1 

1 

2 

2 

4 

1 

1 

36 

Farms wi.h-

$1,000 to $4,999 

189 

2 

18 

I 

I 

I 

2 

3 

2 

2 

2 

14 

5 

2 

9 

8 

2 

10 

4 

4 

2 

I 

3 

1 

4 

2 

3 

2 

12 

3 

5 

9 

1 

2 

8 

1 

3 

2 

4 

2 

3 

2 

2 

2 

7 

3 

2 

2 

3 

1 

$5,000 to $9,999 

24 

4 

$10.000 to $19,999 

1978 

$20,000 to 29,999 

4 

Table 38. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 

Farms withAll Farms Value $1 to $250 to $500 to $1,000 to $5,000 to $10.000 to $20,000 to 

Forms ($1,000) $249 $499 $999 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $29,999 

West Virginio ______________ _ - I 610 2 219 474 368 307 381 49 18 4 

Barbour __________________________ _ - 27 57 8 3 6 8 I - 1 

- 46 73 8 8 11 14 5 - -

- 7 5 1 3 2 I - - - Berkeley __________________________ _ Boone ____________________________ _ 

Braxton __________________________ _ 

- 26 35 9 6 3 7 - I - Brooke ___________________________ _ - " 20 3 2 2 3 - I - Cabell ____________________________ _ 

- 30 31 9 5 5 11 - - - Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- 12 4 7 4 - I - - -

- 3 2 - - 3 - - - - - 19 20 6 2 5 5 1 - -

- 30 32 9 3 4 14 - - -

Cloy _____________________________ _ 

Doddridge _________________________ _ Fayette ___________________________ _ 

- 13 8 5 2 2 4 - - -

- 22 21 8 3 3 7 1 - - Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

Grant ____________________________ _ 

- Greenbrier ________________________ _ 60 B4 12 18 13 14 1 2 - - 58 230 12 10 7 17 7 2 I 

- 14 22 2 2 I 7 2 - -

Hampshire ________________________ _ Hancock ________________________ - __ 

- 18 92 5 4 3 4 1 - -

- 43 44 10 9 9 14 1 - - - 39 60 7 7 12 11 1 I -

- 32 160 7 5 2 12 3 I - - 27 24 9 5 6 6 I - -

Hardy __________________________ - __ 

Harrison ______________________ -- --- Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kanawha ______________________ - __ _ 

lewis ________________________ -- ---- 23 23 8 4 4 6 I - - - 19 7 9 5 4 1 - - - - 5 8 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 51 53 12 8 17 13 I - -

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

McDowell _________________________ _ Marion ___________________________ _ 

38 49 6 4 12 14 2 - -

31 58 4 7 6 11 1 2 -

23 70 5 8 4 4 - 1 - 20 64 3 4 2 6 2 2 1 

49 46 12 10 7 20 - - - 41 98 18 8 5 8 - - -

Marsholl ___________________________ _ 

Mason ____________________________ _ 

Mercer __________________________ --- Minerol ____________________________ _ 

Monongalia ________________________ _ 

Monroe ____________________________ _ 

$30,000 

or more 

1978 

$30.000 

or more 

9 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

-

I 

-

-

2 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 

-

-

2 

162 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 38. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 -Con. 

Forms withValue $1 to $250 to $500 to $1,000 to $5,000 to $10,000 to $20,000 to $30,000 

Forms ($1,000) $249 $499 $999 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $29,999 or more All Farms 

22 38 7 1 3 8 3 - - -

- 37 48 9 7 10 9 1 1 - - - 18 5 5 4 1 - - -

- 15 -

29 28 8 10 5 5 1 - - - - 7 9 1 1 1 4 - - - - - 16 7 7 3 3 3 - - - - - 44 68 7 12 II II 2 1 - - - 79 8 9 4 9 2 - - 1 33 - 28 70 8 2 4 12 - 1 1 - - 32 II 7 6 9 1 - - - - 34 

Morgon __________________________ _ 

Nicholas __________________________ _ 

Ohio _____________________________ _ 

Pendleton _________________________ _ 

Pleasants _________________________ _ 

Pocahontas _______________________ _ Preston ___________________________ _ 

Putnam ___________________________ _ 

Raleigh __________________ - _____ - __ _ Randolph _________________________ _ 

29 33 15 2 3 8 - 1 -

=1 - 30 30 13 7 3 5 2 - - - 22 10 9 7 4 2 - - - - - 22 28 3 5 3 II - - - - - 20 18 6 6 3 5 - - - - -

- 19 25 6 3 5 4 - 1 - -

- 23 23 5 8 4 5 1 - - - - 18 30 2 2 3 10 1 - - -

- 12 8 3 2 6 1 - - - -

- 15 7 6 5 3 1 - - - -

- 20 13 10 6 3 - 1 - - -

Ritchie ___________________________ _ Roane ____________________________ _ 

Summers _________________________ _ 

Toy/or ____________________________ _ Tucker ___________________________ _ Tyler _____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Webster __________________________ _ 

Wetzel ___________________________ _ Wirt _____________________________ _ 

- 31 22 9 8 7 7 - - - -

- 4 3 1 - 1 2 - - - -

- 3 4 - 1 - 2 - - - -

Wood ____________________________ _ Wyoming _________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 240 66 100 94 46 - - - - -

Tobie 39. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1978 [For classification of social and ethnic groups- see text) 

land in forms Harvested cropland Farms by value of sales 

Market value Occupation forming I Occupation otner than forming 

of agricultural 

products sold less than $2,500 to $20,000 less than $2,500 to $20,000 

Forms Acres Farms Acres ($1,000) $2,500 $19,999 or more $2,500 $19,999 or more 

All Farms 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

- 65 10 230 57 1 507 248 16 4 1 18 26 -

- Greenbrier ________________________ _ 3 340 3 64 6 1 - - 1 1 -

- 3 715 3 273 1 ~I - -

~I - 2 

=1 - 3 220 3 17 - - 1 2 

- 7 649 7 110 3 - - 4 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Pendleton _________________________ _ 

- 5 409 4 74 7 3 - - 1 1 - Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- 3 123 3 36 4 1 - - 2 - -

- Ali other counties __________________ _ 28 4 537 21 452 65 8 4 - 13 3 -

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 13 3 237 13 481 68 - - - - 13 -

Tobie 40. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1978 [For classification of social and ethnic groups; see text) 

Full owners Port owners Tenants 

Harvested Harvested Harvested I Number land in forms cropland Number land in fa rrns cropland Number land in farms cropland 

All Farms 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

- 47 8 121 1 016 12 1 408 273 6 701 218 

- 7 649 110 - - - - - - Monrae ___________________________ _ 

- 4 291 24 - - - 1 (0) (0) Pendleton _________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ - 23 3944 401 12 1 408 273 5 (0) (D) 

- 13 3 237 481 - Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - - - - -

Tobie 41. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1978 

All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

Forms land in farms Forms land in farms Farms lond in fo rms Forms Land in farms 

BLACK AMERICAN INDIAN 

West Virginia ______________ _ 

- 46 6927 23 4944 West Virginio ______________ _ 

- 13 1 467 5 998 

- 3 340 1 (D) 

- 3 715 3 715 

- 7 649 4 347 

- 3 220 2 (D) 

- 10 1 247 3 (D) 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 4 291 - -

- 16 1 695 2 (0) 

Pendleton _________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ ASIAN OR PACIRC ISLANDER 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 13 3 237 13 3 237 West Virginia ______________ _ 

- 4 1 655 3 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA WEST VIRGI NIA 163 
Table 42. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1978 

All forms Fonns with sales of $2.500 or more 

Farms land in forms Forms land in farms 

West Virginio ______________ _ 

- 65 15424 16 3 535 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

Harrison __________________________ _ Nicholas __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 3 583 1 (OJ 

- 4 503 I (OJ 

- 3 221 - - - 33 4877 14 3 223 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 22 9240 - -

Table 43. Female Operators: 1978 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

Farms land in forms Forms land in farms Forms land in farms Farms Land in farms 

West Virginio_..: ____________ _ 

- I 557 258 867 701 159 416 Monongalia _______________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ - 24 3 161 8 I 269 

- 49 7 557 22 4731 Barbour __________________________ _ 

8erkeley __________________________ _ - 40 7054 14 3 747 

- 26 3 327 16 2339 

Morgan __________________________ _ Nicholas __________________________ _ - 5 640 I (OJ 

- 18 2460 6 I 199 Broxton __________________________ _ 

- 28 6 575 14 4983 Ohio _____________________________ _ 

- 15 2404 10 I 589 Brooke ___________________________ _ 

- 7 993 4 790 Pendleton _________________________ _ 

- 50 II 128 31 7928 Cabell ____________________________ _ 

- 32 2 762 9 I 328 Pleasants _________________________ _ 

- 3 243 - - Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- 15 2089 5 I 137 Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

- 44 12 456 26 10253 Cloy _____________________________ _ 

- 8 847 2 (OJ Preston ___________________________ _ 

- 42 6 350 27 5 131 Ooddridge ____________________ c ____ _ 

- 13 2 781 2 (OJ Putnam ___________________________ _ 

- 29 3249 10 I 602 Fayette ___________________________ _ 

- 26 2343 10 I 509 Gilmer ____________________________ _ 

- 16 4139 8 2 746 Raleigh ___________________________ _ Randolph _________________________ _ - 21 I 872 II I 123 

- 31 6 597 15 5 182 Grant ________ . ____________________ _ 

- 29 8506 14 6335 Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

- 6 728 2 (DJ Greenbrier ________________________ _ 

- 67 II 868 38 9 221 Roane ____________________________ _ 

- 28 4 328 8 I 730 Hampshire ________________________ _ 

- 39 9 539 21 7 112 Summers _________________________ _ 

- 33 3 176 12 I 299 Hardy ____________________________ _ 

- 36 8052 19 4961 Taylor ____________________________ _ - 17 I 784 7 945 Harrison __________________________ _ 

- 46 6 749 22 4594 Tucker ___________________________ _ 

- 18 3843 6 2499 Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ - 38 8642 14 5 279 

- 25 4025 19 3 381 

Tyler _____________________________ _ Upshur ___________________________ _ - 15 3 101 5 I 599 

- 19 2204 11 1474 Kanawha _________________________ _ 

- 12 I 447 5 695 Wayne ___________________________ _ 

- 4 420 - - lewis ____________________________ _ 

- 29 5 767 17 4 160 lincoln ___ • _______________________ _ 

- 26 2826 10 I 730 Webster __________________________ _ 

- 10 I 563 4 855 Wetzel ___________________________ _ 

- 28 3 047 4 480 McOowell _________________________ _ 

- 3 71 2 (OJ Wirt _____________________________ _ 

- 14 2 509 5 I 290 Marion ___________________________ _ 

- 20 I 365 3 174 Wood ____________________________ _ 

- 33 5 193 12 2414 Marshall __________________________ _ 

- 26 4043 14 2 658 Wyoming _________________________ _ 

- 3 448 I (OJ Mason ___________________________ _ 

- 43 6286 20 4 143 All ather counties __________________ _ 

- 3 509 - - Mercer ___________________________ _ 

- 19 2 186 7 897 Mineral ___________________________ _ 

- 20 4351 6 I 233 Forms nat on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 306 49264 142 28325 

164 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms __________________ - _____ -------- ---------------

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;~~i~~ :~nta~~~o==== == ==== == == ==== == == ====-p;~ce~t= 

- 20 532 3 867 9961 16909 3 496 6061 9554 2 555 3761 6 099 2 067 066 

- (X) 188 (X) 207 (X) 267 (X) 339 

- (X) 15 405 440 (X) 15 404 544 (X) 15 405 440 (X) 15 404 544 

- (X) 25.1 (X) 22.7 (X) 16.6 (X) 13.4 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 112 830 (X) 62 094 (X) 156 140 (X) 102284 (X) 

(X) 592 (X) 300 (X) 578 (X) 302 -

land, in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

- 19 731 1 514 3711 16344 1 329 1921 9 205 994 380 I 5 873 739 0491 

- 18 568 604 155 14 899 511 182 8 798 437 607 5 626 345 554 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

lO to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 4 347 '19407 3 297 (NA) 1 024 4 541 428 (NA) 

- 4 514 60929 3 419 (NA) 1 485 20675 610 (NA) 

- 3 274 74580 2 635 (NA) 1 448 33489 800 (NA) 

- 3 270 117 902 2 776 (NA) 2 087 76610 1 421 (NA) 

- 2 171 140 305 1 854 (NA) 1810 118 978 1 465 (NA) 

- 693 88610 676 (NA) I 655 84 047 664 (NA) 

- .265 75414 209 (NA) 256 73 258 206 (NA) 

- 27 16 989 30 (NA) 26 (0) 29 (NA) 

- 7 10 019 3 (NA) 7 10019 3 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil.improvement grosses, .not,· ,howes ted or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland an which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

CrQpland.1n cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ ·Croplond idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 12 323 814 436 10 985 738 918 5 655 505 300 3 497 359 146 

- 3 319 95 780 2 602 79 092 1 448 51 4731 871 34349 

- 866 17 158 (NA) (NA) 418 10713 332 14 229 

- 334 3 747 (NA) (NA) 143 2 071 125 3 005 

- 418 5475 (NA) (NA) I 204 4 1211 195 4 756 

- 2 169 69400 (NA) (NA) 867 34 568 360 12 359 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 15 740 1 554 353 12 735 1 346 696 7 502 963 005 4 665 787 757 

- 9406 574 345 (NA) (NA) 4 665 367 580 2977 294 445 

- 10487 980 008 (NA) (NA) 5 020 595 425 3 051 493 312 

Other lond _________________________________________ _ 

. 15 356 799 272 12 589 820 718 7 207 597 991 4 780 540 260 

Pasture/and and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 6 166 626 387 (NA) (NA) 3 412 490 354 2 874 454 597 

- 13 761 172 885 (NA) (NA) 6 356 107 637 4 138 85 663 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 17 971 2 015 168 (NA) (NA) 8499 1 363 234 (NA) 1 108 188 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested crop/and irrigated __________________________ _ 

Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 116 1 236 113 1 513 71 858 56 1 139 

- 103 1 041 (NA) (NA) 67 833 56 1 139 

- 7 124 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- 8 71 (NA) (NA) 5 25 - - - 357 4528 (X) (X) 280 3 627 (X) (X) 

'1978 data are based on Q sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 20 532 199 928 16 909 133 088 9 554 186 407 6 099 120 601 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 9 737 (X) 7 871 (X) 19 511 (X) 19 774 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or mor"-__________________________________ _ - 350 86 693 210 (NA) 350 86693 210 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 502 31 556 463 (NA) 502 31 556 463 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 653 18206 565 (NA) 653 18 206 565 (NA) '$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,9-99 ___________________________________ _ 

- 1 238 17 174 879 (NA) I I 238 17 174 879 (NA) 

- 2 647 18 221 1 552 (NA) 2 647 18 221 I 552 (NA) 

- 4 164 14557 2 232 (NA) 4 164 14 557 2 232 (NA) less than $2,500 (soe text) ___________________________ _ 

- 10 952 12 004 10 984 (NA) (X) (X) 198 (NA) $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 1 473 3 261 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 1 980 3393 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 2 906 3 539 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal1arms (see text) ____________________________ _ - 4 593 1 811 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 26 1 516 24 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 6 208 46 452 7 080 34473 3 487 43 463 (NA) 31 025 Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 399 6068 (NA) (NA) 1 110 5 789 I 266 5 693 Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ______________________________ _ - 30 246 (NA) (NA) 28 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T abacco ___________________________________________ _ 

field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 1 325 2812 (NA) (NA) 617 1 951 373 I 260 

- 3 261 7 133 (NA) (NA) 1 782 5 630 1 480 4 529 

- 422 836 (NA) (NA) 217 721 130 534 Fruits, ·nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Ot·her crops ________________________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products __________________________________ _ 

Catlle and calves __________________________________ _ 

~~~:P~,I~nl'~~~~~-;00' == ==== == == ==== == == == == ==== == === Other/livestock and livestock products (see lext) _________ _ 

- 396 22410 (NA) (NA) 267 22 286 265 14 146 

- 232 6910 214 4643 186 6 8591 131 4 434 

- 301 282 (NA) (NA) 160 227 146 431 

- 16 634 153 476 14 089 96 858 8 648 142 944 5 583 87 940 I - 1 309 35223 1 412 25 189 750 35 083 719 25 036 - 902 35 113 (NA) (NA) 809 34 485 962 27 546 

- 15 145 71 422 (NA) (NA) 8 225 63055 5 347 29 222 - 1 941 5672 (NA) (NA) 1 209 5 187 1 049 3222 

- 2 330 4570 (NA) (NA) 1 504 3 897 1 315 2 506 

- 1 196 1 477 (NA) (NA) 597 1 238 237 408 

'1974 dOlo include sales of foresl products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WEST VIRGINIA 165 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrtgoted 1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 20 532 Forms with- 16909 3 867 996 18568 3 630 117 604 155 116 24 919 4570 1 236 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ - 818 454 3 246 539 2497 1 179 25 68 42 31 

- 3 152 2 160 98 019 2 703 85 523 27680 23 661 254 195 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ - I 771 1 466 103 814 1 608 94 347 24498 7 410 67 22 

- 2 518 2 229 210 866 2 325 194 875 43 ()97 8 663 107 39 100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ - 3 279 2 663 382 895 3036 354 858 69042 17 1 968 360 203 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ - 2 267 1 902 357 710 2 022 319 732 54 215 9 1 350 355 51 180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 acreL __________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 1 536 1 324\ 304 512\ 1 421 281 746 47215 7 1 412 220 65 

- 1 144 

, %11 

272 94

11 

1 ()97 261 733 41 424 5 1 181 167 25 2 694 938 682 2 514 876 826 134 644 7 2 171 441 98 

- I 050 972 700 525 1 009 674 932 97642 3 1 790 564 84 

- 244 279 318481 235 306 747 42 570 3 (0) (0) (0) 

- 59 60 176301 59 176 301 20949 2 (0) (0) (0) 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

land in farms _________________________ _ --------- 20 532 3 867 996 16 909 3 496606 9554 2 555 376 6099 2 067 066 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 18 568 604 155 14 899 511 182 8798 437 607 5 626 345 554 

Tenure of operator; Full owners _________________________ _ --------- 15 737 2 539 047 13 642 2455 391 6561 I 465 507 4 147 1 233 107 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 14 158 356 946 (NA) 324 454 5969 225 478 (NA) 186 682 Port owners _________________________ _ ---- ----- 3 681 1 140 381 2 611 915 430 2469 975 053 1 619 745 771 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 3 537 212 677 (NA) 161 651 2386 185 228 (NA) 138 620 Tenants ____________________________ _ 

--------- 1 114 188 568 656 125 785 524 114 816 333 88 188 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 873 34 532 (NA) 25077 443 26901 (NA) 20252 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 19 005 3 385 823 (NA) (NA) 8626 2 168 411 5 580 1 811 444 Portnership _________________________ _ --------- 1 289 358 953 (NA) (NA) 771 284 512 422 194246 Corporation _________________________ _ ---- ----- 140 93 936 (NA) (NA) 131 93049 82 52 102 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut ionot etc._ 98 29 284 (NA) (NA) 26 9404 15 9 274 

AU forms I Forms with sales of All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of res idence: Forming ____________________________ _ 

- 7 656 7 496 4 462 3 780 On farm operated ______________________ 15 568 11 745 7 180 4 285 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 12 876 9 292 5 092 2 222 Not on farm operated ___________________ 2 762 2 124 1 422 785 

Operators by age group; 

Not reported ___________________________ 2202 2 919 952 932 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

- 271 204 150 81 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 2510 34 yeorL ______________________ _ - 2 068 1 370 898 464 None _________________________________ 6618 5 068 3 311 2095 35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ - 3 955 2 740 I 727 959 1 to 49 day'-__________________________ 1 108 959 626 338 45 to 54 yeorL ______________________ _ 

- 4 600 3 829 2 263 1 469 50 to 99 days __________________________ 534 527 261 182 55 to 64 yeorL ______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

- 4 779 4 334 2 402 1 6()9 100 to 149 day'-_______________________ 563 543 274 197 

- 4 859 4 311 2 114 1 420 150 to 199 doys ________________________ 1 100 953 596 316 

- 53.0 54.3 52.9 53.9 200 days or more ______________________ 9 925 6 817 4 100 1 781 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Produdion Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased __________ -- -_ ------------ Feed for Jivestock and pouJtry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds __________________ ---- Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 7 652 24918 7 385 17 102 4259 23 040 2 945 14561 

- 14 887 42049 13 278 34431 7354 38 734 4 967 30 763 

- 4672 31 119 8 748 27 610 2 632 30044 4072 25 862 

- 10 649 1 956 (NA) • (NA) 6278 1 634 3 471 818 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________ -- ---- ------ ------ 8 279 3574 7 396 2 120 4622 3 273 3 318 1 830 

- 12 061 9461 10415 6694 6639 8037 4 175 5 565 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobor ______________________________ -- __ -----

Contract lobar __________________ -_ - ___ -- ---------------

- 8 712 4 698 4 741 2400 5 258 4 147 2 421 2 171 

- 6 374 16830 5 587 11 136 4 251 15 259 2 819 9943 

- 627 2 153 521 1 049 438 2066 245 985 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________ -- -_ -- ------------ 4014 2007 4032 1 347 2 332 1 544 1 965 1 048 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products ____________________________ -- ----

Gasoline _______________________________ - ----------

~iesel fuel ___ • __________________________ ------ ----

lP gas, butone, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel oil ________________________________ -----------

Natural gas ____________________________ -----------

Kerosene. motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity _______________________________________ - ---

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 20 266 14 174 (NA) (NA) 9 539 11 444 (NA) (NA) 

- 20 254 11 045 16 106 7 105 9 534 8 867 5 979 5 277 

- 18 539 6 544 (NA) (NA) 8 839 5054 5 770 3 360 

- 7407 2005 (NA) (NA) 4 555 1 720 2 112 713 

- 645 604 (NA) (NA) 430 575 230 198 

- 807 328 (NA) (NA) 571 290 

- } 752 571 (NA) (NA) 451 516 5 979 1 006 

- 20 254 994 (NA) (NA) 9534 712 

- 9 073 2 775 (NA) (NA) 5 639 2330 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 408 353 (NA) (NA) 791 247 (NA) (NA) 

166 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with so~s of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ II 409 313 675 6319 260 964 - Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ II 144 253 556 6 202 211 656 - Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 2 824 60 119 I 839 - 4460 84 407 2 693 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

- 2 162 54 378 I 36B 

- 251 8 392 178 

- 791 25 764 402 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 4 972 113 627 3 292 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ - 506 13 047 326 

- 4 029 (X) 2 619 Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 2 170 (X) I 315 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Average per fonn ________________ dollars_ - Farms by value group: $1 to $4.999 __________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self·propelled anly __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compiekers and picker·shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

20 490 16 128 9620 5 770 machinery and equipment-Con. 

259 199 180 806 178 552 98 850 $20.000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

12 650 II 2ll 18 561 17 132 $30.000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

4 099 4 599 1 584 997 1 

$70.000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

8 819 5 382 2 180 1 269 $100.000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

4 219 3 780 2 867 1 666j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

10413 14052 5 305 6 310 6 314 7 742 15 736 21 776 7404 8 239 10 347 13 537 17 811 27 951 4377 5 158 15 190 22 793 459 479 85 89 383 390 251 265 1 79 83 174 182 I 796 1 832 296 301 1 504 1 531 - - - - - - 4 983 5 401 1 782 1 827 3 307 3 574 9614 10 051 2 180 2 209 7 568 7 842 

1 902 2 134 561 584 1 385 1 550 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see tex.t] 

Hired workers-All forms. 1978 

49308 

64 415 

49 53B 

8 114 

23 606 

96 671 1 

12 2311 (X) 

(X) 

All forms 

1978 

1 593 

939 

456 

172 "1 

159 ~ 34-, 

Forms 

10990 

12 776 

13 578 

293 

184 

1 279 

(NA) 

3246 

7280 

1 393 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

4 175 180 957 

(NA) 144 976 

(NA) 35981 

713 23 339 

(NA) 41 693 

8 1 093 

134 12098 

(NA) 56 370 

54 2 925 

418 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

1 369 1 377 966 

693 831 593 

178 442 164 , 160 "1 

127j1 147 ~ ll5 

i L 32 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

13 874 5664 16 8S8 5 469 

22 112 5 162 

307 49 

199 63 

1 344 198 (NA) (NA) 

3 484 1 168 

7444 1 630 

1 478 481 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 6374 1 166 (X) 5 855 (X) 4 251 2 819 - 22 784 (X) 2478 (X) 20 306 16 763 18 204 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 2077 704 704 1 905 1 905 1 258 695 - I 464 235 470 1 349 2 698 953 446 - 1 511 152 499 1 432 4 868 978 635 - 987 55 353 867 5 248 791 613 - 335 20 452 302 S 587 271 430 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WEST VIRGINIA 167 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 1 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any coHle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 18 143 (Xl 15 197 (Xl 8 535 (Xl 5 568 (Xl 

- 17 010 (Xl 14 632 (Xl 8 172 (Xl 5398 (Xl 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 16 634 153 476 14 089 96 858 8648 142 944 5 583 87940 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 16 048 81 664 1 13 601 (NAl l 8455 72 139 5 468 34 950 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 16 237 456 925 14 161 495 460 7902 353 068 5304 336 359 

- 14 590 242 421 12 307 257 014 7 214 186 700 4 882 174 372 

- 13 299 205 241 10 841 214 782 6 570 152 950 4 183 137 811 

- 3 707 37 180 4 433 42 232 I 998 33750 2 023 36561 Heifers and heifer calves 

Steers, steer calves, bulls-~~dburl~~ht-e~-============== - II 758 106464 (NA) (NAl 6 027 81 670 3 946 76044 

- 13 225 108 040 (NA) (NAl 6 789 84 698 4 379 85943 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 15 145 252 432 12 876 199 846 8 225 214 365 5 347 149 366 $1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ - (Xl 71 422 (Xl (NAl (Xl 63055 (Xl 29 222 

- 10 920 106 527 (NA) (NAl 6 004 84 158 3 789 61 834 $1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ - (Xl 20437 (Xl (NAl (Xl 16729 (Xl 6654 

- II 478 145 905 (NA) (NAl 6 831 130 207 4 357 87 532 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- (Xl 50 985 (Xl (NAl (Xl 46325 (Xl 22 568 

- I 583 18 447 (NA) (NAl 995 16 311 585 12806 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (Xl 7262 (Xl (NAl (Xl 6597 (Xl 4316 

- 902 35 113 (NA) (NAl 809 34 485 962 27546 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory; Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 3 318 54 816 3 225 47 866 1 656 45478 I 361 37209 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ - I 440 7 793 (NA) (NAl 925 6355 762 5017 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 3 054 47023 (NA) (NAl I 491 39 123 I 268 32 192 Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - I 583 9625 1 417 8 628 985 8 130 840 6963 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 1 235 4970 I 088 4 322 846 4218 692 3444 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - I 129 4655 1 084 4 306 733 3912 682 3519 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 2 383 III 840 2 687 135 483 1 474 88428 I 293 91 020 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 2 206 77 191 (NA) (NAl I 427 61 066 I 270 61 813 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 205 I 716 (NA) (NAl 58 868 22 685 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 5439 17 917 4445 13 363 2 294 8524 I 295 5487 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- I 941 76 870 1 736 67 861 I 209 68 197 I 049 58 169 $1,000_ - (Xl 5 672 (Xl (NAl (Xl 5 187 (Xl 3222 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 675 23 366 672 22 680 458 19 872 392 18383 $1,000_ - (Xl 814 (Xl (NAl (Xl 714 (Xl 388 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 2 302 88 144 2 653 109 538 I 498 74 114 I 314 76329 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 2 235 85090 (NA) (NAl I 451 68 199 I 263 68 918 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (Xl 490 632 (Xl (NAl (Xl 395 881 (Xl 401 321 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $l,OOO_ - 2 330 4 570 (NA) (NAl I 504 3 897 I 315 2506 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 79 830 (NA) (NAl 21 471 14 199 $1,000_ - (Xl 33 (Xl (NAl (Xl 12 (Xl 3 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 756 2313 375 1 193 426 I 614 164 832 $1,000_ - (Xl 964 (Xl (NA) (Xl 820 (Xl 287 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 5 081 (Xl 4 282 (Xl I 983 (Xl I 446 (Xl Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 4 634 631 984 4 077 696 046 I 795 555 751 I 299 612 170 Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

- 4 528 542 591 3 924 616 713 I 765 474 335 1 273 542 983 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 731 89393 (NA) (NAl 269 81 416 52 64 056 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 219 95 166 (NA) (NAl 68 92 307 20 64 386 Broilers and other meat-type chickenL _______________ _ - 811 2 689 561 355 2 949 229 288 2 681 316 158 2 941 671 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 458 845 568 (NA) (NAl 202 843 726 90 509 022 Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 268 833 424 (NA) (NAl 119 832 484 69 495 186 Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - 325 12 144 (NA) (NAl 124 11 242 35 13 836 Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 871 (Xl (NAl (Xl 266 (Xl 54 (Xl 

Soles: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 915 (Xl 703 (Xl 550 (Xl 477 (Xl 

- 404 810 164 473 856 091 269 802 313 272 845 192 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 376 358 203 425 415 924 248 350 883 244 406 172 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 40 451 961 (NA) (NAl 24 451 430 23 436 220 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 7 190 (NA) (NAl 4 154 2 (ol 

- 149 14 255 463 187 14 907 028 126 14 254 254 151 14 905 820 

- 107 2 874 658 (NA) (NAl 81 2 874 336 76 I 550 602 

- 94 2 862 915 (NA) (NAl 75 2 862 694 74 1 537 195 

- 16 II 743 (NA) (NAl 8 11 642 4 13 407 Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry ond poultry products. ___________________ $1,000_ - 60 (Xl (NA) (Xl 22 (Xl 8 (Xl 

- I 309 35 223 1 412 25 189 750 35 083 719 25 036 

168 WEST VIRGINIA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- For silage or green chop (Ions, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums for all purposes-____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cut for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheat for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- DaIs for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ CoHan - (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish polatoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lext) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ Sweel - corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Grapes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ - Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

Forms 

5 179 

5 235 

4228 

4 245 

1 929 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

67 

158 

10 

10 

56 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

521 

905 

964 

(NA) 

247 

(NA) 

20 

(NA) 

17 

(NA) 

69 

69 

-

-

-

-

1 342 

1 166 

1 460 

1 881 

19 

147 

16 749 

13 065 

3 928 

(NA) 

12343 

6 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

4 

(NA) 

422 

488 

242 

(NA) 

182 

(NA) 

10 

(NA) 

1 108 

833 

988 

(NA) 

473 

(NA) 

322 

(NA) 

219 

142 

186 

(NA) 

232 

10 

Harvested 

Acres 

101 698 

91 564 

64 196 

54 867 

37 460 

(NA) 

42 

(NA) 

486 

2 326 

(D) 

105 

444 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

5405 

9 779 

7925 

(NA) 

3 564 

(NA) 

286 

(NA) 

129 

(NA) 

2 616 

2 309 

-

-

-

- 1 548 

1 227 

1 033 

1 477 

34 

107 

465 347 

372 000 

79 650 

(NA) 

316 912 

83 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

36 

(NA) 

1 537 

1 882 

946 

(NA) 

162 

(NA) 

9 

(NA) 

23 039 

21 233 

18 816 

(NA) 

3477 

(NA) 

164 

(NA) 

161 

184 

138 

(NA) 

818 

11 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantily Forms Acres 

(X) 9 203 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

5 748 285 9 (D) 

3 903 463 (NA) (NA) 

602 590 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) I - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1 763 - -

5 536 (NA) (NA) 

5 170 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

179 632 - -

323 573 (NA) (NA) 

340 663 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

158 858 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

6 645 - - (NA) (NA) (NA~I 00 - (X) (NA) (NA) 

77 455 - - 62 094 (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

2 433 238 6 3 

1 995 331 (NA) (NA) 

132 196 7 3 

162 625 (NA) (NA) 

3 630 2 (D) 

12 212 (NA) (NA) 

768 738 23 499 

652 606 (NA) (NA) 

178 7301 5 155 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

497449 11 214 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 535 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 9 84 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 3 (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 5 4 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 10 91 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

286 505 538 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

26 881 335 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

69 767 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 17 61 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

524 475 17 61 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 37 90 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

farms with SQ~S of $2~500 or more 

Harvested Irrigaled 

Forms Acres Quonlily Fanns Acres 

3 342 93 089 (X) 2 (D) 

2 886 81 767 (X) 9 255 

2546 57 388 5 280 778 2 (D) 

2 146 47312 3 485 713 4 66 

1 706 35 685 579 065 - - 1 601 33 420 491 332 8 189 

3 16 (X) - - 71 1 035 (X) - -

55 439 (X) I - =1 64 992 (X) -

4 (D) (D) - - 7 101 5 430 - - 50 412 4 755 - -

56 876 10 456 - -

1 (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) I - -

411 4884 166 800 - - 651 8 580 289 689 1 (D) 

704 6 767 296 655 - -

686 6434 327 121 - - 217 3 387 152 488 - - 376 5 689 288 136 - -

17 281 6 500 - - 44 535 14851 1 - -

10 86 (X) - - 42 287 (X) 1 (D) 

61 2 576 76 615 - - 58 2 291 61 695 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 622 1 025 1 671 922 2 (D) 

381 689 1 186 121 4 10 

630 611 86 553 3 (D) 

580 965 119 484 7 5 

9 26 2 860 1 (D) 

39 79 10 069 - - 8073 310 717 579 958 10 333 

5 005 222 173 442 271 10 248 

2483 61 366 1504011 4 (D) 

1 569 41 007 100 917 1 (D) 

6 031 207 874 366 592 5 133 

5 (D) (X) - - 52 612 (X) - - - - - - - 11 61 2 060 - -

4 36 2 535 - -

39 419 31 520 - -

217 1 234 (X) 8 (D) 

159 1 524 (X) 6 75 

132 792 (X) 3 (D) 

99 675 (X) 2 -

111 139 (X) 5 4 

78 215 (X) 5 41 

6 7 (X) - - 5 3 (X) - -

461 21 248 (X) 6 85 

289 20 318 (X) 6 444 

423 17 637 284 833 582 (NA) (NA) 

267 16 511 139029 819 (NA) (NA) 

202 3 331 26 796 667 (NA) (NA) 

114 3 422 26 407 502 (NA) (NA) 

102 32 35 973 (NA) (NA) 

14 6 8 000 (NA) (NA) 

92 110 (X) 13 58 

48 122 (X) 1 (D) 

74 100 445 744 13 58 

40 109 426 423 1 - 186 785 (X) 30 87 

2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

WEST VIRGINIA 169 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

- 3 057 338 730 (NA) (NA) 671 98153 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) III (X) (NA) (X) 146 (X) (NA) 

- (X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (NA) 

- (X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (NA) 

Form s ______________________________________________ _ 

Avero~ size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

- 76688 (X) (NA) (X) 95931 (X) (NA) (X) 

- (X) 692 (X) (NA) (X) 656 (X) (NA) 

Averog:!' per fonn _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

- 2 951 158 3231 (NA) (NA) 671 47356 (NA) (NA) 

- 2 678 43 503 (NA) (NA) 623 15 167 (NA) (NA) 

Land in ftrms according to use: Total aopla nd ______________________________________ _ 

Harwsted cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- I 175 4594 (NA) (NA) 166 654 (NA) (NA) 

- 650 8910 (NA) (NA) 188 2555 (NA) (NA) 

- 318 7 117 (NA) (NA) 62 I 298 (NA) (NA) 

- 371 13049 (NA) (NA) 94 3583 (NA) (NA) 

- 164 9833 (NA) (NA) 113 7077 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to #/9 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or mare ___________________________ _ 

- I 956 99901 (NA) (NA) 383 27840 (NA) (NA) 

- 552 14919 (NA) (NA) 154 4349 (NA) (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Oth.,. cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cl'Opla rd in cover crops, legumes, and soil~improvement 

- 82 240 (NA) (NA) 22 110 (NA) (NA) 

- 56 231 (NA) (NA) 13 13 (NA) (NA) 

!J'"oss es, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropla nd on which all crops failed ____________ ~ ____ _ 

Cropla nd in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ - 9 36 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) Croplo nd idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 453 14412 (NA) (NA) 119 4226 (NA) (NA) 

To tol YIOodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woaliond postured _______________________________ _ - 2047 140 730 (NA) (NA) 483 37 199 (NA) (NA) 

- I 050 40 515 (NA) (NA) 225 7064 (NA) (NA) Wocdlond not postured ____________________________ _ 

- I 283 100215 (NA) (NA) 315 30 135 (NA) (NA) 

Other bnd _________________________________________ _ 

- 2 358 39677 (NA) (NA) 500 13598 (NA) (NA) 

Pasturela nd and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 666 26676 (NA) (NA) 172 9257 (NA) (NA) 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wosteland, etc _______ _ - 2 168 13001 (NA) (NA) 500 4341 (NA) (NA) 

Postu relmd, a II types __________________________________ _ 

- 2 618 167 092 (NA) (NA) 525 44 161 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) Irrigo ted land ________________________________________ _ 

Ha - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) rveSled c ropbnd irrigated __________________________ _ 

Po - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) stureand irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other bnd - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- lond setoside in the federal fann programs in 1978 ________ _ - - (X) (X) - - (X) (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

.- Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market wlue of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Avemge per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 3 057 6218 (NA) (NA) 671 4190 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 2034 (X) (NA) (X) 6244 (X) (NA) 

Forms by value of agriculfural products sold: 1 $100,000 a r more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 9 642 (NA) (NA) 9 642 (NA) (NA) 

- 17 363 (NA) (NA) 17 363 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 30 443 (NA) (NA) 30 443 (NA) (NA) 

- 206 I 375 (NA) (NA) 206 I 375 (NA) (NA) $2.500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less tlDn $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,!lIO to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 ______________________________ ----

Ab nomal forms (see texl) ____________________________ _ 

- 409 1368 (NA) (NA) 409 I 368 (NA) (NA) 

- 2 386 2028 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 107 239 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 269 452 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 770 925 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I 240 413 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 817 I 619 (NA) (NA) 362 I 149 (NA) (NA) 

- 103 181 (NA) (NA) 77 149 (NA) (NA) 

Crop s ________________________________ ---------------- Groins ________________________________________ -----

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 197 370 (NA) (NA) 73 216 (NA) (NA) 

- 466 682 (NA) (NA) 210 445 (NA) (NA) 

- 79 135 (NA) (NA) 33 96 (NA) (NA) 

- 13 (Z) (NA) (NA) 13 (Z) (NA) (NA) 

- 42 227 (NA) (NA) 42 227 (NA) (NA) 

- 41 24 (NA) (NA) 12 17 (NA) 

"j - 2 291 4599 (NA) (NA) 545 3041 (NA) (NA) 

- 212 417 (NA) (NA) 77 383 (NA) (NA) 

- 30 613 (NA) (NA) 30 613 (NA) (NA) 

- I 935 3 118 (NA) (NA) 506 I 785 (NA) (NA) 

- 290 196 (NA) (NA) 68 92 (NA) (NA) 

- 158 124 (NA) (NA) 60 72 (NA) (NA) 

- 237 131 (NA) (NA) 98 97 (NA) (NA) 

Conmodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ______________________ - _____ ----

Corrmodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobocm ________________________________ - _______ ----

Field seeds. hoy. forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegefmles, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fru its, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Ot her <TOPS ______________________________ -----------

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Po uijry and poultry products ________________________ ---

Do iry Jroducts ______________________ -- __ ------------

Co ttle and calves __________________________ ---------- Ho gs and pigL _____ • _______________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Otller Ivestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

1)974 doto include .ales of forest products. 

170 FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland farms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 

- 3 057 (NA) 338 730, 2 678 289 835 43 503 1 - - - -

- 306 (NA) I 563 265 I 445 557 - - - - 10 to 49 ocros _____________________ _ 

- 844 (NA) 26 529 765 24073 7470 - - - - 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 235 (NA) 13 754 222 13 065 3 592 - - - - 70 to 99 ocros _____________________ _ 

- 364 (NA) 30 543 347 29 183 6 238 - - - - 100 to 139 ocro'- __________________ _ 

- 477 (NA) 55068 435 50293 8 721 - - - - 140 to 179 ocro'-__________________ _ 

- 338 (NA) 52427 217 34 195 5 030 - - - - 180 to 219 ocre'-__________________ _ 

- 156 (NA) 31 091 132 26 291 2 639 - - - - 220 to 259 ocros ___________________ _ 

- 77 (NA) 18 137 77 18 137 2 019 - - - - 260 to 499 ocros ___________________ _ 

- 201 (NA) 70916 167 58 643 4 759 - - - - 500 to 999 ocro'-__________________ _ 

- 59 (NA) 38 702 51 34 510 2478 - - - - 1,000 to 1,999 ocro'-_______________ _ 

- - (NA) - - - - - - - - 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- - (NA) - - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

--------- 3 057 338 730 (NA) (NA) 671 98 153 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 2 678 43 503 (NA) (NA) 623 15 167 (NA) (NA) 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: 

--------- 2 328 258 073 (NA) (NA) 500 81 886 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 2 090 31 657 (NA) (NA) 474 II 170 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 351 30308 (NA) (NA) 86 8 824 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 351 7696 (NA) (NA) 86 3 071 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 378 50349 (NA) (NA) 85 7 443 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 237 4 150 (NA) (NA) 63 926 (NA) (NA) 

Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Part owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Type of organization: 

--------- 2 959 324 377 (NA) (NA) 648 89 253 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 73 13 353 (NA) (NA) 23 8900 (NA) (NA) 

--------- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) ianel, etc._ 25 I 000 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Individual or family ___________________ _ Partnership _________________________ _ Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other- cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

AU forms Farms with sales of AU forms I Farms with soles of $2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ____________________________ _ Othor ______________________________ _ 

Operators by place of residence: 

- 1 070 (NA) 266 (NA) On farm operated ______________________ 2 848 (NA) 578 (NA) 

- I 987 (NA) 405 (NA) Not on form operated ___________________ 174 (NA) 80 (NA) 

Operators by age group: Not reported ___________________________ 35 (NA) 13 (NA) 

Under 25 yeors ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 years-______________________ _ 

4510 54 yeors _______________________ _ 

551064 yeors _______________________ _ 

6S yeors and ove'-___________________ _ Average og8 _________________________ _ 

- 77 (NA) 46 (NA) Operators reporting days of work off farm: 

- 359 (NA) 67 (NA) None _________________________________ I 044 (NA) 193 (NA) 

- 732 (NA) 146 (NA) I 1049 doys ___________________________ 72 (NA) 25 (NA) - 628 (NA) 190 (NA) 50 to 99 doys __________________________ 27 (NA) 6 (NA) - 563 (NA) 121 (NA) 100 to 149 doys ________________________ 67 (NA) 12 (NA) - 698 (NA) 101 (NA) 150 to 199 doys ________________________ 37 (NA) 12 (NA) - 51.4 (NA) 48.8 (NA) 200 days or more ______________________ 1 754 (NA) 396 (NA) 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

lives lock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livoslock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commerciolly mixed formulo feedL ____________________ _ Animal heollh costs ___________________________________ _ 

Soeds, bulbs, planls, ond Irees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ____ =-___________ _ Hired farm lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Controct lobor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroloum products __________________________ _ 

Pelroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gosoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuol _______________________________________ _ 

LP ~os, butane, and propono ________________________ _ Fue oil __________________________________________ _ 

Nalural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil. and greose _____________________ _ Eleclricily __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 1 068 855 (NA) (NA) 258 377 (NA) (NA) - 2 273 I 516 (NA) (NA) 425 906 (NA) (NA) - I 136 I 059 (NA) (NA) 266 795 (NA) (NA) - I 184 105 (NA) (NA) 307 36 (NA) (NA) - I 071 154 (NA) (NA) 277 111 (NA) (NA) - I 245 278 (NA) (NA) 368 126 (NA) (NA) - 774 177 (NA) (NA) 220 84 (NA) (NA) - 370 187 (NA) (NA) 121 120 (NA) (NA) - 26 10 (NA) (NA) 13 8 (NA) (NA) 

- 290 49 (NA) (NA) 80 20 (NA) (NA) 

- 3 025 686 (NA) (NA) 671 266 (NA) (NA) - 3 025 579 (NA) (NA) b71 224 (NA) (NA) - 2 714 391 (NA) (NA) 603 134 (NA) (NA) - 895 89 (NA) (NA) 247 46 (NA) (NA) - 61 8 (NA) (NA) 13 3 (NA) (NA) - 35 13 (NA) (NA) 22 - I~ } 34 5 (NA) (NA) 22 (NA) (NA) - 3 025 74 (NA) (NA) 671 27 - 717 97 (NA) (NA) 206 42 (NA) (NA) - 47 10 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, W. VA. 111 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Crop/and fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-

- 1 194 11 237 330 

- 1 139 9433 330 

- 268 1 804 61 

- 409 3 937 117 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchordL ____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 222 2 352 74 

- - - - - 108 195 - - 343 5 246 III 

Chemicals forDefoliotion or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird con1rol _______________________ _ 

- 63 114 12 - 206 (X) 71 

- 77 (X) 16 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________ • __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form ________________ dollars-_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999. __ ._._. ______ . ____________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________ . ________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________ . ____________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles __ • ___________________________ - Motorrrucks including pickups _______________ - Wheel tractors- ______ • ____________________ - Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ - (orn heads for combines ___________________ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _______ ._ - CottonpickerL ____________________________ - Mower conditioners -- -- -- -.---- -- -- -- -- ---- Pickup balers __________ - ---- -- -- -- -- ------ Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

or flywheel type -- -- -- ------ -- -- ---- -- ----

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms 

1978 

3 051 

19 868 

6 512 

877 

I 812 

241 

All forms 

Farms 

872 

2 209 

2 613 

-

-

68 

- 340 

898 

40 

1974 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

Number 

1 194 

2 524 

3 050 

-

-

68 

-

366 

932 

40 

1978 

671 

5 473 

8 157 

229 

242 

113 

1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT-Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

(NA) machinery and equipment-Con. (NA) $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________ _ 

(NA) $30,000 to $49,999 _____________________ _ 

$50,000 to $69,999 _____________________ _ 

(NA) $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________ _ 

(NA) $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________ _ 

(NA) $200,000 or more ______________________ _ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number 

546 708 462 486 

962 995 1 400 I 529 

656 656 I 987 2 394 

- - - -

- - - -

13 13 55 55 

- - - - 71 71 282 295 

278 278 633 654 

- - 40 40 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

5 451 

4 952 

499 

1 540 

1 811 

-

- 3 084 

24 

(X) 

(X) 

All farms 

1978 

73 

48 

=1 

- .J 

Forms 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 

Farms 

1974 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) ~ L 

1974 

Acres on which used 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 

52 

35 

=1 

- .J 

1974 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Number 

Manufactured 

1970 to 1974 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less thon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 370 27 (X) 355 (X) 121 (NA) 

- I 073 (X) 27 (X) I 046 449 (NA) 

Forms ___ _ ________________________________________ _ 

Workers _____________________ _ 

forms with- I worker _ .. ________________ .. _ ----------.----------------

2 workers __________ ~ ___________ -_ -- -- ------ -- -- -- ------ 3 or 4 work en _________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 122 27 27 107 107 28 (NA) 

- 75 - - 75 150 34 (NA) 

- 134 - - 134 465 46 (NA) 

26 - - 26 142 - (NA) 

- 13 - - 13 182 13 (NA) 

172 FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms WITh soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

1 1 

- 2 724 (X) (NA) (NA) I 522 (X)I (NA) (HA) 

- 2 477 (X) (NA) (NA) 483 (X) (NA) (NA) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 2 291 4 599 (NA) (NA) 545 3 041 (NA) (NA) 

- 2 138 3 438 (NA) (NA) 518 1 949 (NA) (NA) 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

- 2 299 28 162 (HA) (NA) 435 7899 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 798 15 146 (NA) (NA) 332 4646 (NA) (NA) 

- I 607 14 006 (NA) (NA) 310 4 111 (NA) (NA) 

- 444 1 140 (NA) (NA) 70 535 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 303 7 043 (NA) (NA) 268 1 988 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 598 5 973 (NA) (NA) 314 1 265 (NA) (NA) 

Soles: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves _____________________________ • ____________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fottened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ___________ • _________ _ Other hogs and pigs- ______________________________ _ 

- 1 935 14 559 (NA) (NA) 506 7 216 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 3 118 (X) (NA) (X) 1 785 (X) (NA) 

- 1 344 7 315 (NA) (NA) 442 2 973 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 1 168 (X) (NA) (X) 639 (X) (NA) 

- 1 390 7244 (NA) (NA) 430 4243 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) I 949 (X) (NA) (X) I 146 1 

(X) (NA) 

- 112 435 (NA) (NA) 70 244 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 119 (X) (NA) (X) 

6i~1 (X) (NA) 

- 30 613 (NA) (NA) 30 (HA) (NA) 

- 677 3 047 (NA) (NA) 180 I ~I (NA) (NAl 

- 229 407 (NA) (NA) 94 (NA) (NA) 

- 656 2 640 (NA) (NA) 172 903 (NA) (NA) 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 292 582 (NA) (NA) 107 273 (NA) (NA) 

- 170 290 (NA) (NA) 82 142 (NA) (NA) 

- 195 292 (NA) (NA) 59 131 (NA) (NA) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 253 4 534 (NA) (NA) 60 2 315 (NA) (NA) Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 158 3 378 (NA) (NA) 60 2 024 (NA) (NA) Goats _. _______ • _______________________ • _. _________ _ 

- 50 278 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 1 199 3 638 (NA) (NA) 261 1 210 1 (NA) (NA) 1 

Hogs and pigs _________ • ___ • ________________________ _ 

- 290 3 120 (NA) (NA) 68 1 357 (NA) (NA) 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- (X) 196 (X) (NA) (X) 92 (X) (NA) 

- 105 1 391 (NA) (NA) 56 1 021 (NA) (NA) 

$1,000_ - (X) 44 (X) (NA) (X) 36 (X) (NA) Sheep and lombs-__________ • _____________ • __________ _ 

- 158 2 703 (NA) (NA) 60 1 652 (NA) (NA) Sheep and lambs shorn ___ • __________________________ _ Pounds of waol ___________________________________ • 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

,- 158 3 669 (NA) (NA) 60 2 030 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 18 255 (X) (NA) (X) 10 654 (X) (NA) 

- 158 124 (NA) (NA) 60 72 (NA) (NA) Goats _____________________________________________ • 

- 26 156 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - (X) 13 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (NA) 

- 179 697 (NA) (NA) 98 505 (NA) (NA) 

$1,000_ - (X) 103 (X) (NA) (X) 88 (X) (NA) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _______ • ____________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months oJd ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _________ • ______ _ 

Turkevs -------- ---. ------------------------------ Turkeys for slaughter _____________ • ______________ _ Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 1 269 (X) (NA) (NA) 205 (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 1 095 97485 (NA) (NA) 199 76 424 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 046 93 653 (NA) (NA) 195 75 822 (NA) (NA) 

- 240 3 832 (NA) (NA) 60 602 (NA) (NA) 

- 116 I 893 (NA) (NA) 30 370 (NA) (NA) 

- 311 4 563 (NA) (NA) 47 514 (NAl (NA) 

- 77 709 (NA) (NA) 9 90 (NA) (NA) 

- 55 347 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 68 362 (NA) (NA) 9 90 (NA) (NA) 

- 329 (X) (NA) (X) 48 (X) (NA) (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry productL ___________________ $1,000_ 

- 196 (X) (NA) (NA) 71 (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 56 70582 (NA) (NA) 32 69 782 (NA) (NA) 

- 56 70 582 (NA) (NA) 32 69 782 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 12 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (NA) (X) 

- 212 417 (NA) (NA) 77 383 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, W. VA. 173 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

AU forms Forms with so'es of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

Corn for 011 purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For gran or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Fa r sil~e a r green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 628 3 668 (X)I - - 162 2 200 (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 603 3 015 203 504 - - 153 I 579 127 440 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 59 653 9977 - - 35 621 9 417 - - 1974_ For foci:fer, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

$or9 hums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Fa r gran a r seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

- - - (X) -

(NA,I 

- - (X)I - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Fa r silo:]e 0 r green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cut for dry foroge or hoy (lons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

Wheo I fer 9fO in (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 21 47 I 344 - - 13 39 I 248 - - 1974_ Oots for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 82 620 20 515 - - 48 505 19 075 - - 1974_ 

Borley fCX" 9fO in (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (N~I (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Soyb eons for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 12 192 4 800 - - 12 192 4 800 - - 1974_ Peon uts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ T abo ceo (poun ds) ____________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 197 196 356 432 - - 73 III 206 500 - - . In~ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweig hfL _________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 202 60 8 259 - - 16 7 792 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Swee tpototoe s (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Hoy crops (IOns, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 2 263 38 291 52 910 - - 542 II 970 20 850 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 191 2 054 4 1001 - - 104 I 361 2 831 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - I 948 33 440 43 876 - - 438 9 809 16 793 - -

Field seed era pL _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Red dCNer seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

All vegetci:Jles harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 79 118 (X) - - 33 67 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) To matees _________________________________ 1978_ - 46 31 (X) - - 33 29 (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Green peos exdJding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in ache rds _____________________________ 1978_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) 

- 201 392 (X) - - 47 56 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Ap pies (pou oos'- ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 180 260 65 010 (NA) (NA) 47 29 18 330 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Pe aches (po unds'- __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 105 33 22 722 (NA) (NA) 26 5 390 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pou nds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 71 54 2 778 (NA) (NA) 21 5 2 698 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Str owterrie s (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nurs ery ood greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Othe r cr<~s _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 34 12 (X) - - 13 I (X) -

'"~ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 

- 21 II 6 300 - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 42 88 (X) - - 42 88 (X) -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

174 FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUL TU RE - COUN TY DATA 
loble 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ________________________________ - ___ - _______ --- Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

APp;g~~~~~ li~nfo~~eso==== ======== ======== == ====-pe;c~-nt= Value of land and buildings:' 

~::~~~: ~:~ ~~: ============================= ~~::~~~= land in forms according to use: Total croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

503 88 1341 461 83 810 I 236 57430 126 42 5241 - 175 (X) 182 (X) 243 (X) 337 - (Xl 218 240 (X) 218 240 (X) 218 240 1 (X) 2182401 (X) - (X) 40A (X) 38.4 (X) 26.3 (X) 19.5 -

81 995 (X) I 41 688 (X) I 111 282 (X) 70 294 (X) 

- (X) 455 (X) 229 (X) 419 (X) 208 -

487 39 5371 454 37 5291 231 26 271 I 122 16098 I - 14930 415 14 080 220 9 885 119 7212 - 468 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ocres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 ocres _______________________________ _ 30 to 490cres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil"improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

53 250 54 (NA) 15 66 6 (NA) - 89 (NA) 30 434 14 (NA) 113 1 525 - 2462 94 (NA) 33 757 11 (NA) 110 - 112 4069 105 (NA) 77 2 855 38 (NA) - 61 (NA) 48 2 897 38 (NA) 63 3 74J) - (NA) I 12 1 5961 7 12 (NA)I 1 5961 7 - 1 280 4 (NA) 5 1 280 4 (NA) 5 - (NA) 

1499:1 

1 (NA) - - - 1 - (NA) - - - - (NA) - -

309 22 488 310 21 842 147 76 8 216 - 16 670 - 60 2 119 60 1 607 28 

1:1 22 517 (NA) (NA) 9 5 (D) -

- 4 15 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 9 54 (NA) (NA) I 4 (0) I 2 (0) 

34 1 533 (NA) (NA) 16 1 032 9 316 -

391 30841 350 25 2581 181 18823 94 13 5021 - 267 15 051 (NA) (NA) 124 9 016 58 5 199 - 242 15 790 (NA) (NA) 114 9 807 64 8 303 -

21 0231 12 9241 - 383 17 756 337 183 12 336 94 

- 155 12 381 (NA) (NA) 84 8 281 56 10 090 I 

- 335 5 375 (NA) (NA) 157 4 055 81 2 834 

Pastureland, all types __ ,.. _______________________________ _ 

- 457 49920 (NA) (NA) 221 32291 (NA) 23 505 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 3 (D) - - 3 (D) - -

- 3 (O~I (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - -

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 4 13 i DO (X) 3 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text" 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

- 503 2 850 461 1 6621 236 2 525 126 1 316 

- (X) 5 665 (X) 3 605 (X) 10 700 (X) 10 444 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 1 (NA) 2 (D) 1 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 7 372 4 (NA) 7 372 4 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 12 372 8 (NA) 12 372 8 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 22 307 20 (NA) 22 307 20 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 74 (D) 28 (NA) 74 (D) 28 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 119 425 61 (NA) 119 425 61 (NA) less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms {see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 266 320 339 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) 

- 53 116 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 54 95 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 61 73 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 98 36 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- Groins 91 603 176 495 46 551 (NA) 424 ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 4 2 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 8 5 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity (redit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ______________________________ " _____________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - 81 234 (NA) (NA) 40 185 37 142 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 5 77 - 2 (0) 3 195 2 (D) 3 195 

- 4 (l) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 4 4 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and paultry products __________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Collie and calves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pig'-_____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _________ " ____________________ _ 

Olher 6vestock and liveslock products (see lext) _________ _ 

- 434 2247 408 1 135 231 1 974 119 867 

- 18 10 30 13 7 (D) 7 8 - 16 285 (NA) (NA) 15 (0) 13 205 - 425 1 911 (NA) (NA) 231 1 654 119 622 

- 22 11 (NA) (NA) 12 8 12 11 

- 19 25 (NA) (NA) 11 18 11 20 - 12 4 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS Of AGRICUl lURE-COUNTY DATA BARBOUR COUNTY, W. VA. 175 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Fonns 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in farms Farms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 503 Forms with- 461 88 134 468 83 327 14930 3 214 40 (0) 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 7 5 28 3 16 7 - - - - 65 58 2 191 58 1 971 640 I (0) (0) (0) 

- 55 52 3 237 49 2 860 806 I (0) (0) (0) 

- 71 74 5964 69 5 814 1 343 - - - - 84 79 9 908 81 9 558 2 117 1 (0) (0) (0) 

- 63 52 9 889 61 9 588 1 885 - - - - 180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ - 45 23 8 963 42 8 399 1 482 - - - - 220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

50010999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 '01,999 acreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 27 38 6 396 26 6 150 I 005 - - - - - 55 52 18 231 49 16 144 2639 - - - - - 27 20 18 027 26 17 527 2 380 - - - - - 3 8 (0) 3 (0) (0) - - - - - I - (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in farms _________________________ _ --------- 503 88 134 461 83 810 236 57430 126 42524 Harvested cropklnd ___________________ _ --------- 468 14930 415 14080 220 9 885 119 7 212 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ --------- 399 56 757 370 56 291 163 30 724 85 23 195 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 369 10 311 (NA) 9 654 150 5 993 (NA) 4 121 Pa rl owners _________________________ _ --------- 90 26 282 81 26 467 66 22 796 38 19041 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 87 3 983 (NA) 4 196 65 3 396 (NA) 3007 Tenants ____________________________ _ 

--------- 14 5 095 10 1 052 7 3910 3 288 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 12 636 (NA) 230 5 496 (NA) 84 

Type af organization: Individual or famHy ___________________ _ --------- 477 81 248 (NA) (NA) 219 51 349 119 40954 Partnership _________________________ _ --------- 23 6 714 (NA) (NA) 16 6 066 6 (0) (orporot ion _________________________ _ 

--------- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 1 (0) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut ional, etc._ 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

All farms Farms with sales of All farms Farms with sales af 

$2,500 ar more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation; Operators by place of res idence: Forming ____________________ _ - 179 195 93 76 On farm operated ______________________ 367 328 171 89 01 her ______________________________ _ 

- 324 265 143 49 Not on farm operated ___________________ 72 67 38 23 

Operators by age group: Under 25 yeors ______________________ _ 51 

Not reported ___________________________ 64 65 27 13 

- 5 2 1 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeorL ______________________ _ 

- 31 24 14 8 None _________________________________ 162 154 75 46 35 to 44 yeorL ______________________ _ - 72 66 38 26 1 to 49 day'-__________________________ 16 26 7 9 45 to 54 yeorL ______________________ _ - 126 109 65 21 50 to 99 day,-_________________________ 10 10 5 2 55 to 64 yeorL ______________________ _ - 139 134 65 43 100 to 149 day'-_______________________ 25 20 17 4 65 yeors and Dver ____________________ _ - 130 122 52 26 150 to 199 days ________________________ 35 39 16 9 Average age _________________________ _ 

- 55.5 55.8 54.7 54.6 200 days or more ______________________ 234 170 107 38 

!Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[' 978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed ______________ ------------

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 178 372 181 281 86 336 67 214 

- 388 306 375 242 209 250 107 150 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ________________________ -- ------ ----

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________ -- ------ ---------

- 89 99 273 188 34 82 95 135 

- 260 26 (NA) (NA) 154 17 83 10 

- 208 155 179 39 105 150 55 33 

- 302 133 306 96 154 99 85 57 

Other agricu/tural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired farm labor ______________________________ ---------

Canfrac. labor ________________________________ ------ ---

- 209 48 127 15 112 32 39 9 

- 157 235 163 169 90 207 54 145 

- 25 32 11 3 22 31 3 1 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ - 67 26 77 20 41 14 28 12 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum producfs ____________________________ -_ ---- Goso/ine ____________________________________ ------

Diesel fuel _ .. __________________________________ ----

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ______________________________________ -- ----

Natural gas ____________________________________ ----

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity _ .. _________________________________________ _ 

Other - cool, wood, coke, efc. _________________________ _ 

- 498 265 (NA) (NA) 236 193 (NA) (NA) 

- 498 203 442 156 236 146 122 91 

- 451 142 (NA) (NA) 214 101 121 69 

- 171 24 (NA) (NA) 97 18 35 11 

- 14 2 (NA) (NA) 9 1 3 (Z) 

47 10 (NA) (NA) 37 8 } 4 5 (NA) (NA) 4 5 122 11 

- 498 20 (NA) (NA) 236 13 

206 42 (NA) (NA) 127 30 (NA) (NA) 

- 70 20 (NA) (NA) 38 16 (NA) (NA) 

176 BARBOUR COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dolo are based on 0 sample of farms; see lexl] 

All farms Forms with saes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ -______ ._ Cropland fertilized, excepl paslure __________________________ _ 

Paslure and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _. ___ • ______________________________________ -. _______ _ 

266 6 154 140 - 260 3749 135 - 76 2405 45 - 123 1 660 62 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards __________________ • __________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture ___________ ._. ___ _ 

60 498 24 -

- 1 (D) 1 

- 15 400 9 

108 1 538 63 -

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 4 44 2 

- 92 (X) 58 

- 37 ()() 18 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimoted market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5.00010 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19,999-____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel Iraclors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Olher compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ -

- Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

- Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

- Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel Iype ________________________ _ 

-

11978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

503 441 236 117 machinery and equipment - Can. 

5 977 4 733 3975 1 768 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

11 882 10 732 16844 15 111 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

83 110 27 17 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

202 145 44 28 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

143 126 104 44 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufaclured 1974 10 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

237 304 98 103 157 201 

386 540 156 160 295 380 454 696 104 146 381 550 

6 6 6 6 - - 3 3 - - 3 3 15 15 1 (D) 14 (D) 

- - - - - - 128 153 39 40 89 113 295 312 43 43 253 269 

34 45 14 16 26 29 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 <lola are based on a sample of farms; see lexl] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

4681 85 2471 

2581 (NA) 1 388 

2 100 (NA) 1 083 

1 076 13 239 

336 (NA) 46 (0] - - 314 - -

778 1 (NA) 293 

(011 - -

(X) 8 (X) 

()() (NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

46 43 32 15 

13 12 13 8 

13 5 13 5 1 .., 

-I~ 1 

2 ~ 1 2 -

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1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970101974 

291 362 170 

348 420 167 

387 592 141 

2 (D) - 2 (D) 1 

13 13 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

89 99 41 

248 255 61 

24 24 7 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or mare Working less Iho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 157 8 (X) 155 ()() 90 54 

- 634 (X) 30 ()() 604 452 353 

Farm. with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 5109 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 26 3 3 26 26 9 10 - 29 1 (D) 30 60 23 7 - 56 3 (0) 56 189 13 11 

- 35 - - 33 198 34 15 - 11 1 (D) 10 131 11 11 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BARBOUR COUNTY, W. VA. 177 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or m~re 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory; Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 455 (X) 433 (X) 221 (X) 115 (X) 

- 443 (X) 426 (X) 216 (X) 114 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 434 2 247 408 1 135 231 1 974 119 867 Any cattle, hogs, ar sheep ____________________ $1 ,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 431 1 948 1 400 (NA) 231 1 680 119 653 

Inventory; Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 437 11436 421 13 876 216 8277 114 7052 

- 419 6397 374 7 104 208 4495 105 3509 

- 398 5993 344 6563 196 4148 94 3 160 

- 86 404 127 541 48 347 43 349 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 315 2334 (NA) (NA) 164 1 701 1 86 1 856 

- 376 2 705 (NA) (NA) 197 2081 103 1 687 

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 425 6807 396 5 224 231 5572 119 3210 $1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ - (X) 1 911 (X) (NA) (X) 1 654 (X) 622 

- 326 2814 (NA) (NA) 172 1 988 90 1 355 $1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 560 (X) (NA) (X) 417 (X) 157 

- 316 3993 (NA) (NA) 189 3584 95 1 855 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- (X) 1 352 1 ()() (NA) (X) 1 237 (X) 465 

- 43 477 (NA) (NA) 36 463 12 115 

- (X) 164 (X) (NA) (X) 159 (X) 32 

- 16 285 (NA) (NA) 15 (0) 13 205 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 68 226 83 298 27 105 24 151 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

- 12 24 (NA) (NA) 6 13 10 31 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ - 64 202 (NA) (NA) 25 92 24 120 

Urters of pigs farrowed belween- Dec. I o'f preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 13 27 18 56 7 15 10 45 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 8 12 12 28 5 9 7 22 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 9 15 12 28 4 6 8 23 Sheep and lombs- ___________________________________ _ 

- 18 612 27 1 167 10 319 11 826 Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ -- 18 413 (NA) (NA) 10 246 11 695 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

-- 97 323 105 259 1 46 135 23 42 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 22 182 18 370 12 124 12 352 

$1,000 -- (X) 11 (X) (NA) (X) 8 (X) 11 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 3 49 7 250 2 (0) 4 238 

$1,000_ - (X) 1 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 4 Sheep and lambs-__________________________________ _ 

-- 19 505 22 953 11 350 11 726 Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ -- 18 438 (NA) (NA) 10 268 11 720 Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- (X) 2603 (X) (NA) (X) 1 564 (X) 3 727 Sheep. Iambs. and wool ________________________ $1.000 -- 19 25 (NA) (NA) 11 18 11 20 Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies _ - 6 12 6 8 1 (0) 2 (0) 

$1,000 -- (X) 3 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (D) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 110 (X) 106 (X) 40 (X) 20 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 109 5051 103 2900 40 3 741 19 629 Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 107 (0) 100 2 796 39 (0) 19 620 

- 11 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) - - Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - I (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) Broilers and other meat-type chickens-_______________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 3 34 6 94 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- 5 33 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 3 12 Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 4 21 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 10 

- 4 12 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 1 (0) Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - 14 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 1 (X) 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 6 (X) 11 (X) 4 (X) 4 (X) 

- 3 2976 11 4 015 2 (0) 4 3 535 Hens ond pullets of laying oge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 8 495 1 (D) 3 34 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________________ - __ 

Poultry and paultry praducts ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 18 10 30 13 7 (D) 7 8 

178 BARBOUR COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ · 1974. 

for groin or seed (bushels}. .•••.••...•.••••.• 1978. 

1974. 

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· For silage or green chop {tons, greenL _________ 1978_ · 1974. · 

for fodder, hogged or grazed ....•••.•••..... 1978. 

1974. · 

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Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. · 

· For grain or seed {bushelsL __________________ 1978_ · 1974. · For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ · 1974. · CuI for dry foroge or hoy (Ions, dry) .•••••.... 1978. 

1974. 

Hogged or grazed .•...•.••.•.•..••••••....• 1978. 

1974. 

Wheal for groin (bushels). ...•••••.••.••••..... 1978. 

1974. 

Oals for groin (bushels) .•.•••......•.•...•••.• 1978. 

1974. 

Barley for groin (bushels>-...•••...•.•••....•.• 1978. 

1974. 

Rye for groin (bushels) •••••••.....•.......•.•. 1978. 

1974. Other small grains for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Soybeans for beans (bushefs) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Cotton (boles) .••.•..••••.•••••••....•••..... 1978. 

1974. 

Tobacco (pounds) .•••...•.••.......•.....•... 1978. 

1974. 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

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Sweelpolaloes (bushels) •..•.••....••.•....•... 1978. 

1974. · 

· Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lext) ...........••••.. 1978. 

1974. 

Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) •••••••••••..•.••.•... 1978. 

1974. 

Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) .•.••• 1978. 

field seed crops •....••.......•....•.....••... 1978. 

1974. 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) .....••.....••....•••.. 1978. 

1974. 

Red clover seed (pounds) ...••••..•••...••••. 1978. 

1974. 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974. 

Sweel corn ..•• " ....•.••...••....••....••••. 1978. 

1974. 

T omataes •..•••••..•••...••••..•••...••••• 1978. 

1974. Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

land in orchards _____________________________ J978_ 

1974. 

Apples (pounds). •.........•......•....••••• 1978. 

1974. 

Peaches (pounds) ••••..••••.•.•.••..••••.... 1978. 

1974. 

Grapes (pounds) (see lexI) ••...••••..•••..... 1978. 

1974. 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Slrawberries (pounds) •.•••.•••••••••••••...• 1978. 

1974. Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ 

Olher crops .•••••••••••••••••.••••..••••.... 1978. 

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Farms 

91 

114 

57 

86 

44 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

-

2 

-

1 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

5 

14 

15 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

1 

-

-

-

-

1 

4 

48 

74 

-

- 456 

398 

84 

(NA) 

317 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

4 

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

17 

18 

15 

(NA) 

9 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

2 

4 

2 

(NA) 

2 

1 

Harvested 

Acres 

517 

464 

176 

208 

(D) 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

-

(0) 

-

(D) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

9 

76 

57 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

(0) 

1 

15 

33 

-

- 14 382 

13 456 

1 781 

(NA) 

10 068 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

41 

22 

20 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

(D) 

63 

(0) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Farms Acres 

(X) - - (X) (NAJ (NAJ 

16 156 - -

14 916 (NAJ (NA) 

4877 - -

(NA) (NAJ (NAJ 

(X) - -

(X) (NAJ (NA) 

(X) I -

(X) (NAJ (NAJI 

- - - (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NAJ (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NAJ (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) (NAJ (NA) I 

330 -

2481 

2 190 (NAJ 

- (N~I (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NAJ (NAJI - - (NA)I (NA) (NA~I (X) -

(X) (NAJ (NAJ 

- - - (0) (NAJ (NAJ 

- - -

- (NAJ (NA) 

- - -

- (NAJ (NAJ 

(D) - - 270 (NAJ (NAJ 

1 432 - -

2 619 (NAJ (NAJ 

- - - - (NAJ (NAJ 

23 591 2 (D) 

21 362 (NAJ (NAJ 

3 3241 - (NA) (NAJ (NAJI 

16456 2 (D) 

00 - - ()() (NAJ (NAJ 

- - - (NA) (NAJ (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NAJ (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NAJ (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X)I (NAJ (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NAJ (NA) 

14380 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAJ (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAJ (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(D) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 1 (D) 

(X) (NAJ (NA) 

Farms with sa~s of $2,500 or more 

Har .... ested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity forms Acres 

58 444 (X) I - - 41 283 (X) - - 27 121 11299 - - 23 (D) 7 785 - - 40 323 4 753 - -

23 191 2 815 - - - - (X) - -

1 (D) (X) - -

- - (X) I - =1 1 (D) (X) - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) I - -

4 (D) (0) - -

TO 67 1 885 - -

9 45 1 885 - - 14 92 5 050 - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

1 (D) (0) - -

- - - - -

22 6 640 - -

13 15 1 198 - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

218 9 395 17 609 2 (0) 

115 6 819 11 912 - - 47 1 148 2 5041 -

19 296 625 - =1 163 6936 12 842 2 (D) 

- - (X) - -

- - (X) - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

1 (D) (X) - -

1 (0) (X) - -

1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) I - -

7 14 (X) - - 5 12 (X) - - 6 6 2 300 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 6 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

I (D) - (NA) (NA) 

- - (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - - - - - - 1 (0) (0) - - 2 (D) (X) I (D) 

- - (X) (NA) (NA) 

BARBOUR COUNTY, W. VA. 179 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

- 460 84 591 431 85 690 317 71 475 296 71 854 

- (X) 184 (X) 199 (X) 225 (X) 243 

- (X) 202 240 (X) 202 240 (X) 202 240 (X) 202 240 

- (X) 41.8 (X) 42.4 (X) 35.3 (X) 35.5 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

- 214 069 (X) 124 114 (X) 258 983 (X) 152 240 (X) 

- (X) 1 141 00 624 (X) 1 137 (X) 627 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in forms according to use: 

- 441 54 257 415 55071 309 47627 290 46 825 

- 410 33 635 373 31 760 296 31 244 278 29 593 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 50 242 26 (NA) 19 95 8 (NA) 

- 51 689 53 (NA) 20 270 23 (NA) 

- 54 1 267 38 (NA) 27 629 19 (NA) 

- 73 2 806 72 (NA) 57 2206 53 (NA) 

- 83 5499 89 (NA) 74 4912 80 (NA) 

- 50 6519 58 (NA) 50 6519 58 (NA) 

- 45 13393 33 (NA) 45 13393 33 (NA) 

- 3 (0) 3 (NA) 3 (0) 3 (NA) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) 1 (0) 1 (NA) 

1 10 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

50010999 acres _____________________________ _ 

LOOO acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 255 16 106 292 19 985 186 13046 195 15097 

- 120 4 516 87 3 326 78 3337 53 2 135 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 46 1 163 (NA) (NA) 33 861 27 635 

- 21 509 (NA) (NA) 14 324 7 139 

- 13 310 (NA) (NA) I 8 251 4 166 

- 60 2534 (NA) (NA) 32 1 901 26 1 195 

grosses, not horvest.ed or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cul1ivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropla nd idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 251 13 359 240 15 435 182 9939 161 12510 

- 122 3951 (NA) (NA) 95 3278 80 3 177 

- 186 9408 (NA) (NA) 127 6661 106 9333 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other Iond _________________________________________ _ 

- 349 16975 339 15 184 244 13909 234 12 519 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and 

- 122 11 783 (NA) (NA) 91 10569 113 9045 

- 322 5 192 (NA) (NA) 221 3340 217 3474 

woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 344 31 840 (NA) (NA) 246 26893 (NA) 27 319 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) 3 207 1 (0) 2 (0) Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (0) Posturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 19 329 (X) (X) 19 329 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

AU forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Volue 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ - 460 16 846 431 11 873 317 16684 296 11 739 Average per farm ___________________________ dallars_ - (X) 36623 (X) 27 548 (X) 52 631 (X) 39 659 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ - 47 12 376 26 (NA) 47 12376 26 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 29 1 854 44 (NA) 29 1 854 44 (NA) 

- 32 904 42 (NA) 32 904 42 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 51 715 46 (NA) 51 715 46 (NA) 

- 79 558 76 (NA) 79 558 76 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ - 79 277 52 (NA) 79 277 52 (NA) 

- 143 162 145 (NA) (X) (X) 10 (NA) $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ - 29 64 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 22 37 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 33 40 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 59 20 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 260 10406 264 7 596 209 10 352 (NA) 7 553 

- 137 624 (NA) (NA) 112 607 144 667 

Crop~ __________________________________________ -- ----

Groins ________________________________ -_ -----------

- 4 2 (NA) (NA) 4 2 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ________________________ -----_ - - -------- ----

- 101 309 (NA) (NA) 71 278 52 186 

- 21 40 (NA) {NA) 15 37 7 40 

- 70 9340 (NA) (NA) 68 (D) 64 6 601 

- 10 89 8 46 7 87 7 (0) 

- 9 3 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 8 (0) 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet Corn, and mefons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ____________________________________ -- ---

- 338 6441 349 4 270 251 6 332 245 4 180 

- 25 854 33 301 22 854 28 299 

- 55 3316 (NA) (NA) 52 3 315 73 2 267 

- 306 1 706 (NA) (NA) 228 1 609 238 1 261 

- 80 463 (NA) (NA) 72 457 63 281 

- 10 11 (NA) (NA) 7 7 8 6 

- 21 91 (NA) (NA) 16 91 10 65 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry productL _______________________ ---

Dairy products ________________________________ -- ----

Coule and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ - ___ -- ---

Sheep, lombs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

1J974 dota include sales of forest products. 

180 BERKELEY COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in forms crop/and land 

Mfums _____________ _ 460 431 84 591 410 80 810 33 635 I (0) (D) (D) - Farms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ - 19 12 62 9 44 27 - - - -

10 to 49 acres-____________________ _ 79 48 2 055 66 1 792 941 - - - - - 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ - 39 34 2 319 33 1 961 875 - - - - - 61 54 5 198 53 4560 I 928 1 (D) (D) (D) 

100 to 139 acres-__________________ _ - 61 62 7 170 58 6 865 2 633 - - - -

140 to 179 acres-__________________ _ - 40 46 6 365 38 6049 1 956 - - - - 180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres-__________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres-_______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 43 54 

: 1~!1 39 7 771 2984 1 

- - - - - 27 27 26 6 223 2 755 - - - -

- 60 67 21 328 57 20 506 8 7891 - - - -

- 27 22 19 064 27 19 064 8469 - - - -

- 4 4 5 975 4 5 975 2278 - - - -

- - 1 - - -i - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ ---- ----- 460 84 591 431 85 690 317 71 475 296 71 854 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 410 33 635 373 31 760 296 31 244 278 29 593 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ --------- 290 44 398 304 50 674 178 33 188 186 38 837 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 248 14 636 (NA) 16 482 162 12 770 (NA) 14652 Part owners _________________________ _ --------- 123 30 672 84 26 083 101 29 114 74 25 066 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 117 14275 (NA) 11 644 96 13 921 (NA) 11 436 Tenants ____________________________ _ --------- 47 9 521 43 8 933 38 9 173 36 7951 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 45 4 724 (NA) 3 634 38 4 553 (NA) 3 505 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ ---- ----- 407 69 800 (NA) (NA) 274 57 378 257 56 623 Partnership _________________________ _ --------- 43 10 216 (NA) (NA) 35 9 734 30 10879 Corporation _________________________ _ --------- 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 4 363 9 4352 

Other-cooperotive, estate or trust, institut ionol, etc._ 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

All forms I Farms with soles of 

1 All forms 1 

Farms with so les of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 1 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 11974 

Operators by place of res idence: 

- 189 241 154 195 On farm operated ______________________ 322 288 236 202 

- 271 181 163 92 Not on form operated ___________________ 86 73 51 46 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

91 91 

Not reported ___________________________ 52 61 1 30 39 

- 4 4 Operators reporting days of work off form: 

- 54 40 44 32 None _________________________________ 144 133 113 111 

Operators by age group: 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________ _ 

- 77 56 54 42 I to 49 dayL __________________________ 24 24 22 17 

- 121 121 82 73 50 to 99 days __________________________ 23 17 14 14 

- 116 97 82 69 100 to 149 dayL _______________________ 15 10 11 7 

- 88 99 51 62 150 to 199 days ________________________ 35 22 21 10 

- 52.0 53.2 51.0 52.2' 200 days or more ______________________ 207 158 130 85 

35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ 45 to 54 years-______________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

IApplies.only ta individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs. plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ -r------------- Other agricultural chemicals inc/udin~ lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork;-mochine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ________ '-_________________________________ _ 

- 152 684 181 490 113 648 129 459 

- 285 1 611 302 947 213 1 560 206 910 

- 96 1 076 204 622 83 1 068 159 609 - 238 97 (NA) (NA) 180 89 173 38 - 273 221 283 160 220 216 221 156 - 333 736 296 433 247 702 231 421 

- 298 905 209 605 237 886 179 601 - 198 2 102 197 1 343 172 2077 161 1 332 - 68 1 036 41 397 46 1 032 40 (0) 

- 225 216 190 145 166 202 152 141 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

LP gas, butane, and propanL _______________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, cake, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 451 769 (NA) (NA) 318 725 (NA) (NA) - 451 570 416 452 318 534 289 420 - 425 329 (NA) (NA) 303 303 284 271 

- 237 139 (NA) (NA) 209 136 151 80 - 27 22 (NA) (NA) 27 22 23 8 - 40 36 (NA) (NA) 35 34 } - 6 1 (NA) (NA) 6 I 289 61 - 451 43 (NA) (NA) 318 39 

- 282 192 (NA) (NA) 235 186 (NA) (NA) 

- 28 7 (NA) (NA) 24 5 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BERKELEY COUNTY, W. VA. 181 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ - 316 22622 240 21 438 

Posture - and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 306 21 169 236 20279 

lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants, etc. to control-

- 67 I 453 49 

- 102 3 762 63 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 159 9316 126 

- 19 686 19 

- 75 8 527 60 

- 162 10 229 132 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird contral _______________________ _ 

- 22 2287 22 

- 128 (X) 101 

- 104 (X) 91 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and eQuipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _____________________ • ____ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines. self· propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cotfonpickers- - ___________________________ _ 

Mower - conditioners ______________________ _ 

- Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

- Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

[J 978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms" Form s with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

461 407 318 281 machinery and equipment-Con. 

II 072 7637 10 116 6 523 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

24 017 18 764 31 812 23214 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________ " ________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

64 71 22 28 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

151 102 69 56 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

94 103 76 77 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

276 446 154 191 171 255 378 735 - 181 221 275 514 400 I 035 131 194 361 841 

40 46 3 3 39 43 

14 16 I (D) 13 (D) 

74 78 6 6 70 72 

- - - - - - 119 145 65 69 65 76 

231 277 46 46 193 231 

87 124 19 21 74 103 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dote ore based on Q sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

I 159 3361 

6836 

686 8352 

9814 

2287 (X) 

00 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

231 19604 (HA) 18862 (HA) 742 28 760 

(NA) 9344 

- - 40 5302 (NA) 7040 

12 I 212 19 (X) 

(HA) (X) 

All farms Fanns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

50 51 49 42 

35 53 35 52 27 14 27 14 16 ., 

13 { 16 

20 ~ 1 20 12 

4 J L 4 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

317 446 206 345 605 162 379 946 215 

37 38 8 18 22 7 

89 92 12 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

84 91 34 204 216 46 

79 82 26 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ______________________________________ -----------.-

Workers ____________________________ -- -------------------- 198 76 (X) 167 (X) 172 161 

- I 599 (X) 275 (X) I 324 I 331 I 617 

- 53 22 22 50 50 48 31 

- 39 17 34 32 64 29 23 

- 48 24 79 33 114 42 28 

- 26 10 65 23 135 26 31 

- 32 3 75 29 961 27 48 

Farms with- I worker ___ • ______________________ -- ---- --------------- 2 workers ____________________________________ ----------

3 or 4 work.rs ________________ • _____ - ___________ -------- 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

182 BERKELEY COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Number Forms Number forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 357 DO 356 (Xl 249 DO 244 (Xl 

- 330 (X) 345 (X) 235 (X) 238 (X) 

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hags, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 338 6441 349 4 270 251 6332 245 4 180 -

- 327 2 179 339 (NA) 244 2073, 240 1 548 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows ________________ - ____________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 314 14289 333 16600 224 13025 235 14 599 

- 284 7 726 290 8660 205 7071 213 7744 

- 239 4651 229 5 489 165 4019 157 4597 

- 70 3075 86 3 171 63 3 052 77 3 147 

- 237 4103, (NA) (NA) 174 3 822, 172 3 899 

- 257 2460 (NA) (NA) 185 2 132 189 2 956 

- 306 6325 327 5 8401 228 5941 238 5 306 

- (X) 1 706 (X) (NA) (X) 1 609 (X) 1 261 

- 200 2 610 (NA) (NA) 1 152 2415 136 1 898 

- (X) 424 (Xl (NA) (X) 389 (X) 191 

- 249 3 715 (NA) (NA) 188 3 526 204 3 408 

- (X) 1 282, (Xl (NA) , (X) 1 220, (X) 1 070 

- 61 960 (NA) (NA) 45 918 58 1 296 

- (X) 381 (Xl (NA) (X) 365 (X) 416 

- 55 3316 (NA) (NA) 52 3 315 73 2 267 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 83 3 771 95 3 190 69 3 655 75 3041 

- 62 541 (NA) (NA) 52 516 50 405 

- 69 3 230 (NA) (NAl 57 3 139 71 2 636 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ June land Nov. 30 __________________ ..: __________ _ 

- 67 795 60 543 56 771 51 531 

- 57 397 49 263 50 386 42 255 

- 55 398 47 280 47 385 44 276 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 8 214 16 534 5 

1441 

9 213 

- 7 149 (NA) (NA) 4 92 9 139 

- 4 8 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (D) 

- 71 468, 68 237, 43 266, 37 146 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 80 5 500 77 4 503 72 5 375 63 4373 

- (Xl 463 (Xl (NA) (X) 457 (X) 281 

Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 32 1 559 19 1 076 27 1 459 16 1 023 

$1,000_ - (X) 53 (Xl (NA) (X) 50 (X) 22 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 9 205 14 311 6 131 8 140 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 8 206 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 7 150 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 1 209 (Xl (NA) (Xl (0) (Xl 1 034 Sheep, lambs, and woal ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _________________________ .,. ___________________ _ 

- 10 11 (NA) (NA) 7 7 8 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - ~! $1,000_ - (X) (D) (Xl (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 11 38 12 22 7 29 9 18 

$1,000_ - (X) 20 (Xl (NA) (X) 20 (X) 4 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 60 (X) 64 (X) 45 (X) 44 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 57 61 889 63 26 580 43 61 607 43 26089 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 54 (0) 59 10 438 40 (D) 42 10000 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 13 (D) (NA) (NA) 11 (0) 3 16000 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 1 (0) Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 3 137 2 (D) 3 137 1 (D) Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 5 20 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Other paultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 12 (X) (NA) 

Sales, 

(X) 9 (X) 3 (X) 

Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat~type chickens ________________ _ 

- 19 (X) 15 (X) 18 (Xl 13 (X) 

- 14 211 246 15 101 186 14 211 246 13 (D) 

- 9 29992 10 3 428 9 29992 8 (0) 

- 5 181 254 (NA) (NA) 5 181 254 5 97 755 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - - - - - - - -

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Paultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 3 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (Xl 1 (X) 

- 25 854 33 301 22 854 28 299 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BERKELEY COUNTY, W. VA. 183 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigoted Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 224 10 208 (X) - - 177 9 878 (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 220 8 933 (X) (NA) (NA) 190 8 675 (X) - -

- 207 7 301 «J9 348 - - 165 7 OJO 594 657 - - 1974_ For silage or gn;!en cnop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 203 5 859 393911 (NA) (NA) 176 5646 385 582 - - - 97 2 907 44 063 - - 87 2848 43 504 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 106 2 928 37 874 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 101 (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 4 (0) (X) - - 4 (0) (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushels> ___________________ 1978_ - 6 66 (X) (NA) (NA) 6 66 (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - - 4 (0) 145 - - 4 (0) 145 - - 1974_ Cut for dry foroge or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 48 453 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheot for groin (bvshels) ______________________ 1978_ - 45 584 18 689 - - 34 476 15 762 - - 1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 83 1 177 36 989 (NA) (NA) 73 1 112 34 879 - - - 56 673 27 571 - - 50 627 26 076 - - 1974_ Borley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 69 960 52 336 - - - 63 1 208 55 876 - - 55 1 158 53 865 - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 92 1 786 97 029 - - - 3 29 600 - - 3 29 600 - - 1974_ Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 29 810 - -

- 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 4 241 4 560 (NA) (NA) 4 241 4 560 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pound~) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 11 10 1 095 - - 11 10 1 095 - - 1974_ - 16 51 3 438 (NA) (NA) 9 47 3 220 - -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ - 328 13 452 26 803 - - 235 11 623 24 738 - - 1974_ - 285 10 546 19 119 (NA) (NA) 202 8 771 16 828 - - Alfalfo hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974 - 149 4 083 11 653 - (NAll 

124 3 832 11 292 - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 90 2 591 6 487 - - Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 222 7490 12 181 - - 154 6 180 10 789 - -

Field seed crOtlL _____________________________ 1978 -- I (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 102 (X) - - Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 87 9 360 - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 21 79 (X) - - 15 70 (X) - - 1974_ - 13 129 (X) (NA) (NA) 8 121 (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 19 55 (X) - - 13 46 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 40 (X) - - T omotoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 4 12 (X) - - 3 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 7 73 (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 83 8 141 (X) - - 72 8 089 (X) - - 1974_ - 70 8497 (X) (NA) (NA) 65 8471 (X) 2 (0) 

Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 68 6 409 126 432 474 (NA) (NA) 61 6 371 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 913 63 974 469 (NA) (NA) Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 50 1 713 12470451 (NA) (NA) 45 1 706 12 467 376 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 473 12 101 240 (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 1 1 015 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 8 14 (X) - - 7 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - 3 3 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 8 12 26 962 - - 7 (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 10 2 (X) 1 (0) 7 2 (X) 1 (0) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

184 BERKELEY COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ________________________ -------- ---------------

AP~;~;!~~~\;n~;!F===========================~;~c~~~= 

39 3973 55 4552 1 13 1620 7 487 - (X) 102 (X) 83 (X) 125 (X) 70 - (X) 320 640 (X) 320640 (X) 320 640 (X) 320 640 - (X) 1.2 (X) 1.4 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.2 -

Value of land and buildings" 

~::~:= ~:~ ~~r: == ==== ====== ==== ====== ======= ~~::~~~= - 85 166 (X) 22091 (X) 84260 (X) 21 286 (X) 

- (X) 836 (X) 267 (X) 676 (X) 306 

land in farms according to use: T 0101 croplo nd __________________________________ -----

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres horvesled, 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

101019 acres _______________________________ _ 2010 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

301049 acres _______________________________ _ 5010 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

10010 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

20010499 acres _____________________________ _ 

50010 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 38 589 55 1 656 12 (D) I 7 234 

- 36 285 47 347 12 (D) 6 153 

- 29 100 39 (NA) 7 (D) 4 (NA) 

- 2 (D) 2 (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 1 (D) 3 (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) 

- 4 140 2 (NA) 4 140 1 (NA) 

- - - 1 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

- -

::1 - (NA) -

::1 - (NA) 

- - - (NA) - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Olher croplond ___________________________________ _ - 13 98 33 1 115 4 (D) 3 67 

- 12 206 10 194 1 (D) 3 14 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 5 21 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 3 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 4 5 (NA) (NA) 1 (D~I - -

- 6 180 (NA) (NA) - - -

Tolal woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland paslured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 27 2471 37 2 371 10 1 025 4 200 

- 15 708 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 3 41 

- 20 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 773 3 159 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 27 913 2B 525 11 367 5 53 

Pastureland and rangeland, ather than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots. ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 10 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) - - - 25 (D) (NA) (NA) 11 (D) 5 53 

Paslurelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 23 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 440 (NA) 108 

Irrigoled land ________________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Harvested cropland irrigoted __________________________ _ 

Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Olher land irrigoled _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) (X) (X) - - (X) (X) 

1]978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) forms ($l,ooo) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 39 93 55 108 13 67 7 61 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars __ (X) 2397 (X) 1 964 (X) 5 144 (X) 8 714 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39.999 _________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $2.500 (see 1 .. 1) ___________________________ _ $2,00010 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,50010 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see lexl) ____________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NAl 

- - - 1 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

- 1 (D) - (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) 

- 5 (D) 4 (NA) 5 (D) 4 (NA) 

- 7 24 1 (NA) 7 24 1 (NA) 

- 26 27 49 (NA) (X) (X) I (NA) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 9 11 (filA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 11 4 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Callan and coltonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodily Credil Corporation loons _________________ _ T obocca ______________________________ " ____________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse producls _____________________ _ Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 63 37 93 9 44 (NA) 60 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 15 32 (NA) (NA) 5 19 2 (D) 

- 4 10 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

- 2 (D) - - 1 (D) - - - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

liveslock, poultry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ 

Poullry and poullry producls __________________________ _ ~airy producls _____________________________________ _ 

COllie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

~h::P~I:nl'~~~ ~~d-wool == ==== == ====== == ========== == === Olher liveslock and livestock producls (see lext) _________ _ 

- 15 30 22 15 7 23 3 1 

- 4 1 5 1 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 13 24 (NA) (NA) 6 17 3 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

'1974 data include sales of forest producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BOONE COUNTY, W. VA. 185 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with horvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- forms with- 39 55 3 973 36 3 864 285 - - -

6 7 (D) 5 12 7 - - - - 7 16 234 6 210 36 - - -

- 3 4 166 3 166 10 - - - - 3 5 263 2 (D) (D) - - -

- 10 14 1 153 10 1 153 74 - - - - 3 3 526 3 526 14 - - -

I to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

- 5 3 964 1 5 964 94 - - -

- - 2 - - - - - - - 2 1 

(D~I 2 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Otner-cooperative, estate or trus1, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Farms 

39 

36 

26 

24 

6 

5 

7 

7 

36 

3 

All farms 

1974 

Acres Forms 

3 973 55 

285 47 

2 622 46 216 (NA) 

616 3 

23 (NA) 

735 6 

46 (NA) 

3 746 (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Acres Forms Acres Forms 

4 552 13 620 7 

347 12 183 6 

3 758 10 286 5 

253 9 144 (NA) 

342 2 (D) 1 

6 2 (D) (NA) 

452 1 (D) 1 

88 1 (D) (NA) 

(NA) 12 (D) 

(NA) 1 (D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Irdgoted 

lond 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acres 

487 

153 

253 

101 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

48 

487 

All forms Farms with soles of All forms Forms with soles of 

Operotors by principal occupation; Forming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 

25 fo 34 yeorL _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 years ________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yearL _______________________ _ 

65 yeors and over _____________________ _ Average age __________________________ _ 

1978 '1974 

12 

27 

1 

8 

6 

7 

14 

3 49.3 

18 

37 

2 

2 

4 

8 

23 

16 

58.8 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

6 3 

7 4 

1 

3 

3 

2 4 

3 1 

1 1 

L-__________ ~ __________ 45.5 50.1 ~ 

'Applies only to jndividual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnersnips; see text. 

Operotors by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________ _ 

Not on form operated __________________ _ Not reported __________________________ _ 

Operetors reporting doys of work off form: None ________________________________ _ 1 to 49 doy'-_________________________ _ 

50 to 99 day,-________________________ _ 100 to 149 doy'-______________________ _ 

150 to 199 doys _______________________ _ 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

1978 

21 

11 

7 

9 

3 

24 

'1974 

32 

4 

19 

9 

7 

5 

3 

1 

21 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ________________ -_ -- __ _ Animal heolth costs ____________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ ----------------

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ Hired farm labor _______________________________________ _ 

ConI roct lobar _______________ . _________________ ---___ - __ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ________________________________________ - __ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ___________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ___________________ - -- - - ------ ----- Gasoline ____________________________________ -- -- __ _ 

Diesel fuel __________________________________ -------

~~ero~i Natural _~u_t~~~_a_n_d_~:~~~~ ga~ ______________________________ == == ==== == == == ====== == ==== ------ ----

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ______________________ _ Electricity ______________________________________ --- __ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. __________________________ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

1978 

Forms 

9 

20 

3 

8 

21 

28 

15 

9 

7 

37 

37 

37 

3 

1 

37 

14 

All forms 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

4 

15 

2 

(D) 

1 

6 

1 

8 

1 

10 

8 

6 

(D) 

(0) 

2 

2 

1974 

Forms 

17 

38 

27 

(NA) 

26 

52 

10 

6 

1 

9 

(NA) 

47 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

9 

11 

5 

(NA) 

2 

7 

1 

2 

(D) 

1 

(NA) 

6 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

2 

8 

8 

6 

5 

2 

13 

13 

13 

3 

1 

13 

5 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

(Z) 

4 

1 

7 

(D) 

7 

6 

4 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

1 

2 

2 

1 

6 

7 

4 

1 

1 

1 

(NA) 

6 

6 

1 

1 

6 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(0) 

(D) 

(D) 

(Z) 

1 

3 

(Z) 

(D) 

(D) 

(Z) 

(NA) 

1 

1 

(0) 

(D) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

~------------~------------~------------~----------~ 

186 BOONE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________ -_ -_ -_ -_ -------- ------- -- Crop/and fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ______________ ------------ -------- ------------------ --

- 27 133 8 

- 27 122 8 

- 3 11 1 

- 5 52 2 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 8 14 3 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poulfry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - -

- 7 37 1 4 

- 2 

(0!1 

1 

- 4 (X) 3 

- 4 (X) 3 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per fonn ________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AN D 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

39 48 13 4 machinery and equipment-Con. 

366 365 190 33 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

9 393 7604 14 580 8 250 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

10 14 4 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

20 28 3 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ ~I - 6 3 3 -j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Monufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

18 21 13 14 6 7 22 28 14 19 9 9 

30 33 4 5 27 28 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - 6 6 3 3 3 3 6 6 2 (0) 4 (0) 

2 (0) 2 (0) - -

1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

91 7 60 

86 (HAJ 40 

(OJ (NA) 20 

(D) - -

5 (NA) 1 

- - - - - -

22 (NA) 1 

(0) - -

(X) - (X) 

(X) (HA) (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

- 2 - 1 

3 1 3 -

- - - - .., - r - .., - ~ - ~ - ~ -I - J i L - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

32 36 5 

43 51 13 

36 58 22 

- -

=1 

- -

- - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 (0) I 

3 3 I 

- - -

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

~~~k~r~-== == == ==== == == == ==== == == == == == == == == == == == == == == = 

- 9 - (X) 9 (X) 5 1 

- 48 (Xl - (Xl 48 35 (0) 

Farms withi :r~~~=£~;~;========================================== ~cJ~::k:;:~rrs ~~~;============ ======== ========== ====== == 

- 2 - - 2 (0) I - - 3 - - 3 6 I - - - - - - - - - - I - - I (0) - 1 - 3 - - 3 32 3 -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BOONE COUNTY, W. VA. 187 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 26 (X) 38 (X) 8 (X) 7 (X) 

- 19 (X) 34 (X) 6 (X) 6 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ - 15 30 22 15 7 23 3 1 Any cottle, hogs. or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 15 30 21 (NA) 7 23 3 (X) 

CAITLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

- 18 156 27 287 5 48 6 (D) 

- 14 79 17 110 4 36 2 (D) 

- 12 73 12 103 4 (D) I (D) 

- 4 6 6 7 1 (D) I (D) 

- 12 45 (NAl (NA) 3 7 2 (D) 

- 15 32 (NAl (NA) 4 5 4 13 

Sales: Cattle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

- 13 96 16 45 6 66 3 5 

$1,000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ - (X) 24 ()O (NA) (X) 17 (X) (D) 

- 11 39 (NAl (NA) 5 27 2 (D) 

$1.000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 8 ()() (NAl (X) 5 (X) (l) 

- 12 57 (NAl (NA) 5 39 2 (D) 

$1,000_ Fottened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- (X) 

1~ I (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

- 4 (NAl (NA) 3 (0) 1 (D) 

- (X) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (l) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 8 (0) 16 121 4 (D) 2 (D) Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ 

-- 4 27 (NAl (NA) 3 (0) 1 (D) Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 7 (D) (NAl (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

-- 4 42 7 33 3 (D) I (0) 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ -- 3 (D) 5 13 3 (D) 1 (D) June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 3 (D) 7 20 2 (D) 1 (D) Sheep and lambL __________________________________ _ 

-- 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) - - Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ 

-- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

~- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

-- 10 21 11 21 4 (D) I (D) 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 8 198 2 (D) I (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (0) Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 3 33 1 (D) - -

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Sheep and lombs _______ . _____________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) - - Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) - - Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ - (X) (D) (J() (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Sheep, lambs, and wool_~ ______________________ $1.000_ - 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - -

$1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 14 (X) 13 (X) 5 (X) 2 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 14 564 13 869 5 200 2 (D) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 14 487 13 805 5 (0) 2 (D) 

- 3 77 (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickenL _______________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________________ ---

- 2 (0) 1 (D) - - - -

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) - - - - - I (X) (NAl (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ____________________________ ~ _________ ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 5 (X) 3 (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 2 (D) 3 187 - - - - Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 3 187 - - - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meof-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________________ ---

Poultry and poultry productL ___________________ $1,000_ 

- - - - - - - - -

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - - -

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - - -

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NAl (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 4 1 5 1 1 (D) 1 (D) 

188 BOONE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigaled 

Forms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fanns Acres 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ :~~:= 

- 9 (D) (X) I - (NAll 

3 13 (Xli - -

- 16 135 (X) (NAJ 3 108 (X) - -

9 31 I 567 - - 3 13 550 - - - 16 120 6 064 (NAJ (NA) 3 (0) 5 080 - - - For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAJ (NAJ - - - - -

- - (X) - - - - (Xl - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl I (Dl (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X) I -

(NAll 

- - (Xli - - -

- - - (X) (HAJ - - (X) - -

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - -

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAJ (NA) - - - - - Cut for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (HA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (Xl - - - - (Xl - -

- (NA) (NAl (Xli (NAJ (NA) I - - (Xl - -

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NAJ (NA) - - - - -

Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAJ (NA) - - - - -

80rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAJ (NA) - - - - -

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NAl l (NAJ (NAJ - -

(Xli 

- -

- - - (X) - (NAil - - - -

- (HA) (NA) (X) (NA) - -

(XJ 

- -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NAJ (NA) - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - -

~I - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NAJ - - - -

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 15 16 26408 - - 5 10 15 062 - -

- 21 25 37 562 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (Dl - -

Irish potatoes (hundredweight} __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 7 5 346 - - 5 (D) (ol - -

- 16 19 3 816 (NAJ (NA) 4 13 3 030 - -

Sweelpotoloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hoy crops (laos, dry) (see lext) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - -

26;1 

- -

- 2 (D) (Dl (NAJ (NA) - - - -

- 18 207 350 - - 8 152 - -

- 16 143 337 (NAJ (NAJ 2 (D) (D) - -

- 5 49 42 -

(NAll 

2 (D) (DJ -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (HAJ - - - =1 Olher lome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ - 12 133 273 - - 5 95 236 - -

Field seed cro~,- _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (Xl - -

1974_ - (NAl (NA) (X) (NAJ (NAJ - - (X) - - Alfolfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAJ (NAJ - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NAJ (NAJ - - - - -

- 3 5 (X) - - 2 (0) (Xl - - 1974_ - 5 5 ()() (NAJ (NAJ - - (Xl - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1976_ - 3 2 ()() - - 2 (D) (Xl - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NAJ (NAJ - - (Xl - - Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - I (0) ()() - - I (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAJ (NAJ - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) ()() (NAJ (NAJ - - (Xli - -

- 3 (D) (X) - - I (0) (Xl - - 1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 9. 14 (X) (NAJ (NAJ I (D) (Xl - -

- 3 (D) (D) (NAJ (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAJ (NAJ (NA) (D) (D) (NAl (NA) Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ - I (D) - (NAJ (NAJ - - - (NAJ (NA) 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAJ (NA) (NAJ (NAJ (NAl (NAJ (NA) 

- I (D) - (NA) (NAJ I (0) - (NA) (NAl 

1974_ - (NA) (NAJ (NA) (NAJ (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 3 I (X) - - I (D) (X) - - 1974_ Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- I (D) (X) (NAJ (NAJ - - (X) - - - 3 I 1 052 - - I (D) (Dl - -

- (NA) (NAJ (NA) (NAJ (NA) - - - - - - 2 (D) ()() - - I (D) (Xl - - - - - (X) (NAJ (NAJ - - (X) (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BOONE COUNTY, W. VA. 189 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms wilh soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

- 345 75554 337 72 352 165 48 021 94 32 748 

- (X) 219 (X) 215 (lO 291 (X) 348 - (X) 327040 (X) 327 040 (X) 327 040 (X) 327 040 

- (X) 23.1 (X) 22.1 (X) 14.7 (X) 10.0 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate lond areo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percent_ 

Value of lond and buildings: I 

- 111 029 (X) 41 786 (X) 148531 (X) 59319 (X) 

- (X) 483 (X) 195 (X) 456 (X) 170 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

- 335 268801 332 30 4391 160 16676 93 14908 

- 320 8843 291 7824 154 5909 85 4293 

lond in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 45 248 58 (NA) 13 88 2 (NA) 

- 115 1 499 91 (NA) 39 505 10 (NA) 

- 66 1 516 48 (NA) 28 670 19 (NA) 

- 49 1 808 51 (NA) 37 1 358 17 (NA) 

- 32 1 832 33 (NA) 25 1448 27 (NA) 

- 11 (D) 8 (NA) 10 (D) 8 (NA) 

- 2 (D) 2 (NA) 2 (D) 2 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

I to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 10 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ___________________ • ___________ _ 

SO to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 208 16914 253 21 585 101 10378 71 10271 

- 49 1 123 36 1 030 16 389 11 344 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland' in cover; crops, legumes, and soil·improvement 

- 14 215 (NA) (NA) 6 45 4 68 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (D) I (NA) (NA) - - 7 152 

- 31 860 (NA) (NA) 10 344 4 124 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Croplond idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 296 35260 291 31 134 142 22297 81 12610 

- 163 13025 (NA) (NA) 81 8042 31 4426 

- 198 22235 (NA) (NA) 96 14255 66 8184 

Woodland paslured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 247 13414 236 10779 115 9048 64 5230 Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 87 10 445 (NA) (NA) 48 7842 29 4168 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- 217 2969 (NA) (NA) 95 1 206 58 1 062 

Posturelond, all typeL ________________________________ _ 

-- 306 40384 (NA) (NA) 154 26262 (NA) 18865 

irrigoled land ________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) - - - - - - Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Posturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 3 (D) (X) (X) 3 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold ' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 345 1399 337 890 165 1 190 94 659 

- (X) 4054 (X) 2641 (X) 7 211 (X) 7 011 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 3 144 - (NA) 3 144 - (NA) 

- 6 162 7 (NA) 6 162 7 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less lhon $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less Ihan $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see le.I) ____________________________ _ 

- 16 220 13 (NA) 16 220 13 (NA) 

- 49 333 23 (NA) 49 333 23 (NA) 

- 91 332 44 (NA) 91 332 44 (NA) 

- 180 209 250 (NA) (X) (X) 7 (NA) 

- 28 62 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 36 62 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 45 55 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 71 29 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 84 178 113 223 36 137 (NA) 172 

- 13 17 (NA) (NA) 10 15 6 4 

(raps __________________________________ - _________ ----

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 57 126 (NA) (NA) 23 92 27 105 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 10 31 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 8 58 

Commodity (redjf Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________________ --------------

Field seeds, hoy, foroge, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ ---------------

- - - - - - - - - - 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 4 3 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Olher crops __________________________ ---------------

- 292 1 221 287 647 159 1 053 87 472 

- 19 (D) 24 32 10 (D) 10 29 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 12 

- 272 1 109 (NA) (NA) 153 968 84 391 

- 31 27 (NA) (NA) 19 24 15 14 

- 44 61 (NA) (NA) 26 45 18 24 

- 25 14 (NA) (NA) 12 8 5 2 

Uveslock. poultry, and Iheir products ____________________ _ 

Poullry and poultry producl'-_______________ -----------

Dairy producls ________________________ --------------

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hog. and pig,-_______________________ --------------- Sh .. p, lombs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other liveslock and lives lock producls (s .. lexl) _________ _ 

'1974 data include sales of foresl producls. 

190 BRAXTON COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested crop land Forms wifh irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All form. ___________________________ _ 

- 345 337 75 554 320 71 544 8 84J I (D) (0) (0) 

Farms wrth- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ - I 2 (D) - - - - - - - 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ - 27 23 939 25 858 285 - - - - 50 to 69 ocre'-____________________ _ 

- 20 29 1 191 18 1 073 263 - - - - 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

- 35 27 3 034 31 2 671 579 - - - - 100 to 139 ocre'-__________________ _ - 71 60 8 255 66 7693 1 225 - - - - 140 to 179 ocre'-__________________ _ 

- 36 48 5 600 34 5 313 646 - - - - 180 to 219 ocre. ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocro. ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocre'-__________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1.999 ocre'-_______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 41 40 

::11 38 7 588 :il 1 (D) (D) (0) I - 35 27 32 7 575 - - -

~I - 55 59 19 361 53 18 796 1 966 - - -

- 18 17 11 452 17 10 745 I 200 - - -

- 5 4 (0) 5 (D) (D) - - -

- 1 1 (D) 1 (0) (D) - - -

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in farms _________________________ _ --------- 345 75 554 337 72 352 165 48 021 94 32 748 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 320 8 843 291 7824 154 5 909 85 4293 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ --------- 269 50458 286 52956 116 28 245 63 17585 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 248 5860 (NA) 5437 108 3 441 (NA) 2321 Part owners _________________________ _ --------- 67 23 804 45 17 295 41 18 612 30 14363 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 64 2 777 (NA) 2 242 39 2 271 (NA) I 922 Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 9 I 292 6 2 101 8 (D) I (0) 

--------- 8 206 (NA) 145 7 (0) (NA) 50 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 324 66 236 (NA) (NA) 152 39 641 87 28 070 Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 18 5 721 (NA) (NA) 10 4 783 6 (D) 

--------- 3 3 597 (NA) (NA) 3 3 597 I (0) 

ionol. etc._ - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

All forms I Forms with sales of I All forms 1 Farms with sales of $2,500 or more $2,500 or more I 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of res idence: 

- 136 147 63 45 On farm operated ______________________ 262 241 129 65 - 209 189 102 48 Not on form operated ___________________ 40 32 18 II 

Operators by principal occupation; Forming ____________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________ _ 

Not reported ___________________________ 43 63 1 18 17 

- 1 2 1 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 

- 28 23 10 7 None _________________________________ 97 96 42 25 - 69 65 33 19 1 to 49 day'-__________________________ 32 25 21 8 - 63 69 38 18 50 to 99 doy'-_________________________ 13 12 4 5 - 92 103 49 33 100 to 149 doy'-_______________________ 11 14 6 2 - 92 74 34 16 150 to 199 doy'-_______________________ 27 20 12 5 - 54.7 54.0 54.2 52.8 200 days or more ______________________ 149 136 72 40 

Operators by age group: Under 25 yeors ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ 35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL ______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yearL ______________________ _ 65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

lApplies only to individual or family operotions (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a somple of farms;: see text] 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulb., plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ___ .: ____________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 153 404 158 192 80 349 47 132 - 270 215 277 200 121 144 81 123 - 46 34 194 141 36 28 76 107 - 171 22 (NA) (NA) 96 16 41 6 - 146 14 118 9 77 11 29 5 - 204 118 209 61 107 97 52 39 - 158 31 75 11 85 27 27 8 - 141 107 119 68 99 93 47 52 - 4 4 8 2 4 4 2 (D) 

- 48 32 63 12 17 15 24 5 Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum product. _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene. motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 341 159 (NA) (NA) 161 116 (NA) (NA) - 341 131 312 74 161 100 88 38 - 315 88 (NA) (NA) 161 69 88 29 - 110 27 (NA) (NA) 72 23 34 4 - 27 3 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 2 (Z) - - - (NA) (NA) - -

} - 7 1 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 88 5 - 341 12 (NA) (NA) 161 8 - 169 24 (NA) (NA) 106 14 (NA) (NA) - 21 4 (NA) (NA) 12 2 (NA) (NA)I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BRAXTON COUNTY, W. VA. 191 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dOlo are based on a sample of farms; see lexl) 

All farms Farms wilh sales of $2,500 or mare 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

- 187 4670 95 

- 186 3 1'87 95 

- 46 1 483- 29 

- 72 825 40 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control-

- 14 29 3 

- - - -- - 17 220 7 

- 59 1 049 55 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for-

- 4 20 4 

- 85 (X) 47 

- 44 (X) 21 

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent aod bird coo.rol _______________________ _ 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENTEstimated market value of all machinery and equipmer:lt ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 ________ • __________________ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ 

Motortrucks inclumng pickups _______________ Wheel tractorL ___________________________ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only ___ Corn heads for combines ___________________ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers _________ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Cot1onpickers _____________________________ - Mower conditioners Pickup -------------------- ---- balers ____________________________ • 

- Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheellype ___________________ • _____ -

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms 

1978 1974 

345 317 

3 585 2 762 

10 390 8 713 

59 104 

158 117 

81 68 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 

165 

2 230 

13 514 

34 

38 

51 

1974 

84 1 082 

12 881 

16 271 

23j 

1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment-Con. $20,00010 $29,999 _____________________ _ 

$30,000 10 $49,999 _____________________ _ 

$50,00010 $69,999 _____________________ _ 

$70,00010 $99,999 _____________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $199,999 ___________________ _ 

$200,000 or more ______________________ _ 

All farms Manufaclured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

194 227 81 85 136 142-

282 409 117 144 204 265 

277 365 96 106 209 259 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

11 11 8 8 3 3 

- - - - - - 81 90 35 35 M> 55 

148 152 38 38 110 114 

30 31 7 8 23 23 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

3661 

2406 

1 255 

622 

9 

-

170 

1 040 

20 

(X) 

(X) 

All farms 

1978 

21 

24 

2 ::1 

-.J 

Forms 

183 

254 

257 

-

1 

3 (NA) 

55 

-129 

8 

1974 

Forms 

17 

10 

52 

(NA) 

(NA) 7 

(NA) 

-

2 

(NA) 

I 

2 (NA) 

~~ L 

1974 

Acres on which used 

1 556 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

568 

988 

158 

10 

-

(D) 

169 

(D) 

(X) 

,(X~ 

1978 1974 

21 

19 

2 ::1 

-.-J 

8 

9 

1, 

Number 

Manufactured 

1970101974, 

216 70 

321 97 

366 90 

- - ,(D) -

4 - (NA) (NA) 58 20-

131 35 

8 2 

Any hired workersFarms wifh sales of $2,500 or more 

Working -1 50 days or more Working less Ihan 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

- 141 15 (X) 136 (X) 99 47 Workers ___ • ______________________________________ -------- 326 (X) 18 (X) 308 270 284 

Forms with- 1 worker ________________________ • _______________ -------- 81 12 12 81 81 53 11 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

- 33 3 6 28 56 19 6 

- 3 or 4 workers __________________ -- __ -- ------------------ 11 - - 11 33 11 6 

- 8 - - 8 56 8 15 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

- 8 - - 8 82 8 9 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

192 BRAXTON COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 311 (X) 310 (X) 152 (X) 89 (X) 

- 291 (X) 303 (X) 148 (X) 84 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ___________________ • $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ______________________________ - ____ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows ________________________________ -____ _ Milk cows ________________________________ - ____ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- '1.92 I 221 287 647 159 I 053 87 472 

- 283 I 198, 281 (NA) , 157 I 037 87 429 1 

- 280 7044 296 8 369 144 54841 83 4 681 

- 246 3 850 250 4433 125 

2997

1 

74 2628 

- 226 3 734 224 4 236 121 2944 73 2 548 

- 72 116 102 197 33 53 26 80 

- 188 I 429 1 (NA) (NA) I 102 I 067 50 919 

- 227 I 765 (NA) (NA) 133 I 420 68 I 134 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fottened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Ooiry products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 272 4160 265 3 525 153 3484 84 2 281 

- (X) I 109 (X) (NA) (X) 968 (X) 391 

- 214 2093 (NA) (NA) 117 I el 58 994 

- (X) 444 ()() (NA) (X) (X) 112 

- 189 2067 (NA) (NA) 120 I 67 I 287 

- (X) 665 1 

(X) (NA) I (X) 

60JI 

(X) 280 

- 14 74 (NA) (NA) 6 5 16 

- (X) 27 (X) (NA) I (X) 23 (X) 5 

- 4 (0)1 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 12 

- 49 3351 81 5491 24 281 22 281 

- 18 97 (NA) (NA) 15 92 12 50 

- 47 238 (NA) (NA) 22 189 21 231 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 19 105 30 97 15 96 13 60 

- 17 47 19 45 13 (0) 6 24 

- 14 58 24 52 12 (0) 13 36 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 41 I 800 55 2 115 26 1 251 21 I 205 

- 38 I 318 (NA) (NA) 23 899 21 731 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

- 106 327 1 

123 330 1 

56 204, 30 133, 

Hogs ond pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 31 562 34 675 19 518 15 334 

- (X) 27 (X) (NA) (X) 24 (X) 14 

- 9 288 17 370 9 288 7 203 

- (X) 7 (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) 4 

- 43 I 301 48 I 339 26 898 18 721 

- 39 I 444 (NA) (NA) 24 980 17 773 

- (X) 7478 (X) (NA) (X) 5 286 (X) 4 765 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1 ,000_ 

Goots _____________________________________________ _ - 44 61 (NA) (NA) 26 4=1 18 24 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - -

$1,000_ - (X)' (0) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 15 30 8 17 8 18 5 II 

- (X) II (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) I 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 91 (X) 94 (X) 38 (X) 24 (X) I 

- 89 2359 93 5 122 38 I 214 24 2 861 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 87 2 124 89 4 802 36 I 097 24 2811 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 18 235 (NA) (NA) 8 117 I (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 12 127 3 51 4 47 - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 10 73 (NA) (NA) 4 21 2 (0) 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 5 40 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - 9 33 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 10 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) 2 (X) 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 

- 7 (X) 10 (X) 3 ()() 5 (X) 

6 186 10 I 041 3 131 5 879 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 5 (D) 10 I 041 2 (0) 5 879 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ I (D) - - - - - -

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000 __ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) -

=1 

- -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - (X) (NA) (Xl - (X~ i - (X) 

19 (0) 24 32 10 (0) 10 29 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BRAXTON COUNTY, W. VA. 193 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 70 359 (X) 1 (D) 37 275 (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 89 340 (X) (NA) (NA) 32 186 (X) - - - 62 274 23 420 1 (D) 29 190 17 630 - - 1974_ For silage or green chop {Ions, green> __________ 1978_ - 80 m 17 671 (NA) (NA) 25 92 8 912 - -

- 9 85 1 280 - - 9 85 1 280 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 1 860 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- - - (X) I - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheet for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Oots for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Other small groins for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - 1 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes {hundredweightL _________________ 1978 -- 39 18 2 341 1 (D) 19 6 670 - - 1974 -- 44 15 1 662 (NA) (NA) 16 5 851 - -

$weetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- 5 1 46 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - Hay crops (tons, dry) (see text} _________________ 1978 -- 309 8 489 13 226 1 (D) 149 5 662 9 883 - - 1974 -- 275 7 324 13 039 (NA) (NA) 82 3 969 7872 - - Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 -- 33 545 897 - - 15 275 513 - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 277 671 - - Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 -- 237 6 556 10 230 - - 123 4 545 7 876 - -

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978 -- 4 3 (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974 -- 7 5 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 -- 2 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Tomotoes _________________________________ 1978 -- 3 (0) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 -- 23 140 (X) - - 6 (D) (X) - - 1974 -- 16 160 (X) (NA) (NA) 8 149 (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974_ -- 21 89 161 863 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 90 671 990 (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 

1974 -- 13 47 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 5 1 2 558 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 5 4 (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - -

1974_ - 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 (D) 2 140 - - 2 (D) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - -

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

194 BRAXTON COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ____________ -------------------- --------------- Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

APp;~;!~i~~ ~~n~~~esQ==========================-p;;c~-n1= 

83 13301 58 12 100 I 44 9868 28 7670 - (X) 209 (X) 224 (X) 274 - (X) 160 (X) 56320 (X) 56 4481 (X) 56 320 (X) 56448 - (X) 23.6 (X) 21.4 (X) 17.5 (X) 13.6 -

Value of land and buildings: I 

~~:~~: ~:~ ~~r;; == ==== ======== ====== == == ===== ~~::~~~= land in forms according to use: T otol cropland ________________ - _______ --------------- Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

146641 (X) 75 690 (X) I 201 630 (X) 114 036 (X) 

- 915 (JO 363 (X) 899 (X) 416 - (JO 

79 65071 57 6 4371 44 5 0441 28 3 833 - 75 3 392 55 3 152 44 2 756 28 2340 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

LOOO acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ________________________________ - __ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, ond soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Croplond on which oil crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Crop/and idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

10 46 6 (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) - 8 (NA) 1 (0) 1 (NA) 10 141 - 290 5 (NA) 5 129 1 (NA) 12 - 19 696 11 (NA) 17 (0) 5 (NA) - (NA) 18 1 261 16 (NA) 14 I 015 13 - (NA) 5 (0) 6 (NA) - 5 (0) 7 

1 (0) 2 (NA) 1 (D) 2 (NA) - (NA) - - - - - (NA)I - - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - - 41 2 352 42 2 570 20 I 736 17 1 085 - 715 12 552 7 

408

1 

- 24 763 16 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) 1 (0) I (D)I - 1 (D) 

19 480 (NA) (NA) 9 304 6 268 -

61 4012 41 2 982 34 2 7811 19 1 585 - 1 255 (NA) (NA) 18 701 8 382 - 27 

49 2 757 (NA) (NA) 27 2080 14 1 203 -

Other /and _________________________________________ _ 

- 71 2 782 45 2 681 36 2043 22 2 252 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 23 1 396 (NA) (NA) 14 997 15 1 560 

- 69 1 386 (NA) (NA) 36 1 046 19 692 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 64 5003 (NA) (NA) 36 3434 (NA) 3 027 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Posture/and irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other Iond irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) (X) (X) 1 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($l.(XJO) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ 

- 83 869 58 686 44 819 28 647 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 10470 (X) 11 828 (X) 18 616 (X) 23 107 

Forms by value of ogricultural products sold: l $100,000 or mare ___________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 1 (NA) 2 (0) 1 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 5 271 2 (NA) 5 271 2 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 6 170 7 (NA) 6 170 7 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 8 (NA) 2 (D) 8 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 14 94 6 (NA) 14 94 6 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 15 53 4 (NA) 15 53 4 (NA) less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

- 38 46 29 (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 7 15 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ - 7 12 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 12 15 (NA) (NA) (X) (J() (X) (X) less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 12 4 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) ()O (X) 

- 1 (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 37 125 33 113 24 109 (NA) 93 Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

- 18 40 (NA) (NA) 15 39 13 37 Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

T a~~~~~~~~ _=~~~i~ _~~~~~~~j~~ _~o~_n~_== == == ==.==== == == == Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 24 73 (NA) (NA) 14 60 10 53 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 <Z) 

- 4 3 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) - - 1 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products------------ ______________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Other ~h::p~~:.:~~~ ~~d-;001 == ==== == == ==== == == == ==== == == === livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 66 744 50 573 39 710 26 553 

- 6 2 7 12 4 (D) 4 11 

- 13 453 (NA) (NA) 13 453 15 361 

- 60 278 (NA) (NA) 36 247 25 170 

- 3 3 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- 6 6 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 6 6 

- 3 1 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BROOKE COUNTY, W. VA. 195 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested crop/and Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in farms cropland land 

- 83 58 13 301 75 12 969 3392 - - - - All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms wrth-

- 2 - (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - 18 5 (0) 13 (0) (0) - - - - - 5 1 299 5 299 80 - - - - - 7 8 580 7 580 182 - - - - 12 11 1 464 10 1 232 337 - - - - - 9 5 1 364 9 1 364 373 - - - - - 7 8 1 417 7 1 417 416 1 - - - - 8 5 1 933 8 1 933 - - - - 12 12 4 008 12 4 008 1 

~I - - - - - 3 3 1 720 3 1 720 371 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres- ____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 10139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

22010259 acres ___________________ _ 260 f0499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All forms 

1978 

Forms 

83 

75 

62 

55 

17 

16 

4 

4 

70 

9 

3 

1 

'1974 

Acres 

13 301 

3392 

9 673 

2 321 

3 235 

966 

393 

105 

10 557 

(0) 

118 

(0) 

Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Farms Acres 

58 12 100 

55 3 152 

49 10 318 

(NA) 2442 

8 (0) 

(NA) (0) 

1 (0) 

(NA) (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

i 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Forms 

44 

44 

31 

31 

12 

12 

1 

1 

38 

3 

3 

Farming ______________________________ 30 26 17 18 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 53 29 27 8 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 yeors __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ - Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 10 34 yeorL___ ____ ______ __ __ ____ __ _ 5 3 2 None ________________________________ _ 

351044 yeor'-________________________ 19 11 16 7 1 to 49 days __________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeor'-___ ____ ______ __ __ ______ _ 18 13 14 6 50 to 99 day'-________________________ _ 

551064 yeors_________________________ 18 16 8 11 100 to 149day'-______________________ _ 

65 yeors and over ______________________ 23 12 4 2 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

Average age__ __ __ __________ ____ ____ __ _ 54.2 53.5 48.3 52.5 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

Acres Farms Acres 

9868 28 7 670 

2 756 28 2 340 

6 971 20 5986 

1 871 (NA) (0) 

(0) 8 (D) 

(0) (NA) (0) 

(0) 

(0) (NA) 

8 068 26 (0) 

682 

118 (D) 

All forms I Farms with sales of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

58 42 31 21 

12 8 5 4 

13 5 8 1 

33 16 14 

5 2 2 

1 1 

1 3 2 

43 27 27 10 

~----------~--------~ ~--------~~--------~ 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 32 107 23 73 19 100 7 68 

- 60 119 48 133 35 109 25 126 

- 27 65 36 92 20 62 23 89 

- 45 10 (NA) (NA) 31 8 16 2 

- 53 13 38 10 37 11 23 8 

- 45 39 39 36 33 37 22 34 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ________________________ ----

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________ ------ ---- -----------

- 39 15 24 13 29 13 16 13 

- 14 42 18 64 12 (0) 12 54 

- 3 2 - - 3 2 - -

Olher agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar _________________________ - -------------

Controct lobar ___________________________ - ---------- ---

Cu:stomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________ -_ -- ------------ 31 14 20 8 24 13 14 8 

- 81 80 (NA) (NA) 43 65 (NA) (NA) 

- 81 58 58 33 43 46 28 22 

- 7~ 30 (NA) (NA) 40 23 23 15 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ ---

Petroleum products _____________________ - _- ----------

Gasoline _____________________________ - -------- ----

- 39 17 (NA) (NA) 24 14 7 3 

1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

5 2 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) } 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 28 4 

- 81 8 (NA) (NA) 43 7 

51 21 (NA) (NA) 32 18 (NA) (NA) 

3 (Z) (NA) (NA) 3 (Z) (NA) (NA) 

Diesel fuel ________________________ - ___ ------------

~~e?~~; _~~t_a~~~_a~_d_~~~~~:~ == == ==== == == == ====== == ==== Natural gas ______________________ -- -- -- ------------ Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ______________________________ -_ - ___ -------- Other-cool, wood. coke, etc __________________________ _ 

196 BROOKE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultu.ral Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a somple of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms wilh soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ Poslure ond rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

42 I 168 32 - 42 I 025 32 - 6 143 5 - 20 215 15 - Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 13 320 II Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ - - - - - 4 22 I Weeds, gross,·or. brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 31 854 26 

Chem icals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ - I (D) - - 18 (X) 14 Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 14 (X) II 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all mac.hinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1;000_ Average per fonn ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by v.alue group, $1 to $4.999 __________________________ _ 

$5.00010 $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19.999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheellraclars ___________________________ : 

Grain and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ 

-

-

-

-

" 

-

-

-

-

Corn - heads fOT coml:iines ___________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Collonpicke,, ____________________________ _ - Mower - conditioners . ______________________ _ Pickup - balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage ·harveste". shear bar or .flyWheel Iype _________________________ _ 

(1978 doto are based on a sample of farms· see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT-Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

82 58 43 28 machinery and equipment-Con. I 511 I 280 I 235 958 $20.000 10 $29.999 ______________________ 

18 423 22069 28 722 34 214 $30.000 to $49.999 ______________________ 

$50.000 10 $69.999 ______________________ 

10 10 - 3 $70.000 10 $99.999 ______________________ 

30 121 9 

I~I $100.000 10 $199.999 ____________________ 

22 20j 16 $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Monufoclured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to J 974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

42 63 29 35 19 28 61 84 25 26 43 58 78 165 17 18 71 147 

6 6 - - 6 6 1 (D) - - I (D) 

26 27 5 5 21 22 

- - - - - - 44 46 24 24 21 22 53 53 13 13 40 40 

12 15 5 5 8 10 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dolo are based on a sample of farms, see lext) 

Hired workers-All forms. 1978 

I 065 22 981 

(0) (NAJ 947 

(D) (NA) 34 

181 7 218 

(D) (NAJ 243 

- - - (D) - - 736 (NA) 514 1 

- - (X) 

(X) (NA) 

4 (X) (~1 

All farms Fonns with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

7 9 5 5 

6 2 6 2 

2 2 2 2 

~1 r 2 

31i 1 3 3 

-J jL - J 

1974 

Manufactured Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

36 52 25 41 58 22 

56 121 18 

2 (D) - I (D) - 26 26 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

26 28 12 49 49 10 

II 12 5 

Any hired workers- Forms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ___________________________________________________ _ Workers _________________________________________________ _ 14 5 (X) 9 (Xl 12 12 44 (X) 8 ()() 36 (D) 62 

Farms w~h- I worker _______________________________________________ _ 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or" workers _________________________________________ _ 

5109 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or mor. ______________________________________ _ 

6 2 (0) 4 4 6 4 - 5 3 (D) 2 (D) 4 1 - 2 - - 2 (D) I 2 - - - - - - - 2 I - - I (D) I 3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BROOKE COUNTY, W. VA. 197 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

I 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cotfie, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 71 (X) 54 (X) 39 (X) 27 (X) 

- 65 (X) 51 (X) 37 (X) 25 (X) 

Soles; 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1 ,000_ - 66 744 50 573 39 710 26 553 Any colt Ie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 64 287

1 

46 (NA) 38 254 25 176 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 62 1 866 49 1 891 35 1 538 24 1 269 Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ 

- 57 979 43 1 080 34 815 23 669 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 48 520 32 664 25 361 12 259 Milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

-- 18 459 21 416 15 454 17 410 

Heifers and heifer calves __________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves ____________ _ 

-- 52 535 1 

(NA) (NA) 34 438 21 394 

-- 48 352 (NA) (NA) 28 285 17 206 

Sales: Cottle and colves __________________________________ _ 

-- 60 908 45 803 36 795 25 710 

$1,000 -- (X) 278 (X) (NA) (X) 247 (X) 170 Calves _________________________________________ _ 

-- 39 325 (NA) (NA) 26 292 21 295 

$1,000 Ca111e __________________________________________ _ 

-- (X) 34 (X) (NA) (X) 28 (X) 21 

-- 59 583 (NA) (NA) 35 503 23 415 

$1,000 Fattened cottle ________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 

-- (X) 245

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 218 (X) 150 

-- 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 3 (D) 

-- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

-- 13 453 (NA) (NA) 13 453 15 361 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 8 54 9 46 1 (D) 2 (D) 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

-- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 3 16 4 6 1 (D) 2 (D) 

-- 3 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

-- 2 (D) 3 (0) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ -- 6 137 8 424 5 (D) 6 (D) 

-- 6 63 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 5 238 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ -- 19 56 12 40 12 38 5 26 

Sales: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool _________________ ~ _____ ~ __________ _ 

-- 3 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

-- (X) 3 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (D) 

-- 2 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

-- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

-- 6 (D) 8 170 5 (0) 6 (D) 

-- 6 127 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 6 276 

-- (X) 1 416 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 2698 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000 -- 6 6 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 6 6 

Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

-- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

$1,000 Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 

-- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - -- I (0) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

-- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

POULTRY 

Inventory; Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

-- 18 (X) 17 (X) 10 (X) 7 (X) 

-- 18 587 17 1 966 10 383 7 1 495 

-- 18 488 17 1 834 10 (D) 7 (0) 

-- 6 99 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 2 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ ---

Turkeys for slaughter ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ___________________ _ 

Other poultry ___________________________________ _ 

-- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - -- 3 25 1 (D) 2 (D) - -

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - -- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - -- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- 3 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 2 (X) 

Sales: Any poultry __________________ -_ ---- -- -------------- Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ 

-- 5 (X) 4 (X) 4 (X) 2 (X) 

-- 2 (D) 4 1 124 1 (D) 2 (D) 

-- 2 (D) 3 1 074 1 (D) 1 (D) 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - BroiM!rs and other meat-type chickens _______________ _ 

Turkeys __________________ -- -- ---- -- ---------- --- Turkeys for slaughter ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ___________________ _ 

Other poultry _____________________ - --------------

Poulfry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000 

-- - - - - - - - - -- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- I (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) 1 (X) 

-- 6 2 7 12 4 (D) 4 11 

lV8 BROOKE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigaled 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 40 723 (X) - - 32 693 (X) I - -

- 39 566 (X) (NAl (NA) 24 490 (X) - -

- 38 539 51 355 - - 30 S09 49935 - -

- 36 422 34 012 (NA) (NAl 22 356 30 552 - -

- 11 184 2 965 - - 11 184 2965 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) 9 134 2 468 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for 011 purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- 2 (D) (X) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - For silage or green chap (Ions, gr .. nL ________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) - - - Cui for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Dais for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- I (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - - 11 71 2 165 (NA) (NA) 6 37 I 275 - - - 14 105 6 171 - - 11 92 5 635 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 13 131 7920 - - - 6 50 266D - - 5 (D) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) 13 114 5980 - -

- I (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) I (D) (D), - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Peanuls lor nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - Irish polaloes (hundredweighIL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 (D) (D) (NAl (NA) I (D) (D) - -

SweelpolOloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 67 2607 5 134 - - 41 2 037 4 342 - - 1974_ - 50 2 195 5 283 (NAl (NAl 21 I 551 4040 - - Alfollo hay (Ions. dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 35 1 036 2403 - - 26 890 2 163 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 15 699 1 989 - - Other lOme dry hoy (tons. dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 38 I 200 2014 - - 22 829 I 570 - -

Field seed crop5 ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Alfallo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - -

All vegelobles horvesled lor sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - I (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 2 (D) (X) (NAl (NAl I (D) (X) - - Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - I (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl I (D) (X) - - Green peas excluding cawpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchardL ____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) I - -

- 6 23 (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - 6 13 (X) (NA) (NAl I (D) (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 5 6 (D) (NAl (NAl 2 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NAl (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 5 6 (D) (NA) (NAl 2 (D) - (HAl (NA) 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (HAl (D) (D) (HA) (NAl 

- 3 8 (D) (NAl (NA) I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

Serries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 3 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ Sirawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - 3 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - - 1974_ Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BROOKE COUNTY, W. VA. 199 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

I 

All forms Farms wifh soles of $2.500 or mare 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

- 382 37206 421 44279 143 20 725 104 18276 Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land areo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- (X) 97 (X) 105 (X) 145 (X) 176 

- (X) 178560 (X) 178 624 (X) 178560 (X) 178624 

- (X) 20.8 (X) 24.8 (X) 11.6 (X) 10.2 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per fann _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollofS_ - 61 852 (X) 41 024 (X) 82475 (X) 61 490 (X) 

- (X) 606 ()() 390 (X) 531 (X) 350 

land in farms according to use: Totol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

- 368 13135 413 15 771 137 7588 101 6561 Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

- 345 4104 375 3 652 129 2323 97 I 978 By acres harvested: ] to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 fo 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 212 686 251 (NA) 61 234 38 (NA) 

- 65 884 68 (NA) 25 361 19 (NAl 

- 30 686 29 (NAl 18 414 19 (NA) 

- 21 725 16 (NA) 13 453 10 (NA) 

- 14 823 9 (NA) 9 561 9 (NA) 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 3 300 2 (NA) 3 300 2 (NA) 200 fo 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (HAl 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (HA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 192 6998 240 10 786 84 4131 53 4267 Other cropland ___ ' ________________________________ _ 

- 103 2033 71 I 333 40 I 134 18 316 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

- 28 307 (NAl (NAl 10 121 4 15 

- 8 69 (NAl (NA) I (D) 4 81 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 14 98 (NAl (NA) 7 (D) 4 18 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 79 I 559 (NAl (NA) 29 918 12 202 

Total woodland ____________________________________ _ 

-- 280 18448 299 20268 110 9974 69 7538 Woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 179 7274 (NAl (HA) 77 4599 54 4 114 Woodland nat postured ___________________________ _ 

-- 194 II 174 (NAl (NA) 69 5375 33 3424 

Of her fond ________________________________________ _ 

-- 288 5623 325 8240 107 3 163 83 4177 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured ______________________________ _ 

-- 90 3504 (NAl (NA) 40 2094 42 3032 land in house lots, ponds, roods. wasteland, etc ______ _ 

-- 274 2 119 (NAl (NA) 99 1069 78 I 145 

Pastureland, all types _________________________________ _ 

-- 291 17776 (NAl (NA) 120 10824 (NAl II 413 

Irrigafed land _______________________________________ _ 

-- 5 24 5 7 2 (D) - - Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ 

-- 4 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) - - Pasfurelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- I (D) (NAl (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - I (D) (X) (X) I (D) (X) (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Volue Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 382 1 199 421 1 182 143 907 104 829 

- (X) 3 139 (X) 2808 (X) 6342 (X) 7971 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40.000 10 $99.999 _________________________________ _ $20.000 fa $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ $2.500 10 $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less lhan $2.500 (see texf) ___________________________ _ $2.000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 10 $1.999 _________________________________ _ $1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less Ihan $1.000 ______________________________ ----

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) - (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) 

- - - 2 (NA) - - 2 (NA) 

- 5 133 8 (NA) 5 133 8 (NA) 

- 9 130 7 (NA) 9 130 7 (NA) 

- 38 242 32 (NAl 38 242 32 (NA) 

- 90 (D) 45 (NA) 90 (D) 45 (NA) 

- 238 291 327 (NA) (X) (X) 10 (NA) 

- 34 76 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 47 80 (NAl (NAl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 83 102 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 74 34 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ____________________________________________ ----

Groins __________________________________________ - __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ______ • __________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco. ____ • ________________ -_ ------ -------------- Field .... ds. hoy. forage. ond silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___________________ • __ 

Of her crops ____________________________________ -----

- 264 652 326 753 104 474 (NA) 504 

- 15 18 (NAl (NA) 8 12 17 32 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 219 423 (NA) (NA) 90 273 70 302 

- 41 59 (NA) (NA) 19 43 22 34 

- 13 II (NAl (NA) 9 9 10 19 

- 7 8 (NAl (NA) 4 7 2 (D) 

- 6 (D) II 119 4 (D) 9 (D) 

- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

Livestock. poultry. and their producfs ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producls ____________ - _____________ _ 

Dairy products ____________________________ -----____ _ (attle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hags and pigL _____________________ -_ - ___ -----------

Sheep. Iambs. and wool ____________________ - _______ ---

Ofher livestock and lives tock producls (see texl) _________ _ 

- '15 547 208 413 103 433 69 309 

- 19 (D) 8 (D) 7 (D) 2 (D) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- 186 427 (NAl (NA) 94 328 65 217 

- 23 (D) (NA) (NA) 16 26 12 11 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 5 3 

- 19 21 (NA) (NA) 7 12 5 8 

1J974 dota include sales of faresl producfs. 

200 CABELL COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvesled Acres Harvested Irrigaled 

1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 382 421 37206 345 333n 4104 5 585 115 24 

farms w~h- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ - 32 31 106 29 95 46 1 (D) (D) (D) 1010 49 ocre'-____________________ _ 

- 88 108 2693 81 2 487 567 1 (D) (D) (D) 

5010 69 acres _____________________ _ 

- 69 60 4040 61 3566 544 - - - - 701099 ocre'-____________________ _ 

- 53 69 4 331 50 4081 407 - - - - 10010139 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 60 69 7000 54 6293 728 1 (D) (0) (D) 14010179 acres ___________________ _ 

- 38 34 6040 31 4930 535 - - - - 180 to 219 acre'-__________________ _ 

- 11 12 2 149 11 2 149 298 1 (D) (D) (D) 22010259 acreL __________________ _ 

- 5 8 1 209 4 954 118 1 (D) (D) (D) 26010499 ocre'-__________________ _ 

- 22 22 7487 20 6666 675 - - - - 50010999 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 4 7 2 151 4 2 151 186 - - - - - - 1.000101,999 acre'-_______________ _ 1 - - - - - - - - 2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Farms Acres 

382 37 206 

345 4 104 

324 31 813 

289 3 135 

40 4296 

39 793 

18 1 097 

17 176 

359 34 350 

19 2 261 

3 (D) 

1 (D) 

All farms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

1974 

Forms 

421 

375 

349 

(NA) 

61 

(NA) 

11 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

44 279 

3652 

33 526 

2666 

9993 

909 

760 

77 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1978 

Forms 

143 

129 

118 

106 

19 

18 

6 

5 

133 

9 

1 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of res idence: forming ______________________________ 101 141 51 49 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Olher ________________________________ 281 278 92 53 Nol on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 2S years ________________________ J 3 1 1 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 years_________________________ 28 44 5 11 None ________________________________ _ 

351044 yearL________________________ 91 66 36 20 11049 doys __________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years_________________________ 64 89 25 14 501099 days _________________________ _ 

551064 yeors_________________________ 93 111 42 26 100 to 149 dayL ______________________ _ 

65 years and over______________________ 105 106 34 30 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

1974 

Acres Farms Acres 

20 725 104 18276 

2323 97 1 978 

17022 71 11 396 

1 747 (NA) 1 303 

3 161 31 6672 

529 (NA) 650 

542 2 (D) 

47 (NA) 25 

18 879 99 17371 

(D) 3 (D) 

(D) 2 (D) 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 11974 1978 11974 

254 244 94 65 66 57 26 11 

62 118 1 23 26 

134 123 56 33 21 24 8 6 5 10 2 4 

3 11 2 1 14 10 5 2 Average oge___________________________ L-__________ 54.0 53.8 ~ ________ 53.8 ~ 

53.2 200 days or more _____________________ _ L-__________ 195 208 ~ ________ 66 ~ 41 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorshil?s) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dato ore based on a sample of farms; see text) 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

- 68 55 172 178 41 47 47 131 - 196 125 312 222 89 53 77 125 - 52 76 196 129 17 21 62 95 - 57 4 (NA) (NA) 34 2 32 3 - 144 34 196 29 71 32 62 21 - 325 92 353 68 118 48 91 37 - 128 13 96 8 58 7 29 3 - 72 40 99 63 33 26 40 SI - 5 2 6 2 - - - -

- 66 13 79 15 6 4 27 9 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feed'-____________________ _ Animal health cosls ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________ .... _______ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

~~:ta~tk,~~~~~ Cusl~mwork, machine ====== hire, ==== ond ==== rentol == ====== of machinery == == == == and ====== === equlpmenl __________________________________________ _ 

- 382 123 (NA) (NA) 143 70 (NA) (NA) 

- 382 101 399 96 143 54 102 53 - 339 62 (NA) (NAl 131 36 99 33 - 140 19 (NA) (NA) 67 8 16 S - - - (NA) (NA) - - 6 1 - 6 1 (NA) (NAl 1 (D) } - 9 2 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 102 13 - 382 17 (NA) (NA) 143 9 - 124 14 (HA) (NA) 67 8 (HA) (NA) - 24 8 (NA) (NA) 18 8 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and pelroleum products __________________________ _ 

Pe~~:~e~~~~~~~_ ============ == ==== == == ======== == == Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP ~os, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fue oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

I Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ E eclricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CABEll COUNTY, W. VA. 201 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based an a sample of farms; see lexl] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.soo or mare 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rongetond fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 321 2 187 118 

- 320 1 624 118 

- 34 563 9 

- 49 602 16 Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 27 145 10 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 5 5 -

- 14 67 13 

- 27 315 13 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ~~ __ _ insect control on livestock ond poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 7 46 1 . 36 (X) 24 

- 14 (X) 4 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of 011 machinery and equipmenf ____________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Average per fann ________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value group: $1 10 $4.999 __________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $9.999 • ______________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19.999. _____ • ______________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ______ • _____________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel Iype ___ • __ • _________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farm s with sales 

of $2.500 or mare 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AN D 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

382 408 143 99 machinery and equipment-Con. 

3348 3251 1 659 1 217 $20.000 10 $29.999 ______________________ 

8 764 7968 11 602 12 293 $30.000 10 $49.999 ______________________ 

$50.000 10 $69.999 ______________________ 

71 145 32 28 $70.000 10 $99.999 ______________________ 

223 168 49 24 $100.000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

54 68 33 28 $200.000 or mare _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufaclured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

218 266 124 138 106 128 

297 3n 124 137 186 240 

290 398 54 64 264 334 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

19 19 3 3 16 16 

- - - - - - 63 64 9 10 54 54 

126 133 16 16 111 117 

7 7 - - 7 7 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based an a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All fanns. 1978 

1 096 

978 

118 

117 

103 

-

(0) 

165 

(0) 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

91 1 019 (NA) 729 (NA) 290 

5 104 

(NA) 11 

- - 1 (0) 

(NA) 52 

1 (0) 

4 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Fanns with sales 

of $2.500 or mare 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

20 20 16 13 

14 4 13 3 

3 - 3 

=1 -~ -1 - - - J L. - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

260 323 108 

312 356 99 

310 438 141 

- - - 4 9 6 

17 18 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

34 40 7 

85 85 22 

13 14 1 

Any hired workersFarms wilh sales of $2.500 or mare 

Working 150 days or mare Working less Iha n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ~~ _________________ ~ __________ -_ -_ -_ ---------------- 72 3 (X) 69 (X) 33 40 Workers ______ • ___________________________________ ------ -

- 172 (X) 3 (X) 169 102 154 

Form5 with-

- 18 3 3 15 15 10 16 

- 35 - - 3S 70 4 9 

- 12 - - 12 44 12 9 

1 worker ___ • _. ______________________________________ - __ 2 workers _____________________ • _______________________ • 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

- 7 - - 510 9 wark.rs _________________________________________ _ 7 40 7 2 

- - - - - - - 4 10 workers or mor. _____________________________________ _ 

202 CABEll COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

- 288 (X) 320 (X) 114 (X) 84 ()() 

- 239 (X) 272 (X) 99 (X) 73 (X) 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any COllie, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 215 547 208 413 103 433 69 309 

- 195 457 197 (HA) 98 354 66 231 

Saiesl Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any <ollie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 228 3389 260 4649 94 2024 73 2495 

- 200 1 784 209 2 226 85 1 082 66 1 245 

- 180 1 680 179 2048 78 1003 61 1 145 

- 31 104 57 178 14 79 16 100 

- 164 892 (NAl (NA) 63 562 48 591 

- 174 713 (NAl (NA) 72 380 56 659 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls ond bull calves _____________ _ 

- 186 1 706 186 2031 94 1 291 65 1 366 

- (X) 427 (X) (NA) (X) 328 (X) 217 

- 123 719 (NAl (NA) 70 549 39 602 

- (X) 151 ()() (HA) (X) 120 (X) 60 

- 150 987 (NAl (NA) 78 742 53 764 

- (X) 275 (X) (NA) (X) 208 ()() 157 

- 41 319 (NAl (NA) 26 279 12 77 

- (X) 91 ()() (NA) (X) 78 (X) 21 

- 4 (D) (NAl (NAl 3 (D) 2 (0) 

Sales, Collie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Foltened collie _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 35 418 51 300 20 320 13 146 

- 9 35 (NAl (HA) 7 (D) 6 18 

- 32 383 (NAl (NA) 17 (D) 13 128 

Lillers of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 11 34 14 47 8 29 6 32 

- 10 18 10 22 7 (D) 5 14 

- 8 16 8 25 6 (D) 5 18 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 6 183 1 (D) 5 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) 5 73 

- 3 6 (NAl (NAl - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 111 325 146 491, 37 86, 36 280 

- 23 405 29 303 16 

347

1 

12 196 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) 26 (X) 11 

- 3 29 3 10 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- (X) 1 ()() (NA) (X) 

(D~I (X) (Z) - 1 (D) 5 174 - 5 174 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - 3 75 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (X) 504 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D)' (NAl (NA) - (D")I 

5 3 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 - - Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1.000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000_ (X) (D) ()() (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Horses and ponies ________________________ " __________ _ 

- 18 42 12 91 7 21 4 79 

$1,000_ - (X) 19 (X) (NAl (X) 11 (X) 7 

POULTRY 

- 61 (X) , 80 (X) 27 (X) 15 (X) 

- 57 1 9D9 80 5 055 26 1 112 15 3387 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 52 1 715 70 4489 24 1 033 15 (D) 

- 14 194 (NAl (NA) 7 79 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) - -

Hens and puliets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Puliets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 10 254 8 98 4 21 2 (D) 

- 10 70 (NAl (NA) 4 14 3 16 

- 3 (D) (NAl (NAl - - 1 (D) 

- 8 (D) (NAl (NA) 4 14 3 (D) 

- 14 (X) (NAl (X) 3 ()() 3 ()() 

Broilers ond other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

12 ()() 4 (X) 6 (X) 1 (X) 

10 1 643 4 (D) 6 1 577 1 (0) 

8 (D) 4 (D) 5 (D) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) - - - 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - 2 (D) 2 (D) - - - - 1 (D) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - 1 (D) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) - - 4 (X) (NAl (X) - (X) - (X) 19 (D) 8 32 7 (D) 2 (D) 

Any poultry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullels under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat·type chickens _________________ _ 

Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000 __ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CABELL COUNTY, W. VA. 203 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fanns Acres 

Corn for all purposes ------ ___________________ 1978_ - 55 432 (X) - - 23 28) (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 86 591 (X) (NA) (NA) 32 361 (X) - - - 52 376 24 915 - - 22 226 17 545 - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 80 44) 27 303 (NA) (NA) 28 261 19 080 - -

- 9 56 668 - - 6 53 656 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 1 303 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (0) (D) - - 1974_ 

Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (0) - - - - - - - - - - - -- - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Borley for groin (bushels> ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ______ ., _________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Colton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ T obocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 221 233 339 367 - - 90 142 211 065 - - 1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 267 301 461 457 (NA) (NA) 70 174 282 401 - - - 32 20 2 237 - - 15 12 1 199 - - 1974_ - 56 16 960 (NA) (NA) 12 5 273 - -

Sweet potatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - 13 3 290 (NA) (NA) 4 1 64 - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - 204 3 220 4 157 - - 83 1 763 2 591 - - 1974_ - 196 2 626 3 766 (NA) (NA) 59 1 426 2 372 - - Alfolfo hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 46 431 735 - - 22 261 503 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 278 463 - - Other fame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 154 2 437 3 028 - - 66 1 403 2 005 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vege1ables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ - 13 38 (X) 1 (D) 9 32 (X) - - 1974_ - 31 48 (X) (NA) (NA) 12 33 (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 8 27 (X) - - 6 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 9 19 (X) - - T omotoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 7 3 (X) - - 6 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 7 (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 23 50 (X) 1 (D) 7 16 (X) - -

1974_ - 15 25 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 23 32 39 487 (NA) (NA) 7 10 30 070 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

)974_ - 13 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 5 2 16 208 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 4 1 (X) 1 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (0) 

1974_ - 11 8 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 6 (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 4 ) 2 425 1 (0) 1 (D) (D) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (0) - -

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ 

Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 6 90 (X) 2 (D) 4 (D) (X) 1 (0) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

704 CABELL COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

AH forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______ -_ - _______________ ----------------------- Average size of farm ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

176 36 276 lBO 43468 59 18156 35 19864 - 206 (X) 241 (X) 308 (X) 568 (X) - (X) 179840 (X) 179840 (X) 179 B40 (X) 179 B40 - (X) 20.2 (X) 24.2 (X) 10.1 (X) 11.0 -

Value of land and buildings,· 

~::~:: ~:~ !~':=============:====:=:==::==== ~~::~~~= 79 928 (X) 55 561 (X) 92 464 (X) 142 829 (X) 

- 378 (X) 230 (X) 338 (X) 252 - (X) 

Lond in forms according to use: T 0101 cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvesled cropland _______________________________ _ 171 131711 178 17 3031 58 6595 35 6777 - 3919 161 4 302 53 2073 33 1 955 - 159 

By acres harvesled, 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

20010 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

37 207 37 (NA) 7 35 3 (NAl - (NAl 43 577 40 (NA) 8 114 3 - (HA) 34 765 39 (NA) 8 196 5 - 922 25 (NA) 16 587 7 (NAl - 26 

866 II (NA) 9 559 6 (NA) 14 - 582 7 (NA) 5 582 7 (NA) 5 - 2 (NA) - - 2 (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 119 8019 147 11 857 45 4207 27 4 532 -

- 33 I 233 34 I 144 9 315 3 290 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil~improvement 

grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland an which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

II 392 (NA) (NA) 4 171 I (0) -

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 8 (0)1 (NA) (NA) 4 23 2 (D) 

- 21 761 (NA) (NA) 5 121 - -

Talal woodland ________________________ • ____________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ Woodland not paslured ____________________________ _ 

- 151 18872 142 19918 54 9524 31 10697 

- 82 5299 (NA) (NA) 32 2 542 26 5 BBI 

- 116 13573 (NA) (HA) 45 6982 14 4816 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 131 4233 117 6 247 43 2037 25 2390 

Pastureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland paslured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland. etc _______ _ 

- 52 2591 (NA) (NA) 19 I 466 6 I 755 

- 121 I 642 (NA) (NA) 40 571 21 635 

Paslureland, all types-------"------------ ______________ _ - 153 15909 (NA) (NA) 57 8215 (NA) 12 168 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Olher land irrigated _________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - - - (X) (X) - - (X) (X) 

'1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Forms ($).000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($).000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products soldl _______________ _ 

- 176 498 180 336 59 380 35 210 Average per farm ___________________________ dallars_ - (X) 2830 (X) 1 867 (X) 6435 (Xl 6000 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 ta $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,SOO to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

Less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text>-___________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- I (D) 1 (NA) 1 (0) 1 (NA) 

- 9 (D) 4 (NA) 9 (0) 4 (NA) 

- 20 134 10 (NA) 20 134 10 (NA) 

- 29 91 19 (NA) 29 91 19 (NA) 

- 117 118 146 (NA) (X) (X) I (NA) 

- 11 24 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (Xl (X) 

- 13 23 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (Xl (X) 

- 37 45 (NA) (NA) (Xl (X) (X) (Xl 

- 56 25 (NA) (NAl (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Catton and cattanseeL ______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet cam, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 35 78 68 110 12 53 (NA) 74 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NAl - - (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NAl - - - - - 29 70 (NA) (NA) 11 (D) 18 37 - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 5 29 

- 1 (0) - - - - - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) 3 (D) 

Livestock, poultry, and their producls ____________________ _ 

Paultry and poultry producls-----------------------___ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

~:::p~i'!"P~~~ ~;;ir ;001== ====== ====== == ==== ======== === Other livestock and livestock products (see te.t) _________ _ 

- 137 421 138 212 53 326 32 126 

- 6 1 10 2 2 (0) 3 1 - 5 1 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (D) 

- 128 397 (NA) (NAl 50 312 31 115 - 11 7 (NA) (NA) 7 6 8 (D) 

- 6 3 (NA) (NA) 3 2 I (D) 

- 18 11 (NA) (NA) 6 6 4 (D) 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CALHOUN COUNTY, W. VA. 205 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

176 180 36 276 159 33 477 3 919 - - - - All forms ___________________________ _ 

forms with2 2 (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - - 13 14 413 10 299 77 - - - - - 19 16 I 142 17 I 037 236 - - - - - 23 27 1 952 23 I 952 382 - - - - 27 32 3 225 25 2 993 411 - - - - - 27 22 4 268 22 3 497 401 - - - - 12 13 2 342 12 2 342 

~\I - - - - 11 10 2 627 9 2 159 - - - - 25 27 8464 25 8464 931 - - - - - 15 8 9 326 13 8 218 817 - - - - - 2 8 (0) 2 (0) (0) - - - - - 1 - - - - - - -

I to 9 acres _______________________ _ 1010 49 Qcres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

22010259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators- Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms 

1978 

55 

121 

3 

28 

39 

47 

25 

34 

49.6 

1978 

Forms 

176 

159 

153 

138 

20 

19 

3 

2 

168 

8 

'1974 

83 

97 

I 

24 

23 

34 

44 

54 

54.3 

1978 '1974 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 do to are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms 

- 74 118 95 

- 138 52 142 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 11 6 70 

- 89 6 (NA) 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 77 5 67 

- 80 28 85 

Seeds, bulbs. plonts. and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ -__ - -- -- -- - - ------ -- ---

- 58 14 36 

- 55 24 40 

- 6 2 9 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form labor ______________ -- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- -----

Contract labor _ .. ________________ ---- -- -- -- ---- ------ ---

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

equipment ______________________ ---- -- ---- -- ------ ---- 46 6 15 

- 173 66 (NA) 

- 173 57 169 

- 136 35 (NA) 

83 11 (NA) 

- 4 (0) (NA) 

- 1 (0) (NA) 

- 6 1 (NA) 

173 8 (NA) 

- 62 (0) (NA) 

- 2 (0) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products ____________ ---------------

Petroleum producfs ___________ - __ -- -- -- ---------- ----

Gasoline __________________ -- _- -- -- -- ---- ---- -- ----

Diesel fuel ~ _______________ -- __ ---- -- -- -- ---- ------ lP gos, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ___________________ - - _____ -- -- -- -- ---- -- ---

Natura/ gas ________________ -- ---- -- -- -- -- --------- Kerosene, motor oi/, and greose _____________________ _ 

Electricity __________________ -- -- ---- -- ------ ------ ---

Othe,.-cooL wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

206 CALHOUN COUNTY, W. VA. 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

88 

70 

21 

(NA) 

5 

15 

3 

21 

4 

2 

(NA) 

43 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with soles af $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms Acres 

59 18 156 

53 2 073 

47 12968 

42 1 450 

12 5 188 

11 623 

51 15 832 

8 2 324 

All forms 

1978 '1974 

134 132 

13 11 

29 37 

54 52 16 15 

5 6 

7 9 

16 10 76 71 

1974 

Forms Acres 

35 19864 

33 I 955 

28 12 113 (NA) I 225 

7 7 751 

(NA) 730 

(NA) 

32 19 004 

3 860 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

44 25 

2 I 

13 9

1 

15 14 

5 

I 

8 

30 10 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

34 74 15 59 50 32 29 31 

7 4 13 11 

43 5 18 2 21 3 14 2 24 15 16 5 

32 11 3 (Z) 

17 18 11 12 

6 2 3 3 

14 2 5 1 

59 41 (NA) (NA) 

59 37 35 18 51 23 35 10 

35 7 16 3 4 (0) 3 I 

I (0) 

- } - 35 3 

59 5 27 4 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 do to ore based on a sample of forms; see text J 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used forms /v:;.res on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime __________________________ -- ------ ---------------- ----

- 71 1 184 21 

67 1 009 21 

14 175 6 

28 318 15 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

17 27 6 

- 3 3 -

- 6 14 2 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 33 540 23 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ - 2 (D) - Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ - 23 (X) 14 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ - 11 (X) 9 

TobIe 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farm s with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I ALL MACHINERY AND 

J EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

176 59 32 machinery and equipment-Con. 

1 817 1 3921 945 

362

1 

$20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

10 325 8 046 16 019 11 313 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

30 57 8 4 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

77 691 3 10 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

51 35 i 30 13 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

91 117 41 54 57 63 134 193 59 63 90 130 154 194 46 53 110 141 2 (D) -

=1 

2 (0)1 2 (D) - 2 (0) 

10 10 - 10 

39 

- 42 -

23 

- 23 

- 17 - 1~1 19 73 74 13 13 61 61 

4 4 3 (D) 1 (0) I 

TobIe 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text1 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

621 16 217 

536 (NA) 167 

85 (NA) 50 

240 - -

8 (NA) - - - - (0) - -

444 (NA) 63 

- - - (X) 1 (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

13 Iii, 13 5 

4 4 -

1 1 -

- -, - -, 

- r -I-J - r -I - ..J iL - ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

131 156 53 127 161 37 

135 205 48 

- -

=1 1 (D) 

- - (NA) (NA) (NAJI 24 24 

50 51 15 

5 5 11 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

~Ot~:rk~~ske;rS ~~~;====================================== 

- 55 1 ()() 55 (X)I 17 

"1 - 160 (X) (0) (X) 156 46 45 

- 31 - - 31 31 8 3 - 2 - - 2 (D) 2 4 - 14 1 (D) 14 (D) 4 2 - 2 - - 3 18 2 - - 6 - - 5 59 1 2 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CALHOUN COUNTY, W. VA. 207 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles ot $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 155 (X) 167 (X) 55 (X) 33 (X) 

- 145 (X) 156 (X) 54 (X) 31 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 137 421 138 212 53 326 32 126 

Any cattle, h09s, or sheep __ .. ________________ $1,000_ - 132 407 130 (NA) 52 320 31 123 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 138 2951 149 3 700 52 1 843 31 1 773 Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ 

- 129 1 612 125 2043 49 1 031 27 1 067 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 112 1 517 104 1 899 42 982 22 1 022 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 51 95 67 144 23 49 17 45 Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ - 104 680 (NA) (NA) 42 437 18 186 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ - 113 659 (NA) (NA) 44 375 24 520 

Soles: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ - 128 1 749 126 1 580 50 1 320 31 908 

$1,000_ - (X) 397 PO (NA) (X) 312 (X) 115 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 105 1 049 (NA) (NA) 41 742 24 625 

$1,000_ - (X) 196 (X) (NA) (X) 146 (X) 63 Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 78 700 (NA) (NA) 37 578 27 283 

$1,000 Fattened cattle ________________________________ _ 

$1,000 

-- (X) 200 I (X) (NA) (X) 165 (X) 52 

-- 10 183 (NA) (NA) 6 167 3 12 

-- (X) 40 (X) (NA) (X) 36 (X) 3 Oairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000 -- 5 1 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (Z) 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 28 155 39 157 11 115 5 44 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 7 18 (NA) (NA) 4 12 3 7 

-- 27 137 (NA) (NA) 11 103 4 37 

litters of pigs' farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 7 15 13 24 4 11 5 14 

-- 5 8 6 10 4 (0) 3 6 

-- 5 7 9 14 2 (0) 4 8 Sheep and lambs- __________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ 

-- 6 131 4 78 3 64 1 (0) 

-- 6 81 (NA) (NA) 3 41 1 (0) Gaats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

-- 58 176 65 153 15 54 15 43 

Sales: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Sheep and lambs-__________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- II 128 14 165 7 119 8 134 

-- (X) 7 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) (0) 

-- - - 5 29 - - 1 (0) 

-- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (Z) 

-- 6 77 3 57 3 41 1 (0) 

-- 6 86 (NA) (NA) 3 41 1 (0) 

-- (X) 530 (X) (NA) (X) 240 (X) (0) 

Sheep, lambs, ond wool ________________________ $1,000 -- 6 3 (NA) (NA) 3 2 1 (0) 

Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

$1,000 -- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies _________ _ 

$1,000 -- 11 29 10 14 6 18 3 5 

-- (X) 10 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 1 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ___________________ _ 

Pullels 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

-- 52 (X) 70 (X) 15 (X) 13 (X) 

-- 51 1 255 70 1 726 15 363 13 352 

-- 51 (0) 66 1 423 15 363 12 332 

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ 

Broilers and other meot-type chickens _______________ _ Turkeys _______________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ___________________ _ 

Other poultry ___________________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -- 6 65 5 97 1 (0) 1 (0) 

-- 4 57 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - -- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

-- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

-- 6 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

Sales: Any poultry __________________________________ - ____ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months oJd __________ _ 

-- I (X) 1 (X) - (X) 1 (X) 

-- - - 1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

-- - - 1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______________ _ Turkeys ____________________________ -------------

Turkeys for slaughter __________________ - ___ -_ ----

Turkey hens kept for breeding ___________________ _ 

OTher poultry ________________ ------ -------------- Poultry ond poultry products ____________________ $1,000 

-- - - - - - - - - -- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

-- 6 1 10 2 2 (0) 3 (0) 

208 CALHOUN COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ ~~~:: -

- For silage or green chop (tons, green} __________ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

For fodder. hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

For groin or seed (busheJsL __________________ J97B_ 

1974_ -

- for silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Cotton - (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher lome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegelobles harvested for sole (see lext) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

-

Farms 

23 

30 

21 

29 

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

I 

I 

-

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

-

3 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

2 

I 

17 

25 

I 

2 

153 

146 

32 

(NA) 

108 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

7 

I 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

10 

- (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

1 

- (NA) 

1 

-

Harvested 

Acres 

76 

61 

(0) 

59 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

-

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

-

3 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

(0) 

7 

19 

(0) 

(0) 

3 827 

4171 

738 

(NA) 

2 782 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

12 

(0) 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

33 

- (NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(0) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Farms 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

4 282 - 1 595 (NA) 

(0) - (NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

(X) I - (X) (NA) 

(0) - - (NA) 

(0) - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) I (NA) 

(0) - - (NA) 

100 - (NA) (NA) 

(0) - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(X) -

(X) (NA) 

(0) - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

(0) - (0) (NA) 

387 - I 883 (NA) 

(0) - (0) (NA) 

5514 - 6 171 (NA) 

I 1071 -

(NA) (NA) 

4 106 -

(X) - (X) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Farms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

- 8 41 (X) I - -

(NA) 4 5 (X) - -

- 8 41 3 055 - - (NA) 4 5 220 - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - -

(NNI 

- - (X)I -

- - =1 

(X~I -

- - - - -

(NA) - - - -

- - - - - (NA) - -

(X~I - -

- - - - -

(NA) - - - -

- - - - - (NA)I - - (X) I - -I 

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - - - -

(NA~I - - - - -

- - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - -

(~I - - - - - - -

(NA) 1 (0) - -

- 3 (0) (0) I - - (NA) 5 9 I 255 - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - - - 53 2 031 3 861 - - (NA) 29 I 915 3 148 - -

(NNI 

II 424 793 - -

4 65 82 - -

- 42 1 488 2 9381 - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -I 

- - - (Xl - - (NA) 3 6 (X) - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) I (0) (X) - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) I - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) 5 29 (Xl - - (NA) - - - (NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 24 255 720 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - (Xl - - (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

CALHOUN COUNTY, W. VA. 209 
Tobie 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

- 87 15860 74 12216 31 7855 14 4168 

- (X) 182 (X) 165 (X) 253 (Xl 298 

- (X) 219 520 (X) 219 520 (X) 219 520 (X) 219520 

- (X) 7.2 (X) 5.6 (X) 3.6 (X) 1.9 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate lond orea _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land ond buildings; I 

- 79 292 (X) 27 378 (X) 105 741 (X) 47786 (X) 

- (X) 415 (X) 166 (X) 417 (X) 161 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre ______________ . ______________ dollars_ 

Lond in forms according to use: 

- 84 6354 72 5 317 31 3181 14 I 908 

- 78 I 718 64 I 055 31 (D) 13 (D) 

Total crapland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 17 96 20 (NA) 8 42 - (NA) 

- 28 374 19 (NA) 6 85 6 (NA) 

- 23 524 16 (NA) 9 205 2 (NA) 

- 7 248 7 (NA) 5 (D) 3 (NA) 

- 2 (D) 2 (NA) 2 (D) 2 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- I (D) - (NA) I (D) - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 53 3925 55 3 519 21 I 818 12 I 546 

- 10 711 9 741 3 (D) I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

- 9 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops. legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Croplond idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 65 6504 56 4669 22 3129 13 I 712 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ - 47 2680 (NA) (NA) 16 I 292 12 I 172 

- 39 3824 (NA) (NA) 15 I 837 9 540 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 59 3002 50 2230 22 I 545 II 548 Posturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in hou~e lots. ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 19 I 551 (NA) (NA) 8 840 6 378 

- 53 I 451 (NA) (NA) 19 705 II 170 

Posture/and. all types __________________________________ _ 

- 77 8 156 (NA) (NA) 29 3950 (NA) 3096 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

He rvested cropbnd irrigated __________________________ _ Posturetond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- - - I (D) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - - - (X) (X) - - (X) (X) 

1]978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Volue Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 87 355 74 124 31 294 14 78 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 4078 (X) I 676 (X) 9477 (X) 5571 

Forms by value of agricultural praducfs sold: I $100,000 or more __ _________________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) - (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) $10.000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 7 (D) 3 (NA) 7 (D) 3 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 5 33 2 (NA) 5 33 2 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 17 58 7 (NA) 17 58 7 (NA) less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ - 56 61 62 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 6 14 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- II 19 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 16 20 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 23 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 22 III 22 23 13 104 (NA) 11 Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________ - __ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

- 12 17 (NA) (NA) 5 10 3 (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - 4 28 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - - 2 (D) I (D) 2 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________ ------- __ 

- 67 241 54 92 26 190 13 57 2 (D) 2 (Z) I (D) - - - I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - 65 238 (NA) (NA) 26 188 13 56 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products ________________________ - __ _ 

Dairy products ________________________________ -_ -- __ Cottle ond calves ___________________________________ _ 

5 2 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 (D) 

I (D) (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

4 1 (NA) (NA) - - - -

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ - __ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ - __ _ 

Of her livestock ond livestock product. (see texf) __________ _ 

'1974 doto include sales of forest products. 

210 CLAY COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1976 

Forms 

forms with harvested crop/and Forms with irrigoted land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms farms in forms crop/and Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 87 74 15 860 78 14 215 I 718 - - - - Farms with-

- - I - - 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ - - - - - - 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

- 8 8 237 7 214 57 - - - - 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 10 5 568 9 515 103 - - - - 70 fa 9'9 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 8 7 698 8 698 131 - - - - 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 15 17 I 722 14 I 589 184 - - - - 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 13 13 2042 II I 737 218 - - - -

- 6 5 I 1891 5 I 001 91 - - -

- 9 6 =1 ":1 9 2 166 206 - - -

- 14 9 4763 II 3820 282 - - - - - 4 3 2 47~ 4 2 475 446 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

180 to 219 ocre'-__________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 500 fa 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operotor: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Farms 

87 

78 

77 

69 

9 

8 

I 

I 

82 

5 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

31 

31 

28 

28 

3 

3 

28 

3 

Acres 

7 855/ 996 

7 2251 873 

630 

123 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

14 

13 

13 

(NA) 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

14 

Acres 

4 168 

360 

(0) 

360 

(0) 

4 168 

r-~------~------~--~--------~-------r------~--r---------~ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors ________________________ _ 35 to 44 yeors ________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors-_______________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ Average age __________________________ _ 

All forms 

1978 

34 

53 

8 

9 

26 

21 

23 

55.6 

'1974 

26 

48 

9 

5 

17 

16 

27 

56.9 

1978 

12 

19 

I 

6 

10 

II 

3 51.7 

'1974 

7 

7 

Operators by place of res idence, On form operated _____________________ _ 

Not on form operated __________________ _ 

J oP:~:t:::o::~~;~~~~-:~;~~;;~;~~:~---

3 

4 

5 56.2 

None ________________________________ _ 

I to 49 doyL _________________________ _ 50 to 99 days _________________________ _ 

100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 150 to 199 dayL ______________________ _ 

~--------~--------~ 

200 days or more _____________________ _ 

lApplies onlv to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms I 

All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1976 '1974 1978 \ 1974 

55 53 19 

14 8 6 18 13 1 6 

36 19 10 

2 5 5 I I 

2 2 2 6 10 2 32 30 15 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 27 56 32 48 II 50 8 34 - 55 25 61 24 23 15 II 12 

- 7 3 39 13 4 2 9 9 - 24 2 (NA) (NA) 15 2 7 4 - 23 8 26 2 13 7 5 (Z) 

- 46 25 55 14 20 20 8 7 - 31 14 20 4 14 13 7 4 

- 24 36 21 6 14 26 5 3 - 1 (0) 4 5 1 (0) 2 (0) 

- 9 3 9 2 5 31 2 (0) 

- 85 33 (NA) (NA) 31 22 (NA) (NA) 

- 85 30 71 12 31 20 13 3 - 70 19 INA) (NA) 29 13 13 2 - 43 7 (NA) (NA) 14 (0) 5 I - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - -

} - 3 I (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 13 I - 85 3 (NA) (NA) 31 2 - 23 3 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) (NA) (NA) - 5 I (NA) (NA) 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________ "_ _______ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

LP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other -coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CLAY COUNTY, W. VA. 211 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 do to ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rongelond fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to contral-

- 43 923 19 

- 42 760 19 

- II 163 6 

- 19 286 8 

Inseets on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ________ . ______________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchord!; _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation ond rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 6 31 4 

- I (0) - - 6 45 3 

- 10 475 1 7 

- I (Oll I 18 (X) 7 

- 14 (X) 6 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT . 

Estimated market value of all mochinery ond equipment ____________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 fo $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automohiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks incfuding pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctor5 ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower c.onditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 dato ore based on a sample of forms; see text} 

AU forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

87 72 31 12 machinery and equipment-Con. 

965 491 556 99 $20,000 to $29.999 ______________________ 

II 095 6 819 17 921 8 250 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50.000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

15 28 4 4 $70,000 to $99.999 ______________________ 

46 30 9 4 $100.000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

14 12j 9 3 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

37 46 14 17 25 29 61 78 34 40 33 38 55 83 19 22 43 61 

I (0) - - I (0) 

I (0) I (0) - - I (0) I (0) - - - - - - - - 19 26 7 9 12 17 37 37 II II 26 26 

7 7 2 (0) 5 (0) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(l978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

731 

611 

120 

180 

(0) 

-

32 

460 

(0) 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

8 715 (NA) 125 (NA) 590 3 232 

(NA) -

- -

- - (NA) 138 

- - I (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

7 2 4 I 

3 - 3 - - -

=1 -{ 2 1 - - - -' L - -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

forms Number 1970 to 1974 

35 38 9 

58 64 20 

47 68 25 

- - - - - -

I (0) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

7 7 4 

21 21 8 

I (0) -

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 doys 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Form 5 ____________________________ -_ -- -_ ---------- ------ -

Workers ______________________ -- ---- -- -- -------------- ---- 24 5 (X) 19 (X) 14 5 

- 66 (X) 6 (X) 60 49 5 

- II 4 (0) 7 7 5 5 

- 3 I (0) 2 (0) 2 -

Forms WAhl worker __________________ -- -- ---- -- ---- ------------ ---

2 workers __________________________ -- -- -------- --------

6 - - 6 20 3 -

- 3 - - 3 19 3 -

- I - - I (0) 1 -

3 or 4 workers ______________________ -- - - -- ---- -- -------- 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

JO workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

212 CLAY COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number farms Number farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Anx~~~~~~~~ ~~s~u~~~h;p=========================== - 74 (X) 63 (X) 27 (X) 13 (X) 

- 72 (X) 62 (X) 26 (X) 13 (X) 

\ 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1 ,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________ ._ •• ______ $1 ,000_ 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

- 67 243 54 92 26 190 13 57 

- 66 241 53 (NA)I 26 189 13 57 

Inventory: CoHle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heffers that hod calved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 72 I 492 62 I 262 26 893 13 522 

- 70 844 49 600 26 502 II 212 

- 63 a17 44 570 25 495 9 202 

- 17 27 19 30 4 7 3 10 

- 53 303 (NA) (NA) 19 ISOI 7 74 

- 55 345 (NA) (NA) 24 241 10 236 

Sales, Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 65 940 52 533 26 68J 13 310 

- (X) 238 (XJ (NA) (X) 188 (X) 56 

- 55 528 (NA) (NA) 21 357 7 80 

- (X) 96 (XJ (NA) (X) 69 (XJ 9 

- 51 412 (NA) (NA) 23 326 II 230 

- (X) 142 (XJ (NA) (X) 118 (X) 47 

Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

- 3 II (NA) (NA) - - - -

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 3 (XJ (NA) (X) - (X) -

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND·HORSES 

Inventory: Hags and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pig"-______________________________ _ 

- II 54 13 59 4 19 4 23 

- 4 16 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - II 38 (HA) (NA) 4 (D) 4 23 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 4 16 5 18 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- 4 (D) 5 16 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) - - 2 (D) 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- I (D) 3 33 - - - - Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Goots __ .... ____________ .. _____________________________ _ 

- - - (HA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies " __________________________________ _ 

Sales; 

- 20 63 1 24 49 5 22 4 121 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 5 51 6 90 2 (D) 3 13 

- (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) I (D) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (XJ (NA) (XJ - (X) - Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- I (D) 2 (D) - - I (D) Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - I (D) Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________________ $1,000_ - I (D) (NA) (NA) - - I (D) Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (XJ (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- I (D) - - - - - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (HA) (XJ - (X) -

POULTRY 

InventOry, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 16 (XJ 22 (X) 5 (X) 2 (X) 

- 16 361 22 547 5 126 2 (D) Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 16 (D) 22 537 5 (D) 2 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (HA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- Turkilys _________________________________________ _ I (D) - - I (D) - - - I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- Other I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- - (X) (NA) 

Sales, 

(X) - (X) I - (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months 'old or older _____________________ _ 

- 2 (X) 2 (X) I 

(~I - (X) 

- I (D) 2 (D) . - - - - I (D) I (D) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Blioilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 2 (0) 2 (ll I (D) - -

1978 ,CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CLAY COUNTY, W. VA. 213 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For grain or seed (bushels) ____ .. ______________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop {tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Whe() I for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 -- 1974 Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Borley for groin (bushelsL _____ . _____ , ___________ 1978 

1974 Rye for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Other small grains for groin ___________________ 1978 

1974 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) __________________ 1978 

1974 Peanuts for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978 

1974 (oflon (boles) _______________________________ 1978 

1974 Tobacco (pounds) _____ -: ______________________ ) 978 

1974 Irish potatoes (hundredwelghtL ________________ 1978 

1974 

$weetpolotoes (bushels) __ __ _ _ __ _ _ ____________ 1978 

1974 Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978 

1974 Alfolfo hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 

1974 

Olher tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 

Field seed cropL ______________________________ J 978 

1974 Alfalfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Red dover seed (pounds) _____________________ 1978 

1974 

AU vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 Sweet corn __ ____ _ _ ___________________ 1978 

1974 Tomatoes ___ ______ _ ___________________ 1978 

1974 Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ J978 

1974 

land In orchards ______________________________ 1978 

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Berries ______________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Strowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Nursery and greenhouse producfs _______________ 1978_ - Other crops _________________________________ J 978_ -

214 CLAY COUNTY, W. VA. 

Forms 

12 

19 

12 

17 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

2 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

-

-

-

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-

-

-

6 

12 

-

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73 

52 

12 

(NA) 

50 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

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- (NA) 

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

14 

3 

14 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

-

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- (NA) 

2 

-

All forms 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

(0) (X)I 

84 (X) 

(0) (D) 

66 3 797 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X)I (D) (X) 

- -

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) ()()I 

- -

- - (D) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(0) (D) 

- - - - - -

- -

- - - - - - 5 322 

2 219 

- - (Z) (D) 

I 299 2 118 

943 I 841 

229 653 

(NA) (NA) 

874 I 106 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) I 

(D) (X) 

(D) (X) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(0) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

81 (X) 

I (X) 

67 300 140 

(NA) (NA) 

(D) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

(D) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

- (X) 

- -

,(NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) 

- (X) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

- - 7 (D) (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 3 34 (X) - - - - 7 (D) (D) - - (NA) (NA) 3 34 2 250 - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- (NAll - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - I (D) (D) - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - 3 (D) (D) - - (NA) (NA) 4 I 60 - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 26 605 I 269 - -

(NA) (NA) 13 307 890 - -

- - 4 120 (D) - -

(NA) (NA) 3 70 303 - - - - 18 390 560 - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - I (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - I (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - 9 59 (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) 9 52 (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) I (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 2 (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms wifh soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ________________________________ -_ ---------- ---

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ Proportion in forms __________________________ percent_ 

245 55 724 237 54 536 81 25 3571 46 19 874 - (X) 230 (X) 313 ()() 432 (X) 227 - (X) 204 160 (Xl 204 160 (X) 204 160 (X) 204 160 - (X) 27.3 (X) 26.7 (X) 12.4 (X) 9.7 -

Value of land and buildings: ' Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors- 91 991 (X) 32 523 (X) 134 949 (X) 56 196 (X) 

- (X) 380 (Xl 141 (X) 410 (X) 130 -

Land in forms according to use: T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

237 20 4751 233 19 954 77 8 7941 45 6697 - 6640 I 213 4 787 76 

3 5O~1 45 1 982 - 227 

48 244 50 (NA) 9 2 (NA) -

- 56 

~~I 64 (NA) 11 

i~1 4 (NA) 

44 42 (NA) 12 6 (NA) - I 348 36 (NA) 20 723 20 (NA) 38 - 30 884 19 (NA) 13 855 11 (NA) - 1 

- 10 (0)1 2 (NA)I 10 (0) I 2 (NA) I 

- I (0) - (NA) I (0) - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) -

5 26~ I - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - (NA) 

146 13 362 179 14 187 40 33 4 654 - 5 5 61 - 23 473 36 980 21 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Crop/and in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ (ropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 3 20 (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

- 5 9 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 5 19 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

- 13 425 (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 223 26560 198 24 213 70 11 836 44 10 090 

- 139 13083 (NA) (NA) 42 6 235 32 5078 

- 157 13477 (NA) (NA) 55 5601 32 5 012 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 184 8689 171 10 369 58 4 727 34 3 087 

Pasture/and and range/and, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 75 6 112 (NA) (NA) 33 3 032 14 1 991 

- 169 2 577 (NA) (NA) 53 1 695 32 I 096 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 221 32 557 (NA) (NA) 73 14 533 (NA) 11 723 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- - - 1 (0) - - - - Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

land set aside in the federal form progroms in 1978 ________ _ - - - (Xl (X) - - (X) (X) 

q978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

- 245 716 237 415 81 538 46 238 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 2 924 (Xl 1 751 (X) 6641 (X) 5 174 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: l $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 1 (D) - (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) 

- 3 (D) 1 (NA) 3 (D) 1 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 5 67 4 (NA) 5 67 4 (NA) 

- 29 186 9 (NA) 29 186 9 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 43 153 31 (NA) 43 153 31 (NA) 

- 164 178 192 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) 

- 22 48 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (Xl (X) 

- 33 57 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 38 46 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 71 28 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) 00 - - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ .:._ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 49 82 76 58 18 54 (NA) 27 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 1 - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 41 68 (NA) (NA) 14 44 10 19 - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- 3 3 (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

- 2 (D) 1 (Z) 1 (D) - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL ________________________________ ~ ____ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other liv.stock and livestock products (se. text) _________ _ 

- 201 634 200 341 76 484 46 195 - 24 (D) 26 10 9 (D) 11 8 - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 4 13 - 185 561 (NA) (NA) 75 431 46 160 - 16 7 (NA) (NA) 5 2 8 4 - 34 20 (NA) (NA) 13 10 13 10 - 17 4 (NA) (NA) 5 1 2 (0) 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DODDRIDGE COUNTY, W. VA. 215 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Fonns 

Forms with harvested cropland FormS with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 245 Forms with- 237 55 724 227 53445 6640 - - - -

- 3 4 (0) 1 (D) (D) - - - - - 19 24 600 17 (D) (D) - - - - - 17 16 I 048 15 915 181 - - - - - 27 27 2 214 24 I 967 329 - - - - - 34 30 3 930 31 3 593 429 - - - - - 30 29 4 767 29 4 616 746 - - - -

- 20 

11 ;~:I 18 3 623 il - - - -

- 15 15 3 588 - - - - - 62 55 22 380 59 21 428 2414 - - - - - 17 11 11 172 17 11 172 I 083 - - - - - - 3 - - - - - -

- 1 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) - - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 500 fa 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to L999 acreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators- Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ --------- 245 55 724 237 54 536 81 25 357 46 19874 Ha rvesfed cropland ___________________ _ --------- 227 6 640 213 4 787 76 3 507 45 I 982 

Tenure of operator; Full owners _________________________ _ --------- 195 40 914 198 43 897 58 17937 34 14351 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 181 4 786 (NA) 3 730 55 2 442 (NA) 1 469 Pan owners _________________________ _ --------- 40 12 728 31 8 679 17 6254 11 (D) Harvested cropland _" ________________ _ --------- 39 1 571 (NA) 935 17 856 (NA) 483 Tenants _____________ " _______________ _ 

--------- 10 2 082 8 1 960 6 1 166 1 (0) Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 7 283 (NA) 122 4 209 (NA) 30 

Type of org.anization: Individual or fomily ___________________ _ --------- 231 51 587 (NA) (NA) 77 23 632 43 18350 Partnership _________________________ _ --------- 13 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 1 725 3 I 524 

--------- - - (NA) Corporation _________________________ _ (NA) - - - - Other-cooperafive, estate or frust, insfitut iono/, etc._ 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

All forms Farms with soles of I All forms I Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 0]974 1978 0]974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Fa rming ____________________________ _ 

- 84 86 34 25 On form operated ______________________ 181 178 63 38 Other _____________________________ _ 

- 161 151 47 21 Not on farm operated ___________________ 33 28 12 6 

Operators by age group: 

Not reparted ___________________________ 31 31 6 2 

- Under 2 5 - 3 Operators reporting doys of work off farm: 25 years _____________________ _ 

- 23 14 8 - None _________________________________ 75 53 25 12 25 to 34 yeors- ______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL." _____________________ _ 

- 42 47 9 9 1 to 49 dayL __________________________ 16 23 6 7 45 to 54 yeorL ______________________ _ - 52 61 19 9 50 to 99 dayL _________________________ 4 10 2 5 55 to 64 yeorL ______________________ _ - 55 51 23 16 100 to 149 doys ________________________ 7 7 2 1 65 years and over ____________________ _ 

- 71 59 22 9 150 to 199 dayL _______________________ 25 20 10 4 Average age _________________________ _ 54.9 52.9 55.7 53.5 200 days or more ______________________ 112 112 35 14 

IApp/ies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and portnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms 

Lives tock and poultry purchased ____________________ - ___ - __ 

Feed for lives tock and poultry ______________________ ------- 116 110 116 

189 77 203 

Commerci(lily mixed formula feeds ____________________ - __ Animal health costs ____________________________________ _ 55 24 118 

109 7 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ ---- ------ -- ----

80 8 84 

92 33 110 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ 

Hired form labor _____________________________ - ____ ------

Con1 rac1 labor ________________________ -- - - -- -- ------ ----

53 3 46 

77 27 69 

2 (D) 8 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________ ------ - --- ------ 16 2 23 

Energy ond petroleum producfs ___________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ - __ - ------ ----- Gasoline ___________ " ___________________ ------ -- -- ---

Diesel fuel __________________________ -- ------ -- -- --- lP gas, butane, and propane _________________________ _ 

Fuel 011 __ ________________________ -__ - ___ -- ------ ----

Notural gas ____________________________ -- ---- -- ----

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ 

Electricity ________________________________ - __ - _- -- ----

245 115 (NA) 

245 99 232 

238 80 (NA) 

36 5 (NA) 

- - (NA) 

1 (0) (NA) 

20 (D) (NA) 

245 9 (NA) 

130 15 (NA) 

13 2 (NA) 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

78 

100 

48 

(NA) 

7 

21 

4 

20 

3 

3 

(NA) 

52 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

78 

79 

31 

66 

33 

50 

24 

41 

10 

94 

94 

93 

21 

11 

94 

57 

Expenses 

($1.000) 

81 

46 

17 

5 

6 

28 

2 

14 

2 

67 

60 

48 

3 

~} 7 

1974 

Farms 

27 

37 

34 

24 

18 

25 

13 

16 

5 

(NA) 

46 

45 

10 

I 

46 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

31 

40 

24 

4 

3 

7 

I 

6 

1 

(NA) 

22 

13 

(D) 

(0) 

5 

(NA) 

Ofher-coal, wood, coke, etc. ______________________ -- --- (NA) 

~------------~------------~------------~----------~ 

216 DODDRIDGE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto ore bosed on (] sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ - ___ - __ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime ______________________________________________ - ___ -_ -_ 

87 969 50 - 87 885 50 - 16 84 I - 34 235 15 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 2 (0) I Nematodes - in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- - - - 12 16 9 -

- (0)1 I -

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- -

(X; I - - 20 19 

5 (X) -

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farmL 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollarL 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999-____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

245 227 94 43 machinery and equipment-Con. 

2 020 I 735 953 468 $20,000 to $29.999 ______________________ 

8 247 7 643 10 140 10 884 $30,000 to $49.999 ______________________ $50.000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

34 76 15 10 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

137 90 28 10 $100.000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

66 55 44 19 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

158 181 83 93 82 88 171 193 77 77 108 116 233 309 57 63 197 246 1 (D) - - 1 (D) 

1 (0) - - 1 (D) 

7 1 - - 7 7 - - - - - - 48 53 8 8 40 45 122 123 15 15 107 108 

16 16 - - 16 16 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

578 

(D) 

(D) 

105 

(D) 

-

9 

-

-

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

1978 

3 

5 

-

=1 

- --' 

Forms 

161 

172 

180 

1 

-

I 

(NA) 

21 

88 

6 

1974 

Forms Ai;res on which used 

25 585 

(NA) 275 

(NA) 310 

3 35 

(NA) 20 

- -

- - (NA) 52 1 

-

4 (xJ (NA) (X) 

Forms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

6 2 4 

- 5 -

- -

-I~ - "1 

- ~ -I iL - --' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

202 81 199 66 243 60 (0) -

- - (0) - (NA) (NA) 

21 5 88 20 

6 4 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 77 5 (X) 72 (X) 41 16 - 208 (X) 10 (X) 198 116 80 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Forms with- I worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________ • _______________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 23 - - 23 23 11 3 - 17 5 10 12 24 6 6 - 33 - - 33 121 22 3 - 2 - - 2 (0) 2 2 - 2 - - 2 (D) - 2 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DODDRIDGE COUNTY, W. VA. 217 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

1 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory; Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cott\e, hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ 225 (X) 223 (X) 75 ()() 46 (X) 

- 211 (X) 221 (X) 73 (X) 46 (X) 

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 201 634 200 341 76 484 46 195 Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $I,OOO_ - 193 589 193 (NA) 75 443 46 174 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 206 4 283 217 4 680 73 2437 46 2041 Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ 

- 193 2 307 187 2 509 67 1 325 43 1 090 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 183 2224 170 2348 67 1 296 42 1 040 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 48 83 80 161 19 29 16 50 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 154 914 (NA) (NA) 52 465 37 386 

- 177 1 062 (NAJ (NA) 65 647 40 565 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 185 2 100 178 1 797 75 1 491 46 924 

$1,000_ Calves _______ ' ___________________________________ _ - (X) 561 PO (NA) (X) 431 (X) 160 

- 122 879 (NAJ (NA) 49 550 33 382 

$1,000_ Cottle _____________ .. _____________________________ _ - (X) 175 PO (NA) (X) 122 (X) 38 

- 140 1 221 (NA) (NA) 66 941 41 542 

$1.000_ - (X) 387 PO (NA) (X) 309 (X) 122 Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- 13 79 (NAJ (NA) 5 56 3 44 

$1,000_ - (X) 27 (X) (NA) (X) 20 (X) 9 Dairy products _______________________________ $J,OOO_ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 4 13 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory; Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 36 304 49 278 8 23 9 109 Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ 

-- 17 39 (NAJ (NA) 4 7 8 24 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 34 265 (NAJ (NA) 6 16 9 85 Utters of pigs farrowed be1ween- De'C. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 18 43 18 67 4 9 8 32 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ -- II 15 12 42 2 (D) 6 12 June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 12 28 12 25 4 (D) 7 20 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 32 610 54 1 428 12 242 13 468 Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ -- 31 406 (NA) (NA) 12 197 13 302 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NAJ (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 64 202 88 218 17 441 12 23 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 16 238 23 533 5 70 8 156 

$1.000_ - (X) 7 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 4 feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 5 86 11 181 4 (D) 6 131 

$1,000_ - (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 2 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 33 489 51 875 13 275 13 297 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 34 525 (NAJ (NA) 13 246 12 318 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 2 881 (X) (NA) (X) 1 297 (X) 1 551 Sheep. Iambs. and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 34 20 (NA) (NA) 13 10 13 10 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NAJ (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 12 20 3 4 3 4 - - $1,000_ - (X) 4 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poul1ry ________________________________________ _ 

- 64 (X) 81 (X) 15 (X) 15 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 63 1 819 80 2 677 14 720 15 977 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 61 1 600 77 2 518 13 (0) 15 (D) 

- 7 219 (NAJ (NA) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 1 (D) (NAJ (NA) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens-_______________ _ 

- 6 39 5 102 1 (D) - - Turkeys ________________ . _________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for bFeeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NAJ (NA) 1 (D) - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 2 (D) (NAJ (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 8 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 1 (X) 

Sales: Any poultry ______________________________________ - __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 10 (X) 7 (X) 4 (X) 5 (X) 

- 6 12232 7 390 2 (D) 5 (0) Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 5 (D) 7 390 1 (0) 5 (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Pu/le1 chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ______________ --_ Turkeys ____________________________________ -_ ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________ -_ -------

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NAJ (NA) - - - -

- 1 (D) - - - - - -

- 1 (D) (NAJ (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 1 (D) (NAJ (NA) 1 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (X) (NAJ (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 24 (0) 26 10 9 (D) 11 8 

218 DODDRIDGE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For grain or seed (bushels)-------------------l;~~= 

For silage or green chap (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Fariadder, hogged "rgrazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chap (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ CuI for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 1974_ -

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 197B_ - 1974_ - Peanuls for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Calton - (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish polalaes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpolalaes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hay crops (tons, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher tame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ - Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ -

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeos ___________ " _____ 1978_ - 1974_ - Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (paunds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peaches (paunds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Nursery and greenhouse praducts _______________ 1978_ Olher craps _________________________________ 197B_ -

-

Forms 

22 

48 

22 

44 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

4 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

2 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

2 

2 

22 

37 

-

2 

222 

201 

33 

(NA) 

149 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

7 

1 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

7 

12 

6 (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

4 

1 

4 

(NA) 

2 

-

Harvesled 

Acres 

53 

132 

(D) 

94 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

60 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(D) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

(D) 

6 

13 

-

(D) 

6 570 

4620 

1 019 

(NA) 

4 105 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

25 

35 

21 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

2 

(D) 

2 (NA) 

(D) 

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Farms Acres 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

29B3 - - 5 104 (NA) (NA) 

(D) - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(D) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

(D) - - (D) (NA) (NA) 

571 - - 915 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (D) (NA) (NA) 

9009 - - 7 132 (NA) (NA) 

2026 - (NA) (NA) (NAlI 

5404 - -

()() - - ()() (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (HA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - ()() (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - ()() (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - ()() (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - ()() (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

432 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - ()() (NA) (NA) 

4300 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

()() - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

8 29 (X) - -

11 77 (X) - - 8 (D) 1 739 - - 11 (D) 2 557 - -

1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - - - (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - -

- - (X) I - - 1 (D) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - - - (X) - -

- - - - - 2 (D) (D) - - - - - - -

2 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - -

1 (D) (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) (D) - - - - - - - 7 2 234 - - 6 2 180 - -

- - - - - 1 (D) (D) - - 74 3 476 5240 - -

44 1 B98 3572 - - 13 778 1 705 1 - -

5 88 163 - -

56 2 119 2954 - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) ()() - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (D) (D) (HA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (HAl (NAl 

- - (Xl - - - - (Xl - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

DODDRIDGE COUNTY, W. VA. 219 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

- 232 25 492 203 22 374 90 13 868 47 7 825 

- (X) 110 (X) 110 (X) 154 (X) 166 

- (X) 424 320 (X) 424 256 (X) 424 320 (X) 424 256 

- (X) 6.0 (X) 5.3 (X) 3.3 (X) 1.8 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Averoge size of farm ________________________________ _ Approximate land areo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings:' 

- 71 169 (X) 35 862 (X) 110 915 (X) 60 213 (X) 

- (X) 649 (X) 325 (X) 665 ()O 362 

Average per fonn _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars-

- 222 II 284\ 198 10 877\ 86 6436 46 4068 

- 210 4 776 181 3 913 82 2 851 43 1 663 

Land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested; 

49 247 48 (NA) 6 21 3 (NA) 

- 65 826 61 (NA) 26 370 13 (NA) 

- 46 1 025 37 (NA) 18 410 5 (NA) 

- 29 1 026 22 (NA) 12 453 14 (NA) 

- 17 1 067 10 (NA) 16 (0) 5 (NA) 

- 3 (0) 2 (NA) 3 300 2 (NA) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) 1 (D) 1 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

IOO to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more_. __________________________ _ 

- 147 6 146 154 6322 58 3 500 35 2281 

- 30 362 37 642 7 85 7 124 

(ropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 8 50 (NA) (NA) 4 32 3 23 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 17 297 (NA) (NA) 3 53 2 (D) 

T atol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 183 11 271 149 8 580 73 5968 38 2935 

- 112 3 693 (NA) (NA) 44 1 877 31 1 635 

- 134 7 578 (NA) (NA) 59 4091 16 I 300 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 157 2937 133 2 917 56 1 464 29 822 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 42 1 611 (NA) (NA) 17 896 16 555 

- 147 1 326 (NA) (NA) 49 568 20 267 

Pasture/and, a II types __________________________________ _ 

- 201 11 450 (NA) (NA) 79 6 273 (NA) 4471 

- 3 (D) - - - - - - Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 8 41 00 (X) I (0) (X) (X) 

, 1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 232 I 138 203 655 90 1 001 47 500 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 4905 (X) 3 227 (X) 11 117 (X) 10 638 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ - 2 (0) - (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 3 (NA) 3 (D) 3 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 3 70 1 (NA) 3 70 I (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ - 9 130 3 (NA) 9 130 3 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 26 174 5 (NA) 26 174 5 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ - 47 164 34 (NA) 47 164 34 (NA) Less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ - 142 137 157 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 14 31 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 22 38 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 34 42 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) less thon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 72 27 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ____________________________________________ - __ _ 

- 51 129 76 82 24 105 (NA) 36 Grains ________________________________________ - ___ _ 

- 7 14 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 5 2 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

(ottan and cottonseed ____________________________ - __ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ______________________________________ -- - __ _ 

- 37 84 (NA) (NA) 17 66 8 11 

- 9 16 (NA) (NA) 4 13 4 6 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - -

- 2 (0) 5 12 I (D) 1 (0) 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 3 (D) 

- 174 I 009 166 535 79 896 46 427 

- 4 (D) 18 15 2 (D) 10 15 

- 4 292 (NA) (NA) 4 292 5 243 

- 159 600 (NA) (NA) 70 496 46 154 

livestock, poultry, and 'heir products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products- _________________________ _ 

Dairy products __________________________________ - __ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- Il 40 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 9 9 

- 10 9 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 6 5 

- 22 (D) (NA) (NA) 15 65 4 2 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other ~vestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

11974 data include sales of forest products. 

220 FAYElTE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrtgoted 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 232 203 25492 210 24 387 4776 3 272 37 (D) 

Farms wifh- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ - 9 J1 34 I (D) (0) - - - - - 54 41 I 598 50 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) (D) 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 38 31 2 189 35 2 020 592 - - - - 70 to 99 acres ~ ___ _________________ _ - 44 37 3630 42 3460 716 - - - - 100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 

- 27 32 3 106 24 2 767 613 - - - - 140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

- 19 9 3 016 17 2 700 436 - - - - 180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 13 16 2 524 13 2 524 419 I (0) (D) (D) 220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

- J1 14 2 630 J1 2630 428 - - - - - 14 J1 4999 14 4999 663 - - - -

- 3 I I 766 3 I 766 452 - - - - 1,000 to 1,999 ocre'-_______________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 2.000 acres or more ________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - -

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms witn sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

land in farms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 232 25 492 203 22 374 90 13 868 47 7825 

--------- 210 4776 181 3 913 82 2 851 43 I 663 

Tenure of operator: full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Part owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 178 18 121 164 16 923 62 8 396 31 4 331 

--------- 158 3 131 (NA) 2 705 54 I 531 (NA) 740 

--------- 41 6 212 30 4662 23 4 752 13 3 099 

--------- 40 I 352 (NA) I 053 23 I III (NAl 803 

--------- 13 I 159 9 789 5 720 3 395 

--------- 12 293 (NA) 155 5 209 (NAl 120 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 221 23 119 (NAl (NA) 83 11 686 44 7025 

--------- 9 (D) (NAl (NAl 5 (D) I (D) 

----_._--- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) ionol, etc._ - - (NA) (NAl - - - -

All forms 1 

Farms with soles of 

1 All forms 1 Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 1 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of res idence: 

- 78 58 42 15 On farm operated ______________________ 154 139 69 38 - 154 143 48 30 Not on farm operated ___________________ 39 28 12 3 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

31 J Not reported ___________________________ 39 34 9 41 - 4 3 Operators reporting days of work off form: 

- 30 16 9 6 None _________________________________ 69 54 26 14 - 53 41 22 12 I to 49 doys ___________________________ 17 9 6 - - 47 49 20 10 50 to 99 dayL _________________________ 4 4 2 I - 50 40 22 2 100 to 149 doyL _______________________ 8 8 5 I - 4B 52 14 15 150 to 199 doy'- _______________________ 8 12 5 3 - 51.0 53.5 50.3 52.3 200 doys or more ______________________ 120 103 42 22 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _______________________ _ 55 to 64 yeor'-______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ 

Average age _________________________ _ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale pro~rietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock ond poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animol health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, ond trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________ ..: ________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ ~iesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP ~as, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fue oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricitv -- -------------------------- --------------- Other-cool, wood, coke, etc, _________________________ _ 

- 67 69 75 94 37 61 24 61 - 148 197 152 157 69 166 40 119 - 19 94 107 lOB 9 B7 39 

8~ I - 113 19 (NAl (NA) 61 15 24 - 85 17 86 10 14 10 21 - 164 81 148 55 83 54 40 34 - 122 25 76 15 64 18 24 9 - 98 107 74 74 54 98 25 66 - 1 (0) 5 I I (D) I (I) 

- 40 29 48 7 7 IB 15 3 

- 227 119 (NAl (NA) 85 80 (NA) (NAl - 227 95 195 47 85 64 47 20 - 217 57 (NAl (NAl 84 37 47 14 - 75 22 (NA) (NA) 4B 15 4 (0) - 5 I (NAl (NA) 5 I I (D) - 1 (D) (NAl (NA) I (0) } - 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 47 3 - 227 II (NAl (NA) 85 7 - 93 21 (NAl (NA) 54 15 (NA) (NA) - 21 3 (NAl (NA) 11 1 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FAymE COUNTY, W. VA. 221 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dato are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posttJre __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. 10 conlrol-

- 159 3 076 83 

- 149 2 209 73 

- 63 867 46 

- 89 889 53 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ - 25 225 7 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchordL ____________________________ _ - - - - Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and ~sture _________________ _ - 97 816 52 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 5 42 I 

- 42 (X) 23 

- 13 (Xl I 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHiNERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of aU machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group; $1 to $4,999 ___ . ______________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (oHonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Pickup bolers _____________________________ _ 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

232 195 90 47 machinery and equipment-Con. 

2 989 I 884 I 670 644 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

12 885 9 662 18 555 13 702 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

41 49 24 7 $70,000 to $99.999 ______________________ 

94 74 6 16 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

37 55 5 14 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

100 110 51 52 51 58 182 259 114 141 90 118 192 264 45 71 154 193 

5 5 - - 5 5 - - - - - -

17 17 I (0) 16 (0) 

- - - - - - 37 37 23 23 14 14 

87 97 36 41 51 56 

23 24 II II 12 13 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

2 300 

I 562 

738 

591 

105 

-

- 578 

(0) 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

40 I 216 (HAl 693 (HAl 523 

8 III 

(HAl 7 

I (0) 

I (0) 

(NA) 289 

- - I (X) 

(NAl (X) 

All farms Fanns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

46 II 46 6 

8 6 3 4 

6 6 -

=1 -{ -

1 - - - .J L - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

140 166 72 

152 187 68 159 220 66 

I (0) - - - - 4 4 I 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

34 34 20 

81 81 26 

9 10 5 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ______________________________ -- ____ -------------- -

Workers __________________________________ - _____ -- ------ -

- 98 3 (X) 97 (X) 54 25 

- 198 (X) 20 (X) 178 137 79 

- 71 1 (0) 70 70 36 7 

- 10 - - 10 20 5 5 

- 10 - - II 43 6 6 

- 6 I (0) 5 (0) 6 7 

- 1 1 (0) I (0) 1 -

Forms. with- 1 worker ______________________________________ ---------

2 workers ______________________________ --- ___ -- -------- 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 worir:ers or more _____________________________________ _ 

222 FAymE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

206 (X) 176 (X) 82 (X) 46 (X) 

- (X) 188 (X) 169 (X) 75 (X) 45 -

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

174 1 009 166 535 79 896 46 427 - 166 648 161 (NA) I 76 537 46 168 -

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 182 3 700 164 4 289 70 2348 45 2 304 

- 173 2221 145 2 308 63 1 415 40 1 246 

- 164 1 868 133 1 996 61 1 100 38 992 

- 34 353 48 312 13 315 14 254 

- 124 648 (NA) (NA) I 47 399 34 588 - 155 831 1 (NA) (NA) 61 534 36 470 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 159 2053 1 

157 1 869 70 1 560 46 1 114 

- (X) 600 00 (NA) (X) 496 (X) 154 

- 115 

819

1 

(NA) (NA) 46 535 35 601 

- (X) 161 00 (NA) (X) 107 (X) 57 

- 119 1 234 (NA) (NA) 63 1 025 41 513 

- (X) 439 1 (Xl (NA) (X) 390 (X) 97 

- 17 88 (NA) (NA) 8 59 10 95 

- (X) 25 PO (NA) (Xl 18 (X) 22 

- 4 292 (NA) (NA) 4 292 5 243 

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fat1ened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 36 167 37 218 18 124 15 140 

- 11 57 (NA) (NA) 8 51 8 21 

- 30 110 (NA) (NA) 15 73 15 119 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preced r and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of pre ear Clnd May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. _____________________________ _ 

- 11 68 15 72 8 63 8 63 

- 10 39 10 32 8 (D) 8 (D) 

- 7 29 13 40 6 (D) 7 (D) 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 10 332 16 436 2 (D) 6 197 

- 10 249 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 6 143 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 62 207 1 52 143 1 30 115 12 39

1 

Sales: 

- 11 462 18 442 9 (0) 9 399 

- (X) 40 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 9 

- 3 80 9 335 2 (0) 5 308 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- $1,000_ (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 4 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 10 181 16 330 2 (D) 6 169 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 10 280 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 6 165 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 1 599 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 1 033 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $I,ooo_ - 10 9 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 6 5 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000_ (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 15 85 8 19 13 (D) 3 9 $1,000_ - (X) 67 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 2 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 49 (Xl 50 (X) 16 (X) 11 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 47 1 236 48 1 350 15 523 11 542 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 46 1 104 48 1 256 15 (D) 11 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 11 132 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months oIL __________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 5 101 4 102 2 (D) 1 (D) Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 3 6 (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 6 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (lO 1 (X) 

Soles, 

- 5 (X) 4 (X) 1 (lO 4 (X) 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) - - 2 (0) 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) - - 2 (0) 

- - - (NA> (NA) - - - -

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - Pullet chicks and puliets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot·type chickens ________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 4 (D) 18 15 2 (D) 10 15 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FAymE COUNTY, W. VA. 223 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For siloge or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For siJage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1976_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oots for groin (bushels) _______________________ ,1978_ - 1974_ - Sodey for groin (bushels} ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974 -- Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Hay crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Alfolfo hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974 -- Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 -- Field seed crops _______________________ . _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos- _______________ J 978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

224 FAYETTE COUNTY, W. VA. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Forms 

64 

49 

56 

41 

II 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

4 

I 

-

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

3 

4 

6 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

2 

-

-

-

-

-

-

16 

18 

-

3 

197 

163 

59 

(NA) 

129 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

9 

12 

7 

(NA) 

3 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

15 

12 

14 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

6 

(NA) 

3 

2 

3 

(NA) 

2 

-

All forms 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

375 (X) 

338 (X) 

243 17 788 

162 9 226 

132 2 090 

(NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(0) (X) 

62 (X) 

(0) (0) 

- - (0) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (Xl 

(D) 345 

39 778 

26 I 096 

(NA) (NA) 

(D) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - (0) (D) 

- - - - - -

- -

- - - - 9 675 

17 2 898 

- - 4 290 

4 348 6 753 

3 465 5 297 

I 086 2 271 

(NA) (NA) 

2 761 4 023 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

24 (X) 

21 (X) 

10 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

I (Xl 

(NA) (X) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

39 (X) 

45 (X) 

28 49000 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) - (NA) (NA) 

4 2 656 

(NA) (NA) 

2 (X) 

(0) (X) 

2 7 500 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) 

- (X) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms AcreS Forms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

I (D) 33 284 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 18 243 (X) - - I (D) 27 (D) (D) - - (NA) (NA) 15 93 5 830 - - - - 9 (D) (D) - - (NA) (NA) 4 132 748 - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) 4 18 (X) - -

- - 2 (D) (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - - - I (0) (D) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - I (D) (D) - - (NA) (NA) 2 - - - -

- - - - - - -, (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - 2 (0) (D) - - (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (D) - - - - 4 (D) (0) - -

(NA) (NA) 6 34 910 - -

- - I (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) 3 10 500 - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 5 15 (X) - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - 8 7 51.6 - -

(NA) (NA) 3 10 2225 - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) I (D) (0) - - 2 (0) 77 2 516 4 707 - -

(NA) (NA) 42 I 390 2 497, - -

- - 24 703 I 781 - - (NA) (NA) 8 284 599 - -

'I (D) 54 I 532 2 622 - -

- - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - 4 12 (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 4 II (X) - -

- - 3 2 (X) - - (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - -

- - 2 (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 3 3 (X) - -

- - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - 6 17 (X) - -

(NA) (NA)" I (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 6 15 46 700 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 3 I (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - 3 2 (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - 3 2 7 500 - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - I (D) (X) - - (NA) (N'A), - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres 

Forms ________________________________ --------------- Average size of form _________ ~ ______________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

220 59 179 208 53 185 102 37 569 53 24261 - 458 (X) 269 ()() 256 ()() 368 00 - (X) 216 960 (X) 216 960 (X) 216960 00 216 960 - (X) 17.3 (X) 11.2 - (X) 27.3 (X) 24.5 

Value of land and build\ngs,l Average per farm _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 67 232 (X) 43 673 (X) 80614 (X) 75 094 (X) 

- (X) 236 (X) 164 - (X) 285 ()() 171 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

2010 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

217 204741 198 19 2971 100 13 139 52 7 1821 - 207 6466 182 

6052

1 

98 4224 52 3334 -

31 161 37 (NA) 5 33 2 (NA) 

- 2 (NA) 55 733 32 (NA) 20 281 - 42 967 36 (NA) 23 534 4 (NA) 

- 40 I 409 40 (NA) 19 686 15 (NA) 

- (NA) 28 1 813 26 (NA) 20 1 307 18 - 10 (NA) 11 1 383 10 (NA) 11 1 383 - 1 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

- - - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 134 13 707 139 12 351 62 8763 24 3 659 - 17 301 27 894 7 152 5 189 - Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 3 6 (NA) (NA) 2 <:1 

3 (D) 

-

- 10 195 (NA) (NA) 3 - -

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland nol paslured ____________________________ _ 

- 189 27685 175 20844 94 16624 49 8 682 

104 9133 (NA) (NA) 52 6604 31 3 984 -

- 134 18552 (NA) (NA) 69 10020 35 4698 

Olher lond _________________________________________ _ 

- 157 11 020 144 13044 76 7806 45 8 397 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 77 9313 (NA) (NAJ 42 7083 32 7855 

- 128 1 707 (NA) (NA) 54 723 37 542 

Posturelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 203 32 153 (NA) (NA) 98 22 450 (NA) 15 498 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) -

~I 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - ()() (X) - -j (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products soldl _______________ _ 

- 220 1 039 208 580 102 900 53 414 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 4721 ()() 2 788 (X) 8 828 (X) 7 811 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) - (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 9 (D) 2 (NA) 9 (D) 2 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,00010 $2,499 _________________________________ _ $1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see lext) ____________________________ _ 

- 18 263 8 (NA) I 18 263 8 (NA) 

- 30 215 23 (NA) 30 215 23 (NA) 

- 44 154 18 (NA) 44 154 18 (NA) 

- 118 138 157 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 18 39 (NA) (NA) ()() (X) (X) (X) 

- 27 46 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 23 30 (NA) (NAl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 50 23 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- Groins 46 84 69 124 21 61 (NAJ 90 ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 6 5 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 3 42 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporalion loans ___ , _____________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 34 76 (NA) (NA) 18 59 16 38 - 5 2 (NA) (NA) - - - - Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) - - 1 (D) - - - 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

livestock, poullry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see lext) _________ _ 

- 184 955 174 438 100 840 51 307 

- 12 2 15 1 5 (D) 2 (D) 

- 6 69 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

- 177 795 (NA) (NA) 98 690 51 247 - 20 27 (NA) (NA) 12 24 9 5 - 26 49 (NA) (NA) 23 47 20 31 - 20 14 (NA) (NA) 11 10 4 (D) 

q 974 dolo include sales of forest p roducls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GILMER COUNTY, W. VA. 225 
Table 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Fonns 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harwsfed Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Forms in farms cropland Farms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- Forms with- 220 208 59 179 207 57 552 6466 I (D) (0) 

- 2 3 (D) I (D) (D) - - - - 15 " (D) 12 (D) (D) - - - - 7 6 413 7 413 89 - - -

- 18 20 I 507 17 I 418 252 - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ________________ .. ____ _ 

7010 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 31 30 3 747 28 3 379 391 I (D) (D) 

- 19 26 3 104 17 2 779 361 - - -

100 to 139 ocr05 ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres. __________________ _ 

- 27 15 5 342 25 4961 567 - - - - 19 19 4 431 19 4431 447 - - - - 52 53 18057 51 17695 I 936 - - - - 27 23 18 691 27 18 691 I 882 - - - - 3 2 3366 3 3366 424 - - -

220 to 259 acres. __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres. __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1.000 10 1.999 acres ________________ _ 

- - 2.000 acres or more ________________ _ - - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

forms 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 220 Harvested cropiond ____________________________ _ 207 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 159 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 148 Port owners __________________________________ _ 55 Harve&ted cropland __________________________ _ 53 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 6 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 6 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 205 Partnership __________________________________ _ 14 Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

All farms 

Acres 

59 179 

6466 

33 325 

3 596 

23 104 

2483 

2750 

387 

55 430 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Farms 

208 

182 

172 

(NA) 

31 

(NA) 

5 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

53 185 

6052 

38 161 

4263 

14073 

1 678 

951 

111 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

102 

98 

59 

56 

40 

39 

3 

3 

96 

5 

Acres 

37569 

4224 

15164 

I 743 

19964 

2 181 

2441 

300 

35410 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

53 

52 

37 

(NA) 

14 

(NA) 

2 (NA) 

52 

I 

Irrigated 

land 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acres 

24261 

3334 

14302 

2 Oil 

(D) 

1252 

(D) 

71 

(D) 

(D) 

All forms Forms with soles of All farms Forms with sales of 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________ • _______ _ 25 to 34 years ________________________ _ 

35 '0 44 years ________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors ________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ Average age __________________________ _ 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

~----------~------------ 86 105 

134 103 

5 6 

21 11 32 27 

57 56 

42 46 

63 62 

54.1 55.1 

52 

50 

5 

11 

15 

26 

14 

31 

53.0 

36

1 

17 

2 

1 

7 

16 

14 

13 

55.0 

~--------~--------~ lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of res idence: On farm operated _____________________ _ 139 135 68 37 Nut on form operated __________________ _ 45 31 20 7 Not r-::~orted---------- ________________ _ 36 42 14 9 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None ________________________________ _ 78 67 39 14 1 to 49 doys __________________________ _ 12 12 5 3 50 to 99 doy' _________________________ _ 10 II 5 5 100 fa 149 doyL ______________________ _ 10 10 6 2 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 11 6 5 1 200 days or more _____________________ _ 94 73 38 15 

~----------~----------~ 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) forms 

Lives tock and poultry purchosed __________________________ - 96 189 95 Feed for livestock and poul1ry ____________________________ - 151 108 170 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ .. _ 

- 17 8 116 

Animol health costs -- ------------ -------- --------------- 105 12 (NA) 

Seeds. bulbs. plonts. and trees __________________ ---___ - __ - 103 10 80 

Commercial fertilizer -- -- -------------------------------- 97 15 86 

Of her agricultural chemicals including lime ------------------ 83 12 48 

Hired form lobar ____________________________ -_ ---_ ------ 130 89 71 Contract lobor ____________________________________ ------ 2 (D) 2 

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment ___________________________________________ - 24 3 27 

Energy ond petroleum products ___________________________ - 210 103 (NA) 

Petroleum products ---------- ------------------------- 210 84 194 Gasoline __________________________________________ - 208 62 (NA) 

Diesel fuel __________________________ -_ - _______ ----- 47 12 (NA) 

~~.r"ii _~~t~~:_a~_d_~~~~~~~ =: :==:== == ::== =====:===== - - - (NA) - - - (NA) Natural gas _______________________________________ - 10 1 (NA) 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose ______________________ - 210 9 (NA) 

Electricity ________________________________________ ---- 105 15 (NA) 

Other-coal. wood. coke. etc. __________________________ - 10 3 (NA) 

226 GILMER COUNTY, W. VA. 

Expenses 

($1.000) 

99 

118 

66 

(NA) 

9 

19 

8 

44 

(Z) 

4 

(NA) 

58 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

58 

75 

7 

71 

39 

40 

49 

65 

2 

13 

92 

92 

91 

34 

10 

92 

70 

10 

Expenses 

($1.000) 

171 

87 

4 

10 

5 

8 

8 

48 

(D) 

3 

72 

54 

36 

11 

I} 

14 

3 

1974 

forms 

20 

45 

38 

29 

19 

15 

16 

26 

2 

6 

(NA) 

49 

47 

18 

1 

49 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Expenses 

($1.000) 

57 

74 

44 

4 

4 

9 

5 

36 

(Z) 

1 

(NA) 

28 

17 

(D) 

(D) 

7 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dota ore based on (J sample of forms- see text) 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.soo or more 

1978 1~78 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized, except p'osture __________________________ _ Posture and rongeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

72 677 30 - 67 602 25 - 12 75 12 - 33 476 12 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 7 76 1 Nematodes - in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- - - -

- 25 40 10 

- 40 526 33 

Chemicals far- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ - - - -

- 66 (X) 38 Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ - 36 (X) 21 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ $5,000 to $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ 

Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and beon combines, self·prapelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other com pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

220 197 92 50 machinery and equipment- Can. 

3 039 I 910 I 288 700 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

13 816 9 695 14 002 14000 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

50 55 15 7 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

93 771 20 13 1 

$100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

46 47j 34 18 1 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

102 ll6 53 58 55 58 152 227 100 108 87 ll9 189 269 66 74 156 195 1 (0) - =1 1 (D) 

- - - - - 7 7 - 7 7 

- - - - - - 39 39 17 17 22 22 91 97 8 8 84 89 

1 (D) - - 1 (D) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

411 15 226 

336 (HAl 163 

75 (NAl 63 

257 4 95 

(0) (NA) 73 

- - -

10 - -

512 1 

(NA) 787 1 

~I 1 (0) 

4 (X) 

(NAl (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

10 10 10 7 

13 6 11 5 

1 2 1 - - .., I - .., 7 ~ -1-1 1 ~ - - .J jL - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

122 149 67 152 194 60 157 230 58 

1 (0) 1 - - - 5 5 - (NA) (NAl (NA) 

28 33 11 89 90 24 

1 (Dl -

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 130 6 (Xl 130 (Xl 65 

26

1 

- 468 <Xl 6 (X) 462 308 199 

- 6 6 6 7 7 5 3 - 40 - - 39 78 7 3 - 51 - - 51 163 20 8 - 26 - - 26 144 26 6 - 7 - - 7 70 7 6 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GILMER COUNTY, W. VA. 227 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 196 (X) 194 (X) 93 (X) 51 (X) 

- 184 (X) 185 (X) 93 (X) 50 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 184 955 174 438 100 840 51 307 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CAITLE AND CALVES 

- 180 870 170 (NA) , 99 761 51 283 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 180 4600 180 5 544 91 3357 49 3 129 Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ 

- 168 2 511 157 3 166 85 1 750 44 I 717 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 156 2 342 140 2 976 81 1 615 42 1 627 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 58 169 68 190 31 135 19 90 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ - 119 791 (NA) (NA) 62 552 35 545 Steers, steer co/ves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ - 149 1 298 (NA) (NA) 82 1 055 44 867 

Soles; Cattle and calves __________________________________ _ 

-- 177 2 956 164 2 545 98 2450 51 1 632 

$1,000 -- (X) 795 (X) (NA) (X) 690 (X) 247 Calves ________ ' __________________________________ _ 

- 145 1 504 (NA) (NA) 77 1 129 38 1 012 

$1,000_ - (X) 312 (X) (NA) (X) 246 (X) 115 Cattle __________________________________________ _ 

-- 119 1 452 (NA) (NA) 76 1 321 33 620 

$1,000 -- (X) 483 (X) (NA) (X) 444 (X) 132 Fattened cattle ________________________________ _ 

-- 16 91 (NA) (NA) 8 67 3 48 

$1,000 -- (X) 30 (X) (NA) (X) 23 (X) 15 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 -- 6 69 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory; Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 33 249 46 295 17 144 17 125 Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ 

-- 15 48 (NA) (NA) 9 37 5 10 Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 29 201 (NA) (NA) 13 107 17 115 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 15 63 18 45 9 52 7 19 

-- 11 33 11 20 7 29 5 10 

-- 11 30 13 25 7 23 4 9 Sheep and lombL __________________________________ _ 

-- 25 1 283 34 1 453 22 1 252 18 998 Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ 

-- 24 827 (NA) (NA) 21 799 17 676 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

-- 68 255 80 225 32 151 19 83 

Sales: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 20 445 21 355 12 384 9 162 

-- (X) 27 (X) (NA) (X) 24 (X) 5 

-- 4 (D) 8 171 4 (D) 5 91 

$1,000 -- (X) 3 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 2 Sheep and lombs ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- 25 1 007 35 1 296 22 978 20 955 

-- 26 914 (NA) (NA) 23 883 18 809 

-- (X) 5400 (X) (NA) (X) 5 259 (X) 3 911 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 -- 26 49 (NA) (NA) 23 47 20 31 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

$1,000 -- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 -- 12 31 7 21 9 23 4 17 

-- (X) 12 (X) (NA) (X) 9 (X) 5 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

-- 54 (X) 69 (X) 23 (X) 16 (X) 

-- 52 1 224 68 1 687 23 540 16 486 

Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

-- 52 1 097 68 1 588 23 (D) 16 (D) 

-- 6 127 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______________ _ Turkeys ________________________________________ _ 

T vrkeys for slaughter ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ___________________ _ Other poultry ___________________________________ _ 

-- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- 2 (D) 5 97 - - 2 (D) 

-- 5 34 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 1 (D) 

-- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

-- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 1 (D) 

-- 5 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

Soles: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______________ _ Turkeys ____________________________ -- ______ -- ----

Turkeys for slaughter ________________________ -----

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poullry ond poullry producl'-___________________ $1,000_ 

-- 7 (X) 5 (X) 3 (X) 1 (X) 

-- 4 193 4 130 1 (D) - -

-- 3 (0) 4 130 1 (D) - -

-- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -- 1 (D) - - 1 (0) - -

- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NAJ - - - - - 1 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 12 2 15 1 5 (D) 2 (D) 

228 GILMER COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity F.orms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Carn ,for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ 

\ 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

38 207 (X) - - 15 133 (X) - - - 46 492 (X) (NA) (NA) 19 362 (X) - - - 38 (D) J4 341 - 15 (D) 9 327 - - - - 46 454 24 035 (NA) (NA) 19 (D) 19 235 - - - (D) - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (0) - - (D) - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - -

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (N!'.) - - (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1 (D) (X) - (NAJI 

- - (X) - =1 -

- 3 84 (X) (NA) - - (X) -

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - For silage or green ·chop (tons, greenL _________ .1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) I - -I 

Wheat for groin (bushe1s) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - :(NA) (NA) - - - - - Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 8arley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) INA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Rye far groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - -' - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Other small grains for ·groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

=1 - - - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X; I - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Colton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

'1974_ - 22 7 711 - - 10 4 346 - - - 36 66 2 763 (NA) ,(NA) 11 52 1 715 - -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - 4 (Z) 32 (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 201 6 248 8 562 - - 98 4 092 6 119 - -

- 169 5 421 8 078 (NA) (NA) 51 2 950 4 907 - - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 33 641 1 2571 - (NAll 

14 314 766 - =1 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 734 1 092 - Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - :141 4 635 6 383 - - 77 3 301 4899 - -

Field seed cro~s ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ -, (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)'I - - -I - -I - 5 5 (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 5 1 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (Z) (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 3 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ______________ '1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) -- - 1971L 

tand in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

] - 10 28 (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - 1974_ - 9 14 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 10 14 2 505 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pOlJnds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 3 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Gropes (pounds)'(see text) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (0)_ (NA) (NA) 

- 4 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

'8erries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - 2 (D) (D) - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) INA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse· products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) '(NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GILMER COUNTY, W. VA. 229 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

- 357 119 119 386 135 387 233 99 114 160 92 138 

- (X) 334 ()O 351 (X) 425 (X) 512 

- (X) 305 920 (X) 305 920 (X) 305 920 (X) 305 920 

- (X) 38.9 (X) 44.3 (X) 32.4 (X) 30.1 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms ____________________ . ______ percenL 

Value of land and buildings; 1 

- 141 856 (X) 81 104 (X) 178 824 (X) 117 544 (X) 

- (X) 420 (X) 231 (X) 419 (X) 230 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars-

- 332 33 4431 377 340641 215 26602 175 21 597 - 312 12 911 344 12413 209 11 012 167 9047 

land in forms according to use: Total croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By ocres harvested: 

- 46 271 63 (NA) 16 93 7 (NA) 

- 64 896 69 (NA) 34 473 25 (NA) 

- 54 1 207 70 (NA) 31 682 34 (NA) 

- 70 2 547 72 (NA) 52 1 906 37 (NA) 

- 56 3 664 50 (NA) 54 (0) 44 (NA) 

- 14 1 9571 13 (NA) 14 1 957 13 (NA) 

- 7 (0) 7 (NA) 7 (0) 7 (NA) 

- 1 (0) - (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

3D to 49 ocres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

20010 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 193 19828 231 20484 120 14965 92 11 883 Other cropland __ . _________________________________ _ 

- 23 704 42 1 167 18 625 19 667 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 5 130 (NA) (NA) 5 130 4 (0) 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

- 9 (0) 1 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 8 130 

- 10 431 (NA) (NA) 6 370 6 421 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 285 46204 316 65 210 184 36 187 157 44 074 Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 179 19922 (NA) (NA) 111 15634 88 15391 Woodland not pas tured ____________________________ _ - 178 26282 (NA) (NA) 113 20 553 116 28683 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 243 39472 292 36 113 162 36325 141 26467 Posturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 132 36650 (NA) (NA) 95 34129 92 24341 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 204 2 822 (NA) (NA) 133 2 196 124 2 126 

Pastureland. afl 1ypes __________________________________ _ 

- 331 76400 (NA) (NA) 213 64 728 (NA) 51 615 

Irriga ted land ________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) Ha rvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- - Posture/and irrigated ________________________________ _ - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other - - - (NA) land irrigated _________________________________ _ (NA) - - - - land s.et aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 5 60 ()O (X) 4 (0) (X) (X) 

1]978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 357 7407 386 4 535 233 7247 180 4304 Average per form ___________________________ doflars-- (X) 20 748 (X) 11 749 (X) 31 101 (X) 23 911 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $JOO,OOO or mare ___________________________________ _ 

- 18 4 196 10 (NA) 18 4 196 10 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ - 16 1 144 16 (NA) 16 1 144 16 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 25 713 11 (NA) 25 713 11 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ - 42 546 32 (NA) 42 546 32 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 52 370 37 (NA) 52 370 37 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 80 278 73 (NA) 80 278 73 (NA) Less lhan $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ - 124 160 207 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) 

- 28 61 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,50010 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ Less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

- 27 47 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 27 33 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 42 20 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ - - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ - 62 196 139 474 48 185 (NA) 445 Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

- 14 38 (NA) (NA) 14 38 36 68 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ (otton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T ahaccD ________________________________ -------- ----

- 41 115 (NA) (NA) 30 104 36 130 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 4 4 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 3 216 

- 2 (0) 4 7 2 (0) 2 (0) 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries- _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 4 15 

334 7 211 356 4 022 223 7 062 173 3 825 48 4838 60 2604 42 4835 45 2603 

- 13 201 (NA) (NA) 10 199 13 136 

299 1 718 (NA) (NA) 211 1 609 167 846 

lives tock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ___________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

44 125 (NA) (NA) 39 124 42 83 

127 298 (NA) (NA) 88 264 78 153 

13 32 (NA) (NA) 9 30 4 5 

Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lombs, and wool _______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

11974 data include s.ales of forest products. 

230 GRANT COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigoted land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in farms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 357 386 119 119 312 III 6('fi 12911 2 (D) (D) (D) 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 9 5 28 I (0) (0) - - - - - I 007 24 (0) (0) 2 (0) (D) (0) - 32 31 

~~:~ ~ ~~~::========~============= - 16 18 967 12 712 154 - - - -

- 27 36 2283 23 I 949 468 - - - - 100 to J39 acres ___________________ _ 

- 53 44 6314 51 6 114 I 065 - - - -

1.40 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'-__________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 37 32 5965 28 4482 680 - - - -

- 28 

il ~ :;il 27 5 237 I 0211 - - -

:j - 26 24 5 681 

, ~jl - - -

- 65 82 22 541 61 21 122 - - - - 40 54 27 262 38 25 698 2 202 - - -

- 20 21 27 154 19 25 804 2 868 - - -

- 4 5 14 028 4 14 028 I 034 - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

--------- 357 119 119 386 135 3871 233 99 1141 180 92 1381 

--------- 312 12 911 344 12413 209 II 012 167 9 047 

--------- 271 71 015 328 103 3871 165 54 8771 139 64 040 

--------- 232 7 775 (NA) 9 029 145 6 176 (NA) 6045 

--------- 69 44 308 47 29 579 57 41 359 36 26498 

--------- 66 4 628 (NA) 2 856 55 4439 (NA) 2617 

--------- 17 3 796 II 2 421 II 2 878 5 I 600 

land in farms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 14 508 (NA) 528 9 397 (NA) 385 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

--------- 317 93 064 (NA) (NA) 199 74 213 166 78 400 Partnership _________________________ _ 

--------- 34 16 782 (NA) (NA) 28 15 628 12 (0) Corporation _________________________ _ 

--------- 6 9 273 (NA) (NA) 6 9 273 2 (0) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut ianal, etc __ - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

All forms I Farms with sales of I All forms I Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ____________________________ _ 

- 196 225 149 118 On farm operated ______________________ 260 272 169 123 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 161 159 84 60 Not on form operated ___________________ 48 36 33 16 

Operotors by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________ _ 21 

Not reported ___________________________ 49 76 31 39 

- 3 2 2 Operotors reporting days of work off form: 

- 28 21 19 10 None _________________________________ 140 116 100 53 35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ 

- 46 57 30 33 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 25 29 20 9 45 to 54 yeorL ______________________ _ - 62 74 40 31 50 to 99 days __________________________ II 20 5 5 55 to 64 yearL ______________________ _ 

- 123 137 82 67 100 to 149 doys ________________________ 10 15 4 9 65 years and over ____________________ _ 

- 95 93 60 35 150 to 199 doy'-_______________________ 29 27 20 14 Average oge _________________________ _ 

- 55.8 55.8 55.7 54.1 200 days or more ______________________ 125 108 69 44 

lApp lies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms I Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and paultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ ------------ __ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

- 166 I Jl9 155 685 123 I 105 97 655 

- 294 3 242 298 2 035 188 3 191 146 I 968 - 110 2968 186 I 850 79 2 947 108 I 822 

- 240 42 (NA) (NA) 173 38 109 19 146 46 172 34 94 41 91 29 - 191 133 211 137 134 113 108 120 140 46 80 35 96 37 54 34 - 147 314 148 301 107 241 85 287 6 II 8 2 6 II 3 I 

equipment ___________________________________________ _ 83 26 III 34 67 22 68 27 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~ey~~r Natural _~~t~~~_a~~_~~~~~:~== gas _______________________________________ ======== =============== _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other- coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 339 434 (NA) (NA) 222 389 (NA) (NA) 

- 339 337 364 202 222 301 176 169 - 335 205 (NA) (NA) 219 175 174 124 - 80 35 (NA) (NA) 67 34 94 12 - 30 66 (NA) (NA) 30 66 8 II - 24 (D) (NA) (NA) 18 (0) } I (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) 176 23 - 339 25 (NA) (NA) 222 21 

- 191 88 (NA) (NA) 131 80 (NA) (NA) - 34 9 (NA) (NA) 26 8 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GRANT COUNTY, W. VA. 231 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dam ore hosed on (] sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.soo or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 178 5 584 128 

- 177 4 653 127 

- 31 931 21 

- 68 1 290 54 Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigcnts, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 35 864 27 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 2 

- 97 1 313 65 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - -

- 66 (X) 55 

- 35 (X) 31 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ doHarsFarms by value group: $1 to $4.999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctor5 ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- CottonpickerL ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

- Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

- Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

357 350 232 168 machinery and equipment-Con. 

3 883 3 689 3 126 2 165 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

10 876 10 540 13 474 12 887 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

102 120 I 80 

~I $70.000 to $99.999 ______________________ 

137 103 45 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

61 80j 50 44j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Num ber 

230 305 85 86 176 219 267 432 91 105 223 327 309 536 49 62 292 474 

10 10 I (0) 9 (0) 

2 (0) I (0) I (0) 

28 28 6 6 22 22 

- - - - - - 104 105 38 39 66 66 188 199 37 39 153 160 

36 37 9 9 28 28 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are bosed on 0 sompJe of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

4 647 3950 

697 

1 064 

824 

-

(0) 

1 222 

-

00 

()() 

1974 

Farms Acres on wruch used 

108 449O (NA) 3526 (NA) 964 21 947 

(NA) 668 

- -

3 159 

(NA) 671 

2 (0) 

10 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or moll! 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

26 27 26 20 

24 14 24 11 

3 5 3 5 

~1 I{ 

4 1 - -

- -' L - -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

246 321 112 

269 390 III 

292 473 74 

6 6 - I (0) -

17 17 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

82 85 26 167 177 32 

37 40 10 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 doys or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Form s ________________________________ . __________ -- ____ ---- 147 56 (X) 115 (X) 107 85 Workers ______________________________________________ ---- 364 (X) 79 (X) 285 289 393 

Farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ -

- 49 38 38 42 42 30 22 2 workers ____________________________________ -- - ______ _ - 52 14 28 36 72 39 15 3 or 4 workers ________________________________ -_ - ______ _ - 31 4 13 24 81 23 23 

- 14 - - 12 (0) 14 21 5 to 9 workers ________________________________ -_ - ______ _ 

- I - - I (0) I 4 10 workers or more ____________________________ -- -- _____ _ 

232 GRANT COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number forms Number forms Number Farms Humber 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any collie, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 336 (X) 361 (X) 218 (X) 173 (X) 

- 326 (X) 349 (X) 214 (X) 168 (X) 

I 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any collie, hogs, or sheep_. __________________ $1.000_ - 334 7 211 356 4022 223 7062 173 3 825 

- 326 2 141 347 (HA) 218 1 997 168 1 082 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________ . _______ _ 

Milk cows _______ • _______ • ___ • ________________ ._ 

Herfers and heifer calves ___________________ ._. _____ _ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls ond bull calves _______ . _____ _ 

- 304 12 682 329 14 373 209 11 495 167 11 736 

- 280 6508 303 7377 190 5 749 161 6031 

- 258 6 147 261 6970 180 5429 149 5 741 

- 79 361 127 407 54 320 60 290 

- 205 2 524 (HA) (NA) 144 2310 130 2776 

- 228 3650 (HA) (HA) 165 3436 145 2929 

Sales, Collie ond calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves _________________________ ...., _____ • _________ ._ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Follened collie _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs Qnd pigs ___ • __________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _________ • ___________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Oec.l of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 299 6574 314 5 520 211 6 115 167 4618 

- (X) 1 718 (X) (HA) (X) 1 609 (X) 846 

- 223 3390 (HA) (HA) 149 3 048 128 2224 

- (X) 639 (X) (NA) (X) 566 (X) 243 

- 197 3 184 (NA) (NA) 156 3067 124 2394 

- (X) 1 079 (X) (NA) (X) 1 043 (X) 602 

- 22 390 (HA) (NA) 19 384 17 339 

- (X) 143 (Xl (NA) (X) 

1411 

(Xl 104 

- 13 201 (NA) (NA) 10 199 13 136 

- 65 1 598 85 1 504 51 1 5371 47 1 295 

- 37 284 (NA) (NA) 34 269 1 35 171 

- 58 1 314 (NA) (HA) 46 1 268 41 1 124 

- 40 277 57 322 34 271 38 264 

- 33 140 47 146 30 137 33 119 

- 31 137 41 176 28 134 29 145 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 123 6477 168 8 749 84 5361 75 5405 

- 119 4 109 (NA) (NA) 81 3313 74 3 128 

- 10 308 (NA) (NA) 7 297 2 (D) Horses. and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 56 2171 46 171 35 131 1 20 89 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 44 2024 62 2040 39 1 994 42 1 639 $1,000_ - (X) 125 (X) (NA) (X) 124 (X) 83 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 19 847 36 1 050 18 (D) 24 769 

$1,000_ - (X) 28 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 15 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 127 5 682 176 7099 88 4971 78 4 511 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 121 4608 (HA) (HA) 83 3 727 77 3 529 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 25525 (X) (NA) (X) 20658 (X) 20968 Sheep. Iambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goots _____________________________________________ _ - 127 298 (NA) (NA) I 88 264 78 153 1 - 3 74 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

$1.000_ - (X) 1 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 10 31 7 30 6 21 1 (D) 

$1.000_ - (Xl (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old. __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 95 (Xl 125 (X) I 65 8 l'iJ I 62 (X) 

- 70 9063 100 3 815 41 40 2 203 

- 70 8963 99 

3702

1 

41 (D) 40 (D) 

- 4 100 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- 22 498 302 23 393 833 21 (D) 19 393 800 

- 14 49805 (NA) (NA) 11 49 792 7 81 004 Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - 9 49769 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 7 81 004 

- 7 36 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older. _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens __________ . ______ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Tu,keys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 8 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) I 1 (X) 

- 39 (X) I 39 (Xl 34 (X) I 35 (X) 

- 4 (D) 10 70 652 1 (D) 6 (D) 

- 4 (D) 9 652 1 (D) 5 612 

- - (HA) (NA) - 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 26 2 859 687 29 2 375 005 26 2 859 687 29 2 375 005 

- 10 371 475 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 7 127 284 

- 10 371 475 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 7 127 284 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) 1 (X) 

- 48 4838 60 2604 42 4835 45 2 603 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GRANT COUNTY, W. VA. 233 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ · 1974. For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ · 1974. for silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974. · For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ · 1974. · 

Sorghums for all purposes __________________ . __ 1978. 

1974. For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978. · 1974. · For silage or green chop (1ons, greenL _________ 1978. · 1974. · Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons. dry) __________ 1978. · 1974. · Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978. · 

1974. · 

Wheat for groin (bushels). _________ . ________ . __ 1978. · 1974. · Oots for groin (bushels) _. _____________________ 1978. · 

1974. · Barley for groin (bushels). _____________________ 1978. · 1974. · Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ · 1974. · Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978 

1974 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 

1974 Peanufs for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 

1974 Cotlon (boles) ......•..............•......... 1978 

1974 T oboeeo (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974 Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978 

1974 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see texO _________________ 1978 

1974 

Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ...................•.. 1978 

1974 Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 

1974 Alfalfa seed (pounds) ......•.........••.•... 1978 

1974 Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 

1974 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 

1974 Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 

1974 Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 

1974 

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land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974. 

Apples (pounds) ..........................•. 1978. 

1974. 

Peoches (pounds) ............••.••.......... 1978. 

1974. Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974. Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ 

Olher crops •.•.....•............•....••.•... 1978. 

234 GRANT COUNTY, W. VA. 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Farms 

105 

117 

65 

74 

67 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

20 

37 

12 

(NA) 

7 (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

18 

37 

-

-

302 

320 

98 

(NA) 

228 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

4 

9 

4 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

I 

(NA) 

7 

9 

6 (NA) 

5 (NA) 

2 

(NA) 

I 

4 

I (NA) 

2 

-

All forms 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

I 823 (X) 

I 909 (X) 

690 58 382 854 72 214 I 133 15 501 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X) 

- (X) 

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

143 5 424 280 7 443 73 2584 (NA) (NA) 

67 2 490 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - - - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - 13 2 733 

38 4 624 

- - - - 10 926 17486 

9 869 17 637 

2 077 4 2501 (NA) (NA) 

7 827 12 082 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) I 

73 (X) 

24 (X) 

(0) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

3 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(0) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

22 (X) 

165 (X) 

8 10 180 

(NA) (NA) 

9 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) 

(Z) (X) 

(0) (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) 

- (X) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated Harvested Irrigoted 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

- - 85 I 735 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 83 I 737 (X) - - - - 52 649 56 094 - - (NA) (NA) 49 762 67 615 - - - - 58 I 0Il6 14 814 - - (NA) (NA) 59 951 13 009 - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) 3 24 (X) - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - 19 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) 27 207 6 305 - -

- - 10 (0) (0) - -

(NA) (NA) 9 83 4 275 - -

- - 7 67 2 490 - -

(NA) INA) 15 172 8 256 - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - 13 12 2 529 - - (NA) (NA) 19 32 4 107 - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 202 9 101 15 384 - - (NA) (NA) 156 6 775 13 241 - -

-

(NAlI 

69 I 805 3 806 - - (NA) 48 I 203 3 776 - -

- - 159 6 490 10 559 - -

- - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - -

2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) I (0) (X) I (0) 

2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) I (0) (X) I (0) 

2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) I (0) (X) I (0) 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X)I -

] - - 5 (0) (X) - (NA) (NA) 3 154 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 4 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 3 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 2 (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

A" forms forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Farms ___________________ ._._. ________ ---------------

Average size of form _____ ._. __________ ---------------

AP~;~~~~i!~ ~~nfa~~~a==:= ====:=:: :::::::::::: ::-pe~unt: 

183 573 725 183602 449 146 026 342 127923 

- 755 (X) 325 (X) 374 (X) 243 ()() 253 - ()() 656 640 ()() 656640 

- (X) 656 640 ()() 656640 (X) 19.5 (X) 28.0 (X) 28.0 (X) 22.2 -

Value of land and buildings,' I 

~::~~= ~~ ~~:' ==::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~:::~:: 176 809 (X) 86 643 (X) 239 752 (X) 137 000 (X) 

- (X) 723 (X) 366 - (X) 721 ()() 342 

Land in farms according to use: Total cropland ____________________________________ ---

Harvested cropland ___________________ ._. _________ _ 716 55264 690 56 581 432 41 695 325 38 551 

- 679 25480 640 23 595 408 20266 313 17523 - By Qcres harvested: 1 to 9 acres ___ . _____________ ._. _____________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _. _________________ ._. _____ • ___ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

86 461 84 (NA) 21 98 11 (NA) - 37 (NA) 182 2484 153 (NA) 76 1 074 - 2623 128 (NA) 70 1 623 49 (NA) 

- 115 85 (NA) 149 5417 132 (NA) 107 3867 - 7374 108 (NA) 95 6587 96 (NA) - 107 29 (NA) 

- 29 3 7541 29 (NA) I 28 (D) (NA) 11 3367 4 (NA) 11 (D) 4 - 2 - - - 2 (NA) - - (NA) (NA) I - - - (NA) - - - - 369 26 151 434 30027 224 19893 178 19448 - 79 2959 52 1 536 31 1 580 - 119 3633 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil~improvement 

grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which 0" crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Croplo nd idle ___________________________________ _ 

32 875 (NA) (NA) 15 398 9 1 061 - (D) 3 39 8 145 (NA) (NA) 4 - 104 21 232 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 6 - (NA) (NA) 26 835 13 376 - 72 2381 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

570 64 681 533 62 748 349 47351 250 40 001 - 156 16584 346 25555 (NA) (NA) 225 19580 - 39 126 (NA) (NA) 219 27 nl 165 23417 - 364 

Other rond _________________________________________ _ 586 63 628 564 64273 358 56980 281 49371 - Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads. wasteland, etc _______ _ 321 56945 (NA) (NA) 226 51 764 198 45184 - 497 6683 (NA) (HA) 297 5216 236 4187 -

Posturelond, 0" typeL _________________________________ _ 

- 661 108651 (NA) (NA) 420 91 237 (NA) 81 216 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other rond irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 1 (D) 10 153 - - 7 136 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 7 136 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 7 40 ()() (X) 3 (D) (X) (X) 

1]978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

- 755 10039 725 7 253 449 9657 342 6818 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 13296 (X) 10004 (X) 21 508 (X) 19 936 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 21 3353 11 (NA) 21 3353 11 (NA) 

- 46 2989 38 (NA) 46 2989 38 (NA) 

- 38 987 38 (NA) 38 967 38 (NA) 

- 71 (D) 52 (NA) 71 (D) 52 (NA) 

- 120 (D) 66 (NA) 120 (D) 66 (NA) 

- 153 538 121 (NA) 153 538 121 (NA) 

- 305 366 397 (NA) (X) (X) 16 (NA) 

- 52 115 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 62 106 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 73 92 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 118 53 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Colton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporotion loons ___ ' ______________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melans ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 174 498 252 552 102 425 (NA) 474 

- 46 84 (NA) (NA) 32 76 56 18i - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 128 299 (NA) (NA) 70 242 66 223 - 11 8 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

- 7 6 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 4 4 - 4 96 7 61 4 96 6 (D) 

- 11 4 (NA) (NA) 4 1 4 3 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Coltle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see 'ext) _________ _ 

- 663 9540 659 6613 429 9232 331 6258 - 28 (D) 48 388 17 (D) 22 386 - 48 2409 (NA) (NA) 44 2408 64 2 524 - 621 6480 (NA) (NA) 420 6223 324 3 056 - 54 96 (NA) (NA) 36 82 38 40 - 139 317 (NA) (NA) 105 291 110 209 - 37 (D) (NA) (NA) 21 (D) 17 44 

'1974 data include sales afforest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GREENBRIER COUNTY, W. VA. 235 
Table 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Fanns 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

- 755 725 183 573 679 175 460 25480 1 (0) (0) All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with-

- 21 15 58 6 30 30 - - - - 112 82 3 587 90 2 994 1 055 - - - - 48 60 2 758 46 2 644 715 - - - - 82 90 6914 75 6322 1 491 - - - - 106 101 12 241 95 11 035 2 311 1 (0) (0) 

- 84 73 13 243 77 12 050 2 195 - - - - 56 45 :; ~;I 55 10 828 2 134 - - - - 51 47 50 12 154 I 694 - - - - 116 133 40 558 108 37 626 5 780 - - -

- 55 59 37421 53 36421 3642 - - - - 15 14 19 372 15 19 372 2007 - - - - 9 6 23 984 9 23 984 2426 - - -

1 fa 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

140 fa 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 755 Ha rvested cropland ____________________________ _ 679 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 555 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 496 Port owners __________________________________ _ 174 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 163 T enonfs _____________________________________ _ 26 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 20 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 692 Pa rtnership __________________________________ _ 50 Corporation __________________________________ _ 7 Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 6 

All farms 

Acres 

183 573 

25 480 

106 655 

14 552 

72 127 

10 324 

4 791 

604 

158 652 

13 794 

9 492 

1 635 

1974 

Forms 

725 

640 

553 

(NA) 

140 

(NA) 

32 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

183 602 

23 595 

113 070 

13 293 

63 868 

9 199 

6 664 

I 103 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

449 

408 

293 

266 

142 

133 

14 

9 

407 

32 

7 

3 

Acres 

146 026 

20 266 

74677 

10 084 

68 169 

9 759 

3 180 

423 

123 494 

12 100 

9 492 

940 

1974 

Forms 

342 

313 

208 

(NA) 

113 

(NA) 

21 

(NA) 

319 

18 

4 

1 

Irrigoted 

land 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acres 

127 923 

17 523 

61 930 

7 881 

60 782 

8680 

5 211 

962 

114 960 

8090 (0) 

(0) 

All forms Farms with sales af All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or mare 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of res idence: 

543 497 327 236 

116 100 79 47 

Forming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ 312 396 212 221 On form operated 

443 322 237 116 Not on farm operate-d-=~================= 96 121 43 54 Operators by age grovp: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 81 

Not reported ___________________________ 

3 2 6 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yefYs ________________________ _ 74 52 37 32 None _________________________________ 258 265 163 126 35 to 44 yearL _______________________ _ 115 100 75 51 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 39 34 21 21 45 to 54 yeorL _______________________ _ 173 182 97 89 50 to 99 days. _________________________ 23 17 16 6 55 fa 64 yeorL _______________________ _ 213 179 142 86 100 to 149 days. _______________________ 37 29 23 9 65 years and over _____________________ _ 177 197 96 73 150 to 199 days ________________________ 40 25 23 8 Average oge __________________________ _ 53.9 55.3 53.9 53.2 200 days or more ______________________ L- 322 237 178 97 __________ 

__________ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 324 2440 306 1 226 223 2 392 165 1 122 

- 555 1 762 569 1 726 360 1 686 284 1 613 

- 130 1 038 413 1 359 95 1 027 251 1 312 

- 552 187 (NA) (NA) 360 175 220 90 

- 331 165 311 100 227 155 194 92 

- 503 502 477 455 324 453 242 397 

- 432 146 228 76 312 125 145 68 

- 278 725 271 640 177 676 174 610 

- 30 26 27 11 30 26 15 9 

livestock and poultry purchosecL _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and paultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ ---- -----------

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form lobar ________________________ ---- -----------

Contract lobar ________________________ -_ ---------------

- 226 119 187 73 132 84 104 56 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipmenf ___________________________ - ------------ ---

- 755 702 (NA) (NA) 448 605 (NA) (NA) 

- 755 530 700 323 448 453 336 252 

- 690 311 (NA) (NA) 418 268 319 167 

- 417 138 (NA) (NA) 271 120 136 47 

- 10 I (NA) (NA) 10 1 4 2 

- 68 25 (NA) (NA) 35 20 } 4 4 (NA) (NA) 4 4 336 35 

- 755 51 (NA) (NA) 448 40 

410 156 (NA) (NA) 279 139 (NA) (NA) 

- 103 16 (NA) (NA) 62 13 (NA) (NA)r 

Energy and petroleum products- _________________________ _ 

Pefroleum products ____________ -------- ---------- ----

Gasoline __________________ -- -------- -- ------------

Diesel fuel ________________ -- -- ---- ---- ------------

~~eY~~i _~~t~~~_a_n_d_~~~~~~~== == ====== ============ === Natural gas ______________ -- - - ---- -- ------------ ----

Kerosene, mo'or oil, and grease ________ - _______ -- ----

Electricity ______________ ------ -- ---- -- -- -- ------------ Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

236 GREENBRIER COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto ore based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All forms Forms with sok!-s of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on whi<::h used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ______________________ - _____ _ Lime __________________________________________________ ----

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants~ etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords- ____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

460 16 297 308 - 454 10 643 302 - 172 5 654 147' - 245 7 027 182 -

65 I 787 51 - 2 (D) 2 - 3 5 - -

- 319 4 159 240 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruiL ___ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird co"trol _______________________ _ 

18 362 18 - 252 (X) 176 -

- 124 (X) 87 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: 

-

-

-

$1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,99L ____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors-__________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self~propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Farms· with sales All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market volue of all 

755 689 448 320 machinery and equipment-Con. 

13 472 9 570 II 052 6677 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

17 844 13 890 24 671 20 866 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

155 180 58 47 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

201 199 54 60 1 

$100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

192 175 153 93j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

406 611 225 309 216 302 617 938 246 297 449 641 687 I 109 180 236 576 873 19 19 - (OJ 1 

19 19 9 10 I 9 (0) 

77, 78 7 70 70 - - - - - - 263 278 105 105 163 173 389 399 92' 92 301 307 

130 161 46 47 86 114 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text) 

Hired· workers-All farms, 1978 

14650 

9 267 

5 383 

6 108 

I 610 

(D) 

- 3 753 

362 

00 

00 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

242 12366 

(HA) 7445 

(NA) 4921 

52 I 693 

(NA) I 328 

- -

I (D) 

(NA) 2 4811 

2 (0) 

19 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

84 50 73 41 

62 57 50 51 

38 21 37 21 

10' r 10 

8 ~ 711 1 8 7 

5 ..J i L 5 ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

450 554 234 551 803 288 591 955 259 

13 13 I 18 18 6 

46 52 7 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

187 200 92 361 373 94 

101 112 56 

Any hired workersWorking 150 days or more Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 278 75 (X) 259 (X) 177 174 - 996 (X) 128 ()() 868 669 897 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers ____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers ________________________ . _________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 65 50 50 65 65 43 32 - 46 12 24 44 88 34 33 - 94 9 31 95 317 48 43 - 67 4 23 51 328 46 40 - 6 - - 4 70 6 26 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUl TURf-COUNTY DATA GREENBRIER COUNTY, W. VA. 237 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

- 689 (X)I 679 (X) 424 (X) 327 (X) 

- 662 (X) 670 (X) 414 (X) 323 (X) 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 663 9 540 659 6 613 429 9 232 331 6 258 

- 651 6 893 645 (NA) 427 6 596 327 3 305 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1 ,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $l,OOO_ 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

- 632 30 874 656 37 185 402 27 249 321 30464 

- 567 15 672 570 18 437 361 13 782 301 15 017 

- 509 13 322 496 15 191 327 11 562 255 11 950 

- 171 2 350 228 3 246 103 2 220 132 3067 

- 478 7 192 (NA) (NA) 311 6 371 235 6687 

- 546 8 010 (NA) (NA) 355 7 096 260 8 760 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Sales; 

-- 621 18995 619 15 666 420 17857 324 13 485 

-- (X) 6480 (X) (NA) (X) 6 223 (X) 3 056 

-- 412 5 610 (NA) (NA) 277 4 880 195 3 841 

-- (X) 1 277 (X) (NA) (X) 1 145 (X) 438 

-- 485 13 385 (NA) (NA) 357 12 977 276 9644 

-- (X) 5 203 (X) (NA) (X) 5 078 (X) 2617 

-- 52 1 161 (NA) (NA) 36 1 108 29 994 

-- (X) 558 (X) (NA) (X) 543 (X) 354 

-- 48 2409 (NA) (NA) 44 2 408 64 2 524 

Coftle and calves __________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Calves _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Catlle __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Fattened cattle _. _______________________________ _ 

$1.000 Dairy products __ . _____________________________ $1,000 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

-- 116 1 215 135 1 103 58 892 66 696 

-- 36 175 (NA) (NA) 21 125 26 115 

- - 113 1 040 (NA) (NA) 56 767 62 581 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

Used or tq be used for breeding ____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL _____________________________ _ 

-- 37 188 51 216 21 143 27 137 

-- 29 87 39 123 16 65 22 62 

-- 28 101 32 93 17 78 19 75 

-- 137 6 294 175 9 433 104 5 462 107 6 976 

-- 129 4 602 (NA) (NA) 99 4 066 103 4 475 

-- 6 26 (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

-- 187 593 190 644 114 380 93 402 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec_ 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________ . ______________________ _ 

$1,000 -- 54 1 535 65 1 220 36 1 255 38 892 

-- (X) 96 (X) (NA) (X) 82 (X) 40 

- 10 209 24 414 5 92 8 221 

- (X) 6 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 4 

- 138 6 342 176 7 972 105 5 756 110 6 153 

- 128 5 520 (NA) (NA) 99 4 931 105 5 249 

- (X) 30 537 (X) (NA) (X) 27048 (X) 29 475 

- 139 317 (NA) (NA) 105 291 110 209 

Soles: 

Hogs and pigs_ 

Feeder pigs _ 

$1.000_ Sheep and lambs- ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of waol _________________ .. __________________ _ 

Sheep, lombs. ond wool ________________________ $1.000_ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - - 23 43 21 72 16 35 12 58 

- (X) 37 (X) (NA) (X) 34 (X) 42 

Goats __ . ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies ___ _ 

$1.000_ 

POULTRY 

- 163 (X) 185 (X) 85 (X) 73 (X) 

- 161 18 765 178 29 517 85 17 214 72 27 156 

- 161 18 473 173 29 245 85 17018 72 (0) 

- 21 292 (NA) (NA) 14 196 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 14 193 8 245 7 175 - -

- 14 81 (NA) (NA) 10 54 7 61 

5 26 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 5 42 

- 11 55 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 3 19 

- 16 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 3 (X) 

Inventory: Any poultry ______________________________________ ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________ ---________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter __________________ - ___ ------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry _~ __________________________________ _ 

- 17 (X) 24 (X) 9 (X) 11 (X) 

- 4 (0) 15 10349 4 (0) 8 10 180 

- 4 (0) 15 10 347 4 (0) 8 10 180 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (0) 8 1 018 1 (0) 2 (0) 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 3 8 254 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 8 254 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 28 (0) 48 388 17 (0) 22 386 

Soles, 

Any poultry _ ~ ________________ ---- -- - - ------ -- ---- --- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys • _______________ ---- -- ------ -- ------------

Turkeys for slaughter __________ -- -- ----- - ------ --- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry ond poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

238 GREENBRIER COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

I 1974_ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

276 4 575 (X) I -

(NA~1 201 4 265 (X) I - - - (X) (NA) 186 4417 (X) 3 62 - 296 4 875 

166 1 276 130 313 - 110 1 094 116 418 - - - 1 649 136 670 (NA) 102 1 352 116 051 - - - 188 (NA) 

164 (0) 56 016 - - 141 (0) 54476 - - - 3 62 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 138 3 019 54 952 

2 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 46 (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

4 27 (X) - - 4 27 (X) - - - 12 226 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 87 (X) - - - For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 4 27 215 - - 4 27 215 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 87 995 -

~I -

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) -

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

-

Wheat for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Borley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

22 136 4 750 - - 17 116 4 270 - - - (NA) (NA) 39 345 12 815 1 (0) - 54 410 14 706 

53 360 12 628 - - 36 289 9877 - - - (NA) (NA) 24 182 8 508 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

16 130 5 425 - - 16 130 5 425 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 21 205 11 374 - - - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1 (0) (D) - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 47 1 306 - - - - (X) - - =1 - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) 

(NA~I 1 (0) (X) 

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 34 33 2 430 - - 17 17 1 035 - -

- 77 29 1 815 (NA) (NA) 23 17 902 - -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 1 60 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (D) - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textl _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 648 20 601 36 292 1 (D) 393 15 782 30 637 - -

- 591 17 714 36 935 (NA) (NA) 295 12 401 28 762 3 69 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 197 4 288 10 357 - - 132 3 353 8 813 - (OJ I - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 95 2 378 6 278 1 

Other tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 474 13 401 22 034 1 (0) 303 10 388 18 720 - -

Field seed crops-_____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfolfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables horvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ - 11 16 (X) - - 4 8 (X) - - 1974_ - 7 8 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 6 (0) (Xl - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (Xl - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 5 1 (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) I - -

- 19 62 (Xl - - 8 31 (X) - - 1974_ - 18 60 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 50 (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 19 50 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 28 (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 47 43 680 (NA) (NA) Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 9 3 - (NA) (NA) 3 (Z) - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 8 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) . (0) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 7 2 (X) - - 3 1 (X) - - 1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 5 2 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (Z) (X) - - - 7 2 3 880 - - 3 1 (D) - - 1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (D) - -

- 4 63 (X) - - 4 63 (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GREENBRIER COUNTY, W. VA. 239 
Tobie 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ Approximate lond oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percent-

- 509 152 070 495 170 170 326 125 034 252 126 076 

- (X) 299 (Xl 344 00 384 (X) 500 - (X) 408960 (Xl 408960 (X) 408960 (X) 408 960 

- (X) 37.2 (X) 41.6 (X) 30.6 (X) 30.8 

Value of lond and buildings: I 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 175 772 (X) 97040 (X) 221 204 (Xl 131 833 (X) 

- (X) 561 (Xl 282 (X) 558 (X) 264 

land in forms according to us~ T otol croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 484 49642 470 47888 309 41029 243 33678 

- 453 22492 435 20973 294 19169 241 17 192 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 ocres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 67 387 64 (NA) 20 127 18 (HA) 

- 85 I 191 78 (NA) 40 574 15 (NA) 

- 64 I 523 69 (NA) 31 744 26 (HA) 

- 104 3888 104 (NA) 83 3 133 70 (NA) 

- 95 6 138 74 (NA) 83 5 411 66 (HA) 

- 25 (D) 35 (HA) 24 (D) 35 (HA) 

- 10 2770 8 (HA) 10 2770 8 (HA) 

- 2 (D) 2 (HA) 2 (D) 2 (HA) 

- I (D) I (HA) I (D) 1 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 317 22015 335 24102 210 17707 154 14585 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 115 5 135 86 2813 74 4153 40 1901 

Cropland in cover cr:ops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 35 783 (HA) (NA) 25 689 16 926 

- 15 183 (HA) (NA) 5 41 10 125 

- 9 129 (NA) (NA) 6 96 8 92 Cropland idle __________________________________ _ 

-- 73 4040 (NA) (HA) 48 3327 18 758 

Total woodlond ____________________________________ _ 

-- 451 73910 410 91 269 296 58 197 213 69075 Woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ___________________________ _ -- 242 15 753 (NA) (NA) 164 12620 135 II 332 

-- 370 58 157 (NA) (NA) 247 45577 176 57743 

Other Iond ________________________________________ _ 

-- 403 28518 383 31 013 265 25808 200 23323 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 145 18 174 (NA) (NA) 111 16781 III 18548 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- 378 10344 (NA) (NA) 246 9027 170 4775 

Posturelond, all types _________________________________ _ 

-- 419 55942 (NA) (NA) 280 47 108 (NA) 44 465 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

-- 5 224 8 401 4 (D) 5 269 Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ 

-- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 5 269 Posturelond irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated ________________________________ _ 

-- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 _______ _ -- 30 200 (X) (X) 25 182 (X) (X) 

1}978 data ore based on a somple of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars-- 509 II 153 495 7341 326 10922 252 7078 

- (X) 21 911 (Xl 14830 (X) 33 505 (X) 28087 

Forms by volue of ogricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 17 7053 14 (NA) 17 7053 14 (NA) 

- 20 I 282 19 (NA) 20 I 282 19 (NA) 

- 31 878 25 (NA) 31 878 25 (NA) 

- 46 637 46 (NA) 46 637 46 (NA) 

- 97 653 58 (NA) 97 653 58 (NA) 

- 115 420 81 (NA) 115 420 81 (NA) 

- 183 230 252 (NA) (X) (X) 9 (NA) 

- 29 64 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (Xl (X) 

- 52 90 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 42 51 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 60 26 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (Xl (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops __________________ ---------- ------ -------.------ Groins ______________________________ ---------------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _. _______________ _ 

T abaCCD ___ • _. ________________________ --------------

Field seeds, hoy. forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

O.her crops ________________________ -- -------.-------

- 180 6343 250 4 096 133 6299 (NA) 4033 

- 57 203 (NA) (NA) 50 196 78 210 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 81 144 (NA) (NA) 49 117 57 127 

- 10 98 (NA) (NA) 7 97 6 60 

- 60 5862 (NA) (NA) 51 5855 53 3597 

- 3 (0) 7 28 3 (D) 3 23 

- 12 (D) (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 5 17 

livestock, paultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and paultry praducts ____________ ---------------

Dairy products __________________ - _____ -------------- Cattle and calves ________________________________ ----

Hogs and pigL ___________________________ -----------

Sheep, lambs, and woaL _____________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 425 4810 427 3 148 288 4623 220 2952 

- 47 1868 58 I 440 31 I 863 37 I 435 

- 13 248 (NA) (NA) 10 247 13 110 

- 389 2219 (NA) (NA) 272 2078 209 I 103 

- 107 301 (HA) (NA) 72 276 84 225 

- 65 135 (NA) (NA) 48 123 52 69 

- 21 39 (NA) (NA) 13 36 10 10 

1]974 doto include sales of forest products. 

240 HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 509 495 152 070 453 142 191 22492 5 7 313 I 124 224 

Forms with- 1 to 9 Dcres _______________________ _ 10 fa 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ ~ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 9 12 40 3 16 10 - - - -

- 44 41 1 278 35 1 069 402 - - - -

- 35 32 2053 27 1 585 536 I (D) (D) (0) 

- 36 35 3004 34 2 845 670 - - - -

- 85 63 10 172 79 9468 I 956 1 (0) (D) (D) 

- 57 57 8 976 52 8 225 1 618 - - - -

- 40 52 7979 36 7 193 1 166 - - - -I - 41 27 9800 36 8 591 I 487 - - -

(011 - 96 93 33 835 88 30 937 4623 1 (0) (D) 

- 42 52 29487 40 27981 3942 - - -

- 17 24 21 418 16 20 253 2665 1 (0) (D) (0) 

- 7 7 24028 7 24028 3417 1 (D) (0) (0) 

Table 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

--------- 509 152 070 495 170 170 326 125 034 252 126 076 

--------- 453 22492 435 20 973 294 19 169 241 17 192 land in farms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

--------- 392 94 849 409 127 032 231 71 359 186 85 913 

--------- 344 11 983 (NA) 13 099 206 9 254 (NA) 9 722 

--------- 100 53 186 70 40 060 84 50 297 55 37 978 

--------- 94 9 747 (NA) 7 190 78 9 307 (NA) 6878 

--------- 17 4035 16 3 078 11 3 378 11 2 185 

--------- 15 762 (NA) 684 10 608 (NA) 592 

Tenure of operator: full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 448 120 566 (NA) (NA) 284 97 282 225 102 813 

--------- 52 21 042 (NA) (NA) 35 17 573 20 16894 

--------- 9 10462 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 7 6 369 

ianal, etc._ - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

All farms Forms with soles of I All forms I Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming __ '- ________ '- ________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 yeors ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL ______________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ 

Average age _________________________ _ 

Operators by place of res idence: 

- 229 272 177 186 On farm operated ______________________ 367 351 238 181 

- 280 216 149 59 Not on farm operated ___________________ 98 63 58 32 

21 

Not reported ___________________________ 44 741 30 32 1 

- 3 2 2 Operators reporting days of work off form: 

- 42 36 25 12 None _________________________________ 157 144 121 80 

- 81 63 47 28 1 to 49 dayL __________________________ 47 42 27 27 

- 129 132 83 83 50 to 99 days __________________________ 21 18 18 10 

- 145 124 96 53 100 to 149 dayL _______________________ 12 19 7 11 

- 109 131 73 67 150 to 199 days ________________________ 38 33 26 15 

- 53.7 55.6 54.3 55.5 200 days or more ______________________ 209 154 III 46 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample af forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of. $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

- 190 639 210 584 119 599 124 536 

- 371 1 511 366 1 363 220 1 4191 186 1 284 

- 131 1 164 247 1 193 93 1 139 148 1 161 Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 282 50 (NA) (NA) 211 47 119 19 

~:~~e~~:~if:~i:;!!~ ~~d_~:~_s_== == == ==== == == == == == == == === - 251 96 233 70 202 85 150 64 

- 355 427 345 343 255 391 203 313 Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ - 272 511 181 280 223 503 124 274 Hired farm labor _____________________ : ________________ _ 

- 207 1 795 174 1 055 185 1 768 114 1 041 Contract labor ________________________________________ _ - 62 261 26 215 33 223 17 212 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

- 123 92 184 59 1 

90 83 97 45 

- 507 675 (NA) (NA) 326 609 (NA) (NA) 

- 507 505 481 386 326 454 249 325 

- 492 321 (NA) (NA) 319 282 234 231 Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propan"-_______________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene. motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool. wood, coke. otc. _________________________ _ 

- 226 85 (NA) (NA) 194 80 80 38 - 22 (D) (NA) (NA) 18 (0) 14 12 

- 39 22 (NA) (NA) 31 22 

- } 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 249 44 - 507 38 (NA) (NA) 326 32 

- 332 159 (NA) (NA) 239 147 (NA) (NA) 

- 31 11 (NA) (NA) 11 8 (NA) (NA)I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, W. VA. 241 
lable 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 dato ore based on a sample of forms. see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ - 353 20 068 254 18 785 

- 343 16046 244 14815 Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ - 89 4022 79 

- 113 3 416 86 Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 95 4644 74 

- II 53 6 

- 84 6 032 76 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ - 173 6 100 138 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insec1 control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 34 2 075 30 

- 110 (X) 82 

- 72 (X) 44 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated markef value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,(01) 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctorL __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self·propelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other com pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel Iype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 dato ore based on a sample of farms; see text) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

509 462 326 239 machinery and equipment-Con. 

9 494 5 854 8 115 4 115 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

18 652 12 671 24 892 17 218 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

S4 129 37 36 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

130 127 29 53 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

155 123 130 80 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

301 443 137 165 210 278 

411 751 164 193 352 558 

485 936 124 157 439 779 

13 13 - - 13 13 

6 6 - - 6 6 

80 81 10 10 70 71 

- - - - - -

166 187 62 62 114 125 

233 254 54 54 188 200 

68 70 20 20 49 50 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

3970 

3092 

4 552 

48 

6008 

5 746 

2047 ()() 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

203 12385 (HAl 10215 (HAl 2 170 

40 I 578 

(HAl 5050 

I (D) 

22 2684 

(HAl I 892 

6 620 

20 (X) 

(NAl DO 

All forms Forms with sofes 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

55 40 50 31 

40 28 35 24 

27 10 27 10 8 "1 

5~ 8 8 r 1 8 5 

2.J L 2 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

332 456 176 

393 659 174 410 765 148 

17 17 3 4 4 I 

71 72 10 (NA) (NAl (NA) 

110 117 36 

201 210 34 

66 67 18 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 doys 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farm 5 __________________________ ---_ -- ------------------ -

Workers ________________________ - _____ ------ ------------ -

- 207 42 (X) 190 (X) 185 114 

- I 203 (X) 146 ()O 1 057 1 147 1 291 

- 59 16 16 58 58 49 21 

- 43 14 28 32 64 43 19 

- 45 7 23 41 128 38 30 

- 43 2 (D) 45 250 38 15 

- 17 3 (D) 14 557 17 29 

Forms with- I worker ______________________ ---- _- ----- - ---- ---------

2 workers ______________________ ------ ---------- --------

3 or 4 workers _________________ - ---- -- -- ---------------- 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

242 HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

farms Number Forms Number forms Number forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inven1ory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 429 (X) 435 (X) 278 (X) 221 (X) 

- 407 (X) 428 (X) 264 (X) 216 (X) 

-

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any caflle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

425 4810 427 3 148 288 4 623 220 2 952 - 418 (NA) 282 2477 215 I 397 

- 416 2655 1 

Inventory: Cattle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

385 14 166 415 17 212 257 12 536 212 13 328 - 364 7900 371 8 700 245 7007 198 6 581 - 339 7521 347 8 373 234 6687 189 6336 -

- 94 379 108 327 61 320 59 245 

- 290 2921 1 (NAl (HA) I 209 2566 173 2 450 

- 334 3 345 (NAl (NA) 232 2 963 193 4 297 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Coflle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Doiry products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 389 7 703 390 6 699 272 7072 209 5 625 

- (X) 2219 (X) (NA) (X) 2 078 (X) 1 103 

- 255 3 130 (NAl (NA) 178 2744 141 2425 

- (X) 664 (X) (NA) (X) 601 (X) 287 

- 309 4573 (NAl (NA) 227 4328 162 3 200 

- (X) 1 555 (X) (NA)I (X) 1 477 (X) 816 1 - 54 625 (NAl (NA) 35 570 26 541 

- (X) 221 ()() (NA) (X) 203 (X) 

- 1771 13 248 (NAl (NA) 10 247 13 110 

- 118 2819 135 2844 78 2418 88 24061 

- 87 361 (NAl (NA) 56 272 57 364 

- 98 2458 (NAl (NA) 63 2 146 79 2042 

litters of pigs forrowed between- Oec.l of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Oec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 92 494 89 541 60 403 63 464 

- 74 263 72 291 53 219 52 247 

- 70 231 74 250 47 184 53 217 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 65 4320 89 3 541 48 2401 52 2 546 

- 63 3 011 (NAl (NA) 46 1 575 51 1 668 

- 4 30 (NAl (NAl 1 (D) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 95 363 89 309 1 54 243 1 45 210 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 107 4 132 123 4 820 72 3 630 84 4 369 

- (X) 301 (X) (NA) (X) 276 (X) 225 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 50 1 252 49 1 746 33 961 34 I 416 

$1,000_ - (X) 43 (X) (NA) (X) 33 (X) 29 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ - 64 2343 91 2 793 48 2 110 52 2 036 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 63 2340 (NAl (NA) 46 1 923 51 1 849 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 13374 (X) (HA) (X) 10 877 ()() 11 055 Sheep, lombs, ond wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 65 135 (NAl (NA) 48 12: I 52 69 

- 1 (0) (NAl (NA) - - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 10 53 8 66 7 49 7 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 25 ()() (NA) (X) 24 (X) 10 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 103 (X) 124 (X) 59 (X) 65 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 92 27329 115 15 272 54 25982 57 13 371 Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________________ _ 

- 92 27 170 113 15 176 54 (D) 56 13 326 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 10 159 (NAl (NA) 3 (0) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 3 (0) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 17 166 708 11 286 365 9 166 548 10 (D) 

- 7 21 525 (NAl (NA) 4 21 511 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 6 (D) (NAl (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, - 15 (X) (NAl (X) I 7 (X) 2 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of loying oge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 36 (X) 32 (X) 25 (X) 26 (X) 

- 23 18044 23 7 512 15 17 722 17 7 260 

- 23 17988 23 7 507 15 17 722 17 7 260 

- 3 56 (NAl (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months oIL __________ _ - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat~type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughteL ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 6 1 051 928 9 1 432 974 6 1 051 928 9 1 432 974 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- Other - - (NAl (NA) - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 ,000_ - - (X) (NAl (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 47 1 868 58 1 440 31 1 863 37 1 435 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, W. VA. 243 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quanlily Fonns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 181 3 592 (X) 1 (D) 138 3309 (X) 1 (D) 

- 188 3 197 (X) (NA) (NA) 131 2870 (X) - - - 145 2 265 208 694 1 (D) 107 2 051 195 402 1 (D) 

- 148 1 895 140 638 (NA) (NA) 101 1 675 129 735 - - - 86 1 :rJ.7 15618 - - 79 1 258 14995 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 67 (D) 14513 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- 10 94 (X) - - 8 (D) (X) - - - 4 52 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 52 (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed. _________________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 9 (D) 1 050 - - 7 (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 52 719 - - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 51 315 10 312 - - 40 268 9 011 - - 1974_ Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 84 6(J6 19412 (NA) (NA) 55 457 14 925 - - - 43 278 9 712 - - 31 222 7 770 - - 1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ___ ------_____________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 44 359 17 131 - - - 28 180 4640 - - 23 16(J 4040 - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 29 217 10 396 - - - 2 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ Other small groins for 9rOiO ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Callan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ T oboceo (pounds) " ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Irish potoloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 37 58 6693 - - 23 29 5 289 - - 1974_ - 58 44 5 756 (NA) (NA) 24 31 4 699 - - Sweelpololoes (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - 1974_ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

·1974_ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 

- 4 4 418 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (D) - - - 402 13 008 19448 1 (D) 259 10 131 16602 1 (D) 

- 369 10929 18488 (NA) (NA) 197 7 745 14077 1 (D) 

-- 93 1 474 3 147 - - 68 1 141 2 684 - .- 1974 Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, drY) (see texl) ______ 1978 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 50 785 1 787 - - -- 312 9 917 ·14447 1 (D) 214 8 021 12 621 1 (D) 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 -- (NA) ·(NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegelobles horvesled for sale (seelexl) _______ 1978 

1974 -- 10 194 (X) 1 (D) 7 192 (X) 1 (D) 

-- Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978 14 189 (X) (NA) (NA) 6 180 (X) - - -- 5 (D) (X) 1 (D) 4 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

1974 -- Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 150 (X) - - - 5 (D) (X) - - 4 (D) (X) - - 1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 

1974 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

-- 65 5 019 (X) 2 (D) 50 4 973 (X) 2 (D) 

-- 68 5 643 (X) (NA) (NA) 52 5 597 (X) 4 (D) 

-- 58 3993 59 861 264 (NA) (NA) 48 3 974 59 813 936 (NA) (NA) 

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 273 33 872 969 (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974 - 37 942 8 221 185 (NA) (NA) :rJ. 929 8 204 937 (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 260 9 590 172 (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 4 11 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 11 17 (X) 1 (D) 6 14 (X) 1 (D) 

- 8 8 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - Slrowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 10 14 (D) 1 (D) 6 13 (D) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - Nursery and greenhouse praducls _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 3 1 (X) 1 (D) 3 1 (X) 1 (D) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

244 HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

farms Acres Farms Acres Farms. Acres Farms Acres 

Forms _____ ~ __________________________ - ___ ------ ----- Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form __________________ l __________ doUors_ 

Average per ocre _____________________________ dollors_ 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

82 9832 65 8 1921 42 6466 20 45441 - (Xl 126 (X) 154 (X) 227 (X) 120 - (X) 53 120 I (Xl 53 184 (X) 53 120 (X) 53184 - (X) 18.5 (Xl 15.4 ()O 12.2 (X) 8.5 -

143 477 (X) I 58 646 (X) 171 750 (X) 74 150 (X) 

- ()() 465 (X) I 116 (X) 326 - (X) I 197 

79 43791 63 38681 40 2 7791 19 2 3221 - 76 2 790 56 I 983 39 2047 19 I 293 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

sao ta 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

15 91 10 (NA) 5 22 3 (NA) - (NA) 18 241 17 (NAl 5 76 I - 9 (NA) 9 198 2 (NA) - 15 339 4 (NA) 16 610 9 (NA) 10 396 - 8 (NA) 8 555 10 (NA) 6 (D) - (NA) I 2 (D)I - (NA) - 2 (0) I - (NA) I (D) - (NA) I (D) - - I (NA) I (0) I (NA) I (D) - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - -

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 39 I 136 35 I 221 14 542 5 534 - 21 453 18 664 9 190 6 495 - Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

7 138 (NAl (NA) 4 93 2 (0) 

-

- 4 13 (NAl (NA) 3 (D) - -

- 5 

2~1 (NA) (NA) I (D)I -

3701 - 12 (HAl (NA) 5 79 6 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

59 3355 47 2929 27 2023 13 I 505 -

- 30 987 (NAl (NA) 15 663 7 344 

- 48 2 368 (NAl (NA) 24 I 360 II I 161 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 69 2098 47 I 395 37 I 664 17 717 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 24 I 494 (NAl (NA) 16 I 326 10 557 

- 62 604 (NAl (NA) 33 338 14 160 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 66 3617 (NAl (NA) 32 2 531 (NA) I 435 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) I (D) - -

- I (0) (NAl (NA) I (0) - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - I (D) (Xl (X) I (0) (X) (X) 

q978 dato are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($J.(X)O) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 82 650 65 349 42 601 20 299 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 7929 (X) 5 369 (X) 14299 (X) 14 950 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- I (D) I (NA) I (0) I (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - I (0) - (NA) I (D) - (HA) 

- 3 80 2 (NA) 3 80 2 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1.000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

Less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 8 III 6 (NA) 8 III I 6 (NA) I - 9 (D) 3 (NAl 9 (D) 3 (NA) 

- 20 71 7 (NA) 20 71 7 (HA) 

- 39 43 45 (NA) (X) (X) I (NA) 

- 9 20 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 7 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 8 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 19 8 (NAl (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 45 460 46 241 29 444 (HA) 216 

- 17 25 (NAl (NA) II 20 9 II 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ T abacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle ond calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and waol ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (HA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 25 51 (NAl (NA) 14 42 2 (0) 

- II 72 (NAl (NA) 9 (0) 5 38 

- 4 (0) (NAl (NA) 3 (D) 6 142 

- 3 68 I (D) 3 68 I (0) 

- I (D) (NAl (NA) I (0) 4 

8: I - 53 190 41 108 31 157 13 - 5 4 5 31 2 (D) 3 (D) 

- 3 39 (NAl (NA) 3 39 3 29 - 45 126 (NAl (NA) 27 103 9 18 - 8 (D) (NAl (NA) 4 2 2 (D) 

- 2 (0) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - - 8 12 (NAl (NA) 6 (0) I (D) 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HANCOCK COUNTY, W. VA. 245 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland 

- 82 65 9832 76 9 559 2790 All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with-

- 4 4 23 2 (D) (D) 

- 15 16 508 13 423 134 

1 to 90cres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 9 5 505 8 440 105 

- 15 12 I 254 15 I 254 365 

- 20 16 2 323 19 2 207 590 

50 to 690cres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

100 fa 139 aeres ___________________ _ 140 fa 179 aereL __________________ _ 

- 8 5 I 2:!9 8 I 229 356 

- 4 

\1 

738 4 738 270 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 

- 3 963 3 963 206 - 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

18010 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 fa 259 aereL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 fa l,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

1978 

Farms 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 82 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 76 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 65 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 59 Port owners __________________________________ _ 14 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 14 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 3 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 3 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 73 Partnership __________________________________ _ 5 Corporation __________________________________ _ 2 

Other-cooperative, estate or tru'st, institutional. etc._ 2 

All forms 

Acres 

9832 

2 790 

7 939 

2 134 

I 580 

584 

313 

72 

7230 

454 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Farms 

65 

56 

53 

(NA) 

5 (NA) 

7 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

8 192 

I 983 

7 232 

I 644 

638 

189 

322 

150 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested Forms in forms cropland 

I (D) (D) 

I (D) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

42 

39 

29 

26 

10 

10 

3 

3 

37 

3 

2 

Acres 

6466 

2047 

5 050 

I 588 

I 103 

387 

313 

72 

4273 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

20 

19 

13 

(NAl 

4 

(NAl 

3 

(NA) 

16 

2 

2 

Irrigated 

land 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acres 

4544 

I 293 

3788 

I 025 

(D) 

138 

216 

130 

2017 

(D) 

(D) 

All forms Forms with sales of All forms Forms with soles of 

$2.500 or more $2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________________________ 26 19 15 7 On form operated _____________________ _ 59 40 31 12 Of her ________________________________ 56 43 27 II Not on form operated __________________ _ 10 9 4 2 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________ ----------------- 13 13 7 4 

Under 25 years __ ____________________ __ 1 - Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 fa 34 years_________________________ 3 2 I 2 None ________________________________ _ 25 20 14 9 35 fo 44 years_________________________ 20 19 12 5 I fa 49 days __________________________ _ 4 2 45 fa 54 years________ ________________ _ 27 20 13 5 50 to 99 day'-________________________ _ 2 55 to 64 years_________________________ 17 3 9 100 fa 149 days _______________________ _ I I I 65 years and over __ __________________ __ 15 17 7 6 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 2 I Average age___________________________ 52.8 51.6 51.7 52.4 200 days or more _____________________ _ 46 33 22 8 

~----------~--------~ ~--------~~--------~ 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 27 67 31 22 17 61 8 12 

- 48 48 44 56 25 43 12 35 

- 15 25 20 42 II 25 8 29 

- 35 4 (NAl (NA) 21 3 I (Z) 

- 46 17 31 16 29 15 15 IS 

- 55 32 44 35 28 22 16 29 

- 49 28 27 29 27 25 14 27 

- 17 84 9 104 13 83 4 102 

- 2 (D) - - 2 (D) - -

livestock and poultry purehased ______________ ------------ Feed for livestock and paulfry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds. bulbs. planfs. and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________ -_ --------------- Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form lobar __________________ ------ --------------- Contract lobar __________________________ ---- -----------

- 24 8 20 3 17 5 7 I Customwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________ ---------------

- 82 60 (NAl (NA) 42 48 (NA) (NA) 

- 82 46 64 22 42 35 19 13 

- 74 20 (NAl (NA) 40 IS 17 (D) 

- 39 II (NA) (NAl 19 8 2 (D) 

- I (D) (NAl (NA) - - - - - 9 (D) (NAl (NA) 5 7 

- } 3 2 (NA) (NAl 3 2 19 3 

- 82 5 (NAl (NA) 42 3 

- 34 13 (NAl (NAl 25 12 (NAl (NAl 

- 6 I (NAl fNA) 3 I (NAl (HA) 

Energy and petroleum praducts ______ --------------------- Petroleum products ______________ - ___ -- -------------- Gasoline ______________________ - _____ --------------

Diesel fuel ______________________ ---- --------------

~~ey~ii _~~t~:':_a_n_d_~~~~~~ == == == == == == == == ==== == === Natural gas ___________________________ - -----------

Kerosene. motor oil. and greose _____________________ _ 

f~ctricjty ______________________ --------------------- Other-coal. wood, coke •• tc. _________________________ _ 

246 HANCOCK COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto Ofe bosed on a sample of farms; see text) 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used forms tv:.res on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ -

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

54 1 229 28 - 1 203 28 - 54 

- 4 26 2 

26 221 11 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to ~ontrol- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

19 700 12 -

- 3 15 2 

- 6 43 3 

. 30 598 18 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- I (0)1 -

- 13 (X) 7 

- 3 (X) 2 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ form s-

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pkkups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self·propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker·shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see textJ 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AN D 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

82 65 42 20 machinery and equipment-Con. 

1 572 870 1 130 453 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

19 174 13 385 26 914 22 650 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

2 14 - 3 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

34 25 10 

~! $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

22 13 15 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number I Farms Number Forms Number 

58 79 34 40 31 39 64 91 30 37 42 54 79 169 14 17 75 152 11 12 - - 11 12 2 (0) - - 2 (0) 

16 17 1 (0) 15 (0) 

- - - - - - 29 30 13 13 16 17 47 48 9 9 38 39 

9 9 - - 9 9 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All fanns, 1978 

934 16 937 

921 (NA) 937 

(0) (NA) -

126 4 81 

659 (NA) 723 

(0) - -

32 - -

443 1 

(NA) 97 1 

~I - -

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

11 6 6 4 

5 5 3 4 

4 - 4 - 2 ' r 2 

2 ~ 2 -1 1 2 2 

- --' L - --' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

41 52 29 

49 60 29 61 113 21 

3 3 - - - - 10 10 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

20 22 5 31 31 -

- - -

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 17 4 (X) 16 (X) 13 4 - 192 (X) 13 (X) 179 170 43 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 5 2 (0) 5 5 2 2 - - - - 1 (0) 2 1 - 5 1 (0) 5 18 5 1 - 1 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 - 4 - - 4 146 - 3 2 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HANCOCK COUNTY, W. VA. 247 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 68 (X) 52 (X) 33 (lO 12 (X) 

- 60 (X) 44 (X) 29 (X) 9 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 53 190 41 108 31 157 13 82 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $ J ,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 48 136 1 36 (NA) 28 105 II 23 

Inventory: 

Cottle and calves ____ _ 

Co;:er Milk ~~;:~~r_s_ ~h_~t~ ~~~ ~c~o~~~~= ~====~ == ====== === = == cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 56 897 44 607 26 602 9 237 

- 49 413 35 314 23 292 7 120 

- 47 352 33 252 21 (D) 5 (D) 

- 6 61 6 62 5 (D) 4 (D) 

- 51 250 (NA) (NA) 24 163 5 63 

- 49 234 (NA) (NA) 24 147 4 54 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 45 416 33 208 27 339 9 91 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 126 (X) (NA) (X) 103 (X) 18 

- 25 128 (NA) (NA) 16 101 6 44 $1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 20 (X) (NA) (X) 16 (X) 5 

- 40 268 (NA) (NA) 25 238 8 47 

$1.000_ - (X) 106 (X) (NA) (X) 87 (X) 13 Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

- 16 117 (NA) (NA) 9 98 - -

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 47 (X) (NA) (X) 41 (X) -

- 3 39 (NA) (NA) 3 39 3 29 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory; Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 10 81 8 70 5 34 I (D) 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ - 4 14 (NA) (NA) I (0) - - Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 9 67 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) I (D) 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 4 16 3 16 1 (0) - - Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 4 12 3 II I (D) - - June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 3 6 3 7 I (D) - - Sheep and lam bL ___________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) I (D) I (0) - - Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 23 109 27 234 12 71 5 110 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 8 151 5 121 4 32 2 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) (0) Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 3 34 - - - -

$1.000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) I (D) I (0) - - Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Sheep,lombs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 7 34 4 10 6 (D) I (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) II (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

POULTRY 

Inventory; Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- II (X) 9 (X) 7 (X) 3 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - II 60,) 9 2 945 7 376 3 2 597 Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- II (D) 9 2 942 7 376 3 2 597 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- I (D) I (D) - - - - - I (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ______________________________________ ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 2 (X) 3 00 I (X) 3 (X) 

- 2 (0) 3 (0) I (D) 3 (D) 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullefs 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 3 (0) I (D) 3 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months oJd ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meaf-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys __________________________ - ___ -------- ----

Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 5 4 5 31 2 (D) 3 (D) 

248 HANCOCK COUNTY, W, VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with saies of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigoted 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fanns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For grain or seed {bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) _____ ,, ____ 1978_ 

f 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

37 317 (X) - - 18 182 (X) I - - - 30 181 (X) (NA) (NA~I 9 85 (X) - - - 36 (0) (D) 18 17B 13 982 - - - - 5 276 - 30 173 11 939 (NA) (NA) 9 77 - - (0) (D) I (D) (D) - - - 2 - (D) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1 (D) (X) - - I (D) (X) - - - 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (D) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 12 142 3 278 - - 6 128 2 758 - -

- 10 69 2 718 (NA) (NA) 5 58 2 340 - -

- 21 156 9064 - - 9 86 5 600 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 96 4 275 - -

- 3 20 I 440 - - 3 20 I 440 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 21 1 105 - -

- I (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Irish potatoes (hundredweight'-_________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 (D) (D) - - 1 (0) (0) - -

- 6 18 I 898 (NA) (NA) 3 17 1 680 2 (D) 

Sweelpolatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - - Hay crops (tons, dry) (see lextL ________________ 197B_ 

1974_ - 67 1 664 3 351 - - 31 1 119 2 442 - - - 40 771 1 382 (NA) (NA) 10 284 546 - - Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher lame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 42 755 1 977 - - 19 482 1 400 I - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 132 298 - -

- 28 709 1 216 - - 14 475 

903

1 

- -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 11 109 (JO 1 (D) 9 (0) (X) 1 (0) 1974_ - 9 107 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 99 (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 7 64 (X) - - 5 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 76 (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 5 3 (Xl - - 4 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) 3 3 DO - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

lond in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) - - (X) I - -

- B (D) (X) - - 4 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - .10 637 (X) (NA) (NA) 6 632 (X) - - Apples (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ - 7 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 619 2 739 264 (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

- 5 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 3 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 3 1 (X) - - 3 1 (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HANCOCK COUNTY, W. VA. 249 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres forms Acres Forms Acres 

- 462 153 807 486 163 285 316 129862 284 127041 

- (X) 333 (X) 336 (X) 411 (X) 447 

- (X) 374400 (X) 374 400 (X) 374 400 (X) 374 400 

- (X) 41.1 (X) 43.6 (X) 34.7 (X) 33.9 

forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: r 

- 174 302 (X) 94222 (X) 216 829 (X) 120 746 (X) 

- (X) 503 (X) 280 (X) 489 (X) 270 

Average per form _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

- 422 41 5401 441 38 509 289 35 287 252 29090 

- 388 18 210 397 17630 269 16261 239 14 765 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvesfed cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 71 395 64 (NA) 23 115 19 (NA) 

- 80 1 130 100 (NA) 39 559 38 (NA) 

- 56 1 334 58 (NA) 38 910 38 (NA) 

- 77 2 755 72 (NA) 67 2410 45 (NA) 

- 56 3804 54 (NA) 55 (0) 51 (NA) 

- 34 4 245 41 (NA) 34 4245 41 (NA) 

- 13 (0) 7 (NA) 12 (0) 6 (NA) 

- - - 1 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

- 1 (0) - (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 283 21 924 257 19 767 188 18 188 136 13 557 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 59 1406 54 1 112 41 838 32 768 (roplond in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement 

- 16 285 (NAl (NA) 9 138 1 (0) 

- 6 107 (NAl (NA) 4 (0) - - - 10 186 (NAl (NA) 8 (0) 21 468 

grasses, n01 harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 38 828 (NAl (NA) 25 460 13 (0) 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 366 77 415 382 84 887 254 63204 226 64 108 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 222 23963 (NAl (NA) 160 20225 116 14825 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 274 53452 (NAl (NA) 187 42979 178 49283 

Other Iond Po sturel~~d ~~d -;~~g;I~~d~~th;;th~~-c-r~pl~~d ~-;'d- ------ 364 34852 389 39 889 257 31 371 238 33 843 

woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 173 26 772 (NAl (NA) 131 24291 137 28 759 Land in house "lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 325 8080 (NAl (NA) 226 7080 199 5084 

Pastureland, all typeL _________________________________ _ 

- 409 72 659 (NAl (NA) 286 62 704 (NA) 57 141 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 4 46 3 99 1 (0) 2 (D) Harvested cropland irrigoted __________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - (NA) - Posturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Other land irrigated _____________________________ . ____ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 16 211 (X) (X) 16 211 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 462 18 755 486 13 046 316 lB 381 284 12 735 

- (X) 40 595 (X) 26844 (X) 58 169 (X) 44 842 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollarsForms by value of agricultural products sald: 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99,999 ______________________________ -- __ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 48 13 186 29 (NA) 48 13 186 29 (NA) 

- 43 2 718 54 (NA) 43 2 718 54 (NA) 

- 38 1 138 51 (NA) 38 1 138 51 (NA) 

- 40 574 31 (NA) 40 574 31 (NA) 

- 67 480 53 (NA) 67 480 53 (NA) 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ less thon $2,500 (see lext) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see textL _________________________ - __ 

- 80 285 65 (NA) 80 285 65 (NA) 

- 144 192 202 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) 

- 28 63 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 39 67 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 29 35 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 48 28 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (0) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 126 650 165 903 97 624 (NA) 879 

- 69 371 (NAl (NA) 63 365 82 553 

- 3 4 (NAl (NA) 3 4 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 69 136 (NAl (NAl 49 117 59 170 

- 4 7 (NAl (NAl 4 7 4 98 

- 3 (0) (NAl (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- 5 45 - - 4 (D) - -

- 7 (0) (NAl (NA) 3 (0) 7 (D) 

Crops __________________________________________ ------

Grains ______________________________ ------------ --- Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ______________ ---_ 

Tobacco _____________________________ - -- ------------

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ______________ -_ ---------------

Nursery and greenhouse products __________ - _____ -- ----

Other crops ________________________________ ------ ---

- 425 18 105 460 12 070 300 17 758 277 11 786 

- 91 12 863 110 8 844 90 (D) 104 8 843 

- 18 535 (NAl (NA) 16 (D) 20 467 

- 351 3403 (NAl (NA) 258 3 135 233 1 703 

- 161 834 (NAl (NA) 139 821 123 537 

- 172 462 (NAl (NA) 120 401 121 232 

- 10 B (NAl (NA) 4 4 6 4 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry producrs __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________________________ ---------- ---- coftle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs __________________________________ -- ---

Sheep. Iambs, and wool ______________________ ------ ---

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

1)974 data include soles of forest products. 

250 HARDY COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 462 486 153 807 388 145 236 18 210 4 194 151 46 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

- 22 22 63 7 26 26 1 (0) (D) (0) 

JO to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

- 50 42 1 389 29 823 262 2 (D) (0) (0) 

- I 27 18 1 554 22 1 277 367 - - - - 50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 

- 31 45 2600 28 2 355 498 - - - - 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

- 100 63 53 7 545 57 6 878 1 414 - - - - to 139 acres-__________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 37 40 5 918 31 4 943 797 1 (D) (0) (D) 

- 28 40 

:~II 26 5 134 

, :'1 - - - =1 - 34 40 30 7 162 - - -

- 95 109 33 866 84 29 943 4075 - - - -

- 46 43 30 883 45 30 363 3224 - - - -

- 20 26 27 253 20 27 253 2 66IJ - - - -

- 9 8 29079 9 29079 2995 - - - -

180 to 219 acres-__________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'-__________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre'-__________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'-_______________ . 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

462 1538071 388 18 210 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 319 83 321 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 261 8 136 Part owners __________________________________ _ 110 59 770 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 105 8 701 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 33 10 716 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 22 1 373 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 404 118 658 Partnership __________________________________ _ 51 33 201 

I (0) 

6 (D) 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

273 292 

189 190 

2 II 

42 30 

66 84 

110 122 

117 113 

125 122 

54.7 53.7 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

486 

397 

355 

(NA) 

104 

(NA) 

27 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

163 285 

17 630 

94 398 

8 624 

61 817 

8 176 

7 070 

830 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 240 3 737 267 2 103 - 371 8534 405 6 506 

- 179 7 728 310 6 013 

- 290 91 (NA) (NA) 

- 226 165 204 85 

- 293 435 252 270 - 221 100 141 55 

- 232 731 184 427 

- 28 12 13 4 

- 174 90 176 70 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm lobar ________________________ ~ _____________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Custamwark, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 462 833 (NA) (NA) 

- 462 672 453 423 

- 433 323 (NA) (NA) 

- 200 98 (NA) (NA) 

- 75 171 (NA) (NA) 

- 14 15 (NA) (NA) 

- 7 21 (NA) (NA) 

- 462 44 (NA) (NA) 

- 261 144 (NA) (NA) 

- 42 17 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

Noturol ~~ey~~j _~~t~_n~~_a_n_d_:~~~~~~ gas ______________________________________ == == ==== == == == == ==== == === _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricitv __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, otc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

316 

269 

192 

158 

98 

93 

26 

18 

270 

43 

1 

2 

129 862 

16 261 

61 557 

6 523 

58 106 

8 421 

10 199 

I 317 

98 303 

31 190 

(D) 

(0) 

All forms 

1978 

334 

65 

63 

186 

41 

32 

13 

17 

144 

'1974 

325 

75 

82 

175 

23 

15 

16 

25 

127 

284 127 041 

239 14 765 

187 64 225 

(NA) 6 285 

83 57 263 

(NA) 7 746 

14 5 553 

(NA) 734 

251 96 542 

30 28 898 

2 (D) 

I (D) 

Forms with sales of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 

233 202 

48 37 

35 421 

139 116 1 26 14 

II 8 

7 10 

10 16 

99 48 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

208 3 724 195 2 056 261 8430 1 250 6 404 161 7 722 214 5 972 214 80 204 39 205 161 160 81 230 411 171 254 182 97 116 50 198 695 131 333 13 10 8 3 

127 83 132 61 

316 791 (NA) (NA) 316 642 282 389 299 304 278 219 178 95 103 41 73 (D) 43 74 12 (D) } 7 21 282 56 316 40 199 134 (NA) (NA) 28 15 (NA) (NA) I 

HARDY COUNTY, W. VA. 251 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 do to ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 274 14 235 216 

- 274 12 106 216 

- 60 2 129 49 

- 45 1 686 39 Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ .. ______ _ - 60 1 544 49 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

- 7 272 7 

- 11 157 11 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and JXIsture _________________ _ 

- 153 7 062 130 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

$onitalion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 9 377 9 

- III (X) 95 

- 40 (X) 29 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment ____________ form s_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollorsForms by value group; $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,99L ____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors- __________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (oftonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

462 451 316 275 machinery and equipme nt - Can. 

8 398 6435 7 283 5 087 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

18 178 14 268 23 046 18 498 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

73 1241 40 48 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

177 120 81 64 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

96 89j 81 55j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

308 421 126 149 219 272 

346 595 173 211 252 384 

375 822 104 122 342 700 

22 22 7 7 15 15 

22 22 7 7 15 15 

87 93 15 17 72 76 

- - - - - -

148 157 52 53 97 104 

218 227 35 35 187 192 

101 107 23 23 81 84 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

f 1978 do to ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

13 130 11 392 

1 738 1 634 

1 376 

272 

157 

6 82B 

377 

O() 

O() 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

171 a 963 (HAl 7393 (NA) 1 570 

24 585 

(HAl 1 312 

1 (0) 

1 (0) 

(HA) 4421 

- - 23 (X) 

(HA) (X) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

38 61 37 53 

26 35 26 34 

25 10 25 10 

15 1 12 { 

15 1 12 Il 11 

- .J L - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

330 450 195 

377 577 163 

387 706 130 

20 20 8 17 18 7 

63 69 18 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

116 123 39 

195 199 35 

72 79 26 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 232 94 (X) 175 (X) 198 131 

- 590 (X) 147 00 443 537 I 028 Farms _______________________________ - ------------ -------

Workers ______________________________ ------------ ------ -

Farms wfth- I worker ______________________________________ -- -------

2 workers __________________________ -- -- ----------------

3 or 4 workers ________________________ -- ------- - -------- 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 87 63 63 59 59 71 41 

- 68 19 38 53 106 51 22 

- 50 10 (0) 47 167 49 28 

- 23 2 (0) 14 (0) 23 31 

- 4 - - 2 (0) 4 9 

252 HARDY COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Anx~~v~~~~~~ ~~s~u~~~h~;p================:'========== 426 {)() 450 (X) 294 (X) 269 (X) 

- 405 (X) 430 (X) 279 (X) 251 (X) 

-

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their product s _______ $1 ,000_ Any callie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

425 18 105 460 12 070 300 17758 277 11 786 - 435 (NA)I 284 4356, 252 2 472, - 407 4699, 

Inventory: Cattle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows __________________________________ - __ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

361 20 951 392 21 774 257 19299 235 18698 - 321 9 154 362 10 489 229 8490 226 8 928 - 293 8377 322 9 533 215 7 757 209 8 091 - 127 777 156 956 95 733 100 837 - 271 4 591 (NA) (NA) 196 4 140 173 4048, -

- 294 7206 (NA) (NA) 213 6669 204 5 722 

Soles: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Oairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 351 10484 373 8 442 258 9 725 233 7413 

- (X) 3403 (X) (NA) (X) 3 135 (X) 1 703 

- 238 3 276 (NA) (NA) 167 2955 167 2 292 

- (X) 696 (X) (NA) (X) 637 (X) 287 

- 240 7 208 (NA) (NA) 183 6 770 173 5 121 

- (X) 2 707 (X) (NA) , {)() 2 498 1 (X) 1 416, 

- 42 2049 (NA) (NA) 38 2 025 33 903 

- (JO 

945\ (X) (NA) (X) 934 (X) 320 

- 18 535 (NA) (NA) 16 (D) 20 467 

- 164 7545\ 168 5 721 134 7273 127 5 230 

- 122 1 019 (NA) (NA) 101 971 89 616 

- 146 6 526 (NA) (NA) 122 6302 113 4614 

lifters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________ • ___________________ _ 

- 125 I 082 124 968 104 I 039 94 892 

- 112 560 115 499 94 532 90 457 

- 102 522 97 469 93 507 77 435 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 173 10258 201 11 636 121 8501 119 8 316 

- 161 6286 (NA) (NA) 112 5 175 118 5391 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 4 255 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 71 311, 80 260, 47 190 46 156 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 161 11 060 164 9349 139 10 712 123 8 667 

- (X) 834 (X) (NA) (X) 821 (X) 537 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 1>2 2585 62 2 145 50 2 347 42 1 786 

- (X) 99 (X) (NA) (X) 93 (X) 46 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 172 7951 207 8 684 120 6828 121 6472 Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ _ 

- 161 6 710 (NA) (NA) 111 5434 116 5 932 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 41 501 (X) (NA) (X) 33872 (X) 36 278 Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________________ $1 ,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 172 462 (NA) (NA) , 120 4°~1 121 232 1 - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - 2 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (Z) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 5 10 6 7 3 (D) 2 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 5 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (Z) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

, Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 105 (X) 128 (X) 86 (X) 1 102 (X) I - 56 94298 69 27 472 39 93 871 43 26912 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 54 (D) 67 25 005 37 (0) 43 24475 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 9 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 5 139 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 1 (0) Broilers and other meat-type .chickens ________________ _ 

- 41 1 328 982 59 1 596 703 41 I 328 982 58 (0) Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 12 284 764 (NA) (NA) 12 284 764 14 193 843 Turkeys far slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 12 (0) (NA) (NA) 12 (0) 11 189 737 Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 4 106 Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, - 14 (X) (NA) (X) 12 (X) I 3 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or oldeL _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and paultry praducts ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 87 (X) 101 (X) 87 (X) \ 

99 (X) 

- 19 149619 10 50 533 19 149619 10 50 533 - 15 52 619 8 23 324 15 52619 8 (0) 

- 4 97000 (NA) (NA) 4 97 000 2 (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 47 6 425 173 78 7617680 47 6 425 173 76 (0) - 24 1 116 832 (NA) (NA) 24 1 116 832 18 578 974 - 24 (D) (NA) (NA) 24 (0) 18 (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 91 12 863 110 8844 90 (D) 104 8 843 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HARDY COUNTY, W. VA. 253 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 211 7 285 (X) 1 (D) 181 7062 (X) - - - 212 7 010 (X) (NA) (NA) 164 6 707 (X) 1 (D) 

- 171 4446 469 227 1 (D) 148 4 335 459 626 - - - 163 4 477 403026 (NA) (NA) 126 4 270 391 399 1 (D) 

- 142 2 839 49 681 - - 129 2 727 48154 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 118 2 385 37 811 1 (D) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 9 52 (X) - - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

- 4 37 (X) - - 3 (D) (X) - - - 4 80 (X) (HA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 3 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - - - (HA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed ---_______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (HA) (HA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 8arley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 41 663 23 887 - - 40 (D) (D) - -

- 53 662 24 513 (NA) (NA) 51 (D) (D) - - - 31 270 10 169 - - 28 246 9 539 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 39 297 15 353 - - - 15 221 9 535 - - 15 221 9 535 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 20 278 14 717 - - - 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - - - (HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 2 (D) (D) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (HA) (NA) (X) (HA) (HA) 4 35 (X) - - Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

- 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - - - 3 20 470 (HA) (HA) 3 20 470 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) _' ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweightL ________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 49 27 3327 - - 31 18 2 546 - - 1974_ - 56 25 3090 (NA) (HA) 34 15 2 132 - - Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - - 368 9 833 18 734 1 (D) 252 8 112 16 323 - - 1974 Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 -- 359 9484 17 801 (NA) (NA) 219 7 013 14 382 - - -- 90 1 527 4614 1 (D) 70 1 239 4004 - - 1974 Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) 65 1 247 3 980 - - -- 281 6 688 11 469 - - 196 5 479 9 921 - - Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978 -- I (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974 Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (HA) 11 105 (X) - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 -- (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (HA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (HA) 11 105 7 192 - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 

-- 4 8 (X) - - 4 8 (X) - - -- 10 376 (X) (NA) (NA) 6 371 (X) - - -- 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974 Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 -- (NA) (HA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

-- 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974 Green peos excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 -- (NA) (HA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (HA) - - (X) - - land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 -- 6 (D) (X) - - 5 (D) (X) - - 1974 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974 Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978 

1974 Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978 

1974 

-- I (D) (X) (NA) (HA) 1 (D) (X) - - -- 4 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (D) (HA) (NA) 

-- (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

-- I (D) - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (HA) (HA) (NA) (HA) 

-- 2 (D) - (NA) (HA) 2 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (HA) (HA) (NA) (NA) - - - (HA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 

1974 Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974 

-- 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

-- 2 (D) (X) (NA) (HA) 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

-- I (D) (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

-- (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978 -- Other 5 3 (X) 1 (D) 4 (D) (X) - - crops _________________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (HA) (HA) 

254 HARDY COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________ ---_ ------ ---------------- Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ Proportion in farms __________________________ lercenL 

561 101 508 507 89 080 I 287 69 9471 176 50 7251 

(X) 181 (X) 176 (X) 244 (X) 288 - (X) 267 520 (X) 267 520 (X) 267 520 (X) 267 520 - (X) 37.9 (X) 33.3 (X) 26.1 (X) 19.0 -

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per ocre _____________________________ dollars- 93 845 (X) 45 807 (X) 107 024 (X) 70 335 (X) 

- (X) 514 (X) 261 (X) M8 (X) 244 -

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ____________________________________ - __ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ - __ _ 536 48 7771 493 44 6811 276 33 7971 172 22480 - 503 15560 447 13446 262 10 738 165 7 825 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

80 410 86 (NA) 22 102 9 (NA) - 13 (NA) 133 1 748 102 (NA) 36 489 - 32 (NA) 92 2077 86 (NA) 52 1 176 - 88 (NA) 80 2885 49 (NA) 105 3 725 - 69 (NA) 55 3 414 46 (NA) 72 4454 - (NA) I 11 1 2861 15 (NA) 15 1 760 I 15 - 1 (NA) 6 1 386 1 (filA) 6 1 386 - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - -

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 356 31 786 353 29974 176 22069 103 14203 - 56 1 431 40 1 261 30 990 10 452 - Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

12 270 (NAl (NA) 10 (D) 3 341 - (D) (NAl (NA) - - 5 26 - 3 

11 (0) I (NAl (NA) I 6 (0)1 2 (0) I - 38 1 061 (NAl (NA) 18 691 2 (0) 

- Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

391 22 604 348 19 776 212 14060 132 12 321 - 261 10430 (NAl (NA) 155 7457 93 7 412 - 221 12 174 (NAl (NA) 109 6603 59 4909 -

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 429 30 127 380 24623 231 22 090 138 15924 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 183 24 190 (NAl (NA) 109 17679 87 13 129 

- 390 5937 (NAl (NA) 208 4 411 121 2 795 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 525 66 406 (NAl (NA) 269 47 205 (NA) 34 744 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 3 3 5 43 1 (0) 2 (D) 

- 3 3 (NAl (NA) 1 (0) 2 (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- 3 8 (X) (X) - - (X) (X) 

11978 dato ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($J.(XlO) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 561 3 057 507 2 523 287 2 736 176 2 194 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 5449 (X) 4976 (X) 9 532 (X) 12 466 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: l $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 2 (NA) 1 (0) 2 (NA) $40.000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ - 12 (D) 9 (NA) 12 (D) 9 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 14 376 20 (NA) 14 376 20 (NA) $10.000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ 

- 40 548 20 (NA) 40 548 20 (NA) $5,000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ - 77 546 46 (NA) 77 546 46 (NA) $2.500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 143 513 74 (NA) 143 513 74 (NA) less thon $2.500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

- 274 321 336 (NA) (X) (Xl 5 (NA) $2.000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 44 97 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 56 95 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ less thon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 71 85 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 103 44 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains - 89 223 168 465 51 179 (NA) 393 ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 5 18 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ______________________________ "_ ____________ _ - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - field seeds, hay, foroge, ond siloge ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, ond berries ______________________________ _ 

- 73 137 (NAl (NA) 41 102 49 148 

- 4 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (0) 2 (Z) 

- 3 3 (NAl (NA) - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops _______________________ . ________________ _ 

- 11 74 8 228 8 70 6 (0) 

- 5 (Z) (NAl (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

livestock, poultry, ond their products ____________________ _ Poultry ond poultry products _____________ ~ ____________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pigs-_____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock ond livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 492 2 834 435 2 040 273 2 556 165 I 783 

- 25 7 31 138 11 4 11 135 

- 26 581 (NAl (NA) 22 578 40 903 

- 481 2 190 (NAl (NA) 272 I 931 165 726 - 14 11 (NAl (NA) 7 8 2 (0) 

- 21 26 (NAl (NA) 17 22 16 (0) 

- 35 20 (NAl (NA) 21 13 4 2 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HARRISON COUNTY, W. VA. 255 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 561 507 101 508 503 93 907 15 560 3 78 3 3 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

SO to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

12 13 33 8 18 12 2 (0) (D) (D) 

- 78 70 2586 64 2 158 63J - - - - - 47 43 2 711 42 2 424 586 - - - - - 71 70 5 735 63 5 077 1 416 1 (D) (D) (0)-

- 114 87 13 196 101 11 654 2404 - - - - 140 to 179 Dcres ___________________ _ - 59 60 9 182 59 9 182 1 628 - - - - 180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 42 

~I : ~ll 41 8 146 1 149:1 - - - -

- 28 26 6 146 - - - - - 77 78 26446 68 23 466 1:11 - - - - - 28 21 18 051 26 17049 2 547 - - - - - 4 4 (0) 4 (D) (D) - - - -

- 1 (D) 1 (0) (0) - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All ferms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ --------- 561 101 508 507 89080 287 69947 176 50725 Harvested cropland __________________ _ --------- 503 15 560 447 13446 262 10 738 165 7 825 

Teovre of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ --------- 424 61 917 411 6J 689 190 39 143 116 30 726 Harvesfed cropland _________________ _ --------- 379 9 692 (NA) 9 357 172 6290 (NA) 4615 Port owners _________________________ _ --------- 116 36 566 79 23 126 85 28 978 50 18 541 Harvested cropland _________________ _ ---- ----- 107 5210 (NA) 3 580 III 4093 (NA) 2845 Tenants ______ " ______________________ _ 

--------- 21 3 025 17 2 265 12 1 826 10 I 458 Harvested crop/and _________________ _ --------- 17 658 (NA) 509 9 355 (NA) '365 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 525 95 006 (NA) (NA) 262 64989 161 46 140 Partnership _________________________ _ --------- 27 4864 (NA) (NA) 19 (D) 11 4375 Corporation _________________________ _ 

--------- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 4 210 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut iona!. etc __ 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

All ferms 1 

Farms with sales of 

1 All forms 1 

Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 11974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupafion: Operators by place of residence: Fa rming ____________________________ _ 

- 184 203 131 101 On form operated _______________________ 404 370 207 118 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 377 300 156 71 Not on form operated ___________________ 85 56 47 24 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 72 n 33 30 

Under 25 years __ ~ ___________________ _ - 13 3 8 1 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ 53 47 16 12 None ________ ' _________________________ 158 142 100 58 35 to 44 years ______________________ _ 

- 104 87 42 29 1 to 49 day'-__________________________ 21 15 11 8 45 tf) 54 years ___________ ~ ___________ _ - 137 106 75 37 50 to 99 doy'-_________________________ 9 12 2 6 

- 114 126 59 51 100 to 149 day'-_______________________ 19 18 ,1.3 4 

- 140 134 87 42 150 to 199 days ________________________ 32 22 22 3 

55 to 64 yearL ______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ - 52.9 54.1 55.1 54.9 200 days or more ______________________ 301 232 125 64 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1'974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales af $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms '($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poulfry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animo/ healfh costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 199 474 223 329 116 434 70 2-36 

- 406 516 419 732 242 415 149 600 

- 137 173 298 611 81 155 132 547 

- 350 38 (NA) (NA) 211 26 III 15 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________ - _______ -_ ---- 121 31 180 37 64 27 61 31 

- 251 126 224 87 153 96 89 68 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Con1ract lobar ________________________ -_ -----_ - ___ -----

- 207 44 106 22 124 28 49 17 

- 206 299 180 196 120 211 89 172 

- 23 11 17 8 14 8 4 6 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________ - _________ ------ 62 17 75 18 26 7 30 9 

Energy and petroleum praducts- _____________ -_ -- ------ --- Petroleum products _____________________________ - ---- Gasoline ____________________________________ -_ ----

Diesel fuel ____________________________________ ----

lP gas, butane, and propone ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil __________________________ -_ - ___ -_ ------ ---- Natural gas ______________________________ - ___ -- ---

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ 

Electricity __________________________ -_ -_ --------------

Other-cool, 'Hood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 544 288 (NA) (NA) 283 233 (NA) (NA) 

- 544 250 493 205 283 203 172 137 

- 517 184 (NA) (NA) 268 148 167 98 

- 169 28 (NA) (NA) 89 22 47 7 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

6 1 (NA) (NA) 6 1 

- } 42 15 (NA) (NA) 34 14 172 31 

- 544 22 (NA) (NA) 283 17 

271 36 (NA) (NA) 158 29 (NA) (NA) 

- 8 2 (NA) (NA) 8 2 (NA) (NA) 

256 HARRISON COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1"978 do to ore bosed on 0 sample of forms- see text] 

All farms Forms with soJes of $2.soo or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

u:~s_t~~~ _~n_~ ~~~~~~o_n_d_~e_~~~z~~ _======= = ~= == ===== ?::::::::: = = 

235 4 765 149 - 226 3 294 144 - 76 1 471 52 - 94 1 062 68 - Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

67 847 23 - 1 (D) 1 - 86 2 - 9 

- 122 1 330 1 

89 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 13 

511 

2 

130 (X) 93 - 78 (X) 41 -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per fann ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ 

Cottonpickers __ ------------------------ __ _ Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 dato are based on a sample of farms- see text} 

Farms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AN D 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

552 478 287 162 machinery and equipment-Con. 

6 603 5 097 4 305 2 490 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

11 963 10 663 15 001 15 370 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

72 128 46 24 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

149 1 198 27 331 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

173 134j 123 55j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

352 446 195 213 199 233 

408 572 136 147 327 425 

505 787 142 163 442 624 

-

~I -

(O~I -

(D~I - - - 4 2 2 

- - - - - - 102 103 38 39 64 64 278 286 67 67 214 219 

44 44 12 12 32 32 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

3 272 89 1 847 

2 153 (NA) 1 314 

1 119 (NA) 533 

705 14 311 

545 (NA) 227 (D) - -

(0) 1 (D) 

431 1 1 1711 (NA) 

(O!] -

(x11 (X) 13 

00 (NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 

98 50 80 36 

8 10 8 9 

2 5 2 3 

- "1 ,... - "1 

1 ~ 211 ~ 21 1 

- , i L - -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

328 417 165 

366 462 170 

410 629 148 

2 (0) 

~I 2 (D) 13 14 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

70 76 22 222 229 59 

40 40 9 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 doys 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 206 32 (X) 186 (X) 120 89 - 1 091 (X) 50 (lO 1 041 492 532 

Forms with-

- 41 20 20 30 30 22 15 - 38 10 (D) 30 60 21 13 - 51 1 (D) 52 179 39 28 - 49 1 (0) 48 367 26 21 - 27 - - 26 405 12 12 

1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers __________ . ______ ~ ______ ~ ___________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HARRISON COUNTY, W. VA. 257 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 515 (X) 460 (X) 266 (X) 163 (X) 

- 492 (X) 442 (X) 260 (X) 161 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their product s _______ $1 ,000_ - 492 2834 435 2 040 273 2556 165 1 783 Any cattle. hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CATILE AND CALVES 

- 482 2 226 1 422 (NA) 272 1 961 165 743 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 491 13989 440 15 099 260 10 719 161 9287 Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ - 455 7972 387 8 039 243 6 112 147 5019 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 430 7 183 356 6 705 224 5370 131 3 799 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 73 789 108 1 334 51 742 57 1 220 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ - 375 3088 (NAl (NA) 205 2374 112 1 856 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ - 409 2 929 (NAl (NA) 221 2233 130 2412 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 481 7 911 415 5 767 272 6681 165 4056 

$1,000_ - (X) 2 190 (Xl (NA) (X) 1 931 (X) 726 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 360 3 667 (NAl (NA) 205 2882 120 1 870 

$1.000_ - (X) 745 (X) (NA) (X) 619 (X) 194 Cottle __________________________________________ _ 

-- 358 4244 (NAl (NA) 222 3799 140 2 186 

$1,000 Fattened cottle ________________________________ _ 

$l.OOO 

-- (X) 1 445 1 (Xl (NA) (X) 1 312 (X) 533 

-- 34 239 (NAl (NA) 18 188 14 248 

-- (X) 81 (Xl (NA) (X) 67 (X) 69 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 -- 26 581 (NAl (NA) 22 578 40 903 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory; Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ -- 31 233 46 184 14 146 14 47 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 7 19 (NAl (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

-- 30 214 (NAl (NA) 14 139 14 39 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ June I and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 7 23 7 31 2 (0) 2 (0) 

-- 6 11 4 18 2 (0) 2 (0) 

-- 6 12 7 13 2 (0) 2 (0) 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes J year old or older __________________________ _ 

-- 19 661 30 1 204 15 552 15 550 

-- 19 400 (NAl (NA) 15 355 15 417 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 3 23 (NAl (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Soles; 

-- 177 690 152 459 1 89 320 1 38 120 1 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 -- 14 181 11 191 7 99 2 (0) 

-- (X) 11 (X) (NA) (X) 8 (X) (0) 

Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Sheep and lombL __________________________________ _ 

She€p and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1 ,000 

Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 3 97 2 (0) 1 (0) - -

-- (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) -

-- 21 477 29 883 17 415 16 407 

-- 17 507 (NAl (NA) 15 (0) 14 460 

-- (X) 3 102 (Xl (NA) (X) (0) (X) 2544 

-- 21 26 (NAl (NA) 17 22 16 (O~I -- 2 (0) (NAl (NA) - - -

$1.000 Horses and ponies ___________________ . ______________ _ 

$1,000 

-- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - -- 24 49 11 24 15 26 3 7 

-- (X) 17 (X) (NA) (X) 12 (X) 1 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______________ _ Turkeys ____________________________________ -_ - --

Turkeys for slaughter ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ___________________ _ 

Other poultry ___________________________________ _ 

-- 75 (X) 102 (X) 34 (X) 33 (X) 

-- 66 1 876 101 15 909 32 1 116 32 14284 

-- 62 1 722 97 15 736 29 1 037 32 (0) 

-- 11 154 (NAl (NA) 5 79 1 (0) 

-- I (0) (NAl (NA) - - 1 (0) 

-- 12 83 7 60 5 16 2 (0) 

-- 5 43 (NAl (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

-- I (0) (NAl (NA) - - 1 (0) 

-- 4 (0) (NAl (NA) 1 (0) - -

-- 12 (X) (NAl (X) 5 (Xl 1 (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ____________________________________ ----

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______________ _ 

T urk:eys ______________________ - ___ -- -- -----------

T urk:eys for slaughter ____________________ --------

Turkey hens kept for breeding ___________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________ ------ ----

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000 

-- 13 (X) 12 (X) 4 (X) 7 (X) 

-- 5 258 12 13 003 2 (0) 7 12 823 

-- 5 (0) 12 (0) 2 (0) 7 (0) 

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

-- 2 (0) - - - - - -

-- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

-- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

-- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

-- I (X) (NAl (X) - (X) - (X) 

-- 25 7 31 138 11 4 11 135 

258 HARRISON COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigoled Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

57 S03 (X) - - 40 411 (X) - - - (X) I (D) 

- 78 693 (X) (NA) (NA) 41 593 

29 101 9990 - - 18 73 8 755 - - SO 214 15409 (NA) (NA) 15 132 9 790 I (D) 

- 34 402 6626 - - 28 338 5 S66 - - - (D) (HA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (HA) 33 461 7 119 I - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

I (D) (X) I - (NAll 

I (D) (X) - - - 5 121 (X) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - I (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - Cui for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 4 14 435 - - 4 14 435 - - - 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (N~I - - - - - - - - ()() - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - Irish ·polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 23 16 I 318 I (D) 9 6 386 - - - 36 9 892 (NA) (NA) 9 3 271 - -

Sweelpotoloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - -

-I - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - - 489 15 216 23337 - 255 10 479 17592 - - - 425 12788 21 915 (HA) (NA) 156 7367 14061 I (0) 

- 64 I 224 I 955 - (N..;;I 

33 730 I 3821 - =1 - (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) 20 544 I 244 - Olher lome dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 323 9 n3 16435 - - 185 7 038 12940 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - ()() - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegelables harvested for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - 4 2 ()() - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - 16 9 ()() (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - I (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - I (D) ()() - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (HA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NAl (Xli (NA) (HA) - - (X) - ] - 15 29 (Xl - - 5 5 (Xli - 1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 10 15 ()() (HA) (HA) - - (X) - -

- 13 21 13010 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) (D) (NA) (NAl 1974_ - (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (HA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 7 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) (HA) (NA) 1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ - (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 5 1 467 (HAl (HA) 1 (D) (D) (NAl (NAl 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (HA) - - - (NA) (NAl 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 4 2 (X) 1 (D) 1 (D) (Xl - - - - - (X) (NAl (HA) - - (Xl - -

- 4 1 (D) 1 (Dl 1 (D) (D) - - - (NAl (NA) (NA) (HAl (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse productL ______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 11 5 ()() 1 (Ol 8 3 (X) I (D) 

- - - (X) (HAl (HA) - - (X) (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HARRISON COUNTY, W. VA. 259 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

AU forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

- 642 112 713 608 107 818 297 70921 163 46 474 Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- (X) 176 (X) 177 (X) 239 (X) 285 

- (X) 295 040 (X) 294 720 (X) 295 040 (X) 294 720 

- (X) 38.2 (X) 36.6 (X) 24.0 (X) 15.8 

Value of land and buildings; I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Averoge per acre _____________________________ dollars-- 87 416 (X) 46405 (X) 124 475 (X) 83 239 (X) 

- (X) 493 (X) 262 (X) 502 (X) 292 

land in forms according to use; Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 621 46 5021 593 46 1261 287 29039 158 17 371 

- 593 16389 545 15 547 275 10 767 151 8044 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres __________ ~~~~~ ____ ~ ________ ~ __ _ 30 to 49 acres _~ _____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 97 521 94 (NA) 20 94 5 (NA) 

- 163 2 237 158 (NA) 47 644 16 (NA) 

- 139 3 139 99 (NA) 57 I 316 20 (NA) 

115 4 122 122 (NA) 83 3000 58 (NA) 

- 61 3 869 55 (NA) 51 3 312 35 (NA) 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 16 (D) 14 (NA) 15 (D) 14 (NA) 

- 2 (D) 2 (NA) 2 (D) 2 (NA) 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ - - - I (NA) - - I (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 389 27 797 400 26 473 174 17069 82 7 828 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 81 2 316 1I5 4 106 42 I 203 26 I 499 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

- 16 288 (NA) (NA) 8 70 14 714 

- 13 153 (NA) (NA) 8 142 3 396 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 21 611 (NA) (NA) 12 437 1 

2 (0) 

- 45 1 264 (NA) (NA) 23 554 8 385 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 524 42 848 479 35 453 246 25 789 137 14804 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 373 22 338 (NA) (NA) 193 14 659 1I2 8847 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 304 20510 (NA) (NA) 135 II 130 67 5 957 

Other land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 472 23 363 443 26 239 212 16093 129 14299 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ - 202 17 741 (NA) (NA) 110 12 579 85 12 627 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- 419 5 622 (NA) (NA) 188 3 514 III I 672 

Pasturelond, a II types __________________________________ _ 

- 599 67 876 (NA) (NA) 283 44 307 (NA) 29 302 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

-- 3 (0) 3 18 2 (0) - - Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ -- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Po stureland irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated ________________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _______ _ -- 8 (0) (X) (X) 5 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 doto are bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars- - 642 2 778 608 I 891 297 2 383 163 I 441 

- (X) 4328 (X) 3 1I0 (X) 8 024 (X) 8 840 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

I (0) I (NA) I (D) I (NA) 

- 3 (D) 4 (NA) 3 (0) 4 (NA) 

- II 311 3 (NA) II 311 3 (NA) 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 33 453 16 (NA) 33 453 16 (NA) 

- 98 663 54 (NA) 98 663 54 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) __________________________ - __ 

- 151 530 81 (NA) 151 530 81 (NA) 

- 345 395 449 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) 

- 61 136 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 58 100 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 82 99 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 144 60 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ____________________________________ ------------

Groins ____________________________ ~ _____________ - __ - 206 486 232 328 109 396 (NA) 227 

- 30 66 (NA) (NA) 25 63 15 33 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cOffonseed ____________________________ ---_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

T abocco ____________________________________ --------

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, ond melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries- _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ____________________________ -- -------- ---

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 61 71 (NA) (NA) 34 49 26 50 

- 109 197 (NA) (NA) 57 142 42 III 

- 13 32 (NA) (NA) 5 25 4 9 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 5 (0) I (Z) J (D) - - - II 9 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 4 23 

livestock, poulrry, and their products ____________________ _ 

POlJltry and poultry products-_________________________ _ 

Dairy producls _______________________ - -------- -- ----

COffle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ________________________________ - - -- ----

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ ---- ------ -- ----

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 531 2 292 524 I 546 279 I 987 152 I 204 

- 26 (0) 4) 79 14 (0) II 75 

- 12 (0) (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 17 442 

- 510 I 958 (NA) (NA) 274 I 674 147 635 

31 27 (NA) (NA) 22 23 15 32 

25 16 (NA) (NA) 13 10 19 17 

- 36 47 (NA) (NA) 19 39 9 3 

1J974 dato inc/ude soles of forest products. 

260 JACKSON COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Farms with harvested crop land Forms with irrigated lond 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- - 64~ 608 112 713 593 107 833 16389 3 116 25 (D) 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

- 6 8 24 4 22 5 2 (0) (0) (D) 1010 49 acres _____________________ _ 

- 64 55 2 094 49 1 692 545 - - - - 5010 69 acre'-____________________ _ 

- 57 45 3 319 50 2903 788 - - - - 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

- 103 106 8 507 96 7 904 1 673 - - - - 10010 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 112 110 13 182 106 12 495 2037 1 (D) (D) (D) 14010 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 78 83 12 293 74 11 692 1 830 - - - - 180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

22010 259 acres ___________________ _ 

260 10 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acre'-__________________ _ 

1,00010 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 63 

11 '~11 61 12 127 :ll - - - -

- 40 40 9606 - - - - - 92 78 32006 86 30 209 4343 - - - - - 25 21 (0) 25 (D) (D) - - - -

- 2 5 (D) 2 (D) (D) - - - - - - 1 - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

lond in forms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: 

--------- 642 112 713 60S 107 818 297 70 921/ 163 46 474 

--------- 593 16 389 545 15 547 275 10 767 151 8044 

Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 522 82 616 515 82066 217 45 564 112 28 661 

--------- 478 11 149 (NA) 10 946 199 6334 (NA) 4517 

--------- 104 26986 86 23 834 71 22 949 47 16 159 Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 100 4453 (NA) 4418 68 3 752 (NA) 3403 

--------- 16 3 111 7 1 918 9 2408 4 1 654 

--------- 15 787 (NAl 183 8 681 (NA) 124 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 608 106 710 (NA) (NAl 277 65936 149 39 932 

--------- 33 (D) (NA) (NA) 19 (D) 14 6 542 

--------- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - ionol. etc._ - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

All farms I Forms with sales of 

1 All farms 1 Farms with soles of $2,500 or more $2.500 or more 1 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by ploce of residence: 

- 181 210 97 78 On farm operated ______________________ 469 412 216 107 - 461 398 200 85 Not on form operated ___________________ 97 68 47 15 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

Nol reporled ___________________________ 76 128 1 34 41 

- 12 3 3 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 

- 50 48 22 13 None _________________________________ 164 141 82 37 - 146 139 67 27 1 10 49 days ___________________________ 26 19 10 9 - 155 140 72 38 50 to 99 dayL _________________________ 13 17 4 3 - 135 136 72 42 10010 149 days ________________________ 13 10 3 I - 144 142 61 43 15010 199 day'-_______________________ 39 43 21 13 - 52.3 53.3 52.3 55.2 200 days or more ______________________ 372 316 171 69 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________ _ 45 10 54 years _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average oge _________________________ _ 

. lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poullry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Olher agricultural chemicals including lime ______ . __________ _ 

Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum product. _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene. motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ ElectricilV __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 179 327 280 279 105 304 83 167 - 417 327 472 431 200 273 133 303 - 104 128 297 279 53 117 105 230

1 

- 307 28 (NAl (NA) 182 19 84 18 - 272 34 303 34 132 26 81 22 - 435 166 370 139 222 107 106 97 - 269 43 157 25 138 27 57 (D) - 183 88 191 115 104 57 68 

85

1 

- 4 3 9 36 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 71 19 92 19 43 8 30 10 

- 624 294 (NAl (NA) 284 208 (NA) (NA) - 624 240 582 173 284 170 160 81 - 583 145 (NAl (NA) 275 105 148 S2 - 208 40 (NAl (NA) 97 30 61 (D) - 29 7 (NAl (NAl 6 (D) 2 (D) - 12 15 (NAl (NA) 12 15 } - 32 6 (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 160 14 - 624 27 (NAl (NA) 284 18 - 281 46 (NAl (NA) 171 32 (NAl (NA) - 39 7 (NAl (NA) 33 6 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA JACKSON COUNTY, W. VA. 261 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 do to ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol-

- 398 6 102 198 

- 381 4 798 187 

- 97 I 304 42 - 157 1 984 88 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nemotocles in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and paultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 33 608 16 

- 4 6 - - 14 18 14 

- 136 I 737 1 61 

- 47 

2°ll 

19 

- 152 (X) 74 

- 117 (X) 46 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY' AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farmL 

$ 1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollarsForms by value group; $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5.00010 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19.999 _____________________ _ 

SelECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _______________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troclorL __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CottonpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, sheor bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

642 579 297 147 machinery and equipment-Con. 5 859 5 452 3 606 1 813 $20,000 to $29.999 ______________________ 

9 126 9 416 12 141 12 333 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

142 155 53 27 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

311 230 92 48 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

143 135 j 108 33j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

351 521 150 188 248 333 507 663 274 305 289 358 578 792 115 120 495 672 

6 6 - - 6 6 

6 5~ 1 - - 6 6 

57 2 (D) 55 (D) 

- - - - - - 167 198 55 56 119 142 

319 319 86 86 233 233 

16 16 9 9 7 7 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

3 981 

3 113 

868 

1 309 

291 

-

18 

I 016 

98 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

106 3 115 (NA) 2641 (NA) 474 

20 279 

(NA) 670 

- - 1 (D) 

(NA) 838 

1 (D) 

8 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Fanns with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

17 44 16 33 

21 12 20 6 

7 3 7 -

~1 -{ 1 I 

- r -I - .J L - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

374 468 182 

461 551 198 499 748 186 

- - - I (D) -

44 45 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

102 106 28 305 311 77 

25 32 13 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

form s ________________ . _________ ---- -- ---- ------ -- -------- 183 10 (X) 182 (X) 104 68 

Workers __________________________ -- -_ -- ---------------- - - 721 (X) 10 00 711 424 595 

forms with-

- 70 10 10 70 70 47 23 

- 22 - - 22 44 9 7 

- 48 - - 47 165 17 16 

1 worker ________________________ ---_ -- -- -- ------ ---- -- -

2 workers ________________ -_ -_ -- -- -- -- -------- -- -------- 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

- 10 - - JO 53 9 14 

- 33 - - 33 379 22 8 5 to 9 workers __________________ ------ - - -------- -------- 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

262 JACKSON COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _________________________ -.! ___ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 579 (X) 567 (X) 278 (X) 154 (X) 

- 550 (X) 554 (X) 268 (X) 149 (X) 

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000. 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves _________________________ . _____ . ___ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _________ . ___________ . _______________ . Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

531 2292 524 I 546 279 I 987 152 I 204 - 516 2001 510 (NA)I 275 I 707 ISO 684 -

- 539 12 139 545 1469J 266 8 8381 147 7476 

- 494 6 817 487 7 804 241 49991 

140 4055 

- 474 6 528 447 6 838 234 4813 127 3 282 

- 104 289 150 966 43 186 45 773 

- 394 2 770 (NA) (NA) 204 1 9901 105 I 741 

- 465 2 552 (NA) (NA) 235 I 849 126 I 680 

Soles: (ottle and calves _____________________ . _____________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 510 6960 501 5 923 274 5 6761 147 3 516 

- (X) I 958 (X) (NA) (X) I 674 (X) 635 

- 377 3080 (NA) (NA) 198 2 2931 109 I 796 

- (X) 638 (X) (NA) (X) 493 (X) 199 

- 385 3880 (NA) (NA) 234 3383 116 I 720 

- (X) I 320 (X) (NA) (X) I 181 1 

(X) 436 

- 49 355 (NA) (NA) 31 324 16 169 1 

- (X) 139

1 

(X) 

(NA)I 

(X) 1271 

(X) 40

1 - 12 (0) (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 17 442 

- 81 4871 119 6841 37 3311 27 2841 

- 18 80 (NA) (NA) 14 60 12 49 

- 78 407 (NA) (NA) 36 271 25 235 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 19 84 28 133 14 73 13 105 

- 17 48 17 57 12 (D) 12 49 

- II 36 24 76 9 (D) 10 56 

Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old ar older ___________________________ _ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______ ____ ____________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 24 494 47 I 251 12 328 19 

- 7271 23 328 (NA) (NA) 12 233 18 547 

- 5 36 (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

- 188 701 219 630 1 88 342 1 

51 1211 

- 31 517 42 I 049 22 

433

1 

15 787 

- (X) 27 (X) (NA) (X) 23 (X) 32 

- 9 267 19 541 7 (D) 8 451 

- (X) 8 (XJ (NA) (X) 

(D)I (X) 9 

- 25 323 45 I 257 13 192 19 719 

- 23 385 (NA) (NA) 13 253 18 655 

- (X) 2 411 (X) (NA) (X) I 535 (X) 4 282 Sheep, lombs, ond wool ________________________ $1 ,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 25 16 (NA) (NA) 13 1~1 19 171 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - I (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (XJ (NA) (X) - (X) (Z) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 24 49 13 23 16 36 6 9 $1.000_ - (X) 19 (XJ (NA) (X) 15 (X) 2 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 149 (XJ 185 (X) I 57 (X) I 41 (X) 

- 140 3344 180 13 864 51 I 321 41 10 339 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 138 3090 172 4 160 50 I 188 39 (0) 

- 15 254 (NA) (NA) 6 133 2 (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 11 136 II 316 6 75 - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 18 106 (NA) (NA) 7 34 I (D) 

- 7 58 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 14 48 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) I (0) 

- 24 (X) (NA) (X) II (X) I I (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat~type chickens ________________ _ 

- 10 (X) 12 (X) 5 (X) 4 (X) 

- 3 56995 12 30 985 3 56 995 4 30 693 

- 2 (D) 7 317 2 (0) I (0) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) 3 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughteL ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 ,000_ - 2 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 26 (0) 41 79 14 (0) 11 75 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA JACKSON COUNTY, W. VA. 263 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

HQ~sted Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quonlity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quanlity Fanns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - lOS 1 116 (X) - - 68 959 (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 160 1 585 (X) (HAl (NAl 60 1 203 (X) - - - 95 781 68246 - - 58 675 61 929 - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ - 141 988 60 331 (NAl (NAl 45 652 44 476 - -. 

- 23 335 5 302 - - 19 284 4422 - - 1974_ For fodder. hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) 23 551 8 574 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ For groin or seed {bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 4 155 (X) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 197·L (ul for dry forage or hoy (Ions. dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl - - - - - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - -

Wheal for groin (bushel,) ______________________ 1978_ - 3 36 750 - - 2 (D) (D) - - 1974_ Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 5 67 1 210 (NAl (NA) 3 (D) (D) - - - 4 (D) 1 950 - - 4 (D) 1 950 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 4 16 480 - - Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl 2 (D) (D) - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl - - (X> I - -

- - - (X) -

(NAl l - - - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - 1974_ - 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - (otlon (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) __ ~ _________________________ 1978 

1974 -- 64 48 61 592 - - 34 32 41 009 - - -- 74 54 87379 (NAl (NA) 27 27 47 330 - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight} __________________ 1978 -- 60 56 5 131 - - 29 47 3 813 - -

1974 -- 69 22 2 747 (NAl (NA) 23 9 1 575 - -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- 3 (D) 140 - - 2 (D) (D) - - 1974 -- 9 51 7 583 (NAl (NA) 4 50 7 532 - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexIL ________________ 1978 -- 566 15 266 23 019 - - 264 9 811 16 845 - -

1974 -- 512 13 675 20 501 (NAl (NA) 147 6 647 11 325 - - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 -- 117 2 072 3 538 - - 56· 1 282 2 602 - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 42 977 2273 - - Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978 -- 432 11 315 17 532 - - 222 7 615 13 113 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (D) - -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 -- 13 39 (X) - - 5 27 (X) - - -- 20 35 (X) (NAl (NA) 7 23 (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 -- 9 26 (X) - - 4 18 (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 3 7 (X) - - Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978 

1974 -- 7 3 (X) - - 3 3 (X) - - -- (NA) (NA) - (X) (NAl (NAl 2 (D) (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 

1974 -- I (0) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - -

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 22 32 (X) - - 5 5 (X) - -

- 19 18 (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 18 15 6 770 (NAl (NAl 5 3 4 130 (HA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 6 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 3 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 9 2 770 (NAl (NAl 2 (D) - (HA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) - - - (NAl (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - -

- 5 2 (X) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (X) - - Slrawberries (paunds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) 1 (0) (D) - -

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 5 3 (X) 2 (D) 3 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) (NAl (NA) 

264 JACKSON COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $21 500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

370 84 985 362 85784 309 82283 286 79 798 - (X) 237 (X) 266 ()O 279 (X) 230 - (X) 135 040 (X) 134 848 (X) 135 040 I (X) 134 848 - (X) 62.9 (X) 63.6 (X) 60.9 (X) 59.2 -

Farms ________________________________ ----- _____ -----

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Ap~~~;~~j!~ ~~n~~~~o==========================-p;~ce-nt= 

294 269 (X) 179 163 (X) 328 300 ()() 206 885 (X) 

- (X) 1 285 ()() 756 (X) 1 250 (X) 741 -

Value of land and buildings: I 

~~:~~:: ~:~ ~~~ ============================= ~~::~~~= 

350 63 6791 339 59 2881 297 61 647 269 55 162 - 325 41 790 304 36310 279 40 874 252 35 130 -

land in farms according to use: Total croplond __________________________________ ---__ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

21 83 19 (NA) 9 40 5 (NA) - (NA) 20 296 13 (NA) 36 517 26 - 30 (NA) 19 455 19 (NA) 26 608 - 60 2288 54 (NA) 51 1 982 45 (NA) - 63 4661 60 (NA) 62 (D) 55 (NA) - (NA) 57 (D) 60 (NAl - 58 8282 1 

60 

49 15870 45 (NA) 49 15870 45 (NA) -

- 10 (D) 10 (NA) 10 (D) 10 (NA) 

- 2 (D) - (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

244 18328 237 20 370 209 17 371 190 17 752 - 87 3561 75 2 608 73 3402 59 2280 -

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 28 709 (NAl (NA) 22 644 29 938 

- 6 (D) (NAl (NA) 5 (0) 6 359 

- 3 (0) (NAl (NA) 3 (0)1 5 154 

- 65 2556 (NAl (NA) 56 2 471 30 829 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 152 6053 153 4869 140 5 803 126 4346 

- 77 2758 (NAl (NA) 71 2677 58 1 647 

- 103 3295 (NAl (NA) 94 3 126 86 2699 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- Other 266 15253 272 21 627 227 14833 222 20290 land ________________________________________ _ 

- 99 9782 (NAl (NA) 90 9603 120 15499 

- 246 5471 (NAl (NA) 208 5 230 214 4 791 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds. roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Posturelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 299 30868 (NAl (NA) 260 29 651 (NA) 34898 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pasturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 3 (D) 1 (D) 3 (D) I (D) 

- 3 (D) (NAl (NAl 3 (D) I (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- 47 961 ()() (X) 47 961 (X) (X) 

lf978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sa.les of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

- 370 17222 362 12 794 309 17 126 286 12 651 Average per farm ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 46 546 (X) 35 343 (X) 55424 (X) 44 234 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 47 11 285 36 (NA) 47 11 285 36 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 51 3346 49 (NA) 51 3346 49 (NA) 

- 35 I 039 44 (NA) 35 1 039 44 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 49 721 36 (NA) 49 721 36 (NA) 

- 77 561 69 (NAl 77 561 69 (NA) $2,500 to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 50 174 45 (NA) 50 174 45 (NA) 

- 60 64 82 (NA) (X) (X) 7 (NA) 

- 4 8 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,SOO to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 13 23 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 18 22 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 25 II (NAl (NA) (X) ()() (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) I (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

Crops ______________________________________________ _ 

- 225 6432 230 " 312 203 6380 (NAl Grains ____________________________________________ _ " 236 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 170 2 117 (NAl (NA) 162 2 109 164 I 627 

- 10 212 (NAl (NA) 10 212 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _______ . _____________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - (NAl (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 63 227 (NAl (NA) 55 219 58 147 

- 8 27 (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 29 3964 (NAl (NAl 25 3933 31 2 391 

- 6 96 4 65 5 (D) 4 (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - livestock. poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 296 10790 298 8458 255 10 746 243 8 391 

- 18 365 21 444 13 364 19 (D) 

- 80 7027 (NAl (NAl 80 7027 84 4 752 

- 260 2818 (NAl (NA) 236 2 797 230 2663 

- 65 393 (NAl (NA) 59 388 68 362 

- 16 21 (NAl (NA) 12 19 13 25 

- 40 166 (NAl (NA) 24 152 23 (D) 

'1974 data include sales of foresl products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA JEFFERSON COUNTY, W. VA. 265 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Fanns 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland 

- 370 362 84 985 325 81 907 41 790 All farms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with-

- 19 14 68 8 35 17 62 47 1 573 44 1 228 788 

- 26 20 1 502 20 1 192 533 

- 35 33 2 924 32 2 684 1 169 46 62 5 414 45 5 290 2 738 

- 37 35 5 886 34 5 430 2402 

- 27 30 5 3001 25 4901 2 195 14 14 3 304 14 3 304 1 345 

- 59 69 21 317\ 59 21 317 9951 

- 31 27 20 472 31 20 472 11 205 

- 14 10 17 225 13 16 054 9447 

- - 1 -i - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ SOO to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________ _ 

2,000 ocres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

1978 

Farms 

370 

325 

207 

174 

99 

97 

64 

54 

300 

45 

24 

1 

All forms 

Acres 

84 985 

41 790 

32 888 

13 976 

39 599 

21 926 

12 498 

5 888 

61 145 

11 220 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

362 

304 

231 

(NA) 

72 

(NA) 

59 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

85 784 

36 310 

39 816 

15 184 

31 986 

16416 

13 982 

4 71 0 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

3 1 223 713 

1 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - -

- - - - - - 1 (0) (0) 

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

309 

279 

168 

148 

84 

83 

57 

48 

245 

41 

23 

Acres 

82 283 

40 874 

31 715 

13 598 

38 621 

21 499 

11 947 

5777 

59001 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

286 

252 

169 

(NA) 

64 

(NA) 

53 

(NA) 

235 

33 

15 

3 

Irrigated 

land 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

Acres 

79 798 

35 130 

35 065 

14327 

31 206 

16 158 

13 527 

4645 

61 380 

10 750 

7 270 

398 

All forms 'Forms with sales of All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 ' 1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of res idence: Fa rming _____________________________ _ 213 227 199 195 On form operated ---- ------------------ 262 227 210 182 Other _______________________________ _ 157 116 110 73 Not on farm operated ___________________ 84 69 79 54 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 

24 47 20 32 

111 

Not reported ___________________________ 

10 7 10 Operators reporting days of work off farm; 25 to 34 yeorL _______________________ _ 37 33 28 23 None _________________________________ 163 127 157 108 35 to M yeorL _______________________ _ 90 59 72 43 1 to 49 doys ___________________________ 27 19 23 15 45 to 54 yeorL _______________________ _ 73 59 60 44 50 to 99 doys __________________________ 10 9 7 8 55 to 64 years- _______________________ _ 83 91 72 77 100 to 149 doys ________________________ 4 12 1 7 65 years and over _____________________ _ 77 90 70 71 150 to 199 doy'-_______________________ 11 9 10 3 Average oge __________________________ _ 51.5 53.2 52.4 53.4 200 days or more ______________________ 141 94 99 61 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

145 1 018 162 1 602 116 1 004 129 1 571 

- 281 2043 264 1 610 246 2 024 212 1 582 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 129 1 308 195 869 126 1 307 164 857 

- 254 164 (NA) (NA) 228 160 171 114 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animol health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 236 369 243 204 217 364 205 200 

- 256 1 182 241 1 006 235 1 170 208 999 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer ______________________________ - ___ _ 

- 245 881 192 459 238 864 173 449 

- 185 2 206 181 1 323 179 2 152 162 1 299 

Other agricultural chemicals induding lime ________________ _ Hired fann labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________________________ _ 

- 29 385 24 134 29 385 23 (0) 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 179 293 176 196 161 291 147 190 

- 370 936 (NA) (NA) 318 899 (NA) (NA) 

- 370 693 342 482 318 660 273 463 

- 358 361 (NA) (NA) 306 340 260 276 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum produch _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ - 207 220 (NA) (NA) 202 213 152 110 

- 27 34 (NA) (NA) 27 34 24 16 

- 31 24 (NA) (NA) 25 22 

- } 4 4 (NA) (NA) 4 4 273 62 

- 370 50 (NA) (NA) 318 47 

- 267 236 (NA) (NA) 250 232 (NA) (NA) 

- 20 7 (NA) (NA) 19 (0) (NA) (NA) 

lP gas, butane, and propaM ________________________ _ fuel oil_. ____________________________ ._ - _____ -- ---

Natural gas __________________________________ -----

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

266 JEffERSON COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dote ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text) 

All farms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

forms Acres on which used farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ - ___ -_ --- Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ------------------"'7---------- lime ________________________ -- __ - ___ -- ------------ --------

255 33 243 234 32 905 - 253 29 988 232 29 650 - 65 3 255 65 3 255 - 8866 98 8 813 - 103 

Sprays, dusts, gronules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orcnardL ____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

169 II 515 164 II 377 - 25 (D) - 26 4 252 

32 3 650 31 (D) -

- 150 13 8881 148 (0)1 

31 3 0611 29 - (Oll - 125 (X) 125 (X) 

- 84 (X) 83 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

All forms forms with soles All farms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________ dollarsfarms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

370 327 

13 159 7941 

35 566 24 284 

37 58 

88 65 1 74 61 i 

All farms 

ALL MACHINERY AN D 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

318 260 machinery and equipment-Con. 

12 701 7 365 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

39 939 28 327 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

23 32 1 

$70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

61 42 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

70 46i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

farms Number Farms Number forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bor or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

260 409 ll8 154 175 255 299 598 132 165 228 433 343 925 92 132 328 793 

41 42 10 10 31 32 37 1 421 12 141 25 28 104 107 18 18 87 89 - - - - - - 193 216 67 70 136 146 201 225 64 68 149 157 

100 ll6 27 28 75 88 

1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

36 

60 

23 

19 ' 

23 r 10 -' 

farms 

243 

263 

299 

40 

27 

91 

(NA) 

103 

165 

86 

1974 

forms Acres on which used 

208 27 583 

(NA) 25 505 

(NA) 2078 

56 5062 

(NA) 13 183 

2 (D) 

22 2 109 

(NA) 13 740 

6 395 

27 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

~I 31 55 

60 46 

15 22 15 r 18 

25 11 1 23 241 

jL 10 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

365 180 

514 130 

814 158 

44 111 28 12 

95 12 (NA) (NA) 

111 43 

174 42 

96 35 

Any hired workersWorking 150 days or more Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working less tha n 150 days 

Any forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 185 108 (X) 135 (X) 179 162 - 1 007 (X) 290 (X) 717 990 1 096 

forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

~ d~:~:;:e;rs ~~~; ==== ======== == ====== ========== ======== 

- 48 46 46 41 41 44 52 28 56 45 - 39 78 51 - 34 16 53 19 20 66 34 36 - 30 15 91 17 110 30 - 21 3 44 36 18 422 20 26 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA JEFFERSON COUNTY, W. VA. 267 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

AI/forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 302 (X) 301 (X) 254 (X) 240 (X) 

270 (X) 284 (X) 236 (X) 226 (X) 

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $l.OOO_ 296 10 790 298 8 458 255 10 746 243 8391 

272 3 232 287 (NA) 243 3204 233 3050 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod coilled ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Herfers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 259 20896 280 22 233 228 20618 222 21 003 232 II 284 249 II 800 209 II 178 204 II 072 175 5336 193 6 475 153 5 237 150 5 768 

- 90 5948 95 5 325 87 5941 90 5 304 

- 219 6349 (NA) (NA) 198 6284 174 5 345 

- 224 3 263 (NA) (NA) 198 3 156 189 4 586 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________ ~~ ______ _ 260 9 878 282 10984 236 9784 230 10 626 $1,000_ Calves ______________________ ~ ___________________ _ (X) 2 818 (X) (NA) (X) 2 797 (X) 2663 

- 181 3 785 (NA) (NA) 167 3 734 155 3 168 $1,000_ Cottle ______ ~ ____________________________________ _ - (X) 545 (X) (NA) (X) 540 (X) 295 

225 6093 (NA) (NA) 209 6050 192 7 458 $1,000_ Fottened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Dairy products ______________________________ $1,000_ 

- (X) 2 274 ()() (NA) , (X) 2 257 (X) 2 368 

- 46 I 406 (NA) (NA) 39 I 393 37 2 207 

- (X) 646 (X) (NA) (X) 641 (X) 883 

- 80 7 027 (NA) (NA) 80 7027 84 4 752 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS. AND HORSES 

Invenlory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 58 3290 75 3 541 52 3 260 64 3416 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

li1lers of pigs farrowed between40 390 (NA) (NA) 36 367 45 460 

- 52 2900 (NA) (NA) 49 2 893 59 2 956 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 45 559 57 591 40 541 51 563 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 43 304 52 299 39 295 48 286 June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 34 255 47 292 31 246 42 277 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 16 920 18 I 031 12 830 13 964 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 16 616 (NA) (NA) 12 544 13 736 Goats ________________ ~ ____________________________ _ 

- 5 17 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Soles; 

83 757, 66 827, 60 469 55 776 

Hogs and pigs _______ _ - 65 4 545 74 5 701 59 4430 68 5 523 

$1,000_ - (X) 393 ()() (NA) (X) 388 (X) 362 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 15 484 28 932 II 387 25 877 

$1,000_ - (X) 19 (X) (NA) (X) 16 (X) 21 Sheep and lombL ___________________________________ _ 16 392 17 665 12 362 12 635 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 16 640 (NA) (NA) 12 588 12 805 Pounds of wooL _____ . ____________________________ _ - (X) 4077 ()() (NA) (X) 3 733 (X) 4877 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1 ,000_ - 16 21 (NA) (NA) 12 19 13 25 Goofs _____________________________________________ _ 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - $1,000_ - (X) (0) ()() (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 30 133 16 282 19 105 16 282 

- (X) 157 (X) (NA) (X) 147 (X) 128 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 52 (X)' 46 (X) 39 (X) 38 (X) 

- 49 37 708 43 42 302 36 37 255 35 42 019 

Hens and pullets of loying age __ ~ _________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old arolder _____________________ _ 

- 49 37 588 42 42 272 36 (0) 34 41 993 

- 7 120 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) - -

Pullet chicks and pullefs under 3 months ald ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _____ ~ ___________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

- 8 99 I (0) 4 61 I (0) 

- 3 24 (NA) (NA) 3 24 - -

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

9 (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) 4 (X) 

Soles; Any poultry ______________________________________ - __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets. of laying oge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and puUets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ ----

Turkeys far s.laughter __________________ - ____ - -- ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding _______ .. ____________ _ 

Other poultry __ . ______________________________ ~ ___ _ 

Poultry and poultry productL ___________________ $1,000_ 

- 14 (X) 13 (X) II (X) 13 (X) 

- 10 14 717 10 26 235 8 (0) 10 26 235 

- 10 (0) 10 26 235 8 (0) 10 26 235 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 4 125 I (0) 2 (0) I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) 3 (X) 

- 18 365 21 444 13 364 19 (0) 

268 JEFFERSON COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

AH forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irriguted 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, 9reenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

216 21 874 (X) I (D) 204 21 750 (X) I (0) 

- (D) 214 17 256 (X) (NA) (NA) 195 17 061 (X) I 

- 207 16 514 I 570 144 I (D) 195 16390 I 558 007 I (D) 

- 202 12 527 869 683 (NA) (NA) 183 12 347 861 761 I (D) 

- 100 5 360 88 146 - - 100 5 360 88146 - - - (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 107 4663 64447 I 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (X) - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 51 - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

5 60 (X) - (NA) I 

5 60 (X)I - - - 4 49 (X) (NA:) 3 (D) (X) - - - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - 60 915 - - 5 60 915 - - 5 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (D) - - - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) -

-I Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (busheISI- _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1-974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

42 I 330 51 957 - - 41 (0) (0) - - - 80 2 441 87 042 (NA) (NA) 77 2386 85 600 - - - 60 I 262 59 925 55 I 211 57 325 - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 48 939 52 886 - -

- 43 I 144 53 561 - - 41 (D) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 59 I 513 77 365 - -

- 8 15' 3 687 - - 8 154 3 687 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) 10 286 8 245 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

- ;1 I (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) -

- 7 231 4 615 (NA) (NA) 7 231 4 615 -

- - - - - - - - - -

J - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - -

=1 - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Irish potatoes (hundredweigh1} __________________ 1978_ - I (0) (D) - - 1 (0) (D) - -

1974_ - I (D) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hay crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 252 12 636 29 899 - - 217 12 021 29 177 - -

- 227 II 088 23 687 (NA) (NA) 190 10 321 22 565 - - Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 142 4844 15 7151 - (NNI 

129 4 693 15 4781 -

=1 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 106 3 423 9 335 - Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 197B_ - 159 5 881 10 582 - - 141 5 622 10 273 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - I (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - -

1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 96 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (0) - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - I (D) (D) - - 1 (0) (D) - -

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (D)I - -I 

- 8 71 (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - 5 20 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 7 48 (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - Tomotoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - I (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - - Gr:een peos excluding cowpeaL _______________ 1978_ - I (D) (X) - - I (0) (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) I - - (X) I - -

- 36 4 009 (X) I (D) 30 3 913 (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ - 37 3 443 (X) (NA) (NA) 35 (D) (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 197B_ - 31 3 584 66 076 020 (NA) (NA) 27 3 496 (0) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 718 22 958 420 (NA) (NA) Peoches (poundsl. __________________________ 1978_ - 17 379 3 913 672 (NA) (NA) 15 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 573 4403 110 (NA) (NA) 

- 4 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 2 6 000 (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (D) (X) - -' 1 (D) (X) I - - I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

",1 

- 2 (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 6 16 (X) I (0) 5 (D) (X) I 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA JEFFERSON COUNTY, W. VA. 269 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres Forms Acres 

195 21 765 171 18 962 63 9329 28 3080 

- (X) 112 (X) 111 (X) 148 (X) 110 - (X) 580 480 (X) 580 416 (X) 580480 (X) 580 416 (X) 3.7 DO 3.3 (X) 1.6 (X) 0.5 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo ___________________ . ______________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

- 94 616 (X) 33 719 (X) 146 092 (X) 42 071 (X) 

- (X) 801 (X) 304 (X) 915 (X) 382 

Average per form _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dallars_ 

- 169 9 6831 165 8 931 51 4660 24 1 379 

- 149 2335 130 1 774 46 976 17 245 

land in forms according to use, Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By ocres harvested: 

- 59 240 61 (NA) 12 46 9 (NA) 

- 48 637 40 (NA) 17 238 4 (NA) 

21 481 15 (NA) 8 198 - (NA) 

- 14 476 8 (NA) 4 134 3 (NA) 

6 (D) 6 (NA) 4 (D) 1 (NA) 

- 1 (0) - (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

110 9 acres __________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ocres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres ___________________________ .. ___ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 10 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 99 6 603 127 6 292 30 3408 18 1 085 

- 29 745 32 865 6 276 6 49 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 7 197 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 15 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 5 171 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - 21 531 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 4 (D) 

grosses, nol harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 143 9243 118 7 088 44 3616 18 1 346 

- 89 4 031 (NA) (NA) 29 1 603 12 522 

- 91 5 212 (NA) (NA) 30 2 013 15 824 

T 0101 woodland ______________ .. ______________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _ ~ 

Posturelo~d--an-d~~~~g;I~~d~ ~"h~; -th~~ -~;opl~~d ""a~-d-- ---- 133 2 839 123 2 943 39 1 053 24 355 

woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house 10fs, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 49 1 720 (NA) (NA) 16 732 7 131 

- 123 1 119 (NA) (NA) 37 321 23 224 

Pas tureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 159 12 354 (NA) (NA) 48 5 743 (NA) 1 738 

- 3 4 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- 3 4 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 1 (D) (X) (X) - - (X) (X) 

11978 dota arc based on a sample af forms; sec text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Markel value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 195 862 171 326 63 740 28 206 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 4 418 DO 1 906 (X) 11 740 (X) 7 357 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or morL __________________________________ _ - 2 (0) - (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ - 1 (D) 1 (NA) 1 (D) 1 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 5 135 - (NA) 5 135 - (NA) 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 3 38 2 (NA) 3 38 2 (NA) 

- 24 171 10 (NA) 24 171 10 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

l." thon $1.000 _________________________________ " 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________ - ___ -_ ---

- 28 88 14 (NA) 28 88 14 (NA) 

- 132 122 144 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) 

- 13 29 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

26 44 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 26 30 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 67 19 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

49 362 63 122 17 337 (NA) 92 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (D) 

Crops ____________________________________________ ----

Groins ____________________________ - _____ -- ------ ---

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed __________________ -- -------- ----

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 22 20 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (0) 

- 13 24 (NA) (NA) 5 20 5 9 

- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- 8 299 5 77 5 295 3 (0) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 1 (D) 

Commodify Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________ - ___ ---- -- ------------

Field seeds, hoy, foroge, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________ -- ------ ---- -- --- Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Of her crops ________________ -_ -_ - ___ -- ---- -- ---- -- ---

144 499 126 200 57 403 24 112 

13 30 10 4 6 29 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 122 293 (NA) (NA) 49 208 20 (D) 

16 (D) (NA) (NA) 7 46 5 (0) 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

25 126 (NA) (NA) 13 120 - -

livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ ---------------

Dairy products ________________ -- -_ ---- ---- ---- -- ----

Caule and calves ____________________ -- ---- ---- -- ----

Hogs and pigs __________ - _____ -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- Sheep, lambs, and wool .. ______________________________ _ 

Other liveslock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

! 1974 doto include soles of fores1 products. 

270 KANAWHA COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated lond 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrtgofed 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 195 171 21 765 149 19 093 2 335 3 6 4 4 - Farms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre'-__________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

22 14 52 12 25 15 3 6 4 4 

35 32 1 041 19 634 153 - - - -

- 26 13 1 477 18 1 013 177 - - - -

23 23 I 904 22 I 808 270 - - - - - 31 42 3 662 26 3 066 466 - - - -

21 20 3264 18 2 793 298 - - - -

- 15 10 2 987 12 2 376 348 - - - =1 - 5 3 I 138 5 I 138 65 - - -

- 13 12 3 780 13 3 780 364 - - - -

- 4 2 2460 4 2 460 179 - - - -

- 1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

--------- 195 21 765 171 18 962 63 9 329 28 3 080 

--------- 149 2 335 130 1 774 46 976 17 245 Land in farms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

--------- 169 17 019 142 15 940 50 5 704 18 1 803 

--------- 126 1 712 (NA) 1 507 35 621 (NA) 145 

--------- 19 4 428 18 2 363 10 3 555 4 1 069 

--------- 18 596 (NA) 238 9 (D) (NA) 98 

--------- 7 318 11 659 3 70 6 208 1 

--------- 5 27 (NA) 29 2 (D) (NA) 2 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Part owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 185 19 970 (NA) (NA) 56 8 136 25 2 879 

--------- 9 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 1 193 3 201 

--------- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

jona/, etc._ 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

All farms Forms with sales of I All forms I Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more I 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1976 1]974 1978 lJ974 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL ______________________ _ 

Operators by place of res idence, 

- 44 51 1 

17 101 

On form operated ______________________ 132 104 44 141 - 151 120 46 18 Not on form operated ___________________ 40 32 14 11 

11 -' Not reported ___________________________ 23 35 5 3

1 

- 1 - Operators reporting days of work off farm: 

- 20 16 13 3 None _________________________________ 53 47 16 5 

- 40 25 12 6 1 to 49 days- __________________________ 7 6 2 2 45 to 54 yearL ______________________ _ - 52 32 14 5 50 to 99 days __________________________ I 3 - - 55 to 64 yearL ______________________ _ 65 years and over ____________________ _ 

Average age _________________________ _ 

- 52 44 15 7 100 to 149 days ________________________ 5 2 1 -

- 30 53 9 7 150 to 199 days ________________________ 7 7 5 3 

- 51.5 55.9 49.4 53.0 200 days or more ______________________ 119 74 37 9 

lApp lies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms I Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1976 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ________________________ -' _____________ _ 

- 58 74 69 59 34 46 13 27 

- 146 1~1 129 83 53 721 18 36 

- 51 70 37 26 25 12 24 

- 91 10 (NA) 

(N~I 36 5 7 1 

- 65 58 53 24 53 11 6 

- 90 33 87 15 30 17 14 6 

- 66 14 39 3 37 6 9 I 

- 55 64 48 24 22 37 9 17 Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

- 6 2 3 Customwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery and 1 4 (D) - -

equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 33 14 25 3 19 11 2 (Z) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane. and propane ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 193 92 (NA) (NA) 63 63 (NA) (NA) 

- 193 76 157 27 63 51 28 9 

- 182 39 (NA) (NA) 61 21 27 8 

- 49 9 (NA) (NA) 19 5 5 (0) 

- 4 4 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- 6 6 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 

- } 11 11 (NA) (NA) 11 11 26 1 - 193 7 (NA) (NA) 63 4 

- 89 15 (NA) (NA) 42 12 (NA) (NA) 

- 11 1 (NA) (NA) 4 (Z) (NA) (NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA KANAWHA COUNTY, W. VA. 271 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

l1978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms with so~s of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol-

- 78 961 25 77 754 25 

- 16 207 4 

- 41 258 18 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 19 131 11 4 10 4 19 67 4 Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 55 949 25 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 6 124 6 32 (X) 20 

- 14 (X) 9 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimoled market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farm s_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ____ . _____________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _. ____________________ ._ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles __ _ _ _ _ ______________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors- __________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ cottonpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field foroge horvesters, sheor bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farm s with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

195 165 63 27 machinery and equipment-Con. 

1 895 1 401 985 330 $20,000 to $29,999 ____________________ ._ 

9 719 8 491 15 636 12 222 $30,000 to $49.999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

47 51 13 8 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

100 69 1 22 5 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

23 30 i 6 7 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Num ber 

83 98 59 63 31 35 

152 198 84 98 86 100 

154 199 39 43 136 156 

- - - - -

(D~I - - - - -

2 (0) - - 2 

- - - - - -

38 38 12 12 26 26 

62 66 20 20 46 46 

8 8 2 (D) 6 (D) 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see textJ 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

544 

4b4 

80 

176 

117 

10 

4 

429 

124 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

14 177 (NA) 126 (NA) 51 4 51 

(NA) 19 

1 (D) 

3 7 (NA) 47 

- - 2 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

17 13 14 7 

6 2 6 - - - -

- ., -I{ 

-

1 2 ~ 2 - - .J iL - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

104 114 50 130 145 59 123 167 52 

1 (0) - 1 (D) - 4 4 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

17 17 4 

39 39 6 

3 3 -

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 55 6 (X) 55 (X) 22 9 

- 149 (X) 6 00 143 47 33 

Forms _______ .. ________________________________________ ---

Workers ____________________________________ ---- ---------

Forms with- I worker _____________________________ ~_ .. ____________ ---

2 workers _____________________________ - -- ------ --------- 27 6 6 33 33 10 2 

- 13 - - 7 14 8 4 3 or 4 workers ________________________ ~ ________________ _ - 6 - - 6 18 I 2 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ - 3 - - 3 18 3 -

- 6 - - 6 60 - 1 

272 KANAWHA COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________ "' _______________ _ 

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

1 1 

- 168 (X) 150 (X) 57 (X) I 20 (X) 

147 (X) 144 (X) 49 (X) 20 (X) 

-

144 499 126 200 4031 57 24 112 - 50 24 111 - 130 343 1 123 (NA) 1 254 1 

- 141 2 3901 138 2 142 46 I 408 18 548 

- 129 1 2791 119 1 257 43 774 15 315 

- 124 1 252 113 1 220 43 767 14 309 

- 18 27 20 37 4 7 4 6 

110 539 1 (NA) (NA) 34 266 14 122 

- 111 572 (NA) (NA) 40 368 12 111 

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ 

$ I ,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 122 1 250 115 984 49 886 20 357 

- (X) 293 (X) (NA) (X) 208 (X) (D) 

- 93 595 (NA) (NA) 1 40 434 16 155 

- (X) 111 (X) (NA) (X) 83 (X) (0) 

- 102 655 (NA) (NA) 44 452 16 202 

- (X) 182 (X) (NA) 1 (X) 125 1 

(X) 59 

- 28 123 (NA) (NA) 14 72 2 (D)I 

- (X) 32 (X) (NA) I (X) 

1~ I 

(X) (D) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - -

- 23 436 21 5421 8 3321 5 448 

11 69 (NA) 6 3 34 - (NA) 54 1 4141 - 23 367 (NA) (NA) 8 278 5 

- II 122 10 34 6 

109

1 

3 21 

- 10 81 3 14 6 76 1 (D) 

- 9 41 8 20 6 33 2 (D) 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1 ,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 2 (0) - - -

,~I - -

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - 9 65 (NA) (NA) 5 - -

- 67 232 1 55 168 1 22 5 471 

- 16 602 12 518 7 

5~1 5 464 - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (XI (0) 

- 7 175 4 21 4 135 I (D) 

- (X) 6 (X) (NA) (X) 

~I (X) (Z) 

- 2 (0) - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) (X) -

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I -

=1 

-

- - - (NA) (NA) - - =1 

- (X) - ()O (NAJI (X) 

20 I 

(X) -

- 14 37 5 8 - - - (X) 52 ()O (NA) (X) 48 D() -

POULTRY" 

Inventory~ Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old _________ ~ __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________ ~ __________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry ond poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

I 

- 44 (X) 39 (X) 15 (X) I 6 (X) I 

- 43 3 033 38 1 309 15 2 449 6 501 

- 41 2972 38 I 2911 14 (0) 6 501 

- 8 61 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 4 31 2 (D)I 2 (D) - -

- 13 99 (NA) (NA) 4 35 - -

- 10 86 (NA) (NA) 4 29 - - - 8 13 (NA) (NA) 3 6 - -

- 6 (X) (NA) (X) I 1 (X) I - (X) I 

- 8 (X) I 3 (X) I 6 (X) I 2 (X) 

- 6 1 466 3 139 6 I 466 2 (0) 

- 6 I 466 3 

':::1 6 I 466 2 (0) - -

(D~I (NA) -

(O~ 1 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 1 - I - - - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - 3 (D~I (NA) (NA)I 2 (D~ I - - - - (NA) 

(NAil 

- - - - 1 (Xli (NA) (X) I (Xli - (X) 

- 13 30 10 4 6 29 2 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA KANAWHA COUNTY, W. VA. 273 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres forms Acres Quantity forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 20 95 (X) - - 9 71 (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 26 III (X) (NA) (NA) 7 70 (X) - - - 19 75 5 130 - - 8 (O) 4 015 - - - 23 96 6 315 (NA) (NA) 6 (O) 3 655 - - 3 20 218 - - 2 (O) (O) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - .. - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- - - (X) I -

{NAll 

- - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ (ut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Oats forgfoin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Borley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ , 978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (O) (O) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small g rains for grain ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (O) (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - I (D) (D) - - I (0) (D) - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cation (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (0) - - - - - - - 1974_ - 7 4 6940 (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - 10 14 (0) - - 3 (0) (D) - - 1974_ - 16 5 336 (NA) (NA) 3 I 76 - -

Sweet potatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - I (0) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - 1974_ - I (0) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ J978_ - 122 2 225 2 603 - - 36 888 I 215 - - 1974_ - 103 I 597 I 801 (NA) (NA) 10 162 201 - - AIfolfo hoy (Ions. dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 20 294 4721 -

(N,;,I 

4 (D) (O) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 9 6 - - Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 96 I 601 I 859 - - 29 590 838 - - Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables horvesfed for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 13 26 (X) - - 5 16 (X) - - 1974_ - 14 23 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 14 (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 7 9 (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 6 3 (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 6 (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) I - -

- 27 56 (X) - - 6 14 (X) - - 1974_ - 18 24 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 24 40 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 13 (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ - 7 7 2 575 (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - 12 2 I 296 (NA) (NA) I (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 3 2 (X) - - I (D) (X) - - 1974_ - 2 (Z) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 2 I 700 - - I (0) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (D) - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 8 4 (X) 3 3 5 3 (X) 2 (D) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

274 KANAWHA COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms __________________________________________ -_ ---

Average size of form ___________ :.. __________________ - __ 

AP~;:;~~~~~ ~~n~:~~a==== ======== == ==== == == == == -p;~c~-;'t= 

379 95403 367 90 102 228 69 6261 150 53 886 - 252 00 246 (X) 305 (X) 359 - O() 250880 (X) 250880 (X) 250 880 00 250 880 DO - (X) 38.0 (X) 35.9 (X) 27.8 (X) 21.5 

-

Value of lond and buildings; I Average per fonn _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 113 615 (X) 55 106 (X) 130 836 (X) 74 233 (X) - (X) 452 (X) 224 (X) 429 (X) 207 

-

land in forms according to use: T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 363 39378 355 39 2551 217 28 7231 148 22450 - 140 8 256 - 344 12693 321 12 296 209 9508 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used anly for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

47 250 42 (NA) 17 82 10 (NA) 

- 12 (NA) 79 1 033 67 (NA) 34 468 - 15 (NA) 71 1 609 52 (NA) 37 853 - 40 (NA) 64 2 283 80 (NA) 51 I 860 - 3369 55 (NA) 47 2917 39 (NA) - 54 

22 (NA) 19 (0) 21 (NA) 

- 24 2864 1 5 1 285 2 (NA) 4 (0) 2 (NA) 

- -

25 31~1 1 (NA) - - I (NA) - (NA) - - - (NA) - - -

229 214 24 408 140 18879 80 13173 - 40 2 551 17 336 17 1 021 - 37 I 366 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

6 173 (NA) (HA) 2 (D) 5 246 -

- 5 28 (HA) (HA) 2 (D) - -

5 6 (NA) (HA) 1 {OJ 10 660 - 27 1 159 (HA) (HA) 13 301 4 115 - T otol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 292 32905 289 26 173 178 23052 124 15959 

- 182 12860 (NA) (NA) 114 9 151 89 7 594 

- 178 20045 (NA) (NA) 112 13901 71 8 365 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 275 23 120 273 24 674 160 17 851 112 15 477 

Postureland and rongeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 139 19423 (NA) (NA) 83 15 186 70 13 8871 

- 242 3697 (NA) (NA) 141 2 665 95 1 590 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 354 57602 (NA) (NA) 214 43 216 (NA) 34 654 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set oside in the federal form progroms in 1978 ________ _ 

- 1 (D) 1 (0) - - - - - 1 (0)1 (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- -

(oli 

(NA) (NA) - - - -

- 3 (X) (X) 3 (D) (X) (X) 

q 978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by volue of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or mor"-__________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 __________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2.499 __________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 __________________________________ _ 

Less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text} _____________________________ _ 

- 379 3 043 367 2 4351 228 2 813 150 2 107 (X) 8028 (X) 6 635 (X) 12 339 (X) 14 047 

- 4 551 3 (NA) 1 4 551 3 (NA) 

- 8 505 10 INA) 8 505 10 (NA) 

14 366 11 (NA) 14 366 11 (NA) 

- 40 556 35 (NA) I 40 556 1 

35 (NA) I 72 502 37 (NA) 72 502 37 (NA) 

90 334 46 (NA) 90 

334

1 

46 (NA) 1 - 150 (0) 224 (NA) (X) (X) 8 (NA) 

34 77 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

30 52 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

31 38 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 55 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

1 (0) 1 (NA) (X) IX) (X) (X) 

Cro~------------------------- 65 191 114 324 44 177 (NA) 284 Groins _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ___________ ...: ___________________ _ 

7 21 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 3 10 - - (NA) INA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Commodity Credit Corporation - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - loans _________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons-____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ Other craps _________________________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry I and their products _____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products ___________________________ _ Dairy products ______________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pig'-______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woal _______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and liveslack products (se. text) _________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - INA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - 51 154 (NA) (NA) 34 144 38 249 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 1 (l) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 5 8 4 8 4 .:ll 2 (D) 3 5 2 (NA) 3 (D) (O~ I 4 

346 2 852 326 2 059 218 2 637 139 I 773 22 298 34 434 10 (D) 17 432 17 457 (NA) (NA) 16 (0) 24 469 - 335 1 994 (NA) (NA) 218 1 796 136 799 14 6 (NA) (NA) 6 2 8 5 62 82 (NA) (NA) 50 77 39 65 - 21 15 INA) (NA) 14 10 13 3 

1)974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LEWIS COUNTY, W. VA. 275 
Tobie 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- Farms with- 379 367 95403 J44 89 571 12693 1 (D) (D) 

8 9 (D) 2 (D) (D) - - - - 40 27 1 245 34 1 059 339 1 (D) (D) 

- 23 21 1 397 20 1 222 272 - - - - 40 39 3 274 36 2920 578 - - - - 50 43 5872 47 5 522 1 062 - - - - 41 49 6430 40 6 280 904 - - - - 33 37 

~'I 29 5 764 1 083 - - - - 25 27 23 5457 979 - - - - 68 75 23 844 66 23 145 3 186 - - - - 42 33 27 235 38 24 566 2824 - - - - 7 5 8946 7 8946 1 110 - - - - 2 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

10010139 acreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 Qcres ___________________ _ 

180102190cres ___________________ _ 

22010 259 ocres ___________________ _ 26010499 acreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1.000101,999 ocre'-_______________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Land in forms __________________________________ _ 379 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 344 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 266 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 240 Pan owners __________________________________ _ 95 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 88 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 18 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 16 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 334 Partnership __________________________________ _ 43 Corporation __________________________________ _ 1 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 1 

All forms 

Acres 

95 403 

12 693 

58 504 

7340 

34 181 

4 929 

2 718 

424 

78 675 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

367 

321 

2'75 

(NA) 

75 

(NA) 

17 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

90 102 

12 296 

62 287 

8 667 

24647 

3 273 

3 168 

356 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

228 

209 

145 

130 

70 

67 

13 

12 

204 

23 

1 

Acres 

69 626 

9 508 

38 906 

4 872 

28819 

4 319 

1 901 

317 

58869 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

150 

140 

100 

(NAl 

42 

(NA) 

8 

(NAl 

141 

8 

1 

Irrigated 

land 

(D) 

-

(D) 

-

-

- " 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acres 

53886 

8 256 

35 248 

5 769 

16905 

2 268 

1 733 

219 

47210 

(D) 

(D) 

All forms Forms with soles of All farms Forms with soles of 

1978 

175 

204 

5 

52 

49 

71 

97 

105 

54.1 

>1974 

190 

175 

2 

32 

63 

72 

86 

110 

55.1 

$2,500 or more 

1978 >1974 

115 

113 

89 

60 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________ _ 

Not an form operated __________________ _ Not reported __________________________ _ 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

$2,500 or more 

1978 >1974 1978 >1974 

280 247 173 105 

54 48 35 23 

45 70 20 21 

95 102 58 40 

29 27 18 11 

18 14 13 4 

23 10 10 8 

26 29 18 17 

152 133 87 46 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or mare 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 142 526 168 376 95 492 78 328 

- 310 656 316 681 197 613 139 582 

lives tock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 95 365 227 579 66 356 120 513 

- 251 46 (NAl (NA) 169 37 91 19 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 100 14 128 15 48 11 52 11 

- 189 114 171 77 113 94 74 61 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 159 46 68 20 113 36 39 18 

- 167 309 142 182 133 263 83 127 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobor ____________________________________ ---

Contracf labor ________________________________ - _______ _ 

- 13 9 12 6 12 (0) 10 (D) 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________ - ___ -- __ _ 

- 60 27 70 31 41 20 36 25 

- 379 235 (NAl (NA) 230 189 (NA) (NA) 

- 379 203 355 138 230 166 149 94 

- 350 142 (NAl (NA) 206 113 149 64 

Energy and petroleum products __________________ - ___ -- --- Petroleum products ______________________ - _______ - __ _ Gasoline ____ ~ _______________________ -_________ - __ _ 

- 142 35 (NAl (NA) 100 31 76 14 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (0) 4 1 

- 10 (Z) (NAi (NA) 10 (Z) 

- } 21 5 (NA) (NA) 13 4 149 15 

- 379 19 (NAl (NA) 230 16 

137 30 (NAl (NA) 91 22 (NA) (NA) 

- 27 2 (NAl (NA) 6 1 (NA) (NA) 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propone ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, mofor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________ ----------

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

276 LEWIS COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see textj 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.soo or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ • _______ . ____________ _ 18B 4810 112 - Cropland fertilized, except pasture· .: ________ • ________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ___________________________ ._ lime _______________ . _. ___________________________________ _ 

183 3·273 107 - 46 I 537 3B - 71 - 97 I 630 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 22 184 15 - Nematodes in crops _________________ • ___ • ___________ ._. __ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ - - - - - 12 65 6 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 79 I 006 57 

Chern ieols for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry~ ____ ~ _________________ _ 

- 8 318 8 

- 95 (X) 70 Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ - 18 (X) 12 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of aU machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self·propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

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-

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-

-

11978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms- see text] 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I ALL MACHINERY AN D 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of. all 

379 349 230 141 machinery and equipment-Con. 4 716 

3923

1 

3 297 2 158 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

12 444 11 241 14 335 15 305 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

73 88 43 27 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

173 111 I 85 

~! $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

75 97j 54 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufoctured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

226 306 116 160 128 146 291 365 157 174 160 191 332 538 98 113 275 425 4 12 4 8 4 4 5 5 1 (D) 4 (D) 

7 7 - - 7 7 

- - - - - - 94 107 43 43 57 64 182 202 54 59 130 143 

33 38 4 5 29 33 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

3 884 74 I 929 

2489 (NAl I 602 

I 395 (NAl 327 

I 216 14 426 

174 (NA) 147 

- - -

47 2 (D) 

590 (NAl 448 

318 I (D) 

00 5 (X) 

00 (NAl (X) 

All forms Farms with 'sales of $2,50 0 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I 

I 25 34 23 

24 14 18 221 13 

4 4 3 4 

2 ' r 1 

3 r 11 1 3 II - J L - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

246 311 132 272 353 116 289 478 122 

- - - 2 (D) - 6 8 1 (NA) (NAl (NA) 78 91 28 174 179 46 

. 22 23 8 

Any hired workers- Forms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less Iho n 150 doys 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 167 51 (X) 160 00 133 83 - 725 (X) 65 (X) 660 663 903 

Parms ________________________ ' __________________________ _ Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ .. 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 5109 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 55 39 39 57 57 36 14 - 12 10 (0) 11 22 4 12 - 45 2 (D) 45 168 38 11 - 38 - - 30 160 38 21 - 17 - - 17 253 17 25 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LEWIS COUNTY, W. VA. 277 
Table 9, Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry ____________________________ .. _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 348 (X) 345 (X) 212 (X) 142 (X) 

- 337 (X) 336 (X) 209 (X) 138 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 346 2 852 326 2059 218 2637 139 1 773 

- 344 2082 319 (NA) 218 1 875 137 869 

CAITLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves ______ _ 

- 334 11 708 332 13345 209 9513 138 9 145 

- 301 6580 292 7 144 185 5303 121 4655 

- 282 5882 259 6 127 175 4656 101 3 876 

- 86 698 117 1 017 53 647 58 779 

- 238 2 550 (NA) (NA) 149 1 909 100 1 988 

- 271 2 578 (NA) (NA) 183 2301 118 2502 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 335 6683 307 5 730 218 5897 136 4304 $1.000_ Colves _______ _ - (X) 1 994 (X) (NA) (X) 1 796 (X) 799 

- 251 2 833 (NA) (NA) 161 2394 103 1 870 

Cattle ________ _ - (X) 591 (X) (NA) (X) 510 (X) 212 

- 256 3 850 (NA) (NA) 186 3503 113 2434 $1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- (X) 1 403 (X) (NA) (X) 1 286 (X) 587 

- 23 187 (NA) (NA) 13 139 14 270 $1,000_ Dairy produc1s _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 63 (X) (NA) (X) 54 (X) 67 

- 17 457 (NA) (NA) 16 (D) 24 469 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: 

Hogs and pigs _______________________________ .. ______ _ 

- 39 134 51 193 17 47 24 112 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between-

- 7 21 (NA) (NA) 3 8 3 6 

- 37 113 (NA) (NA) 16 39 24 106 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 9 19 8 26 4 7 5 20 Dec. ) of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lombL ___________________________________ _ 

- 4 4 6 15 2 (0) 4 (D) 

- 7 15 5 11 2 (D) 3 (D) 

- 59 2303 75 3 593 4B 2066 38 2662 Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 59 1 631 (NA) (NA) 4B 1 475 38 1 871 

- 3 46 (NA) (NA) 3 46 - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 100 360 99 279 56 197, 46 149 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 14 162 12 201 6 59 8 172 $1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ - (X) 6 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 5 

- 5 80 3 130 2 (D) 2 (D) 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

- 62 1 745 75 2 285 50 1 626 39 1 670 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 58 1 960 (NA) (NA) 48 1 769 38 1 972 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 10 755 (X) (NA) (X) 9656 (X) 11 285 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 62 82 (NA) (NA) 50 77 39 65 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Horses and ponies ___________ _ - 16 42 16 24 11 25 12 18 

- (X) 14 (X) (NA) (X) 10 (X) 2 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _ _ __ __ __ _ _ __ ____ __ _ ____________________ _ 

- 74 (X) 86 (X) 38 (X) 33 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 70 2 006 82 10 545 34 1 125 31 9 341 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 69 1 820 78 2 099 33 989 27 927 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 7 186 (NA) (NA) 4 136 4 8 379 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 6 234 4 56 2 (D) - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 7 17 (NA) (NA) 4 11 - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ - 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 12 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 1 (X) 

Sales: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 17 (X) 15 (X) 10 (X) 11 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 12 87 776 13 191 039 9 87 652 10 190 988 Hens and pullets of loying oge ____________________ _ ~ 9 166 6 (0) 6 (D) 3 (0) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 6 87 610 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 7 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months oJd ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 3 54 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - - 2 (0) - - 1 (0) Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 1 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 ,000_ - 22 298 34 434 10 (D) 17 432 

278 LEWIS COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ · 1974. · For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974. · 

· For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ · 1974. · 

· For fodder, hogged or grazed •.. _ ••••••• _ •.•• 1978. 

1974. - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ · 1974. · For groin or seed (bushels> ___________________ 1978_ · 1974. · For silage or green chop (tons, greenl-_________ 1978_ · 1974. - CuI for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) .••.•.•.•• 1978. 

1974. · 

Hogged or grazed ••..••.. _ ....••. _ .....••.. 1978. 

1974. 

Wheol for groin (bushels!. ...•.....•••.•••.•••. 1978. 

1974. 

Oals for grain (bushels) •••••••.••••.•••...•.•. 1978. 

1974. 

8arley for grain (bushels}. •.•.•••••...........• 1978. 

1974. 

Rye for groin (bushels) •...•.......•••.•••.••.. 1978. 

1974. Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Soybeans for beans (bushels} ___________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Colton (bales) .•.•••..••...•.•.••...••...•.•. 1978. 

1974. 

Tobacco (pounds) ...••...........•••.•••.•... 1978. 

1974. Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) .••••••.•.••.•••••••.•• 1978. 

1974. 

Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) •.••••.•..•.••.•• 1978. 

1974. 

Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) .••••.....••••.....•.. 1978. 

1974. 

Other lame dry hay (tons, dry) (see lexl) •.•.•• 1978. 

Field seed crops ••••••••.••.••.•..•••.•.•..•.. 1978. 

1974. 

Allalfa seed (pounds) •.••...•...•••......•.. 1978. 

1974. 

Red clover seed (pounds) •.•.•...•••.•....•.. 1978. 

, 1974. 

All vegelables horvesled for sale (see lexl) •...•.. 1978. 

1974. Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

T am aloes •••••••.••..•••••••.••••.••.•.•.. 1978. 

1974. Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Apples (pounds) ••••..••••.•.••••••..••..•.. 1978. 

1974. 

Peaches (pounds) •••••......•... _ ••.•....••• 1978. 

1974. 

Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ..••...•••.••...••• 1978. 

1974. 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Slrawberries (pounds!. •••.•••••••.••.••••.•• 1978. 

1974. Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ 

Olher crops •.•.••.••..••.....•••••.••••••..• 1978. 

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25 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

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- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

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(NA) 

- (NA) 

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Harvested 

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624 

1 069 

236 

279 

388 

(NA) 

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1978 CENSU_S OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quanfity Forms Acres 

(X) I - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

21 774 - - 14 338 (NA) (NA) 

5 497 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X)I -

(X) (NA) (NAil 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) I (NA) (NA)I 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

(D) - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) I (NA) (NA~I (X) -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

72 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

1 960 - - 3 407 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

20 144 1 (D) 

21 621 (NA) (NA) 

1 521 -

(NA) (NA) (NAJI 

14 815 - -

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA)I (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) I (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

3 000 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(D) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

47 556 (X) I - - 28 991 (X) - - 29 207 19 947 - - 11 (D) 11 850 - -

22 349 5 192 - - 19 256 3 886 - -

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13 17 2 782 1 (D) 

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203 8 981 16346 - -

128 7 403 15 388 - -

29 708 1 4411 -

20 648 1 538 - =I 156 6 564 12 299 - -

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(NA) 34 66 266 (NA) (NA) 

2 (0) - (NA) (NA) 

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1 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 (0) (X) - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

LEWIS COUNTY, W. VA. 279 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

- 300 33941 319 37096 109 16 101 75 11 358 

- (X) 113 (Xl 116 (X) 148 (X) 151 

- (X) 280 320 (Xl 280 320 (X) 280 320 (X) 280 320 

- (X) 12.1 (Xl 13.2 (X) 5.7 (X) 4.1 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings; 1 

- 66 951 (X) 29 652 (X) 59990 (X) 48 947 (X) .. - (X) 495 (Xl 255 (X) 408 (X) 323 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acrE- ____________________ .. ________ dollars_ 

land in forms according to use: 

- 294 10342 318 14481 108 5 388 75 5 351 

- 285 1 963 293 2 239 108 1 149 75 1 303 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 215 546 234 (NA) 65 207 42 (NA) 

- 43 572 30 (NA) 22 301 14 (NA) 

- 15 356 13 (NA) 12 288 8 (NA) 

- 10 (0) 9 (NA) 8 (0) 5 (NA) 

- 2 (0) 5 (NA) 1 (0) 4 (NA) 

- - - 1 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

- - - 1 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 134 5660 178· 9546 52 3044 44 3010 

- 126 2 7J,9 103 2 696 48 1 195 32 1 038 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement 

- 47 697 (NA) (NA) 16 185 7 606 

- 15 134 (NA) (NA) 6 51 5 81 

- 21 136 (NA) (NA) 7 40 7 48 

- 90 1 752 (NA) (NA) 35 919 17 303 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 219 18 044 212 15 757 76 7440 45 4473 

- 132 5 876 (NA) (NA) 50 2416 30 2391 

- 162 12 168 (NA) (NA) 58 5 024 24 2082 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 230 5 555 257 6 858 a6 3 273 56 1 534 Posturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 76 3 556 (NA) (NA) 36 2 496 18 807 

- 211 1 999 (NA) (NA) 79 777 51 727 

Pasturelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 211 15092 (NA) (NA) 80 7956 (NA) 6208 : 

- 3 5 8 43 1 (0) 3 11 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 11 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 2 (D) (X) (X) 1 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

197~ 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 300 887 319 815 1"09 642 75 53'4 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 2957 (Xl 2 555 (X) 5 888 (X) 7 120 . 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ - 1 (0) 1 (NA) 1 (D) 1 (NA) $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 1 (0) 2 (NA) 1 (D) 2 (NA) 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ - 13 (0) 7 (NA) 13 (D) 7 (NA) $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 28 193 18 (NA) 28 193 18 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ - 66 219 47 (NA) 66 219 47 (NA) less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ - 190 245 244 (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) $2,00010 $2,499 _________________________________ _ - . 31 68 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,50010 $1,999 _________________________________ _ - 52 89 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ - 45 56 (NA) (NA) (Xl (X) (X) (X) less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ - 62 32 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 245 640 271 602 96 446 1 (NA) 362 

- 12 14 (NA) (NA) 8 11 13 31 

Crops _________ . ________________________________ -- ---_ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NI() (NA) 

- 230 587 (NA) (NA) 93 401 63 263 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

- 15 19 (N;II) (NA) 10 16 21 50 

- 6 2 (NA) (NA) 3 1 5 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

- 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- 7 8 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 5 10 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and !.ilage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melans ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ - __ Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ____________________________________ -- ---

- 117 247 119 208 53 196 44 167 

16 1 15 2 5 (0) 6 1 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (D) 

- 99 191 (NA) (NA) 49 149 38 67 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producfs- _____________________ -- ---

g~;~ r:nO:~~~~e-s- == ==== ======== ====== == == ======== ==== - 13 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 8 7 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

- 18 11 (NA) (NA) 10 5 3 (D) 

Hogs and pigs __________________________________ -- ---

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other r.vestock ond livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

11974 dota include sales of foresf products. 

280 LINCOLN COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS Of AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrig"o1ed 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All farms __________________________ c_ - 300 319 33941 285 32 243 1 963 3 373 11 5 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 180 to 219 acre'-__________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres- __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre'-_______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 31 18 79 28 69 45 - - - -

- 48 57 1 570 45 1 470 164 - - - -

39 42 2264 39 2264 151 1 (0) (0) (0) 

- 47 57 4 069 45 3 883 237 - - - -

- 46 50 5 398 44 5 146 320 - - - -

- 38 43 5 919 36 5 576 308 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- 15 2~ I 2 9391 15 2 939 

~;I - - -

I - 14 3 344 12 2 851 - - -

19 

1~1 6476

1 

18 6 162 321 - - -

- 3 1 883 3 1 883 36 - - -

- - - - - - -

- - -I - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

--------- 300 33 9411 319 37 096 109 16 101 75 11 

358

1 --------- 285 1 963 293 2 239 108 1 149 75 1 303 

--------- 233 26 582 273 31 387 72 11 225 48 7 1251 

--------- 220 1 394 (NA) 1 386 71 698 (NA) 503 

--------- 43 5539 32 4 853 26 4 215 24 4021 

--------- 43 519 (NA) 780 26 423 (NA) 743 1 --------- 24 1 820 14 856 11 661 3 212 

---- ----- 22 50 (NA) 73 11 28 (NA) 57 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Part owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 274 30 475 (NA) (NA) 96 14 262 70 10 534 

--------- 25 (0) (NA) (NA) 13 1 839 5 824 

--------- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

ional, etc,_ 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate ar trust, instituf 

All forms I 

Farms with sales of 

I All farms I 

Forms with sales of 

I $2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 11974 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 years ________________ '- ______ _ 

45 to 54 yeors _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 years-______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ 

Average oge _________________________ _ 

Operators by place of residence: 

- 113 133 48 42 On form operated ______________________ 188 187 71 41 

- 187 186 61 33 Not on form operated ___________________ 47 50 23 18 

21 11 

Not reported ___________________________ 65 82 1 15 16 1 

- 6 1 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 

- 36 27 15 11 None _________________________________ 108 111 44 20 

- 55 54 20 12 1 to 49 dOyL __________________________ 13 30 4 6 

- 67 63 26 11 50 to 99 day'- _________________________ 6 12 2 4 

- 59 86 21 21 100 to 149 days ________________________ 5 7 2 3 

- 77 87 26 19 150 to 199 days ________________________ 16 17 5 6 

- 52.1 54.6 51.8 52.7 200 days or more _____________________ 133 108 45 18 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole-proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 49 67 115 78 19 54 22 38

1 - 157 59 219 1171 47 26 43 66 

- 36 15 134 72 16 10 29 44 

- 55 8 (NA) (NA) 34 5 9 1 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________ ' ____________________ _ 

- 170 19 187 12 96 15 39 4 

- 259 54 292 50 124 37 69 26 Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ - 99 10 58 4 58 7 15 1 Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

- 66 54 71 45 42 43 23 38 Contract lobar ________________________________________ _ 

- - - 7 2 - - - - Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum praducts __________________________ _ 

- 53 56 60 7 13 SI 9 

- 274 76 (NA) (NA) 131 42 (NA) (NA~I Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

- 274 61 274 42 131 36 67 26 Gasoline _________________________________________ _ - 248 30 (NA) (NA) 119 21 62 17 Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, bufane. and propane ________________________ _ Fuel ail __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, woad, cake, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 74 15 (NA) (NA) 52 11 9 (0) 

- 5 1 (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- 7 (Z) (NA) (NA) 7 (Z) 

- } 45 8 (NA) (NA) - - 67 5 

- 274 7 (NA) (NA) 131 3 

- 114 13 (NA) (NA) 54 5 (NA) (NA) 

- 19 1 . (NA) (NA) 14 1 (NA) (NA)I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LINCOLN COUNTY, W. VA. 281 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 do to are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commerciol fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland ferlilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 258 I 172 123 

- 258 I 016 123 

- 21 156 15 

- 56 332 34 Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigonts, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 15 22 14 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 30 54 24 

- 6 24 6 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 34 334 15 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 23 39 14 

- 19 (X) 13 

- 7 (X) 7 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,99L ____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motor1rucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troclorL __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel Iype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

{1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

300 308 137 69 machinery and equipment-Con. 

2 336 2 184 1 374 674 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

7 786 7 091 10 031 9 768 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

100 115 1 44 25 $70,00010 $99,999 ______________________ 

J44 J39 44 J71 $100,00010 $199,999 ____________________ 

36 42j 36 J9j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Num ber 

84 129· 43 43 7J 86 202 245 JOJ J08 124 137 192 246 51 5J 162 J95 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 21 21 6 6 J5 J5 - - - - - - 64 81 38 38 43 43 62 62 J3 J3 49 49 

6 18 - - 6 J8 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text) 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

891 

747 

144 

302 

(D) 

48 

24 

188 

25 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

forms Acres on which used 

69 413 (NA) 382 (NA) 31 - -

(NA) 21 

- - I (D) 

(NA) 130 

I (D) 

2 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Fonns with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

18 11 12 7 

- - - - 1 - - - 1 "1 { 1 1 - r 1 - J 

- J L - J 

J974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number J970 to J974 

204 239 63 2J9 232 52 2J7 307 J09 

2 (0) - - - - 8 8 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

J4 J4 3 32 32 5 

2 (D) 1 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers J978 1974 

Forms ______________________ -- --- - ---- -- ------------------ 66 7 (X) 66 (X) 42 23 Workers ______________________ -- ---- -- ---------- -- ---- ---- 208 (X) 7 00 20J 89 J44 

forms with- I worker __________________ -- ------ -- -- -- ------ -- -------- J2 7 7 19 19 12 4 

- 2 workers 21 - - 14 28 2J 4 ____________________ -_ - ___ -- -------------- ----

3 or 4 workers ______________ -- - 26 - - 26 96 8 4 -_ - ___ - - -- -- ------ -- ------

- 6 - - 6 48 - 7 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

- J - - J (D) J 4 JO workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

282 LINCOLN COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 1 1 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 188 (X) 210 (X) 72 (X) 55 (X) 

149 (X) 165 (X) 56 (X) 48 (X) 

-

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1 ,000_ 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

117 247 119 208 53 196 44 167 - 104 205 1 104 (NA), 49 160 1 41 74 -

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer colves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

140 I 513 140 I 599 55 896 44 763 - 98 796 47 468 37 402 - 117 807 107 723 73 638 44 (D) 35 301 - 19 84 35 158 5 (0) 9 101 - 101 463 (NA) (NA) 44 307 1 25 190 - 94 243 (NA) (NA) 41 121 31 171 -

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ ~airy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

- 99 812 1 93 733 49 622 38 456 

- (X) 191 (X) (NA) (X) 149 00 67 

- 72 

326

1 

(NA) (NA) 35 236 37 284 

- (X) 55 00 (NA) (X) 39 (X) 27 

- 79 486 (NA) (NA) 45 386 20 172 

- (X) 1361 ()() (NA) (X) 110 (X) 39 

- 16 51 (NA) (NA) 8 31 5 5 

- (X) 13 (X) (NA) (X) 

(~I (X) 2 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) I 2 (D) 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 29 96 59 362 II 55 19 157 

- 9 31 (NA) (NA) 5 23 5 20 

- 26 65 (NA) (NA) 9 32 19 137 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 10 35 18 46 5 24 6 15 

- 6 13 10 25 3 8 2 (0) 

- 7 22 12 21 4 16 4 (0) Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goots ____________________________________ __ L _ _____ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 2 (0)1 3 59 I (D) I (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

- 10 53 (NA) (NA) 3 9 - -

- 89 176 1 99 209 1 32 771 18 33 1 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 13 281 19 368 6 220 8 271 . $1,000_ - (X) 12 ()() (NA) (X) 9 (X) 7 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 6 28 I (D) 4 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) ()() (NA) (X) (D) (X) (Z) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 2 (0) 2 (D) - - Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) (D) ()O (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1 ,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 2 (D) - - - I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 14 41 8 29 8 23 2 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 8 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) (Z) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

- 83 (X)I 96 (X) 29 (X) 21 (X) 

- 77 I 876 93 2 779 28 719 21 698 

- 77 I 678 86 2 489 28 649 21 (D) 

- 14 198 (NA) (NA) 6 70 2 (0) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 1 (D) 

- 19 119 10 143 5 30 2 (D) 

- 8 18 (NA) (NA) 5 rJ - -

- 5 10 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) - - - 4 8 (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - 15 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X)I - (X) 

- 13 (X) 4 (X) 2 (X) I (X) 

- 5 183 4 143 I (D) I (D) 

- 5 (D) 4 143 I (D) I (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (D) I (D) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 16 I 15 2 5 (0) 6 I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LINCOLN COUNTY, W. VA. 283 
Table 10_ Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ · 

1974. · For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ · 1974. · For silage or green chop (10ns, greenL _________ 1978_ · 

1974. · For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ · 1974. · 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ · 1974. · For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ · 1974_ · For silage or green chop (tons. greent _________ 1978_ · 

1974. · Cut for dry foroge or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ · 1974. · Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ · 1974. · 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ J 978_ 

1974. · 

· Oots for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ · 1974 .. Barley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974. · Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ · 

1974. · Other small 9 rains for groin ____________________ 1978 .. 1974. · 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 

1974 Peanuts far nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 

1974 

Colton (boles) ._._._ .. _ •......•.... _ ....•.... 1978 

. 1974 Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974 Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 

1974 

Sweetpololaes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text} _________________ 1978 

1974 

Alfolfo hoy (tons, dry) ••..... _ .••...••.•. _ .. 1978 

1974 Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978 

1974 

Alfalfo seed (pounds) .... _ ....•.••..•....... 1978 

1974 Red dover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 

1974 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 Sweet corn _____ . ___________________________ 1978 

1974 Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 

1974 Green peas excluding cow peas ________________ 1978 

1974 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

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.. 

.. 

_. 

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.. 

.. 

_. 

-. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

Land in orcha rds ____________________ . _________ 1978_ · 1974. - Apples (pounds) ............•.••...•..... _ .. 1978. 

1974. Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Berries __________________ , ___________________ 1978_ 

1974. Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

284 LINCOLN COUNTY, W. VA. 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Forms 

40 

83 

40 

80 

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

I 

I 

-

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

2 

-

-

-

-

231 

253 

31 

51 

I 

10 

120 

106 

16 

(NA) 

97 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

6 

16 

S 

(NA) 

3 (NA) 

- (NA) 

14 

6 

13 

(NA) 

7 

(NA) 

7 

(NA) 

2 

3 

I 

(NA) 

2 

-

All farms 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

245 (X) 

519 (X) 

(0) 12 149 

454 19 597 

(0) (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(D) (X) I (D) (X) 

(0) (D) 

-

(D) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - - - (0) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - (0) (0) 

- - - -

- -

- - 316 500 262 

299 455 175 

20 I 621 

31 3 184 

(0) (0) 

3 252 

I 322 I 458 

I 336 2 193 

172 184 (NA) (NA) 1 I 013 I 155 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

9 (X) 

II (X) 

7 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(Z) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X)I 

28 (X) 

5 (X) 

22 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

I - (NA) (NA) 

3 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) 

2 (X) 

(0) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) 

- (X) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

- - 19 162 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 26 379 (X) - - - - 19 (0) 8 210 - - (NA) (NA) 25 (0) 13 789 - - - - I (0) (D) - - (NA) (NA) J (D) (0) - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - .. 

- (NA) I 

- - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA~I - - - - -

- - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) I (D) (0) - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

2 (0) 93 203 341 265 - -

(NA) (NA) 65 156 241 762 2 (0) 

- - 13 5 454 - - (NA) (NA) 9 19 2 187 - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) 4 I 50 - - I (D) 54 756 892 - -

(NA) (NA) 39 758 I 570 1 (0) 

-

(NA) I 

10 119 105 1 

- - (NA) 9 183 198 - -

I (D) 44 550 701 - -

- - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - 3 3 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 6 5 (X) - - - - 3 (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 4 2 (X) - -

- - I (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 4 2 (X) - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

] - - 7 10 (X) - (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 6 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 3 (Z) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 4 I (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

I (0) I (0) (X) I (0) 

(NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - - I (0) I (0) (0) I (D) 

(NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - - - - 2 (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

27 3 411 21 2 3631 11 I 695 3 292 - (X) 126 (Xl 113 (X) 154 (X) 97 - (X) 291 840 (Xl 291 840 (X) 291 840 (X) 291 840 - (X) 1.2 (Xl 0.8 (X) 0.6 D() 0.1 

-

Forms __________________________ - ___ -- ---_ -------- --- Average size of form __________________ ' ______________ _ 

APp;~~~i~~ :~nf~~~~a==== ======== == ==== == == ====-P;;c~~1= 

109 831 (X) 32 619 (X) 144 761 (X) 40 000 DO - (X) 869 (Xl 290 (X) 939 (X) 411 

-

Value of land and buildings: I 

~~:~: ~:~ ~~~============================= ~~::~~~= 

25 8821 20 5131 10 5171 2 (0)1 - 22 266 18 231 7 105 2 (D) -

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ~ _____________________________ - ___ ---__ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ --- __ _ 

13 46 13 (NA) 4 14 I (NA) - 3 45 2 (NA) I (D) - (NA) - 3 64 1 (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 3 III (NA) 2 (0) - (NA) - - 2 (NAl - - I (NA) 

- - - (NA) - =1 - (NA) I - =1 - - (NA) - - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - - - (NAl - - -

9 490 8 215 4 288 2 (D) 

- 6 126 4 67 5 (0) - - -

By acres harvesf'ed; 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 t-o 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, was1eland, etc _______ _ 

I (0) (NAl (NA) I (0) - - - I (D) (NAl (NA) I (0) - - - 3 75 1 (NAl (NA) I 3 75 - - - 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - -

16 I 522 16 I 529 7 918 1 

2 (D) - 10 521 (NAl (NA) 5 220 I (D) - 001 (NA) (NA) 5 698

1 

I (0) - II 1 

- 20 I 007 15 321 9 260 2 (D) 

- 6 688 (NAl (NA) 2 (0) I (D) 

- 20 319 (NAl (NA) 9 (0) 2 (0) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

(ropland on which aJI crops foiled _________________ _ 

(ropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pGstured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 16 I 699 (NAl (NA) 8 725 (NA) 139 

- I (0) - I (0) - -

- I (0) (NAl (NA)j I (0) - -

- - - (HAl (NA) - - (NAl - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - - (Xl (X)i - - (X) (X) 

Jrrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

Jf978 data ore based on o. sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 27 172 21 122 II 156 3 106 Average per form ___________________________ dollar&-- (X) 6354 (Xl 5 810 (X) 14 192 (X) 35333 

Forms by value ,of agricultural products sold;' 

- I (D) - $ I 00,000 or more ___________________________________ _ (NA) I ([)) - (NA) 

- - - I $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ (NA) - - I (NA) 

- - - - $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ (NA) - - - (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- I (D) I (NA) I (D) I (NA) 

- 3 (0) - $5,000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ (NA) 3 (D) - (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 6 17 I (NA) 6 17 I (NA) 

- 16 IS 18 (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) 

- I (0) (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 9 (NAl (NA) (Xl (X) (X) (X) 

- 6 I (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ____________ ' ___________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

- 12 20 15 (0) 3 7 (NA) (oj - 2 (D) (NAl (NA) I 2 (D) - - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 6 11 (NAl (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

- 4 5 (NAl (NA) - - - - - I (D) (NAl (NA) - - - - Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ - I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

Other - - - - - - - - - craps ________________________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and paultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hags and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and waal ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- I (D) (NAl (NA) - - -

-

- 16 

3 

151 

5 14 

7 

(D) 

(D) 10 

2 149 (D) 2 

1 (D) (O~ I - I (D) (NAl (NA) I (D) 1 (0) 

- II 33 (NAl (NA) 9 (0) I (D) 

- 3 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) - - - I (D) (NAl (NA) - - - - - 3 4 (NAl (NAl 2 (D) - -

'1974 dato include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LOGAN COUNTY, W. VA. 285 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms wilh irrigaled land 

Acres Acres Harvesled Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- Forms with- 27 21 3 411 22 2 636 266 1 (D) (D) 

- 2 5 (D) 1 (D) (D) - - - - 6 1 149 5 125 40 - - - - 5 4 284 5 284 46 - - - - 2 4 (D) 1 (D) (D) - - - - 2 - (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 

- 2 1 (D) 2 (D) (D) - - - - 4 2 810 4 810 

":\1 

- - - - 1 2 (D) I (D) - - - - 2 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) - - - - 1 - (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ SO to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

10010 139 ocros ___________________ _ 

14010 179 acr05- __________________ _ 

18010 219 acros ___________________ _ 

22010 259 acr05-__________________ _ 

26010499 acre5-__________________ _ 

SOO to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

Lond in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

HarVested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

27 

22 

20 

16 

6 

5 

1 

1 

25 

1 

1 

All forms 

1974 

Acres Forms 

3 411 21 

266 18 

2905 18 

201 (NA) 

(D) 3 

(D) (NA) 

(0) 

(D) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

2363 

231 

899 

150 

464 

81 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

11 

7 

8 

5 

3 

2 

10 

Acres 

1 695 

105 

288 

(D) 

407 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

3 

2 

1 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Irrigaled 

land 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acres 

292 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

57 

(D) 

(0) 

All forms Farms with sales of All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by ploce of residence: Forming ______________________________ 14 13 6 On form operated _____________________ _ Other ________________________________ 13 7 5 2 Nol on form operoled __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 2S yeors __ ____________________ __ 1 - Operators reporting doys of work off form: 251034 years_________________________ 2 None ________________________________ _ 

3510 44 yeorL________________________ 3 1 1049 doys __________________________ _ 

4510 54 yoors_________________________ 5 6 4 5010 99 doys _________________________ _ 

5510 64 yoors_________________________ 7 4 2 100 10149 days _______________________ _ 

65 years and o.or______________________ 9 10 4 15010 199doys _______________________ _ 

A.oroge ogo___________________________ 56.9 61.6 58.7 56.0 200 days or moro _____________________ _ 

1978 

16 

3 

8 

5 

5 

2 

1 

10 

'1974 

10 

3 

7 

10 

4 

1 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

4 

~----------~----------~ ~----------~----------~ 'Appfies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms wilh soles of $2,500 or moro 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 9 19 13 7 6 18 1 (D) 

- 17 23 18 45 8 21 2 (D) 

Livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

feed for livoslock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 9 11 13 43 4 .10 2 (D) 

- 7 1 (NA) (NA) 7 1 1 (Z) 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health cosls ____________________________ --------

- 13 2 11 1 6 (0) 1 (Z) 

- 16 8 16 4 6 4 2 (D) 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, and trees ____________ -_ -------------

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ ---------------

- 9 1 5 1 5 1 1 (D) 

- 5 (D) 6 31 3 (D) 1 (D) 

Other ogricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contracl labor __________________ -_ ------ ---------------- - - 1 (Z) - - - - (usfomwark, machine hire, and rentoJ of machinery and 

equipment _______________ • ____ -_ -- __ -- ---- ---.--.----- 4 1 4 1 2 (D,! - -

- 26 21 (NA) (NA) 11 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 26 14 17 8 11 (D) 3 (D) 

- 25 6 (NA) (NA) 11 (D) 3 (D) 

Energy and pelroleum producls ____ - _____ -- ---------------

Pelroleum producls ______ --------. - ---- -------------- Gasoline ________________________ ------------------

- 6 3 (NA) (NA) 3 2 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 

- } 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 1 

- 26 1 (NA) (NA) 11 1 

- 6 7 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Diosel fuel ____________ ------ -------- -- ------------

~~er.~i _~~t~:'~_o~_d_~~~~~~~ == ====== == =: == :::==: =:=== Natural gas ________________ -_ ------ --------------- Kerosene, motor oil, and gre058 _____________________ _ 

Electricity ______________ - _____ ----.--- --------------- Olher-coal. wood, coke, olc. _________________________ _ 

286 LOGAN COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data ore bosed on 0 sample of farms· see text) 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commen:.ial fertilizer ____________________ "Y-------------------- Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

15 212 6 - 15 172 6 - 2 (D) 1 -

- 2 (D) 1 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 6 72 3 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliotion or for growth confrol of crops or thinning of fruiL ___ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - -

- 1 (D) -

4 471 3 -

1 (Dli - -

- 5 (X) 3 

- 3 ()O 2 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19.999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines; self·propelfed only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

27 20 11 3 machinery and equipment - Con. 

405 141 214 20 $20.000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

15 007 7050 19462 6 667 $30,000 to $49.999 ______________________ 

$50.000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

7 

1~1 2 

~I $70.000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

10 2 $100.000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

3 2j 3 -j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufuctured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

16 18 11 11 6 7 13 27 11 16 7 II 

21 27 2 (D) 21 (D) 

1 (D) - - 1 (D) 

- - - - - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) 

- - - - - - 3 3 1 (D) 2 (D) 

5 5 2 (D) 3 (D) 

2 (D) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All lonns. 1978 

105 2 (D) 

85 (NA) (0) 

(D) (NA) -

1 (D) (D) 

44 (NA) -

- - -

- - -

(0) (NA) -

- - - (X) - (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

5 - 3 -

- - - - - - - 2 ' I 1 

- ~ - ~ 1 - -

- .J L - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

15 15 2 16 24 4 18 30 10 - - - 1 (0) - 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - 3 3 -

1 (0) -

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 5 1 (X) 5 (X) 3 1 - 27 (X) (D) (X) (0) (D) (D) 

Forms w~h- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 2 - - 2 (0) 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 2 (D) 1 1 - - - - 1 (D) - 1 - 1 1 (D) - - 1 -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LOGAN COUNTY, W. VA. 287 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 21 (X) 17 (X) 10 (X) 3 (X) 

- 18 (X) 15 (X) 9 (X) 2 (X) 

Sales, - Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any callie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1 ,000_ - 16 151 14 (D) 10 (D) 2 (D) 

- 12 (D) 5 (NA) 9 34 I (D) 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves ____________ -:_ 

- 18 451 14 208 9 332 2 (D) 

- 15 289 7 107 9 233 2 (D) 

- II (D) 6 (D) 8 (D) I (D) 

-- 7 (D) I (D) 4 (D) I (D) 

- 12 87 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) I (D) 

- 16 75 (NA) (NA) 8 33 - -

Soles, (OM Ie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 11 196 5 52 9 (D) I (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 33 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 8 75 (NA) (NA) 8 75 I (D) 

$1.000_ Collie ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 7 (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) (D) 

- 10 121 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) I (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 26 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) (D) ()O (NA) (X) (D) (X) - - I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ____________ ~ ______ ~ __________________ _ 

- 7 49 7 42 3 (D) - - Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Other hogs ond pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - litters of pigs farrowed between- Oec. I of preceding year and Nav. 30 ________________ _ 

- I (D) I (D) I (D) - - Oec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

- I (D) I (D) I (D) - - June 1 and" Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- - - I (D) - - - - Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- I (D) - - - - - - Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

-- 8 22 9 29 3 6 - -

Soles, Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 3 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) ()() (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- - - - - - - - - $1,000 -- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

" - - - - - - - - Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

-- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 -- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1.000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

-- 2 (D) I (D) I (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) '(D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 12 (X) II (X) 3 (X) I (X) 

- 12 634 II I 789 3 (D) I (D) 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Puffets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

- 12 (D) 10 I 723 3 (D) I (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ________________________________ --- __ 

- I (D) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- - ()() 5 (X) - (X) I (X) 

- - - 5 I 626 - - I (D) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- - - 2 (D) - - I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and ather meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________________ ------

Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ - __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry __________________________________ ---

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 ,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 2 (D) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) (NA) (X) - -(X) - (X) 

- 3 5 7 (D) 2 (D) I (D) 

288 LOGAN COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantily Forms Acres Forms Acres Quanlity Fonns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

,_- 1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, gr .. n) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

10 92 ~I - - 4 61 (X) - - - - 14 83 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - 8 (D) 2 155 - - 3 (D) (D) - - - 13 34 1 796 (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (D) - 2 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (OJ - - - (NA) (NA) (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X) - (NAil 

- - (XJ - - - (X) - - - 2 (OJ ()() (NA) - - for grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NAJ - - -

for silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - Culfor dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA)l - - (X) I - - -

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Rye for -grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Olher small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (~I (NA) (NA~I - - (Xli 

- -

- - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuls for nuls (pollnds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Callan (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 6 5 8416 - - 2 (D) (D) - - - 6 5 8 328 (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (0) (0) - - 1 (D) (D) - - - 5 4 296 (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - 3 1 42 (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 16 175 348 1 (D) 6 56 101 1 (D) 

- 12 134 171 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed ctOp"-_____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 13 146 

2:1 

1 (D) 4 (D) (0) 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Red- clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 7 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -I - -

- 1 (D) ()() - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 1 (D) ()() (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) ()() - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 3 1 ()() (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

8erries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ SIrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 1 (D) (0) - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - ()() (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LOGAN COUNTY, W. VA. 289 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms wilh soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms __________________________________________ • ___ _ 

- 348 44 097 297 38649 132 22469 66 14925 

- (X) 127 (X) 130 (X) 170 (X) 226 

- (X) 199 040 (X) 199040 (X) 199 040 (X) 199040 

- (X) 22.2 (X) 19.4 (X) 11.3 (X) 7.5 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percentValue of land and buildings:' 

- 67 539 (X) 41 781 (X) 85 179 (X) 78985 (X) 

- (X) 537 (X) 321 (X) 522 (X) 349 

Average per form _____ .. _______________________ dollars_ 

AVf:rage per acre _________________ • ___________ dollars_ 

land in forms according to use: 

- 341 23449 287 19542 129 12418 64 6669 

- 322 8165 258 6334 122 4375 60 2795 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 55 298 62 (NA) 12 57 10 (NA) 

- 119 I 571 78 (NA) 32 439 6 (NA) 

- 59 1 320 40 (NA) 26 579 7 (NA) 

- 55 I 921 55 (NA) 29 1039 20 (NA) 

- 27 1 767 13 (NA) 17 I 173 7 (NA) 

- 4 588 9 (NA) 4 (D) 9 (NA) 

- 3 700 I (NA) 2 (D) 1 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

201029 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

SO to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

10010199 acres _____________________________ _ 

20010499 acres _____________________________ _ 

50010999 acres _____________________________ _ I ,GOO acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 228 14487 223 12305 90 7795 39 3556 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 27 797 31 903 9 248 8 318 

- 12 393 (NA) (NA) 7 200 4 117 

- 7 67 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) - -

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cuJtivoted summer follow ______________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 3 (D) 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 16 337 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

TOlol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 257 15208 211 11 212 98 7258 46 3677 Woodland poslured _______________________________ _ 

- 149 6364 (NA) (NA) 62 3121 28 1451 Woodlond not postured • ______________ • ____________ _ 

- 171 8844 (NA) (NA) 61 4 137 23 2226 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 261 5440 200 7895 93 2793 45 4579 Posturelond and rangeland. other thon cropland and 

l:nd~~o;~u~~i~~~~dp~~d;~-r~~d~~;-~;t~'~';d,-;t~-======== - 86 4 153 (NA) (NA) 32 2215 24 2980 

- 242 I 287 (NA) (NA) 88 578 39 I 599 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 320 25004 (NA) (NA) 124 13131 (NA) 7987 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 6 46 I (D) 4 (D) Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 4 44 Postureland irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 2 (D) (X) (X) I (D) (X) (X) 

1]978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _. _____________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 348 I 329 297 749 132 I 083 66 534 

- (X) 3820 (X) 2 522 (X) 8206 (X) 8091 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- I (D) - (NA) I (D) - (NA) 

- 3 (D) 2 (NA) 3 (D) 2 (NA) 

- 3 83 4 (NA) 3 83 4 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 17 221 10 (NA) 17 221 10 (NA) 

- 32 220 13 (NA) 32 220 13 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

- 76 257 31 (NA) 76 257 31 (NA) 

- 216 246 237 (NA) (X) (X) 6 (NA) 

- 35 79 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

$1,50010 $1.999 _________________________________ _ $1,00010 $1.499 _________________________________ _ less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (se. lexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 43 73 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 53 65 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 85 29 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 64 260 97 244 30 227 (NA) 204 

- 4 5 (NA) (NA) 4 5 3 2 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________ • _______ _ (otton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

- 51 99 (NA) (NA) 23 72 16 27 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 5 (D) 11 172 3 (D) 8 169 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 3 6 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and mefons ____________________ _ fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 286 I 069 264 477 122 856 58 307 

- 19 6 31 8 10 5 6 6 

- 7 100 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 7 53 

- 270 867 (NA) (NA) 116 672 55 216 

liveslock, poullry, and Iheir producls __ • _________________ _ 

Poullry and poullry produclL _________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 16 58 (NA) (NA) 9 56 9 19 

- 17 15 (NA) (NA) 7 8 7 8 

- 26 22 (NA) (NA) 14 (D) 5 4 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Olher fiveslock and lives lock producls (see lexl) _________ _ 

1)974 data include sales of foresl products. 

290 MARION COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms Forms with harvested crop land Forms with irrigoted land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrtgoted 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in farms cropland land 

All farms ______ , _____________________ _ 348 297 44097 322 41 066 8 165 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- Forms wrth- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'-__________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre'-__________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre'-__________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre. ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 7 10 27 5 23 12 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 69 63 2 275 64 2 118 710 - - - -

- 47 37 2 710 46 2 650 713 - - - -

- 63 43 5 213 56 4 627 1 066 - - - -

- 46 38 5 370 44 5 122 I 134 - - - -

- 36 40 5 822 34 5 507 1 055 - - - -

- 32 19 

~ f11 27 5 232 942 - - -

'~I - 20 15 20 4 756 440 I (0) (D) 

- 21 27 7 144 19 6 456 I 100 - - -

- 7 5 4 575 7 4 575 993 - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All form. Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres 

--------- 348 44 097 297 38 649 132 22 469 66 14 925 

--------- 322 8 165 258 6 334 122 4 375 60 2 795 land in farms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

--------- 280 31 373 237 27051 97 14 075 40 7 992 

--------- 260 5 425 (NA) 4 451 90 2 580 (NA) 1 607 

--------- 61 II 901 47 9 453 32 8 098 19 5 653 

--------- 55 2 555 (NA) 1 380 29 1 729 (NA) 836 

--------- 7 823 13 2 145 3 296 7 1 280 

--------- 7 185 (NA) 503 3 66 (NA) 352 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Part owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 316 38 753 (NA) (NA) 116 19 087 62 13 709 

--------- 28 5 082 (NA) (NA) 12 3 120 4 1 216 

--------- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

jonal, etc._ 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

All farms 1 

Farms with sales of 

1 All forms 1 

farms with sales of 

1 $2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 >1974 1978 >1974 1978 '1974 1978 ' 1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by place of residence: 

- 105 93 52 29 On farm operated ______________________ 267 217 105 51 

- 243 204 80 37 Not on farm operated ___________________ 45 39 16 11 

Operators by age group: Under 25 yeors ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL ______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

Not reported ___________________________ 36 41 11 41 

- - 2 - 1 Operators reporting days of work off form: 

- 53 32 21 10 None _________________________________ 82 76 28 18 

- 60 56 27 12 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 15 15 4 I 

- 79 70 26 17 50 to 99 doy. __________________________ 8 7 5 3 

- 76 66 31 15 100 to 149 doy'-_______________________ 4 7 2 I 

- 80 71 27 II 150 to 199 doy'-_______________________ 30 18 14 4 

- 52.5 53.3 51.2 51.3 200 days or more ______________________ 192 161 72 36 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on 0 sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ - 138 113 134 135 52 72 33 55 Feed for livestock ond poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 259 185 243 185 96 121 54 95 Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

- 71 52 141 109 33 32 44 75 Animal health co.t. ___________________________________ _ 

- 199 20 (NA) (NA) 64 10 27 3 Seed., bulbs, plant., and trees __________________________ _ 

- 114 66 109 35 43 62 27 29 Commercial fertilizer _________________ ~ ________________ _ 

- 159 63 128 32 64 42 26 18 Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ - 119 29 76 5 47 14 18 2 Hired fonn lobar ______________________________________ _ 

- 72 80 95 73 47 73 33 57 Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

- 8 4 10 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 5 7 (D) 4 4 

equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 60 13 64 15 31 4 17 7 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~ey~~i _~~t~~~_o_n_d_~~~~~~~======== == ========== ===== Natural go. ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 348 144 (NA) (NA) 132 85 (NA) (NA) 

- 348 116 288 77 132 64 65 37 

- 298 72 (NA) (NA) 97 35 64 27 

- 155 21 (NA) (NA) 85 15 28 

- - - (NA) (NA) 4 - - -

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) } -

- 36 (D) (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 65 6 - 348 14 (NA) (NA) 132 7 

- 168 23 (NA) (NA) 76 17 (NA) (NA) 

- 15 4 (NA) (NA) 10 4 (NA) (NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARION COUNTY, W. VA. 291 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sak!s of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 134 2488 64 

- 134 2204 64 

- 15 284 15 

- 45 564 25 Sprays. dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 14 14 10 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

- 31 851 8 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 58 880 24 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 30 263 15 

- 72 (X) 35 

- 77 (X) 26 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ 

Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

348 289 132 62 machinery and equipment-Con. 

3 697 2 802 I 976 848 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

10 624 9 696 14 971 13 677 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

63 94 31 12 $70.000 to $99.999 ______________________ 

147 93 1 26 15 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

106 7Ij 43 19j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

186 256 79 102 113 154 

273 331 153 154 157 177 312 466 56 57 267 409 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 23 23 - - 23 23 - - - - - - 69 69 21 21 48 48 210 210 25 25 185 185 

30 30 6 6 24 24 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All fonns, 1978 

1 821 1 537 

284 

327 

10 

- 318 

510 

195 

00 

00 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

26 660 (NA) 410 (NA) 250 2 (D) 

(NA) 3 

- - 1 (D) 

(NA) 54 

1 (D) 

1 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Fanns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

10 22 10 11 

14 7 14 5 

2 2 - 6 "1 

2{ 

6 

- ~ 1 - - -.J L - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

192 251 94 

229 278 105 

237 335 96 

- - - - - -

9 9 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

43 45 18 

131 134 24 

8 8 6 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Form s _________________________ - -_ -- -_ ------------ -------- 72 7 (X) 72 (X) 47 33 Workers ____________________________ -_ ------------------ -- 378 (X) II 00 367 331 203 

Forms with-

- 19 5 5 19 19 5 4 

- I 1 (D) 6 12 - 4 

1 worker ________________ -- -- --- ___ -- ------------------- 2 workers ________________________________ ------ -------- 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ - 26 I (D) 21 70 16 14 

- 21 - - 21 116 21 4 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 5 - - 5 150 5 7 

292 MARION COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY , , , 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry __________________________ - __ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 314 (X) 277 00 119 (X) 55 (X) 

- 298 (X) 267 (X) 114 (X) 53 (X) 

-

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products ______ ;...$1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1 ,000_ 

CAnLE AND CAlVES 

286 1 069 264 477 122 856 58 307 - 274 941, 255 (NA) , 117 736, 57 243 -

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer, calves, bulls and- bull calves _____________ _ 

294 6039 266 6932 113 3 675 53 2 550 - 277 3227 240 3 736 105 1 935 48 1 377 - 269 3066 227 3 487 104 1 824 44 I 206 - 45 161 61 249 17 III 19 171 -

- 225 1 4541 (NA) (NA) 89 903 34 663 

- 260 1 358 (NA) (NA) 106 837 44 510 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Caltle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle ________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Oairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000_ 

- 270 3403 1 

248 2 367 116 2 512 55 1 213 

- (X) 867 (Xl (NA) (X) 672 (X) 216 

- 196 1 6971 (NA) (NA) 80 1 196 38 651 

- (X) 336 (Xl (NA) (X) 243 (X) 59 

- 204 1 706 (NA) (NA) 91 1 316 45 562 

- (X) 531 1 (Xl (NA) 1 (X) 428 1 

(X) 158 

- 33 124 (NA) (NA) 9 65 - -

- (X) 39 (Xl (NA) (X) 20 (X) -

- 7 100 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 7 53 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ -'_ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1- of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 34 810 35 472 13 749 10 338 

- 12 135 (NA) (NA) 8 1271 7 61 

- 32 675 (NA) (NA) 12 622 9 277 

- 12 130 14 131 8 122 7 103 

- 11 74 10 71 8 (0) 6 59 

- 9 56 12 60 7 (0) 6 44 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 18 536 24 643 7 329 7 249 

- 16 376 (NA) (NA) 7 222 5 175 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

,_Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: . Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

S~~~~~;sd ~~:~~t_~o:~_=~======~=======~============== 

- 99 329 1 112 372 1 38 150 1 19 148 1 

- 16 1 036 20 

889

1 

9 

984

1 

9 723 

- (X) 58 00 (NA) (X) 56 (X) 19 

- 8 873 12 794 6 (0) 6 662 

- (X) 45 (Xl (NA) (X) (0)1 

(X) 15 

- 17 282 23 520 7 143 7 281 

- 15 347 (NA) (NA) 7 204 5 225 

- (Xl 1 978 (Xl (NA) (X) 1 165 00 1 344 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

- 17 1~1 (NA) (NA) 7 ~I 7 

- - (NA) (NA) - - ~I - (X) - (Xl (NA) (X) - (X) 

~I - 17 37 13 22 9 14 4 

- (X) 20 (Xl (NA) (X) 14 (X) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

I - 68 (X) 83 (X) 24 (X) 14 (X) I - 66 1 998 81 2 800 24 1060 14 915 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 65 1 822 77 2 526 24 (0) 14 911 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 7 176 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months oIL __________ _ - 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 8 100 3 61 3 32 - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 3 11 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

.Soles, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 8 (X) (NA) (X) I 4 (X) I 1 (X)I - 12 (X) 15 (X) 5 (Xl 4 (X) 

- 7 201 15 584 4 (0) 4 215 

- 6 (0) 13 484 4 (0) 4 215 - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat~type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (0) - - 1 (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for sloughteL ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other paultry ___________________________________ "_ 

Poultry and poultry products __________ o _________ $1 ,00(L 

- - - (NA) (NA) -

=1 - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (X) (NA) (X) - (XJi - (X) 

- 19 6 31 8 10 6 6 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARION COUNTY, W. VA. 293 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ · 

1974. · For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ · 1974. · For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ · 1974. · For fodder, hogged or grazt>d ________________ 1978_ · 1974. · 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ · 1974. - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ · 1974. · For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ · 

1974. - Cui for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ · 1974. · Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ · 1974. - Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ · 1974. · Oots for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ · 1974. · Barley for groin (b,JshelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974. · Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ · 

1974. - Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

Soybeans for beons (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974. Peonuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Cotton (boles) .....•...•.•.•..•...•. _ ........ 1978. 

1974. T obaeco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Iris.h potatoes (hundredweight} __________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Sweet potatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974. Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ....••.••......•.•••.• 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Alfolfa seed (pounds) .....•.•.•....••..••... 1978. 

1974. Red dover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974. Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. T omotoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Green peas excluding cow peaL _______________ 1978_ 

1974. 

land in orcha rds _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Apples (pounds) .....•.....•..•....•........ 1978. 

1974. Peaches {poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974. Nursery and greenhouse praducts _______________ 1978_ 

Other crops .....••..••.••.••......• _ ...•.... I 978. 

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334 (X) 

178 II 383 

209 10 758 

199 2 129 

(NA) (NA) 

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(NA) (X) 

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91 (X) 

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(0) (D) 

(0) (D) 

23 995 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

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33 2 655 

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5 785 8 181 

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- - (NA) (NA) 

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(NA) (X) 

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(NA) (X) 

56 (X) 

15 (X) 

31 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

3 I 850 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) 

(D) (X) 

(D) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

62 (X) 

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Forms with sa~s of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fanns Acres 

- - 19 306 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 16 148 (X) - - - - 14 132 8 225 - - (NA) (NA) 12 72 4 682 - - - - 7 174 1 957 - - (NA) (NA) 6 76 I 220 - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

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(NA) I (0) (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - 2 (D) (D) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 4 23 995 - - (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - -

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(NAl l - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - 3 45 I 010 - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

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(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - I (D) (D) - - (NA) (NA) 5 18 I 537 - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 117 4 022 6 845 - - (NA) (NA) 49 2 497 4044 I (D) 

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24 365 589 - - (NA) 6 100 224 - -

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- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

I (D) 6 12 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 6 10 (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 3 I (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (D) 3 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ____________________________________ - _______ - __ 

AP~~~~f~~f~ii:n~ Proportion in forms !~;:_==============:==:=============== __________________________ percent_ 

429 70 126 453 71 594 199 40 624 154 33645 - (X) 163 ()O 158 (X) 204 (X) 218 - (X) 194 560 (X) 194 624 (X) 194 560 (X) 194 624 - (X) 36.0 (X) 36.8 (X) 20.9 (X) 17.3 -

Value of land and buildings,' Average per farm _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 79054 (X) 34 068 (X) 92 072 (X) 43 494 (X) 

- 502 (X) 216 (X) 404 (X) 199 - (X) 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 409 31 551 444 33 447 193 18949 154 15006 - 391 12554 404 12 196 187 7831 147 6 731 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 50 216 50 (NA) 15 54 7 (NA) 

- 73 972 89 (NA) 17 236 13 (NA) 

- 90 2057 83 (NA) 34 762 18 (NA) 

- 102 3 712 117 (NA) 62 2280 53 (NA) 

- 61 3 711 52 (NA) 46 (D) 43 (NA) 

- 15 1 88~1 13 (NA) 13 (O~I 13 (NA) 

- - - (NA) - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) -

10~1 - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - (NA) 

- 270 17 764 299 18 771 130 85 7 162 

- 65 1 233 97 2480 34 430 34 1 113 

Cropland in caver craps, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses, nat harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 26 449 (NA) (NA) 15 181 18 752 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 23 

- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 6 77 

- 34 712 (NA) (NA) 16 192 15 261 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 351 23145 347 21 039 165 12802 124 9611 

- 239 7679 (NA) (NA) 101 3638 74 2 740 

- 243 15466 (NA) (NA) 125 9164 92 6871 

Other lond _________________________________________ _ 

- 350 15430 344 17 108 159 8 873 116 9 028 

Postureland and rangeland,· other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 146 10 744 (NA) (NA) 72 6319 81 7773 

- 315 4686 (NA) (NA) 141 2554 103 1 255 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 394 36 187 (NA) (NA) 186 20645 (NA) 17675 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal fann programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 5 (D) 2 (D) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 11 38 (X) (X) 8 25 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($l.000) Forms ($l.ooo) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products soldl _______________ _ - 429 2658 453 2022 199 2 373 154 1 724 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 6196 (X) 4464 (X) 11 926 (X) 11 195 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 1 (NA) 1 (D) 1 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 9 513 1 (NA) 9 513 1 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 25 716 25 (NA) 25 716 25 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 24 337 32 (NA) I 24 337 32 (NA) 

- 57 388 45 (NA) 57 388 45 (NA) 

- 83 (D) 44 (NA) 83 (D) 44 (NA) less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ - 229 282 304 (NA) (X) (X) 6 (NA) 

- 44 98 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 47 82 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 57 70 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 81 31 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 106 499 147 302 67 459 (NA) 247 Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

- 14 19 (NA) (NA) 10 15 17 29 Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________ " _______________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation laqns _________________ _ 

T obaeeo ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn. and melons ____________________ _ Fruits. nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 80 189 (NA) (NA) 54 161 32 95 

- 9 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 5 2 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (HA) 1 (D) 7 37 - 9 280 6 81 7 (D) 4 (D) 

- 9 6 (NA) (NA) 5 3 4 2 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

g~!;r. Hogs and ~ndd~~~e~- plg'-_____________________________________ == ==== ======== == ==== == == ======== == == _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 365 2159 385 1 692 184 1 914 141 1 453 - 28 11 40 21 17 8 20 18 

- 61 1 079 (NA) (NA) 59 (D) 76 1 065 - 345 909 (NA) (NA) 179 688 139 273 - 40 105 (NA) (NA) 28 99 19 69 - 45 46 (NA) (NA) 30 35 19 23 - 19 8 (NA) (HA) 14 (D) 5 4 

'1974 dota include sales offorest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARSHAll COUNTY, W. VA. 295 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Fonns 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in farms Forms in farms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 429 453 70 126 391 65 661 12554 5 536 75 (D) 

I to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

10010 139 ocres ___________________ _ 140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

- 9 9 17 2 (D) (0) 2 (0) (D) (D) 

- 34 44 1 049 31 940 235 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 25 31 1 462 23 1 353 362 - - - - 56 64 4 815 48 4 112 917 - - - -

- 97 109 11 302 88 10 297 2453 - - - - - 67 68 10 693 65 )0 367 2 011 - - - - 180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 44 

91 ::11 42 8 246 

, ;11 - - - - - 29 28 6 749 1 (0) (D) (0) 

- 63 60 21 361 60 20426 3408 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 4 9 (0) 3 (D) 362 - - - - - 1 1 (0) 1 (D) (D) - - - -

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Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

land in farms _________________________ _ --------- 429 70 126 453 71 594 199 40 624 154 33645 Harvested cropiond ___________________ _ --------- 391 12 554 404 12 196 187 7 831 147 6 731 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ --------- 340 49 234 387 54 383 139 24 512 120 21 618 Harvested cropland _________________ _ Part owners _________________________ _ --------- 309 8 615 (NA) 9 292 130 4 706 (NA) 4597 

--------- 73 17989 50 13 617 50 14 074 30 9 881 Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenant! ____________________________ _ --------- 70 3 407 (NA) 2 396 49 2 717 (NA) 1 903 

--------- 16 2 903 16 3 594 10 2 038 4 2 146 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 12 532 (NA) 508 8 408 (NA) 231 

Type of organization; Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 408 64 781 (NA) (NA) 186 36608 145 31 425 Partnership _________________________ _ --------- 17 3 696 (NA) (NA) 10 2 632 7 1 853 Corporation _________________________ _ --------- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut iona!, etc._ 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

All forms 1 

Forms with sales of 

1 All farms 1 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 11974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of res idence: Fa rming ____________________________ _ 

- 148 184 89 104 On farm operated ______________________ 348 344 169 119 Of her ______________________________ _ 

- 281 266 110 48 Not on farm operated ___________________ 43 28 17 5 

41 

Not reported ___________________________ 38 78 13 28 1 

- 4 4 3 Operators reporting days of work off form: 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _____________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ - 45 49 26 11 None _________________________________ 117 107 67 48 35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ - 98 84 37 31 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 24 18 15 10 45 to 54 years _______________________ _ - 93 99 39 38 50 to 99 day'- _________________________ 10 12 4 4 55 to 64 years _______________________ _ - 96 113 49 38 100 to 149 doy'-_______________________ 8 11 5 1 65 years and over ____________________ _ - 93 101 '44 31 150 to 199 day'-_______________________ 15 14 10 7 Average age _________________________ _ - 52.4 52.4 52,0 5~,3 200 days or more ______________________ 245 236 91 49 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are based on a sample of forms: see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 200 231 180 132 104 171 56 63 

- 360 601 383 659 172 544 134 549 CommerCially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animo/ health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 135 347 245 494 83 331 117 440 

- 238 24 (NA) (NA) 150 18 82 15 Seeds, bulbs, planfs, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 161 63 194 33 97 58 83 25 

- 208 81 200 68 128 70 79 47 Other agricultural chemicals inc/udinglime ________________ _ Hired farm lobor ______________________________________ _ - 223 50 123 14 136 40 57 9 

- 172 210 77 52 72 124 32 45 Contract labor ____________________________________ - ___ _ 

- 9 5 8 4 4 4 3 2 

Custamwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipmenl __________________________________________ _ 

- 96 30 104 20 58 26 48 14 

Energy and petroleum products- ___________________ -_ ----_ Petroleum products ______________________________ - __ _ Gasoline ______________________________________ - __ _ 

- 428 241 (NA) (NA) 198 186 (NA) (NA) 

- 428 162 440 122 198 133 152 70 

- 386 102 (NA) (NA) 165 65 145 47 Diesel fuel ____________________________________ - __ _ 

- 137 24 (NA) (NA) 96 21 49 8 lP gas, butane, and propone _________________________ _ Fuel 011 __________________________________ -- __ -- ----

Natural gas ____________________________________ - __ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity ______________________________________ - ____ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

16 6 (NA) (NA) 6 5 } 44 33 (NA) (NA) 28 32 152 14 

- 428 17 (NA) (NA) 198 11 

203 56 (NA) (NA) 139 51 (NA) (NA) 

- 15 3 (NA) (NA) 10 2 (NA) (NA) 

296 MARSHAll COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sok!s of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture _____ 1 _____________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

188 2 424 113 - 187 2 058 112 - 19 366 19 - 1 078 70 - 111 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 24 254 23 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - -

- 11 14 1 

- 176 3 1141 107 

- 2 (D!I 2 

- 70 (X) 37 

- 45 (X) 24 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dallors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

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- Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

- Other compickers and picker·shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers-___________________________ _ 

Mower - conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup bolers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 1 AU MACHINERY AN D 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

429 444 199 150 machinery and equipment-Con. 

5 126 4 580 3 570 2 111 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

11 949 10 315 17941 14 073 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

100 123 37 271 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

171 139 1 44 31 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

83 120i 45 48i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

258 329 148 157 152 172 320 400 167 171 188 229 390 624 64 70 359 554 12 

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(~I 12 12 ~ - - 44 1 43 (m I - - - - - - 86 94 26 26 60 68 228 246 68 68 177 178 

44 45 23 23 21 22 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

2 092 79 1 291 

1 726 (NA) 1 031 

366 (NA) 260 

839 13 234 

(D) (NA) 120 

- - -

(D) 2 (0) 

2 2621 (NA) 4721 

(0:1 - -

(X) 19 (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

43 48 41 33 

13 13 13 10 

16 1 16 1 2 -, r 2 -, 

1 ~ -1 1 ~ -

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1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

I 330 418 156 345 382 137 375 575 118 

6 6 - 2 (D) 2 32 33 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

82 86 22 242 244 43 

38 38 8 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 172 17 (X) 168 (X) 72 

32\ - 453 (X) 42 (X) 411 219 153 

- 27 3 3 26 26 18 9 - 86 3 6 86 172 16 3 - 43 11 33 50 171 23 5 - 16 - - 6 42 15 12 - - - - - - - 3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRtCULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARSHALL COUNTY, W. VA. 297 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 390 (X) 411 (X) 180 (X) 140 (X) 

- 374 (X) 401 (X) 175 (Xl 139 (X) 

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 365 2 159 385 1 692 184 I 914 141 1 453 Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 360 1 061 377 (NA) 184 822 140 365 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

- 365 7951 390 9 953 170 5089 137 5 197 Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ 

- 339 4321 344 5 328 159 2 737 130 2948 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 289 3 065 271 3 532 115 1 532 79 1 368 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 86 I 256 142 1 796 71 1 205 90 1 580 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ - 283 2078 (NA) (NA) 139 1422 103 1 305 

298 1 552 (NA) (NA) 137 930 100 944 

Sales: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

- 345 4020 359 3 171 179 3 054 139 1 760 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ - (X) 909 (X) (NA) (X) 688 (X) 273 

- 245 2074 (NA) (NA) 145 1 600 111 995 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 284 (Xl (NA) (X) 205 (X) 74 

- 283 1 946 (NA) (NA) 157 1 454 114 765 

$1.000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ - (X) 625 (Xl (NA) (X) 483 (X) 199 

- 59 263 (NA) (NA) 32 189 14 78 

$1.000_ - (X) 91 (Xl (NA) (X) 68 (X) 19 Doiry products _______________________________ $1.000_ - 61 1 079 (NA) (NA) 59 (D) 76 1 065 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 66 1 077 57 657 42 994 24 457 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ - 33 75 (NA) (NA) 21 54 12 29 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ - 58 1 002 (NA) (NA) 39 940 22 428 

lifters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 35 94 29 103 22 71 18 75 Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 29 48 21 57 18 34 16 47 June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 26 46 21 46 19 37 13 28 Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

- 43 1 330 57 2935 27 935 19 1 120 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 40 885 (NA) (NA) 26 683 19 695 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 8 22 (NA) (NA) 4 14 - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 132 450

1 145 4491 64 2201 35 176 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 40 1 336 34 970 28 1 216 19 790 

$1.000_ - (X) 105 (Xl (NA) (X) 99 (X) 69 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 16 282 12 239 12 244 7 169 

$1,000_ - (X) 10 (X) (NA) (X) 8 (X) 3 Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

-- 43 959 51 1 739 30 674 19 799 Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

-- 42 1 147 (NA) (NA) 28 869 19 990 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 8583 (X) (NA) (X) 6 338 (X) 7 223 Sheep, lambs. and wool ________________________ $1.000 -- 45 46 (NA) (NA) 30 35 19 23 Goats ____ __ ____ __ __ __ __ _ ________________________ _ 

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (Xl (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 17 47 7 24 13 39 3 19 

$1,000_ - (X) 8 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 4 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 88 (X) 99 (X) 45 (X) 40 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 82 2 604 93 5 529 41 1 588 37 3 876 Hens and pullets af laying age ____________________ _ - 79 2 501 90 5 431 40 (D) 37 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 9 103 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 1 (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 22 272 16 309 8 95 4 134 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys far slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 8 23 (NA) (NA) 5 15 3 26 

- 7 16 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 3 12 

- 3 7 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 14 Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 10 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 1 (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 18 (X) 19 (X) 12 (X) 10 (X) 

- 12 420 18 2 352 8 327 9 2 189 Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 12 420 18 2 351 8 327 9 2 189 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meaHype chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys __________________________ - ___ ------------

Turkeys for slaughter __________________ -- ____ -- --_ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________ - _____ -_ -- ____ ---

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 4 172 1 (D) 4 172 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- 1 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 28 11 40 21 17 8 20 18 

298 MARSHALL COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigaled Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

l 1974_ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Forfodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

93 944 (X) - - 60 782 (X) - - - 1 (D) 120 1 202 (X) (NA) (NA) 67 948 (X) 

- 28642 - 78 524 36 194 - - 47 (D) - - 92 706 42488 (NA) (NA) 42 460 29 042 - - - (0) - 29 420 5 737 - - 27 (D) - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 39 (D) 5884 - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - =1 - (X) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (X) - - 5 58 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (0) - - 2 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 100 - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) - - - (X) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - 16 62 2 270 (NA) (NA) 10 41 1 743 - - - 11 66 2965 - - 8 54 2 385 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 62 3350 - - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 39 1 450 - - - (NA) (NA) Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Olher small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - =1 - - - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) 

(N~I - - (X) -

- - - - - - - - - -

- 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Colfon (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - (NA~I - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 43 23 3053 1 (D) 22 8 1 013 1 (D) 

- 43 14 856 (NA) (NA) 17 6 400 - -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (Z) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see texl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 367 11 641 18963 1 (D) 177 7 118 13 160 - - - 373 10603 17687 (NA) (NA) 135 5 S43 10348 2 (D) 

Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher tome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvesled for sale (see lext) _______ 1978_ 

- 161 3341 60121 - (NAil 

99 2421 4935 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 69 1 879 3 735 - - - 245 6922 11 179 1 (D) 122 4010 7 1631 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - -

(X~I - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) - - -I - -

- 9 13 (X) - - 5 7 (X) - - 1974_ - 15 17 00 (NA) (NA) 4 9 (X) - - Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 6 6 00 - - 3 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) 3 3 (X) - - Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 6 4 00 - - 4 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 3 (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

Land in orchord"-____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 197B_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - -

- 25 68 (X) - - 11 26 (X) I - - - 39 81 00 (NA) (NA) 10 47 (X) I - -

- 24 32 19 510 (NA) (NA) 11 19 9 780 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 44 387 378 (NA) (NA) 

- 14 5 2732 (NA) (NA) 6 3 2 312 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 1. 680 (NA) (NA) 

- 16 10 4268 (NA) (NA) 5 2 502 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 5 1 00 - - 1 (D) (X) - - - 2 (Z) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - 4 1 892 - - 1 (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 9 12 00 3 7 7 (D) (X) 3 7 

- - - 00 (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF A~RICUlTURE-COUNTY DATA MARSHALL COUNTY, W. VA. 299 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo __________________ . _______________ _ 

Proportion in forms ____________________ .. _____ percenL 

- 685 119622 654 113 824 379 as 136 253 68 873 

- (X) 175 00 174 (X) 233 (X) 272 - (X) 277 120 00 276 800 (X) 277 120 (X) 276 800 

- (X) 43.2 (X) 41.1 (X) 31.8 (X) 24.9 

Value of lond and buildings:! Average per form ______________________________ dollarsAveroge per acre _____________________________ doUarL - 101 760 (X) 65 931 (X) 126 440 (X) 101 648 (X) 

- (X) 535 ()() 379 (X) 486 (X) 373 

land in forms according to use: T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 666 50 5351 634 48 4361 371 39 189 245 29 826 

- 638 23981 581 22 834 358 20281 241 17 829 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

20010 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 9'99 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 214 768 173 (NA) 71 282 22 (NA) 

- 122 I 659 136 (NA) 57 813 33 (NA) 

- 101 2364 80 (NA) 56 I 347 41 (NA) 

- 76 2 826 72 (NA) 58 2 198 36 (NA) 

- 63 4 375 64 (NA) 57 3972 55 (NA) 

- 37 4 719 34 (NA) 34 4399 33 (NA) 

- 24 (0) 19 (NA) 24 (0) 18 (NA) 

- I (0) 3 (NA) I (0) 3 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 358 22 361 374 21 900 202 15959 135 10 733 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 199 4 193 160 Cropland In cover crops, legumes. and soil·improvement 3 702 103 2949 60 I 264 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

Crapla nd idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 63 901 (NA) (NA) 34 597 22 458 

- 16 296 (NA) (NA) 10 201 16 78 

- 30 583 1 

(NA) (NA) 15 527 16 132 

- 114 2413 (NA) (NA) 57 I 624 23 596 

To tal woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 521 45 117 474 36 707 299 30 179 185 19 810 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 330 20 639 (NA) (NA) 189 13 349 123 10 374 

- 350 24 478 (NA) (NA) 202 16830 107 9 436 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 548 23 970 501 28 681 302 18 768 205 19 237 Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodlqnd pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 220 17317 (NA) (NA) 131 14 112 114 15 083 . land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 500 6 653 (NA) (NA) 278 4656 191 4 154 

Postureland, all typeL _________________________________ _ 

- 575 60 317 (NA) (NA) 329 43420 (NA) 36 190 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 10 45 5 48 6 33 I (0) 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 8 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 1 (0) Pasture/and irrigated ________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other Ior.d irrigated _________________________________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 22 377 ()() (X) 20 (0) (X) (X) 

!J978 data are based on a sample af farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 685 8 093 654 7 445 379 7 715 253 6 728 

- (X) II 815 (X) II 384 (X) 20 357 (X) 26 593 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$ J 00,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL _________________________ ---

- 20 3 252 14 (NA) 20 3 252 14 (NA) 

- 28 I 910 36 (NA) 28 I 910 36 (NA) 

- 25 717 24 (NA) 25 717 24 (NA) 

- 44 630 29 (NA) 44 630 29 (NA) 

- 87 602 62 (NA) 87 602 62 (NA) 

- 175 604 83 (NA) 175 604 83 (NA) 

- 305 (0) 403 (NA) (X) (X) 5 (NA) 

46 100 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 74 126 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

77 95 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 108 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (0) 3 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ________________________________ -_ ---------- ----

Groins ______________________________ ---- -------- ----

Commodify Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

T obocco __________________________ ---- -- ------------

field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _______________ .. ____ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons- ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________ - ___ -- -- -------- --- Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops __________________ -- ______ ------------ ---

- 420 I 869 396 I 613 255 I 657 (NA) (0) 

- 104 717 (NA) (NA) 93 706 91 690 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 282 708 (NA) (NA) 163 558 101 311 

- 118 302 (NA) (NA) 77 261 68 211 

- II 21 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 9 14 

- 7 23 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 (Z) 

- 5 93 4 158 5 93 2 (D) 

- 3 5 (NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praduc1L _________ -- ---- -- ------ ---

Dairy products ______________ -- -- ------ --------------

(offle and cal .... es ______________ - _____ -- -- ------------

Hogs and pigs ________________ -- ---- -- ---- -------- ---

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________ --- ___ -- ---- ------ -- ---

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 472 6224 485 5 807 314 6 059 227 5 419 

- 17 16 24 764 11 15 10 762 

- 47 4028 (NA) (NA) 47 4 028 61 3 444 

- 442 I 883 (NA) (NA) 301 I 727 219 I 031 

- 58 275 (NA) (NA) 41 (0) 37 177 

- 6 5 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 6 5 

20 17 (NA) (NA) 12 15 3 I 

I J 974 data include soles of forest products. 

300 MASON COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tabl'e 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms Forms with· harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropJand land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 685 6S4 119 622 638 115 695 23981 10 1 659 299 45 

- Forms with50 ~6~o9 to 69 4~c~~~e; acres ================ 

_____________________ :::::: _ 70 to 99 ocreO-____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre. ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocr .. ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ___________ • ____ _ 

- 25 27 89 23 87 35 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 98 86 2 885 82 2486 621 I (D) (D) (0) 

- 73 72 4299 68 3 999 779 I (D) (0) (D) 

- 93 85 7 700- 81 6749 I 282 3 243 (D) 18 

- 104 114 12202 101 11 837 2217 I (D) (D) (D) 

- 68 77 10654 65 10209 I 756 - - - -

- 60 48 II' 852 56 II 071 I 837 - - - -

- 38 28 9 166 37 8932 I 888 - - - -

- 89 79 32037 88 31 587 7042 - - - -

- 31 30 20 791 31 20 791 4871 2 (D) (D) (0) 

- 6 8 7 947 6 7947 I 653 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

--------- 685 119622 654 113 824 379 88 136 253 68 873 

--------- 638 23 981 581 22 834 358 20 281 241 17829 lond in farms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

--------- 541 82 165 532 84 106 261 53 255 173 43914 

--------- 499 12496 (NA) 13 155 243 9 213 (NA) 8 922 

--------- 113 31 226 105 26870 95 29 229 68 22 569 

--------- 109 9289 (NA) 8 516 93 8907 (NA) 7867 

--------- 31 6231 17 2848 23 5652 12 2 390 

--------- 30 2 196 (NA) I 163 22 2 161 (NA) 1 040 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Part owners _________________________ _ 

Hal'Vested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested crapland _________________ _ 

--------- 603 94977 (NA) (NA) 317 66539 213 51 447 

--------- 76 22 715 (NA) (NA) 58 19 792 36 15660 

--------- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 I 766 

ional, etc._ 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

All forms 1 

Farms with sales of 

1 All forms 1 

Farms with soles of 

1 $2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors _______________________ _ 

6S years and over • ___________________ _ Averoge age ________ • ______________ • __ 

232 

Operators by ploce of res idence: 

- 302 175 181 On farm operated ______________________ 475 418 274 166 

- 453 345 204 68 Not on form operated ___________________ 103 94 56 27 Not reported ___________________________ 107 135 49 56 

- 11 6 4 I Operators reporting days of work off form: 

- 73 62 42 28 None _________________________________ 243 222 ' 166 98 

- 139 116 66 41 I to 49 doys ___________________________ 22 25 14 8 

- 164 154 95 61 50 to 99 doy'-_________________________ 10 23 3 8 

- 149 152 90 66 100 to 149 doys ________________________ 24 16 9 10 

- 149 157 82 52 150 to 199 doys ________________________ 29 30 12 5 

- 52.0 53.0 52.4 52.1 200 days or more ______________________ 335 260 160 64 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

- 169 477 284 525 122 448 94 435 

- 360 1 2531 459 1 914 237 I 193 185 I 733 

- 106 873 292 1 405 86 869 133 I 283 Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 324 92 (NA) (NA) 250 89 120 57 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

- 357 168 354 130 266 153 181 112 Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 570 687 507 453 336 629 229 403 Other agricultural chemicals inciudinO lime ________________ _ 

Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

- 320 169 165 97 201 149 101 87 

- 277 683 202 636 212 664 109 511 

- 39 21 9 3 20 15 3 1 

equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 104 85 118 53 74 70 61 46 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products __________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ______________________________________ _ 

lP ~as, butane, and propone ________________________ _ Fue oil ___________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricitv ---------------------------------------- __ _ Other -coal, wood, coke, etc, _________________________ _ 

- 670 636 (NA) (NA) 374 553 (NA) 

- 670 494 626 325 374 427 (NA) 

- 582 255 (NA) (NA) 252 252 306 211 246 150 - 313 151 (KA) (NA) 236 139 81 - 31 27 (KA) (NA) 56 25 (D) II 7 31 9 (NA) (NA) 30 (D) } - 7 9 (NA) (NA) 7 9 252 

- 670 43 (NA) (NA) 374 38 32 

- 386 127 (NA) (NA) 286 114 (NA) 

- 67 15 (NA) (NA) 52 (NA) 

12 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS O,F AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MASON COUNTY, W. VA. 301 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are bosed on a sample of farms; see textJ 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _____________ • _____ • _. ___________ • ______ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized _______________ • ___ ._._. __ _ lime _. _______________ . _______ . _______ . _______ . _________ . ~= 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. fa control-

· 570 20 595 336 

· 560 17 205 336 

· 129 3 390 96 

· 197 6 763 112 

Insects on hoy and other crops ___________________________ ._. 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross. or brush in crops and posture ___ • _____________ _ 

- 67 3 871 53 

- 9 346 8 

- II 60 10 

· 232 8 161 147 

Chemicals forOefo~otjon or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird contral _______________________ _ 

- 7 7 7 

- 184 (X) 106 

- 102 (X) 49 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimoted market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ 

Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

685 650 379 252 machinery and equipment- Con. 

10 436 8 763 8444 5 498 $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________ • 

15 236 13482 22 281 21 817 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

131 167 46 42 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

271 219 84 47 $100,000 to $199,999 ____ • _______________ 

151 133 124 56 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

408 559 226 282 222 277 501 684 294 318 296 366 

621 I 126 186 241 520 885 

29 31 13 13 18 18 

15 17 10 II 6 6 

138 141 32 33 107 108 

- - - - - - 226 237 93 97 138 140 

356 366 94 99 265 267 

107 125 59 60 53 65 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

18645 

15688 

2957 

3 878 

3812 (D) 

(D) 

7 270 

7 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

forms Acres on which used 

229 12288 (NA) 10613 (NA) 1 675 20 I 046 

(NA) 1643 

1 (D) 

2 (D) 

(NAl 5409 

3 71 17 (X) 

(NAl (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

44 64 39 47 

34 36 33 31 

30 22 30 20 

1~ 1 9{ 

6 1 16 9 

lJ L 1 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

433 559 222 

502 629 204 

584 I 073 265 

19 26 4 

8 II 2 

114 124 26 (NA) (NAl (NA) 

152 162 58 

288 297 62 

91 101 34 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________ ~ _________________ ---- -- ------ ------------ - Workers ____________________________ -- ---- - _____ -- -------- 277 61 (X) 251 (X) 212 109 

- 761 (X) 114 (X) 647 562 553 

- 90 33 33 89 89 63 24 

- 88 16 32 82 164 79 25 

- 50 11 (D) 40 125 26 21 

. 42 - - 34 179 42 27 

- 7 I (D) 6 90 2 12 

Forms with- I worker. _________________ ._._._ -- -- .-------------•• --- 2 workers ______________________ ------ -- ----------------

3 or 4 workers ________________ -------- ------------------ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________ ~ ______________________ _ 

302 MASON COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any collie, hogs, or sheep ______ L __________________ _ - 537 (X) 553 (X) 319 (X) 231 (X) 

- 497 (X) 527 (X) 303 ()O 226 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any callie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

- 472 6224 485 5 807 314 6059 227 5419 

- 458 2 164 1 469 (NA) I 307 2000 1 223 I 213 1 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heffers that hod colved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 481 16 717 517 21 187 296 14690 223 15999 

- 453 9271 455 11 320 282 8 185 206 8405 

- 397 5 768 376 7017 242 -4745 154 -4470 

- 104 3 503 140 4303 70 3440 82 3 935 

- 357 4 7111 (NA) (NA) 225 4194 176 4843 

- 378 2 735 (NA) (NA) 245 2 311 172 2 751 

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fallened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 442 8623 459 7433 301 7846 219 5844 

- (X) 1 883 (X) (NA) (X) 1 727 (X) I 031 

- 340 4908 (NA) (NA) 234 4428 160 2 590 

- (X) 638 ()() (NA) (X) 566 (X) 205 

- 338 3 715 (NA) (NA) 238 3418 174 3 254 

- (X) 1 245 (X) (NA) (X) 1 162 1 

(X) 827 

- 56 546 (NA) (NA) 40 503 20 333 

- (X) 177 (X) (NA) (X) 164 (X) 98 

- 47 4028 (NA) (NA) 47 -4028 61 3444 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 77 1 977 90 2 005 52 I 855 45 1 612 

- 36 264 (NA) (NA) 30 243 25 181 

- 67 I 713 (NA) (NA) 44 I 612 44 I 431 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 ________________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 42 298 48 346 32 274 29 263 

- 35 149 36 170 26 137 21 125 

- 28 149 37 176 21 137 24 138 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 8 175 11 293 4 162 5 219 

- 8 102 (NA) (NA) 4 95 5 164 

- 5 27 (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 176 461 1 177 492 100 2711 51 1531 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 58 2953 63 2 989 41 2803 37 2 394 

- (X) 275 ()() (NA) (X) (D) (X) 177 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 14 363 17 269 10 305 8 144 

$1,000_ - (X) 10 (X) (NA) (X) 9 (X) 2 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lombs shorn ______________________________ _ - 6 82 7 163 4 (D) 6 (D) 

- 5 143 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 4 307 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) I 051 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) I 939 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 6 5 (NA) (NA)I 4 (021 6 

- I (D) =1 (NA) (NA) - - $1.000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 12 30 11 24 7 22 2 (D) 

$1.000_ - (X) 8 ()() (NA) (X) 7 (X) (D) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 109 (X) 121 (X) 57 (X) 38 (X) I 

- 101 4 122 117 73 535 53 2830 38 71 424 Hens and pullets of laying age __________________ " __ - 97 3 842 115 73 309 53 2 705 38 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 16 280 (NA) (NA) 6 125 I (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 6 40 7 185 2 (D) - - - 10 69 (NA) (NA) 4 52 - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 5 35 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- Other 9 34 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, - 16 (X) (NA) (X) 8 (X) 2 (X) I 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 16 (X) 15 (X) II (X) 7 (X) 

- 8 463 14 58 364 5 (D) 7 57969 

- 6 (D) 12 58352 5 (D) 7 57969 Pullels 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months aIL __________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys - - - I (D) - - - - _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producls ____________________ $1.000_ - 2 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) - (X) 

- 17 16 24 764 11 15 10 762 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MASON COUNTY, W. VA. 303 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

(am for all purposes - ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 205 7 831 (X) 1 (D) 165 7 601 (X) - - - 266 8 362 (X) (NA) (NA) 169 7670 (X) 1 (D) 

- 185 5 287 474 067 1 (D) 146 (D) 458 947 - - - 237 4 863 349 534 (NA) (NA) 142 4365 323 618 1 (D) 

- 73 2 544 44 523 - - 72 (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 80 (D) 51 009 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 7 53 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 28 (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

- 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Wheot for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 32 469 14 299 - - 29 457 14006 - - 1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 45 743 24679 (NA) (NA) 39 707 23 975 - -

- 13 155 4 739 - - 11 (D) (D) - - 1974_ 80rley for groin (bush.ls) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 27 900 - -

- 6 97 4 133 - - 6 97 4 133 - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 147 8 830 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 27 1 699 52 871 - - 26 (D) (D) - - 1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 22 1 178 35 685 (NA) (NA) 21 (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 286 385 619601 2 (D) 164 292 489 753 - - 1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweight> __________________ 1978_ - 233 237 431 011 (NA) (NA) 102 148 296 779 1 (D) 

- 33 20 2669 - - 20 11 1 164 - - 1974_ - 53 15 1 429 (NA) (NA) 19 6 476 1 (D) 

Sweetpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lext) _________________ 1978_ - 8 I 209 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - 506 14 426 28 475 2 (D) 308 11 108 24 322 1 (D) 

1974 -- 466 12 390 24591 (NA) (NA) 213 8 303 18 664 - - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Olher tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978_ 

- 143 2 840 7379 1 - - 99 2 359 6 704 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 78 1 894 5 323 - -

- 377 9 401 16 915 2 (D) 237 6 998 13 886 1 (D) 

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegelobles horvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - 11 75 (X) 2 (D) 10 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ - 21 49 (X) (NA) (NA) 9 35 (X) 1 (D) Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 9 65 (X) - - 8 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 23 (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 3 2 (X) 2 (D) 3 2 (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

Lond in orchards _____________________________ 1978 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) I - -

-- II 28 (X) - - 5 12 (X) - - 1974_ - 10 27 (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 6 (D) 4 260 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ - 3 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA). (NA) (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ - 4 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 10 19 (X) 3 14 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ - 9 7 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 I (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 10 19 65 348 3 14 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

1974_ - (N~) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 1 3 590 - - Nurserv and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 5 6 (X) 1 (D) 5 6 (X) 1 (D) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

304 MASON COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms 

Forms ________________________ -_ -_____ ------------ --- Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land areo ____________________________ - ____ _ 

Proportion in forms ---------------r--------- percenL 

325 493511 328 54 421 144 29 161 95 28 199 

- 297 (X) 152 (X) 166 (X) 203 (X) 

- (X) 266 880 (X) 266 816 (X) 266 880 I (X) 266 816 

- (X) 18.5 (X) 20.4 (X) 10.9 (X) 10.6 

-

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars- Average per aCfe _____________________________ dollors_ 

land in farms according fo use: Total cropland ________________________________ - ___ - __ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

105 637 (X) 58 470 (X) 115 325 

~I 85 81 I (X) 

- (X) 632 (X) 352 (X) (X) 289 

-

318 17 858 321 21 0511 140 104521 92 9 8311 - 298 6605 288 6 199 135 3868 87 3 200 - By acres harvested: 1 to 90cres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ocres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasturL _____________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

77 401 94 (NA) 30 ISO 20 (NA) 

- 84 (NA) 31 431 14 (NA) - 89 I 224 13 (NA) 58 I 294 46 (NA) 20 454 - 641 39 (NA) 31 I 108 19 (NA) 46 I - 460 15 (NA) 18 I 140 II (NA) 23 I - 10 (NA) 5 585 10 (NA)I 5 585 - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - -

- (NA) I 10 22~1 - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - - (NA) - - -

209 229 13 600 94 6 159 56 6 249 - 50 I 252 16 425 II 382 - 45 I 0331 

6 114 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) I (0) - (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) - 2 (0) 

3 (0) I (NA) (NA) I 3 (0)1 I (0) - (NA) II 287 7 287 - 37 872 (NA) 

257 23 684 239 23 015 113 13 890 I 78 13 690 - III 9 137 (NA) (NA) 78 5 119 48 5 052 - 148 14 547 (NA) (NA) 64 

8 771 I 51 8 638 -

- 237 7 809 242 10 355 102 4819 65 4 678 

88 5 509 (NA) (NA) I 44 3 536 38 3 3241 -

- 215 2 300 (NA) (NA) 89 I 283 58 I 354 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 280 24 866 (NA) (NA) 127 14 814 (NA) 14 625 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal-form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 4 4 4 10 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- 4 

(O~I (NA) (NA) 3 

(O~ I 2 (D) 

- - (NA) (NA) - (NA) -

- - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 1 (X) (X) - -i (X) (X) 

1)978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ '-

- 325 I 588 328 I 332 144 I 370 95 1 099 Average per form ___________________________ dollars __ (X) 4 886 (X) 4 061 (X) 9 515 (X) 11 568 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: l $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- I (0) I (NA) 1 (0) 1 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________________ _ 3 (D) 5 (NA) 3 (D) 5 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 7 196 7 (NA) 7 196 7 (NA) $10.000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- 19 2661 12 (NA) 19 266 1 

12 (NA)I - 39 265 18 (NA) 39 265 18 (NA) 

75 266 49 (NA) 75 266 49 (NA) less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

- 181 218 236 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 34 74 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text} _____________________________ _ 

- 35 61 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 44 54 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 68 28 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ T obocco ______________________ ~ ____________________ _ 

field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops _________________________________________ _ 

- 83 185 107 343 43 150 (NA) 302 1 - 10 8 (NA) (NA) 7 

~I 4 4 - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 50 99 (NA) (NA) 19 68 23 60 7 8 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 5 (0) 

10 12 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) I (D) 

- 7 57 15 217 7 57 9 213 4 1 1 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 4 12 

livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry productL _________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

272 1 403 277 972 133 1 220 84 781 - 13 (D) 28 178 9 (0) 13 177 - 6 65 (NA) (NA) 6 65 5 194 - 258 995 (NA) (NA) 130 833 82 396 24 29 (NA) (NA) 17 23 9 (D) 

- 24 37 (NA) (NA) 13 26 4 (0) - 15 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 2 (D) 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MERCER COUNTY, W. VA. 305 
Table 3_ Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigoted 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 325 Forms with- 328 49 351 298 47 114 6605 4 57 10 4 

- 11 16 34 8 23 17 3 (0) (0) (0) 

- 67 75 2 110 57 1 834 587 - - - -

1 to 90cres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 27 39 1 585 26 1 527 345 1 (0) (0) (0) 

- 60 39 5 005 55 4 567 856 - - - -

- 53 39 6 098 51 5 868 1 039 - - - -

5010 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___ . ________________ _ 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 31 31 4 913 28 4439 698 - - - -

- 15 

11 l:'1 13 2 542 

'1 - - - -

- 13 13 3 083 - - - - 31 31 10 891 30 10 526 1 498 - - - -

- 15 17 9266 15 9266 653 - - - -

- 1 2 (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - -

- 1 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - -

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4_ Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Po rt owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvest~d cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

All farms 

1978 

Farms 

325 

298 

276 

251 

48 

46 

1 

1 

301 

20 

4 

11974 

Acres Forms Acres 

49 351 328 54 421 

6 605 288 6 199 

40 673 292 40 739 

5 135 (NA) 4938 

(0) 34 (0) 

(0) (NA) 257 

(0) 2 (0) 

(0) (NA) 4 

44 435 (NA) (NA) 

3 360 (NA) (NA) 

1 556 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Operafors by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Farms 

144 

135 

113 

104 

30 

30 

1 

1 

132 

8 

4 

forming ______________________________ 88 101 45 44 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 237 224 99 48 Not on farm operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Nat reparted __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ________________________ 1 2 1 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 ta 34 yearL________________________ 29 20 9 3 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL________________________ 67 51 32 19 1 to 49 days __________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 85 57 41 19 50 to 99 doy'-________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors_________________________ 84 113 34 27 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ __ 59 82 28 23 150 to 199 doyL ______________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

29 161 95 28 199 

3868 87 3200 

22 175 78 17 159 

2 695 (NA) 2 217 

(0) 16 (0) 

(0) (NA) 979 

(0) 1 (0) 

(0) (NA) 4 

25 834 86 25435 

1 771 6 1 077 

1 556 2 (0) 

1 (0) 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

220 221 96 62 

55 42 28 17 

50 62 20 13 

84 97 37 27 

12 12 7 3 

9 7 3 1 

7 8 5 2 

19 18 8 4 

Average oge___________________________ 52.2 55.8 52.4 55.5 200 days or more _____________________ _ 184 146 79 37 

~----------~--------~ ~--------~~--------~ 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5_ Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text1 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 133 325 120 248 72 297 43 193 

- 240 295 254 298 III 245 75 242 

57 181 161 238 27 168 62 214 

- 161 19 (NA) (NA) 81 15 44 5 

- 89 27 113 66 47 25 40 62 

- 200 90 209 92 118 59 59 57 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commerciolly mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ ---- -----------

- 149 22 89 11 86 16 33 8 

- 116 133 III 104 76 110 43 87 

- 11 4 14 4 5 2 2 (0) 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form lobar __________________________ -------------

Contract labor ____________________ ---------- -------- ---

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

equipment ______________________ ---------- -------- ---- 73 28 94 28 18 16 32 17 

- 321 116 (NA) (NA) 140 76 (NA) (NA) 

- 321 93 314 75 140 58 95 43 

- 256 62 (NA) (NA) 104 40 89 31 

- 124 16 (NA) (NA) 56 8 23 5 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (Z) 

- 17 3 (NA) (NA) 13 3 

- 9 } 2 (NA) (NA) 9 2 95 7 

- 321 10 (NA) (NA) 140 5 

- 106 20 (NA) (NA) 72 16 (NA) (NA) 

- 15 3 (NA) (NA) 7 2 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum productL _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ______________ ----- - ---- ----------

Gasoline ____________________ ------ -- -- -------- -- --

Diesel fuel __________________________________ ------

LP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

Fuel 011 ____________________________ -_ -_ ----------- Natural gas ________________________ ---___ ------ ---

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity _____________________ - -_ -- -- ---- ----------- Other - coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

306 MERCER COUNTY, W. VA_ 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 do to are based on a sample of forms- see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ----r----------------------- lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

189 3723 III - 176 2 813 102 - 910 30 - 53 793 26 - 56 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ - 27 345 23 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- - - -

- 8 64 4 

- 55 535 32 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 8 93 2 

- 34 (X) 20 

- 12 (X) 9 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ form s_ 

$1.000_ -

- Average per farm ________________ dollarsFarms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,99L ___________________ c_ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self~propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

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All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimated market value of all 

325 312 144 87 machinery and equipme nt - Con. 

3 364 2 652 I 835 990 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

10 352 8 500 12 746 11 379 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

59 104 27 19 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

153 128 1 47 271 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

70 52i 39 25i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

120 176 69 77 75 99 242 323 119 122 163 201 

262 339 83 92 208 247 

2 (DJI - - 2 (D) 

9 4 4 5 5 24 24 - - 24 24 - - - - - - 61 62 21 21 40 41 

123 123 31 31 92 92 

17 17 7 7 10 10 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

Hired workers-All fanns, 1978 

2 284 59 I 300 

I 620 (NA) 986 

664 (NA) 314 

370 12 184 

297 (NA) 128 

- - - 16 - -

350 1 

(NA) 2421 

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(Xl] 3 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

28 23 20 12 

10 4 6 3 

5 I 5 I 

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1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

207 249 96 248 310 76 234 330 99 

I (0) ;1 I (D) 

12 12 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

55 56 18 114 115 29 

14 14 5 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

- 116 19 (X) 112 (X) 76 

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- 369 (X) 21 (Xl 348 231 317 

- 41 17 (D) 38 38 27 9 - II 2 (0) II 22 6 5 - 34 - - 35 115 29 10 - 29 - - 27 (0) 13 II - I - - I (0) I 8 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MERCER COUNTY, W. VA. 307 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

1 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500- or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory; Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any coHle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 294 (X) 292 (X) 131 (X) 83 (X) 

- 284 (X) 283 (X) 131 (X) 80 (X) 

Sales; 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 272 1 403 277 972 133 1 220 84 781 Any cattle, hogs, or sneep ____________________ $ 1.000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 269 1 061 264 (NA) I 133 882 82 409 

Inventory; Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 271 5652 283 7890 126 3829 80 4099 Cows and heCfers that hod colved ____________________ _ 

- 225 2 749 243 3 978 103 1 861 74 2 128 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 206 2 549 220 3 643 93 1 700 67 1 889 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 44 200 68 335 26 161 20 239. Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves., bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 194 1 107 1 (NA) (NA) 92 71] 56 778 

- 242 1 796 (NA) (NA) 114 1 257 69 1 193 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 258 3 578 263 3 371 130 2 887 82 2 120 

$1.000_ - (X) 995 (X) (NA) (X) 833 (X) 396 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 177 1 535 (NA) (NA) 84 1 1]0 58 770 

$1.000_ - (X) 337 (X) (NA) (X) 255 (X) 95 Caftle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 207 2 043 (NA) (NA) 114 I 777 77 I 350 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- (X) 658 1 (X) (NA), (X) 578 (X) 301 

25 109 (NA) (NA) 12 80 I] 180 

(X) 35 (X) (NA) (X) 26 (X) 41 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 6 65 (NA) (NA) 6 65 5 194 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory, Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 46 387 56 366 24 197 19 222 Used or 10 be used for breeding ____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 21 68 (NA) (NA) 14 51 5 12 

-- 41 319 (NA) (NA) 20 146 19 210 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _______________ _ -- 21 84 18 46 14 69 8 14 

Dec. J of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ -- 16 40 15 33 I] 31 7 11 June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 12 44 8 13 8 38 3 3 Sheep and lombs __________________________________ _ -- 21 654 21 750 10 431 4 141 Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ 

-- 19 499 (NA) (NA) 10 346 4 76 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 4 5 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

-- 71 205, 86 236, 33 1]6, 15 57 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 -- 24 500 19 320 17 395 9 138 

-- (X) 29 (X) (NA) (X) 23 (X) (D) 

Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Sheep and lombs ___________________________________ _ 

-- 3 89 5 72 3 89 1 (D) 

-- (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) (Z) 

-- 24 668 17 484 13 430 4 88 Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- 20 492 (NA) (NA) I] 335 4 85 

-- (X) 2841 (X) (NA) (X) 2 1]9 (X) 507 

Sheep, lombs, and wool ________________________ $1 ,000 -- 24 37 (NA) (NA) 13 26 4 (D) 

Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000 -- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 -- 6 10 4 5 4 (D) - -

-- (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory; Any poultry ________________________________ - ___ ----

Chickens 3 months old or older ____________ 02508 -- 71 (X) 87 (X) 27 (X) 23 (X)' 

68 (0) 86 18 025 26 (D) 22 16 835 

Hens and pullets of loying age ___________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

-- 68 (0) 82 17 852 26 (0) 22 16 800 

-- 18 189 (NA) (NA) 6 68 - -

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat--type chickens-______________ _ Turkeys ____________________________ --- _____ -_ ---

Turkeys for slaughter ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept tor breeding ___________________ _ Other poultry ________________________ -- __ - ___ ----

-- 4 26 (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- 12 122 5 40 5 64 1 (D) 

-- 14 94 (NA) (NA) 6 41 2 (0) 

-- 10 53 (NA) (NA) 3 19 1 (D) 

-- 11 41 (NA) (NA) 5 22 2 (D) 

-- 10 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) - (X) 

Soles: Any poultry __________________________ ---- -_ --------

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ______________ --- Turkeys ____________________ - ___ -_ -- -------------

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________ ---------

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

-- 9 (X) 15 (X) 6 (X) I] (X) 

-- 5 (0) 13 8 736 5 (D) 10 (D) 

-- 5 (0) 12 8 682 5 (D) 10 (0) 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 1 (0) - - - -

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- I (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 13 (D) 28 178 9 (0) 13 177 

308 MERCER COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

For groin or seed (bushels) ••••.••.•••...•.... 1978. 

1974. 

For silage or green chop (tons, gre~n) ____ ______ 1978_ 

1974. For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

For groin or seed (bushels) .•••....•••..••...• 1978. 

1974. 

For silage or green chop (tons, green} __________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) ...•..•.•. 1978. 

1974. Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Wheat for grain (bushels). •...•....•.•....•.•.• 1978. 

1974. 

Oats for grain (bushels) •.....••..••••....•.... 1978. 

1974. 

Barley for groin (bushels) .....•..•.••••..••...• 1978. 

1974. 

Rye for groin (bushels) ..•••••.••.........•••.. 1978. 

1974. Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ••..••.•...•••..... 1978. 

1974. Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Cotton (boles) .•......••.•..••.....••...••••• 1978. 

1974. 

Tobacco (pounds) ..••••.....•..••••••..••...• 1978. 

1974. 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight).. ....•.••..••...• 1978. 

1974. 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) •..•..••....•.•...••.•• 1978. 

1974. 

Hay crops (tons, dry) (see text) •.•.•.......•.••. 1978. 

1974. 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ..•.•..•••••.•..••...• 1978. 

1974. 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) · ••.... 1978. 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) •.....••......••..••.•. 1978. 

1974. 

Red clover seed (pounds) ..••......•....•.••. 1978. 

1974. 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974. Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Tomatoes ...•......•••••.•........•....... 1978. 

1974. Green peas excluding cawpeaL _______________ 1978_ 

1974. 

land ,in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Apples (pounds). .....•••••..•••...••••....• 1978. 

1974. 

Peaches (pounds) •••••....•••.•.••.•...••••• 1978. 

1974. 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ••••....•.•...••••. 1978. 

1974. 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Strawberries (pounds) ••••••..••••••...•.•.•• 197B. 

1974. Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ 

Other crops ••••.••••••••••••.••.•.•.•••....• 1978. 

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All farms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) I I (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

18 107 1 (D) 

18 028 (NA) (NA) 

1 863 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

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(X) (NA) (NA) 

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(X) (NA) (N;,I 

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(NA) (NA) (NA) 

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(X) I (NA) (NA) I 

560 - -

2 135 (NA) (NA) 

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(NA) I (NA) (N-:>I (X) -

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- - (NA) (NA) 

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- - - (0) (NA) (NA) 

568 - -

4 386 (NA) (NA) 

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9456 - -

9 242 (NA) (NA) 

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7016 - -

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (N~I (X) - (X) (NA) (NA) 

151 132 (NA) (NA) 

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1 486 (NA) (NA) 

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410 (NA) (NA) 

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~~ll - - (NA) (NA) 

(D) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

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Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

30 249 (X) I - - 28 465 00 - -

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MERCER COUNTY, W. VA, 309 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

- 284 78 506 254 72 210 142 49931 106 44 789 

- (X) 276 (Xl 284 (X) 352 (X) 423 

- (X) 211 200 (Xl 211 200 (X) 211 200 (X) 211 200 

- (X) 37.2 (X) 34.2 (X) 23.6 (X) 21.2 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land area _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

- 126 553 (X) 92992 (X) 126 155 (X) 147 047 (X) 

- (X) 468 (Xl 327 (X) 401 (X) 348 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dallars_ 

- 275 28 6811 242 25 985 139 18377 102 16067 

253 11 444 218 9951 130 8599 98 7315 

land in farms according to use: T 0101 cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

36 (0) 43 (NA) 9 42 2 (NA) 

- 48 672 29 (NA) JO 141 5 (NA) 

50 1 189 41 (NA) 20 495 15 (NA) 

- 42 1 509 38 (NA) 28 1 014 22 (NA) 

- 51 3 381 45 (NA) 39 2 680 33 (NA) 

- 21 2985 18 (NA) 19 (D) 17 (NA) 

- 4 925 3 (NA) 4 925 3 (NA) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) 1 (D) 1 (NA) 

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1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

3010 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres __ 

1,000 acres or more====== == ==== ~= ========== ==== 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 176 15 370 151 13 627 89 8693 60 7 322 Other cropland __________________________ ,, ________ _ 

- 62 1 867 51 2 407 31 1 085 21 1 430 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soH-improvement 

- 16 129 (NA) (NA) 8 58 10 I 012 

- 13 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 5 81 

grosses, nol harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which 011 crops foiled _________________ _ 

Croplond in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 138 Cropland idle __________ .. ________________________ _ 

- 33 1 509 (NA) (NA) 19 866 13 199 

T 0101 woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 240 38 909 187 31 666 122 23287 82 19679 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 136 12033 (NA) (NA) 78 7440 51 7 121 Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 188 26 876 (NA) (NA) 95 15847 62 12 558 

Other Iond _________________________________________ _ 

- 200 JO 916 203 14 559 105 8267 84 9043 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 78 7676 (NA) (NA) 52 6098 47 6913 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 184 3 240 (NA) (NA) 92 2 169 79 2 130 

Posturelond, all typeL _________________________________ _ - 233 35079 (NA) (NA) 121 22231 (NA) 21 356 

- 3 4 - - 3 4 - - Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Postureland - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 21 198 (X) (X) 18 160 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 284 2 878 254 1 871 142 2618 106 1 651 

- (X) 10 133 (Xl 7 366 (X) 18436 (X) 15 575 

Market volue of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ - 6 1 048 3 (NA) 6 1 048 3 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 8 463 6 (NA) 8 463 6 (NA) 

- 11 311 9 (NA) 11 311 9 (NA) 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 20 289 18 (NA) 1 20 289 18 (NA) 

- 46 326 21 (NA) 46 326 21 (NA) 

- 51 180 47 (NA) 51 180 47 (NA) 

- 141 159 149 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 15 34 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 33 57 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 31 37 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 62 31 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 97 434 112 441 57 397 (NA) 401 

- 33 132 (NA) (NA) 26 128 29 80 

Crops ____________________________ - _____ -_ ------------ Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 66 187 (NA) (NA) 35 160 36 101 

- 10 90 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 7 79 

- 9 13 (NA) (NA) 4 10 3 130 

- 2 (D) 3 12 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 1 (0) 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, foroge, ond silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries- _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ____________________________ -_ -_ ---------

- 237 2444 218 1 348 131 2221 99 I 173 

- 21 (D) 21 206 12 (D) 10 203 

- 18 857 (NA) (NA) 16 (D) 13 391 

- 208 1 175 (NA) (NA) 125 1 070 91 377 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producfL _________________________ _ 

g~~~re ':nodd~~~~es- == == == ====== == == ====== == ====== == == == 

- 31 108 (NA) (NA) 26 98 21 143 

- 53 68 (NA) (NA) 29 52 32 53 

- 20 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 16 5 6 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (s.ee text) _________ _ 

11974 dato include soles of forest products. 

310 MINERAL COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested crop/and Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in farms farms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

284 254 78 506

1 

253 74 449 )) 444 3 467 174 4 

- 7 7 15 - - - - - - -

25 23 708 17 501 185 I (0) (D) (D) -

- 13 10 

736

1 

II 635 250 - - - -

- 16 19 I 363 16 I 363 257 - - - -

- 37 34 4 307 34 3 974 736 I (0) (D) (0) 

- 26 29 4 088 24 3 777 662 - - - - - 23 

11 

4 548 21 4 132 

;1/ - - -

=I - 19 4544 17 4 074 - - -

- 85 53 30 436 81 28 855 3 898 I (D) (D) (D) 

- 25 30 17 286 24 16 663 2 498 - - - -

- 8 6 10 475 8 10 475 I 466 - - - -

- - 2 - - - - - - -

All farms _. _________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

~g 100 ~~ to ~ 139 ~~~:~===================~== ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre'-__________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 

260 fa 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 1.00010 1.999 acres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All forms 

1978 

Forms 

284 

253 

228 

199 

48 

48 

8 

6 

257 

26 

'1974 

Acres 

78 506 

)) 444 

58 383 

7 244 

18 448 

3 868 

I 675 

332 

68 039 

(D) 

(0) 

Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more I 1978 '1974 

Forms 

254 

218 

194 

(NA) 

54 

(NA) 

6 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

72 210 

9 951 

49 722 

5 790 

21 413 

3 923 

I 075 

238 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms 

142 

130 

99 

87 

39 

39 

4 

4 

131 

11 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of res idence: Farming -_____________________________ 115 126 66 71 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

Other -----___________________________ 169 127 76 35 Not on farm operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: I Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ---_____________________ 3 3 2 2 Operators reporting doys of work off form: 2510 34 yeors_________________________ 22 19 13 9 None ________________________________ _ 

3510 44 yeors_________________________ 48 42 26 18 I 10 49 day'-_________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 60 44 31 16 5010 99 day'-________________________ _ 

5510 64 years_________________________ 82 66 38 18 10010 149 doy'-______________________ _ 

65 years and over______________________ 69 79 32 43 15010 199 days _______________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

49 9311 J06 44 789 

8599 98 7 315 

32 6321 66 26043 

4 835 (NA) 3 857 

16 379 36 (0) 

(D) (NA) 3 323

92D 1 4 (D) 

(D) (NA) 135 

45 159 100 42 533 

4 772 6 2 256 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 11974 

210 178 lOS 76 

45 30 23 8 

29 45 1 14 221 

99 66 42 32 

25 12 17 2 

9 IS 6 7 

6 6 3 2 21 17 12 7 Average 0ge___________________________ 55.0 55.7 53.8 56.7 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

~--------~--------~ ~--------~--------~ 117 101 57 37 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms 1 Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- I)) 392 109 236 76 376 43 190 - 215 553 201 505 136 459 1 89 451 - 63 380 l 129 378 42 325 64 357 - 149 35 (NA) (NA)I 119 32 58 17 - 148 61 152 31 121 57 7) 26 - 188 147 159 128 137 125 79 107 - 120 81 79 33 84 72 43 28 - 90 200 79 183 79 169 51 154 - 16 5 9 50 16 5 5 49 

- 112 34 77 18 88 31 45 15 

- 279 233 (NA) (NA) 17) 192 (NA) (NA)I - 279 184 248 112 17) 154 104 84 - 279 126 (NA) (NA) 171 106 100 59 - 112 31 (NA) (NA) 97 27 39 10 - 11 I (NA) (NA) II I 3 2 - 14 6 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) } - 7 3 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 104 13 - 279 17 (NA) (NA) 17) 14 - 146 40 (NA) (NA) 107 32 (NA) (NA) - 60 9 (NA) (NA) 39 6 (NA) (NA) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~eV~ij Natural _~~t~_n~~_a_n_d_~~~~~~~== gas ______________________________________ ======== ============ === _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and 9rease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood. coke, olc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MINERAL COUNTY, W. VA. 311 
Table 6_ Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Ac ... es on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture _ .. ________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 178 5493 127 

- 178 4 768 127 

- 34 725 24 

- 72 1 766 53 Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ - 54 1 535 39 

- 14 434 8 Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

- 8 244 2 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 83 3 135 67 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - -

- 57 (X) 47 

- 24 (X) 18 

Table 7_ Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles __ _ _ _ _______________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors- __________________________ _ 

Groin and b€on combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CotfonpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Form s with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con_ 

Estimated market value of all 

284 240 171 98 machinery and equipment-Con. 

4 245 2991 3 180 1 758 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

14 947 12 463 18 595 17 939 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

50 61 19 13 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

95 741 34 19 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

60 58j 46 29 $200,000 or mor"-______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Num ber 

184 239 75 93 121 146 

236 313 82 83 173 230 

244 464 46 54 232 410 

25 26 1 (0) 25 (0) 

8 8 1 (0) 7 (0) 

56 58 3 4 53 54 

- - - - - -

90 91 37 37 53 54 

160 163 40 40 122 123 

50 56 8 8 43' 48 

Table 8_ Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see_textJ 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

4 527 3990 

537 

1 396 

1 237 

386 

(0) 

2 975 

-

00 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on- which used 

79 3314 (NA) 2963 

(NAl 351 

15 381 

(NA) 668 

- -

3 244 

(NA) 1 060 

1 (0) 

12 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

49 26 49 21 

19 16 13 12 

4 3 4 3 

2 1 ,.. 2 1 5 2 -1 4 1 

- J L - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

184 240 86 

184 248 76 

213 371 65 

9 9 2 

4 4 1 

22 22 4 

~NA) (NAl (NA) 

70 74 25 130 133 24 

34 34 6 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 90 18 (X) 82 (X) 79 51 

- 299 (X) 29 (X) 270 258 259 

Forms ________________________________ -------------------

Workers ________________________________ ---_ ---- -- -------

Forms with- I worker ________________________________ ------ -- ---- ---

2 workers __________________________ -- ---------- --------

3 or -4 workers ________________________ ------------------ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers. or more __________________________________ ----

- 20 11 11 17 17 17 13 

- 32 5 (0) 35 70 26 9 

- 17 1 (0) 9 27 17 10 

- 19 1 (0) 19 (0) 18 16 

2 - - 2 (0) 1 3 

312 MINERAL COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY I 

InV;~;OI~~stock or poultry _____ ( _______________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 246 (Xl 221 (Xl 128 (Xl 93 (Xl 

227 (Xl 216 (Xl 126 (Xl 91 (Xl -

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ 

Any cottle, hQ9s, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

237 2444 218 I 348 131 2 221 99 1 173 - 226 1 351 209 (NAl l 130 I 221 97 573 -

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

213 '00' I 204 836J 121 5 767 88 6023 - 193 3460 176 4 603 109 2 739 76 3 350 - 171 2654 155 3 827 94 2 055 64 2 721 - 47 806 56 776 28 684 29 629 - (NAl 98 1 427 65 1 377 - 154 1 675 1 (NA) 

171 1 866 (NA) (NAl 103 1 601 69 1 296 -

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000_ 

- 208 3 835 192 2 696 125 3 316 91 2 022 

- (Xl 1 175 (Xl (NAl (Xl 1 070 (Xl 377 

- 159 1 618 (NA) (NAl 100 1 299 61 996 

- (Xl 322 (Xl (NAl (Xl 277 (Xl 89 

- 160 2 217 (NA) (NAl 104 2017 68 1 026 

- (Xl 853 (Xl (NA) I (X) 793 1 (X) 288 

- 35 320 (NA) (NA) 21 274 16 224 

- (X) 123 (Xl (NA) 00 107 (X) 90 

- 18 857 (NA) (NA) 16 (D) 13 391 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 37 817 43 2 685 23 702 19 2 525 

- 16 741 (NA) (NA)I 14 (D) I 16 323 

- 33 743 (NA) (NA) 20 (D) 18 2 2021 

- 19 137 28 421 16 122 17 383 

- 16 60 21 164 13 (D) 11 144 

- 16 77 22 257 14 (D) 14 239 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 53 1 787 65 2 747 29 1 341 30 1 792 

- 51 1 196 (NA) (NA) 27 847 30 1 446 

- 4 48 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 53 194 1 55 161 1 23 83 1 10 45 1 

- 31 1 576 28 2 609 26 1 

468

1 

21 2 416 

- (X) 108 (Xl (NA) (X) 98 (X) 143 

- 12 659 10 816 10 (0) 6 713 

- (X) 23 (Xl (NA) (Xl (D) (X) 15 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 49 1 362 62 2 200 28 I 004 32 1 583 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 51 1 298 (NA) (NA) 27 925 30 1 445 Pounds of wool ____ 0" ______________________________ _ 

- (X) 8198 (Xl (NA) (X) 6 140 (X) 8014 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1 ,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 53 68 1 

(NA) (NA) I 29 52 32 53 1 - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

$1.000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (Z) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 6 16 6 18 I (0) - - $1,000_ - (X) 11 (Xl (NA) (X) (D) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ____________________________________ " ___ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 68 (X) 53 (X) I 32 (X) I 19 (X) 

- 65 2 116 52 1 867 30 1 293 18 861 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 65 2 028 49 1 703 30 (D) 18 847 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 10 88 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 4 75 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 7 38060 3 38 125 4 38 032 2 (0) Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 9 94 (NA) (NA) 3 10 - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 4 23 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - 7 71 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - 11 (X) (NA) 

Soles, 

(X) 5 (X) I 4 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 16 (X) 9 (X) 10 (X) 5 (X) 

- 10 739 8 201 7 (0) 4 132 Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 10 739 5 197 7 (0) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 2 (D) 3 228048 2 (0) 3 228 048 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __ . __________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) -

=1 

- - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - 3 (X) (NA) (X) - (Xl i - (X) 

- 21 (D) 21 206 12 (0) 10 203 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MINERAL COUNTY, W. VA. 313 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Fanns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 98 2 419 (X) - - 70 2 188 (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed {bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 110 2 190 (X) (NA) (NA) 62 I 893 (X) - - - 73 I 344 117854 - - 50 I 223 108 858 - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenl-_________ 1978_ - 84 I 274 90 630 (NA) (NA) 47 I 066 75 065 - -

- 54 I 075 15 849 - - 43 965 14 756 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 40 (D) 8 704 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - .~ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

- 6 43 (X) -

(NAlI 

6 43 (X) - - - I (D) (X) (NA) I (D) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 6 43 700 - - 6 43 700 - - 1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (10ns, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheaf for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 23 158 4 935 - - 15 129 4 085 - - 1974_ - 25 216 7 030 (NA) (NA) 18 184 5 740 - - Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 21 100 2 959 - - 14 79 2 498 - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 17 107 4 590 - - Bodey for grain (bushelsL _____________________ J 978_ - 8 86 4 900 - - 6 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 82 3 753 - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - CoTton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 -- 17 18 2 230 - - II 16 2 050 - -

1974 -- 21 10 958 (NA) (NA) 6 4 565 - -

Sweet potatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- 2 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) (0) - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978 -- 233 8 712 15 515 - - 120 6 125 12 546 - -

1974 -- 199 6 850 II 198 (NA) (NA) 90 4 600 8 204 - - Anolfo hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 

1974 -- 94 2 132 4 313 - (NA)I 

59 I 678 3 383 - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 43 894 2 230 - - Other tome dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 -- 173 5 406 8 829 - - 86 3 623 7 073 - -

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red dover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 -- 10 216 (X) I (D) 9 (0) (X) I (0) 

-- 12 213 (X) (NA) (NA) 8 211 (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 -- 8 147 (X) - - 7 (0) (X) - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 7 126 (X) - - T omotoes _________________________________ 1978 -- 3 10 (X) - - 3 10 (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 12 (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 

1974 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 

-- I (0) (X) - - I (D) (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - -

-- 17 56 (X) - - 6 26 (X) - -

1974 -- 6 245 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 236 (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974_ -- 12 14 19 723 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974 - 9 6 9 232 (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978 

1974_ -- 3 (Z) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 6 6 (X) I (D) 3 5 (X) I (D) 

1974_ - 4 3 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (X) - - Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 4 2 3 250 I (D) 2 (D) (D) I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - -

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - I (D) (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

314 MINERAL COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ________________________________ ---------------

Average size of form ______________________ -_____ -- __ _ 

AP~;~;,7ti~~ ~~n~:~~Q ==== == ===Z == == == == == == == ==-j);;c;nt: 

361 SO 561 336 48 105 147 29 334 82 19782 

- 241 (X) 140 (X) 143 (X) 200 (X) 

- (X) 233600 ()() 233 536 (X) 233600 (X) 233 S36 - (X) 12.6 (X) 8.5 - (X) 21.6 (X) 20.6 

Value of land and buildings, I 

~~:~~:: ~:~ ~~: ========================::=== ~~::~~:= 95 649 (X) 64 628 (X) 99 508 (X) 89 000 (X) 

- (X) 745 (X) 451 (X) S44 (X) 369 -

land in forms according to use: Toiol croplond ____________________________________ ---

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 347 26093 323 27393 140 14 7681 76 11 4411 - 328 10007 295 8 589 132 6093 74 3794 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 101019 acres _______________________________ _ 

2010 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 501099 acres _______________________________ _ 

10010199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 10499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

50010999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

58 280 46 (HA) 4 16 2 (HA) 

- (HA) 79 992 82 (NA) 21 284 7 - 10 (HA) 71 I 586 47 (HA) 31 724 - 62 2293 68 (HA) 34 1 308 22 (HA) 

- 26 (NA) 47 2850 44 (NA) 32 1 981 - 6 (HA) 5 (0)1 5 (NA) 

- 5 584 

6 I 422 2 (NA) 5 (0) 2 (NA) - (NA) - - - (HA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - - (NAl - - -

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Olher cropland ___________________________________ _ 248 15 103 244 17 387 99 8297 54 7 121 - 45 1 417 7 378 8 526 - 31 983 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil~improvement 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

12 253 (NAl (NA) 3 185 3 259 - 1 (0) (NAl (HA) - - - - - 5 (0) (NAl (NA) - - 3 63 -

- 16 717 (NAl (HA) 5 193 2 (0) 

Toiol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland paslured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

261 14932 213 10 372 115 8578 47 4664 - (NAl (NA) 78 34S8 25 1 231 - 177 6778 

- 159 8 154 (NAl (NAl 72 5 120 34 3433 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 255 9536 240 10340 107 5988 63 3677 

Posturelond and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots. ponds. roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 91 7625 (NAl (NA) 49 4954 28 3 123 

- 239 1 911 (NAl (NA) 98 I 034 53 554 

Paslureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 332 29 506 (HA) (NA) 135 16709 (NAl 11 475 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Posturetand irrigated ________________________________ _ Olher Iond irrigoled _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 2 (0) 3 17 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (HAl (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (HA) - - (HA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (0) (X) (X) 1 (0) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on Q sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Volue Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products soldl _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars __ - 361 1 969 336 I 070 147 1 451 82 719 (X) 5455 ()() 3 185 (X) 9871 (X) 8 768 

Forms by volue of agricultural products sold:! $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) - (HA) 1 (D) - (NA) $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 5 (0) 4 (NAl 5 (D) 4 (NA) $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 10 253 4 (NA) 10 253 4 (NA) $10.000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 12 170 10 (NA) 12 170 10 (NA) $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 35 242 20 (NA) 35 242 20 (NA) $2,50010 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less Ihan $2,500 (see lext) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 84 298 40 (NA) 84 298 40 (NA) 

- 212 244 257 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) 

- 28 63 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,50010 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ Less Ihan $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see lexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 49 84 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 52 64 (HA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 83 33 (NA) (NA) ()() (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ - 66 480 118 (0) 31 404 (NA) (D) 

- 8 10 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 6 4 Commodity Credil Corporalion loans _________________ _ 

COllon and coltonseed ______ ~ ________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) .. - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NAl - - - - Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons-___________________ _ 

- 51 128 (NAl (NA) 23 100 22 63 

- 7 2 (HA) (NA) 4 1 - - Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 9 45 (NA) (NA) 5 7 1 (D) 

- 5 (D) 2 (D) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (Z) 

Livestock, poultry. and Iheir produCls ____________________ _ 

Paullry and poullry producls __________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Callie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep,lambs, and wooL _____________________________ _ 

Olher liveslock and liveslack producls (see lexl) _________ _ 

- 314 1489 294 822 142 1 047 76 522 - 26 39 33 117 12 10 6 88 

- 11 302 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 6 93 

- 296 1053 (NA) (NAl 138 781 68 295 - 21 20 (NA) (NAl 8 6 6 6 

- 41 58 (NA) (NA) 20 33 16 31 - 11 16 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 7 9 

'1974 data include sales of faresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONONGAUA COUNTY, W. VA. 315 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms crop/and land 

All forms ___________________________ _ - 361 336 50 561 328 Farms with- 48 364 10 007 2 (D) (D) (D) 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ - 12 12 36 6 20 12 - - - - 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ - 65 50 1 997 52 1 583 SOl - - - - 501069 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 45 42 2 741 43 2 622 671 - - - - 45 60 3 824 40 3 405 809 1 (D) (D) (D) 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 68 47 7 883 66 7 645 1 493 1 (D) (D) (D) 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ - 44 36 7 088 42 6 773 1 S02 - - - - 180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 26010499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

21 

:11 

4 205 19 3 809 1 

~I - - - -

- 16 3 933 16 3 933 - - - - - 32 26 10 863 31 10 583 1 - - - - - 13 12 7991 13 7 991 1 397 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

--------- 361 50 5611 336 48 105 147 29334 82 19 782 

--------- 328 10 007 295 8 589 132 6093 74 3 794 

--------- 271 31 910 I 249 29 596 98 15 998 52 9 417 

--------- 242 5 841 (NA) 5 194 86 3 153 (NA) 1 942 

--------- 67 14 815 66 14802 38 10 417 25 8 196 

--------- 67 3 321 (NA) 2 961 38 2 220 (NA) 1 649 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropkwd ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Pod owners ____ ~ ____________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

--------- 23 3 836 21 3 707 11 2 919 5 2 169 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 19 845 (NA) 434 8 720 (NA) 203 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 345 46 829 (NA) (NA) 142 27 852 80 (0) 

Partnership _________________________ _ --------- 13 2 662 (NA) (NA) 5 1 482 2 (D) Corporation --------- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut ionol, etc __ 3 1 070 (NA) (NA) - - - -

All farms I Forms with sales of All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 ' 1974 1978 '1974 1978 >1974 1978 >1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ____________________________ _ 

- 94 88 51 29 On form operated ______________________ 277 254 114 57 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 267 247 96 53 Not on farm operated ___________________ 46 32 17 14 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 38 49 16 11 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

- 5 3 3 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ - 43 37 14 4 None _________________________________ 83 78 34 23 35 to 44 yeors _______________________ _ 

- 74 62 33 14 1 to 49 doys ___________________________ 14 12 6 2 45 to 54 yeorL ___________ .. __________ _ - 88 95 35 35 50 to 99 doy'- _________________________ 11 13 6 2 55 to 64 years- ______________________ _ - 85 83 35 17 100 to 149 doy'-_______________________ 1 12 1 3 65 years and over ____________________ _ - 66 55 27 12 150 to 199 days ________________________ 19 23 11 5 Average oge _________________________ _ - 50.9 51.9 51.3 52.4 200 days or more ______________________ 223 182 83 41 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal heolth costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 103 141 159 245 59 98 39 155 

- 269 373 301 289 136 190 74 144 

- 84 115 185 211 53 56 53 119 

- 197 30 (NA) (NA) 113 15 55 7 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________ ------ ---- 114 62 124 10 53 55 34 5 

- 144 100 193 56 73 65 43 29 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ____________________________________ ---- 115 28 102 15 70 16 28 9 

- 106 150 115 109 65 62 41 73 

Confroct labor ________________________ - _____ -------- ---- 17 12 9 5 10 11 2 (0) 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _________________________ - -- ---- ------------ 83 38 67 12 41 13 22 7 

Energy and petroleum productL _________________________ _ Petroleum products ____________________________ ------ Gasoline ____________________________________ -- ----

- 360 240 (NA) (NA) 146 161 (NA) (NA) 

- 360 177 329 101 146 125 82 49 

- 351 107 (NA) (NA) 146 72 77 32 

Diesel fuel ____ . _____________________ ---------- ----

lP gas, butane, and propaM ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil __________________________________ ------ --- Natural gas ________________________________ -_ -- ---

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ 

Electricity __________________________ - _____ ------- - ---

01her--caol, wood, coke, efc. _________________________ _ 

- 89 24 (NA) (NA) 61 20 42 8 

- 5 2 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 5 11 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 

- } 41 14 (NA) (NA) 28 (D) 82 8 

- 360 19 (NA) (NA) 146 13 

- 149 55 (NA) (NA) 106 31 (NA) (NA) 

- 32 8 (NA) (NA) 17 5 (NA) (NA) 

316 MONONGALIA COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All forms forms with soles of $2..500 or more 

1978 1978 

forms Acres on which used forms Acres all which used 

(ommerdol fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertiJized' __________________________ - __ lime __________________________________ - ___ - _____ -_ ---- -- --

139 3 132 68 - 134 2 685 64 - 36 447 17 - 43 558 19 - Sprays, dus.ts, granules, fumigants, etc. 10 control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ - 24 438 13 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - 23 238 8 -

827\ 36 - 58 

- 5 

111 

-

84 (X) 56 - 40 ~) 24 -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms __ 

$1,000_ - Average per farm ________________ dollarsFarms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

-

-

-

-

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

- Groin and beon combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ Mower conditioners _______________________ _ 

Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

{1978 data are based on a sample of forms- see text] 

Farms with soles All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market vafue of all 

360 329 146 78 machinery and equipment- Can. 

3 477 3 365 1 851 1 091 $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________ 

9 659 10228 12 680 13 987 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

104 91 33 20 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

142 116\ 40 141 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

78 83 j 43 22j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

168 211 66 82 118 129 277 369 135 150 174 219 318 459 70 80 270 379 

- (OJ 1 

- - -

~I 1 1 (D) - 8 - - 8 

- - - - -

471 81 94 47 47 35 186 195 55 56 139 139 

22 22 2 (D) 20 (0) I 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

2 120 1 913 

207 

340 

191 

- 184 

438\ 

~ll ~) 

All forms 

1978 

18 

11 

5 l' 

- r 1.J 

Forms 

238 

270 

284 

2 

1 

14 

(NA) 

62 

165 

13 

1974 

Forms .Acres all which used 

43 1 331 

(NA) BOO 

(NA) 531 

11 330 

(NA) 37 

- - 1 (D) 

(NA) 127\ 

-

8 (Xlj (NA) (X) 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

\ 

28 13 12 

9 11 9 

1 5 1 r 1 , 1\1 r -I -

i L - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

310 144 

338 117 437 114 (D) - (D) 1 

14 2 (NA) (NA) 

69 28 172 43 

13 2 

Any hired workersWorking 150 doys or more Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ______ • ___________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 106 10 (X) 106 (X) 65 41 - 353 (X) 17 ()() 336 220 131 

Farms with- 1 worker ________________________ • _____________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _. _______________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 34 8 (D) 34 34 18 11 - 23 - - 2'1 58 17 10 - 16 1 (D) 10 34 11 10 - 30 1 (D) 32 (0)1 17 8 - 3 .,. - 1 (0) 2 2 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONONGALIA COUNTY, W. VA. 317 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 19 74 

All forms forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sneep __________________________ _ - 335 (X) 314 (X) 141 (X) 76 (X) 

- 320 (X) 301 (X) 136 (X) 72 (X) 

'. Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and Iheir products _______ $1 ,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 314 1 489 294 822 142 1 047 76 522 

- 306 1 132 275 (NA) 139 820 72 332 

CAmE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heners that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 313 7 181 294 8 443 135 4599 72 3961 

- 286 4 140 250 4 380 127 2706 65 2092 

- 276 3 786 232 4 138 120 2464 58 1 940 

- 52 354 69 242 29 242 17 152 

- 240 1 609 (NA) (NA) 105 984 56 1 000 

- 261 1 432 (NA) (NA) 120 909 63 869 

Soles: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

- 296 4072 259 3 120 138 2913 68 1 591 $1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 1 053 (X) (NA) (X) 781 (X) 295 

- 223 1 987 (NA) (NA) 106 1 393 51 827 

- (X) 391 (X) (NA) (X) 295 (X) 86 

- 232 2085 (NA) (NA) 119 1 520 58 764 $1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ - (X) 661 (X) (NA) (X) 486 (X) 209 

- 31 253 (NA) (NA) 15 143 17 106 $1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000_ - (X) 79 (X) (NA) (X) 38 (X) 23 

- 11 302 (NA) (NA) 10 (D) 6 93 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs lind pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 34 237 52 335 13 87 13 88 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

lifters of pigs farrowed between-

- 15 52 (NA) (NA) 4 13 5 15 

- 30 185 (NA) (NA) 13 74 12 73 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 15 45 16 60 4 12 5 19 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 12 24 11 27 4 7 4 9 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 9 21 15 33 3 5 5 10 Sheep and lambs- ___________________________________ _ 

- 42 1 458 53 2 162 19 722 15 922 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 40 1 080 (NA) (NA) 18 493 14 590 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 3 152 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 101 369 1 96 301 1 41 159 1 16 80 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 21 303 20 282 8 107 6 75 $1.000_ - (X) 20 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 6 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 7 103 8 120 3 60 3 15 $1,000_ - (X) 3 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) (l) Sheep and lombs- ___________________________________ _ 

- 41 1 216 56 2 200 20 637 16 1 001 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 39 1 009 (NA) (NA) 19 537 13 619 Pounds of waol ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 5876 (X) (NA) (X) 3 134 (X) 3 814 Sheep, lom!,s, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 41 58 (NA) (NA) 20 33 16 31 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (l) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 8 (0) 14 31 4 (D) 3 6 

- (X) 8 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (l) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 79 (X) 75 (X) 31 (X) 12 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 73 6670 74 16 864 28 1 050 12 8 861 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 73 6595 70 13958 28 (D) 12 8 848 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 5 75 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

Broilers and of her meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 8 343 4 3 166 2 (D) - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 4 32 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 10 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 2 (X) 

Soles, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 15 (X) 17 (X) 8 (X) 5 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 12 4 539 11 6 362 6 (D) 4 3092 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 12 (D) 11 6 182 6 (D) 4 3 092 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 6 486 - - - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praducts ____________________ $1 ,000_ - 3 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) - (X) 

- 26 39 33 117 12 10 6 88 

318 MONONGALIA COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For groin or seed (bushels>- _______ .( __________ :~~:= 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

65 654 (X) - (NAil 

32 448 (X) - - - - 73 442 (X) (NA) 28 272 (X) - - 52 279 20 976 - - 20 (0) 13 781 - - - 62 278 16662 (NA) (NA) 20 154 9 153 - - - 16 375 5 373 - - 14 (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 11 96 1 546 - - - (NA) (NA) (X) - (X) - - - - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) 3 22 (X) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1 (0) (X) - (NA) I 

1 (0) (X) I - - - - - - (X) (NA) - - (X) - - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop {tons. green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (0) (D) - 1 (D) (0) - - - 1 -

(NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels>-_____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - -

(NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

2 (0) (D) - - 1 (0) (0) - - - 135 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (D) - - - 4 8 Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

740 3 10 560 - - - 6 15 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 26 878 - - - 80rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (D) - - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA~I - -

()Ol 

- -

- - (X) - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels>-__________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Irish potatoes (hundredweight> __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 14 12 879 - - 5 (D) 734 - -

- 25 7 870 (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text>-________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - -

(N~I - - - - -

- - - - (NA) - - - - -

- 313 9 349 14499 - 128 5 <>45 9 388 - -

- 278 8 118 13 245 (NA) (NA) 70 3 510 6 482 - - AlfoHo hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 71 1 582 3 0081 -

(NAil 

35 1 142 2 1991 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 20 438 1 027 - - Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 221 5 893 8920 - - 95 3 469 5 690 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - ()() - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA)I - - - - -I 

- 7 8 (X) - - 4 4 (X) - - 1974_ - 10 6 ()() (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 5 4 (X) - - 4 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (Xl - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (Xl - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I - - (X) -

] - 19 50 (Xl - 4 9 (X) - 1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds>-__________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 10 21 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - - 17 22 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 10 12 - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 9 4 2646 (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 7 5 (Xl 1 (0) 4 (D) (X) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) ()() (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - 6 4 12 475 1 (0) 4 (D) (0) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 5 6 ()() 1 (D) 2 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONONGALIA COUNTY, W. VA. 319 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Acres farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

- 677 143 855 653 134 887 400 112 784 290 91 185 

- (X) 212 (X) 207 (X) 282 (X) 314 

- (X) 302 720 (X) 302 528 (X) 302 720 (X) 302 528 

- (X) 47.5 (X) 44.6 (X) 37·3 (X) 30.1 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings;l 

- 148 364 (X) 60 472 (X) 188 139 (X) 97 414 (Xr 

- (X) 648 (X) 293 (X) 617 (X) 310 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars-

- 648 44 962 637 43 4521 382 34 869 287 28 162 

Land in forms according 10 use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

- 615 21 358 602 19 738 364 17 284 283 14346 By acres harvested: 

- 109 630 102 (NA) 29 168 13 (NA) 

- 168 2 338 170 (NA) 70 1 021 38 (NA) 

- 114 2663 99 (NA) 70 1 670 42 (NA) 

- 99 3 678 112 (NA) 78 2920 84 (NA) 

- 89 6053 92 (NA) 81 5 509 79 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 26 3 203 23 (NA) 26 3203 ·23 (NA) 

- 9 (D) 3 (NA) 9 (D) 3 (NA) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) 1 (D) 1 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only_for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 334 20 937 339 20 879 185 15 681 133 12456 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 94 2 667 III 2 835 49 1 904 43 1 360 Croplond in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ - 23 426 (NA) (NA) 11 264 12 167 Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ - 14 154 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 7 463 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ - 12 253 (NA) (NA) 10 (D) 13 224 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

· 57 1 834 (NA) (NA) 28 1 328 14 506 

Total wood fond _____________________________________ _ 

- 536 48 III 506 43 201 323 34 251 225 26369 Woodland postured ________________ .. ______________ _ - 365 23 408 (NA) (NA) 236 18 545 174 15377 Woodland not postured ___________________ . _________ _ 

- 302 24 703 (NA) (NA) 177 15 706 101 10 992 

Other land ______________________________________ ~ __ - 540 50 782 513 48 234 323 43 664 240 36 654 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 335 45 229 (NA) (NA) 225 39 580 188 32561 land in house lots, 'ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 446 5 553 (NA) (NA) 257 4084 188 4093 

Pastureland, a II types __________________________________ _ 

- 623 89 574 (NA) (NA) 373 73 806 (NA) 60394 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

- 4 5 2 (D) 1 (D) - - Ho rvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Posturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal farm programs in ,J978 ________ _ - 12 123 (X) (X) 7 72 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

· 677 9 370 653 4 988 400 9027 290 4510 

- (X) 13 841 (X) 7 639 (X) 22 567 (X) 15 552 

Market value of agricultural products sald l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ________ ._ .. _______ •• _. ____ • ______ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _______________ • _________________ _ 

- 16 3394 6 (NA) 16 3394 6 (NA) 

- 39 2 621 29 (NA) 39 2 621 29 (NA) 

· 31 (0) 18 (NA) 31 (0) 18 (NA) 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________ • _____________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 • ________________________ • _________ _ 

- 62 841 48 (NA) 62 841 48 (NA) 

- 113 806 66 (NA) 113 806 66 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ______ • __________ • _________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) _______________________ • __ •• $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ • $1,000 to $1.499 _______ • ______________________ • __ _ 

less than $1,000 ___ • ___________________ • _________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see fexf) ____________________________ _ 

- 139 ,(D) 116 (NA) 139 (D) 116 (NA) 

- 276 321 369 (NA) (X) (X) 7 (NA) 

40 90 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

· 53 89 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 83 101 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 100 41 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 192 545 258 (D) 118 483 (NA) (D) 

- 67 108 (NA) (NA) 49 99 89 162 

Crops ________________________________ -- __ -------- ----

Groins _____________________________ . ___________ -._ ---

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Commodify Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 28 73 (NA) (NA) 21 67 12 25 

Commodify Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ________________________________________ ----

- 110 203 (NA) (NA) 61 158 65 260 

- 10 7 (NA) (NA) 5 6 2 (D) 

- 9 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 3 3 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 8 8 (NA) (NA) 5 8 2 (0) 

Field seeds, hoy, foroge, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

FrUits, nuts, and berrieL _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ______________________________________ ---

- 592 8 825 597 4 341 384 8544 276 3 952 

- 36 8 54 49 20 5 27 46 

- 45 2 667 (NA) (NA) 41 2 666 43 1 927 

- 554 5 710 (NA) (NA) 374 5 486 275 1 745 

- 95 154 (NA) (NA) 72 137 59 56 

- 125 233 (NA) (NA) 93 205 93 168 

- 36 52 (NA) (NA) 16 45 11 11 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ___________________________ - ------ ---- Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ -_ -- -- ---

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

11974 data include sales of forest products. 

320 MONROE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land· in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested crop/and Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

677 653 1438:, 615 136 964 21 358 4 214 38 5 -

- 12 8 6 20 13 - - - -

- 99 62 3 025 83 2 589 863 2 (0) (D) (0) 

- 60 54 3588 55 3 282 869 1 (D) (D) (0) 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- I 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocre'-____________________ _ 

70 - 86 88 7 089 73 6004 1 264 - - - - to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 79 95 8 989 73 8292 1 677 1 (D) (D) (D) 140 - 81 89 12 825 76 12004 1 718 - - - - to 179 oCreL __________________ _ 

- 54 45 10 679 49 9 691 : ~!I - - - -

- 34 44 8 147 34 8 147 - - - -

- 113 118 39 077 109 37 841 5 846 - - - -

- 48 43 32 065 46 30 767 4099 - - - -

- 8 6 9 907 8 9 907 882 - - - -

- 3 1 8 420 3 8 420 1 100 - - - -

180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 fa 999 ocreL __________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocre'-_______________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

677 143 855 

615 21 358 

518 86 862 

464 12 348 

136 52 345 

129 8 347 

23 4648 

22 663 

609 122 420 

56 14 021 

5 4 675 

7 2 739 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

264 347 

413 302 

15 9 

69 49 

119 72 

139 152 

170 165 

165 202 

53.0 55.9 

lApplies only to individual or family operations <sofe proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

653 

602 

551 

(NA) 

85 

(NA) 

17 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

134 887 

19 738 

101 245 

14 261 

31 138 

5 101 

2 504 

376 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

fl978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 317 2 107 301 690 

- 428 1 655 477 1 042 

- 162 1 144 328 878 

- 415 98 (NA) (NA) - 362 141 310 69 - 525 607 457 347 - 403 161 203 53 

- 307 552 257 302 

- 13 7 19 14 

- 225 82 231 69 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ____ c _____________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired tarm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Custamwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 666 542 (NA) (NA) 

- 661 402 621 252 

- 575 263 (NA) (NA) 

- 365 86 (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 55 12 (NA) (NA) - 9 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 661 34 (NA) (NA) 

- 307 111 (NA) (NA) 

- 75 29 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and 'petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~e~~ii _~~t~~~~_o_n_d_~~~~~~~ == == ==== == == == == ==== == == = Noturol gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, woad, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

400 

364 

284 

253 

104 

100 

12 

11 

353 

38 

5 

4 

112784 

17 284 

61 328 

9 069 

48 400 

7 697 

3 056 

518 

93 890 

12 294 

4 675 

1 925 

All forms 

1978 

474 

128 

75 

234 

46 

28 

23 

38 

292 

I 

'1974 

469 

87 

93 1 

203 

43 

24 

21 

23 

241 

290 91 1851 283 14346 

214 61 428 

(NA) 9 489 

67 28 275 

(NA) 4 607 

9 1 482 

(NA) 250 

257 79 587 

30 10259 

1 339 

Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

286 214 

77 34 

37 39 

149 107 

31 18 

15 3 

17 8 

21 10 

155 76 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

224 2 007 160 590 294 1 606 227 953 123 1 133 194 834 287 92 199 46 234 120 177 58 348 562 230 293 293 144 136 46 202 532 159 240 11 (D) 4 10 

140 63 124 51 

394 465 (NA) (NA) 394 353 285 203 356 230 270 148 264 79 104 (D) 2 (D) 1 (0) 40 8 } 9 (D) 285 26 394 28 230 101 (NA) (NA) 24 11 (NA) (NA)I 

MONROE COUNTY, W. VA. 321 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, excep1 pasture __________________________ _ 

- 488 15 850 328 14332 

- 480 12 937 326 11 799 Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ - 131 2913 88 

- 202 4 388 151 Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 129 2 358 94 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

liiseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ - 9 147 9 

- 8 243 2 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ - 281 5 228 198 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 18 548 18 

- 186 (Xl 131 

- 103 (X) 72 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimoted market value of all 

machinery and equipmenL ___________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per fann ___ ~ ____________ dolla rs_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractorL __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimafed market value of all 

672 615 400 271 machinery and equipment-Con. 

10 151 6902 8 015 4514 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

15 106 II 223 20 037 16 657 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

106 187 43 54 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

280 192 1 110 52 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

136 140i 112 77 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

AU forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

447 631 182 224 317 407 

542 798 225 260 390 538 

588 960 166 206 507 754 

23 23 I (0) 22 (0) 

19 19 11 11 8 8 

134 139 27 27 107 112 

- - - - - -

195 213 66 75 130 138 

339 340 36 36 304 304 

132 153 48 55 86 98 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All fooos, 1978 

2 533 3 613 

2 201 

147 

(01 

4400 

548 

(Xl 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on whk:h used 

230 9384 

(NAl 5 726 (NAl 3658 

38 801 

(NAI 916 

- - 4 79 

(NAl 1 871 

3 34 

22 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Fanns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

66 53 57 47 

38 30 33 28 

30 8 30 8 

~1 51{ 

6 1 6 5 

3 .J iL 3 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

436 529 212 494 658 205 515 832 205 

17 17 I 

4 4 2 

83 84 8 (NA) (NAl (NAl 

125 131 46 

284 289 64 

92 97 29 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

- 307 56 (X) 291 (X) 202 159 Workers __________________________________ - _____ ------- __ - 937 (X) 87 (Xl 850 704 602 

Forms with- I worker ________________________________ - _____ -- ------ -

- 133 37 37 128 128 81 54 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

- 45 11 22 62 124 18 30 

3 or 4 workers _______________________ - __ -------- --------- 73 7 (0) 54 178 65 37 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ - 49 1 (0) 40 250 31 28 

- 10 workers 7 - - or more _____________________________________ _ 7 170 7 10 

322 MONROE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY I I I 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottte, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 615 (X) 611 (X) 374 (X) 276 ()O 

- 596 (X) 605 (Xl 368 (X) 275 (X) 

Soles: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hags, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 592 8825 597 4341 384 8 544 276 3952 - 585 (NA)I 381 5827 1 

276 1 969 - 1 582 6098 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 564 24 186 593 27 200 357 21 633 273 21 177 

- 491 11 508 501 13244 312 10 177 237 10244 

- 431 9074 445 10 828 274 7820 204 8 052 

- 131 2434 184 2 416 86 2 357 92 2 192 

- 406 4932 (NA) (NA)I 258 4264 1 

198 4639 

- 468 7 746 (NA) (NA) 321 7 192 238 6294 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 554 17 441 567 11 199 374 16 514 275 8991 

- (Xl 5710 (X) (NAl (X) 5.w6 (X) 1 745 

- 390 5738 (NA) (NA) 260 5 168 189 3 628 

- (X) 1 239 (X) (NAl (Xl 1 131 (Xl 385 

- 408 11 703 (NA) (NA) 296 11346 231 5 363 

- (X) 44711 (X) (NA) I (X) 4355 1 

(Xl 1 360 

- 32 I 513 (NAI (NA) 21 1 459 23 371 

- (X) 681 (X) (NA) 1 (X) 657

1 

(Xl 102 

- 45 2667 (NA) (NA) 41 2666 43 I 927 

- 131 2007 166 1 4461 85 1 ~I 79 920 

- 73 295 (NA) (NA) 56 48 129 

- 113 1 712 (NA) (NA) 71 1 416 71 791 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 75 306 81 250 58 237 53 182 

- 66 149 62 128 50 111 42 96 

- 53 157 58 122 41 126 40 86 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 124 6393 162 8 490 92 4902 91 6 668 

- 115 4254 (NA) (NA) 86 3 292 87 3540 

- 9 74 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ___________ ~ __________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 156 4171 164 374 1 

91 264 1 

69 188 

- 95 2963 93 1 6381 72 2 648 59 1 

299

1 

- (X) 154 (X) (NA) (X) 137 (X) 56 

- 36 1 060 31 600 28 974 24 523 

- (X) 34 (Xl (NA)I (X) 31 (X) 

91 - 124 4477 166 7 151 92 3 913 93 5 602 

- 118 4 727 (NA) (NA) 88 3 656 86 3 708 

- (X) 26 753 (X) (NA) (X) 20259 (X) 22 023 

- 125 233 1 

(NA) (NA) I 93 205 1 93 16~1 - 8 87 (NA) (NA) 4 53 - $1,000_ - (X) 6 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (Xl - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 14 18 12 20 6 8 9 16 

$1,000_ - (X) 14 (Xl (NAl (Xl 11 (Xl 11 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 145 (X) 176 (Xl 74 (Xli 64 (Xli 

- 139 4325 176 9 329

1 

70 2 298 64 

- 138 3927 173 8 959 70 2 182 64 6 1171 (Dl 

- 23 398 (NA) (NA) 8 116 2 (D) 

- 4 18 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

- 12 75 6 214 2 (D) 4 (0) Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 17 59 (NA) (NA) 6 18 4 65 Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 8 25 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 4 (0) Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - 15 34 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 1 (0) Other paultry _____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

20 (Xl (NA) (X) 9 (XlI 3 (X) 

Any poultry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

17 

(X) I 20 (X)I 7 (X) 15 (X) 

8 223 17 4 640 5 193 13 4492 

- 8 223 16 4 595 5 193 13 4 490 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ 

- 1 (0) 3 19 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Paultry and paultry praducts _______ c ____________ $1,000 __ 3 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) 2 (X) 36 8 54 49 20 5 27 46 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONROE COUNTY, W. VA. 323 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigaled 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quonlily Fonns Acres 

Corn for all purposes - ________________________ 1978_ - 306 5 332 (X) - - 220 4970 (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ 

- 338 5 007 (X) (NA) (NA) 203 4372 (X) - - - 207 I 925 166 161 - - 138 1 708 150 288 - - - 268 I 977 150 006 (NA) (NA) 154 1 580 124 337 - - - 172 (D) 56850 - - 150 3 262 54 994 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 118 2 771 44 205 - - - 2 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 21 (X) - - Sorghums 'for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 3 14 (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

- I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - - - I (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - I (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - I (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheot for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 58 366 10 247 - - 41 242 8 241 - - 1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 98 658 21 605 (NA) (NA) 51 480 16274 - - - 73 376 15 221 - - 52 305 12 627 - - 1974_ Barley for groin (bushels). _____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 45 217 10 853 - - - 11 56 I 855 - - 9 (D) (D) - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 19 105 4 160 - - - I (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - 1974_ Other small groins for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 57 I 695 - - - I (D) (X) - - I (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Peonu!s for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 28 40 68 657 I (D) 21 36 60 869 I (D) 

1974_ Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 16 18 32 391 (NA) (NA) 12 17 28 823 - - - 33 47 4991 - - 18 41 4460 - - 1974_ - 56 29 2 124 (NA) (NA) 22 11 829 - - Sweelpotaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl). ________________ 1978_ - 582 15 316 25 334 - - 344 11 825 21 062 - - 1974_ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 559 13 892 26488 (NA) (NA) 267 9 438 20 189 - - - 223 3 789 8978 - - 166 3341 8 229 - - 1974_ Other lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see texI) ______ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 114 2 861 6906 - - - 409 9 790 13920 - - 239 7360 10 988 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) . (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Alfalfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 - - - -

All vegelobles horvesled for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ - 10 23 (X) - - 5 20 (X) - - 1974_ - 8 11 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 6 14 ()() - - 5 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - I (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 22 167 (X) 2 (D) 8 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - 19 33 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 13 (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 22 153 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 25 430 (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 12 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ - 8 I 686 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

8erries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 6 3 (X) - - I (D) (X) - - 1974_ - 6 2 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) (X) - - Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 5 2 5577 - - I (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 I 2 200 - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - I (D) (X) - - I (D) (X) - - - 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

324 MONROE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms __________________________________________ -- - __ 

AP~;i;~~~~l~n~f~~~==========:=:::::~:=:=:=::=~;;c~~~: 

150 284911 113 23 022 71 18946 1 43 11 762 - 190 (X) 204 (X) 267 (X) 274 - (X) 149 120 (X) 149 120 (JO 149 120 (X) 149 120 (X) - (X) 19.1 00 15.4 (X) 12.7 (X) 7.9 -

Value of land and buildings:l 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Averoge per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 156 395 (X) 101 204 (X) 207 164 (X) 135 070 (X) 

- (X) 789 (X) 497 (X) 758 (X) 494 -

land. in farms according to use: 

T o~a~~0it~odn~~~pl~~d -======== ======= ===== = == === = = = = == By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

145 13 6381 III 96411 70 99101 43 5744 - 142 7814 108 5 1191 68 

6409

1 

43 3 586 -

23 134 14 (NA) 3 16 I (NA) - 439 17 (NA) 10 

:~I 2 (NA) - 32 

26 605 25 (NA) 6 8 (NA) - 26 946 26 (NA) 18 662 11 (NA) - (NA) 22 1 520 16 (NA) 18 1 265 II - 9 1 2041 7 (NA) 9 1 2041 7 (NA) - (D) 2 (NA) 3 (D) 2 (NA) - 3 1 (NA) - I (NA) - - - - (D) (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) - 1 -

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 85 4 026 82 3 526 42 2696 30 1 816 - 55 1 798 33 996 24 805 12 342 - Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Croplaod on which aU crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Croplond';dle ___________________________________ _ 

19 478 (NA) (NA) 8 221 8 314 -

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (0) 

- 7 (D)I (NA) (NA) I 5 (D) - (OJ I - 37 1 014 (NA) (NA) 13 297 3 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 126 12 062 104 10 551 63 7639 39 5 167 

- 40 I 245 (NA) (NA) 16 671 18 756 

- 107 10 817 (NA) (NA) 60 6968 33 4411 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 116 2 791 86 2 830 57 1 397 31 851 

Pastureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 30 1 353 (NA) (NA)I 12 627 13 450 

- 108 1 438 (NA) (NA) 55 770 30 401 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 106 6624 (NA) (NA) 47 3994 (NA) 3 022 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Horvested'cropiand irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pas'turelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) I (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - F Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ '-

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 8 87 (X) (X) 2 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Volue Value Value Value Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 150 3 091 !13 I 085 71 3 016 43 1 003 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 20610 ()() 9 602 (X) 42 474 (X) 23 326 

Forms by value of agricultural products s·old: 1 ·$10@,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 1 (NA) 4 (D) I (NA) $40,000· to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000. to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 2 (D) 5 (NA) 2 (0) 5 (NA) 

- 6 181 4 (NA) 6 181 4 (NA) $10.000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 8 108 6 (NA) 8 108 6 (NA) 

- II 78 9 (NA) 11 78 9 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less than $2;500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text} ____________________________ _ 

- 40 139 17 (NA) 40 

139

1 

17 (NA) 

- 79 76 71 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) 

- 9 20 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- !1 20 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 15 18 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 44 18 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ____________ ' ___________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T aboceo ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 72 2 574 80 702 45 2 547 (NA) 671 - 38 59 (NA) (NA) 26 50 26 56 - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 30 49 (NA) (NA) 17 40 12 27 - 7 36 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 2 (0) 

- 19 2426 (NA) (NA) 12 2419 9 570 - 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (0)1 - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 1 (0) 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (s.e text) _________ _ 

- 102 517 92 375 54 469 36 326 - 17 10 12 18 8 9 6 (D) 

- 8 152 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 8 190 - 89 287 (NA) (NA) 48 243 35 105 - 22 (D) (NA) (NA) 15 (D) 10 15 - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 7 1 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 1 (0) 

'1974 dalo include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA MORGAN COUNTY, W. VA. 325 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Farms in farms cropland Forms in forms cropland lond 

All farms ___________________________ _ ~ 15O 113 28491 142 Forms with- 27313 7 814 I (0) (0) (0) 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

~ 2 I (0) 2 (0) (0) - - - - 25 6 (0) 25 691 325 I (0) (0) (0) 

~ 1O 8 612 1O 612 144 - - - - 70 to ~ ocres _____________________ _ ~ 9 13 721 7 564 140 - - - - 100 fa 139 acres ___________________ _ 29 24 3368 28 3 268 804 - - - - 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ ~ 18 13 2 857 14 2 196 318 - - - - 180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

~ IS I~I 

~ :ijl IS 3 011 585 - - - - ~ 9 9 2 158 441 - - - - - 26 

I~l 8 757 25 8 497 2004 - - - - - 6 3 903 6 3903 I 042 - - - -- - - - - - - - -

- I (0) I (0) (0) - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

AU farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

land in farms _________________________ _ --------- 15O 28 491 113 23 022 71 18946 43 " 762 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 142 7 814 108 5 "9 68 6409 43 3 586 

Tenure of operator; Full ,Owners _________________________ _ --------- 98 16 381 92 18 183 39 9 069 29 7 743 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 94 4 374 (NA) 3 454 38 3 401 (NA) 2056 Port owners _________________________ _ --------- 41 10 888 18 4626 27 9 091 12 (0) 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 39 2 845 (NA) I 588 26 2 558 (NA) I 474 Tenants ____________________________ _ 

--------- II I 222 3 213 5 786 2 (0) 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 9 595 (NA) 77 4 450 (NA) 56 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 135 21 802 (NA) (NA) 60 12840 38 7429 Partnership _________________________ _ --------- 12 5423 (NA) (NA) 8 4 840 4 (0) Corporation _________________________ _ --------- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut ional, etc._ I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

AU farms Forms with sales of 

I All forms I 

Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2.500 or more 

1978 11974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of res idence: Farming ____________________________ _ 

- 56 56 37 29 On form operated ______________________ 107 82 47 34 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 94 56 34 13 Not on form operated ___________________ 29 17 14 6 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ J Not reported ___________________________ 14 13 10 2 

- - I - Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 fa 34 yearL ______________________ _ - 14 6 6 2 None _________________________________ 48 33 27 16 35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ - 28 17 8 8 1'0 49 dOyL __________________________ 10 9 5 6 45 to 54 years _______________________ _ - 31 28 15 12 50 '0 99 doyL _________________________ 7 8 4 I 55 to 64 years _______________________ _ ~ 47 39 26 12 100 '0 149 dayL _______________________ 6 6 5 I 65 years and over ____________________ _ - 30 21 16 8 150 '0 199 dOyL _______________________ 12 - 4 - Average oge _________________________ _ - 53.3 55. I 54.7 55.0 200 days or more ______________________ 66 46 25 13 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

fJ 978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for lives tack and paultry ___________________________ _ 

- 58 119 60 53 23 96 24 38 

- 109 128 72 75 47 10O 30 56 Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animol health costs ___________________________________ _ - 44 41 51 28 19 35 22 21 

- 68 8 (NA) (NA) 39 5 18 3 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ - __ Commercial fertifizer ________________________________ ---- 93 33 73 20 48 27 33 15 

- 113 149 87 68 57 125 37 57 Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobor ____________________________ -_ -- ____ - __ - 95 197 42 62 53 186 27 61 

- 40 684 37 236 27 679 IS 234 Contracf lobar ________________________________ - ___ ------ II 12O 4 15 8 119 3 (D) 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ________________________________________ - __ - 48 12 44 13 29 8 18 9 

Energy and petroleum products- _______________________ ---

Petroleum products __________________________ - ___ ----

Gasoline ________________________________ ------ ----

- 15O 202 (NA) (NA) 71 169 (NA) (NA) 

- 15O 144 "I 62 71 119 42 43 

- 15O 78 (NA) (NA) 71 61 37 28 Diesel fuel ____________________________________ --~-

- 71 42 (NA) (NA) 50 37 1O 6 lP gas, butane, and propone ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ____________________________ - ___ -_ ---------

Natural gas __________________________ -_ -_ ---------

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 3 6 I 

- 12 6 (NA) (NA) 1O (0) 

- } I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 42 9 

- 150 10 (NA) (NA) 71 7 

- 105 34 (NA) (NA) 56 28 (NA) (NA) 

12 24 (NA) (NA) 7 22 (NA) (NA) 

326 MORGAN COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based an a sample of farms, see texlJ 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.soo or mare 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer --------------------T----------- --------- Cropland fertilized. except pasture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 111 5 208 55 

- III 4212 55 

- 40 996 17 

- 50 1 120 26 

Sprays, du~ts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 28 2354 14 

- 3 170 1 

- 27 3091 15 

- 40 1 0251 28 

- 12 

1011 6 

- 47 (X) 23 

- 17 (X) 10 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per fonn ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel "aclorO-__________________________ _ 

Groin ond bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 doto ore based on a sample of farms- see text] 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of 011 

ISO 110 71 42 machinery and equipment-Con. 

2 808 1 443 2 091 767 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

18 722 13 118 29444 18 262 $30,00010 $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

20 25 6 9 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

67 37 1 20 9 $100,00010 $199,999 ____________________ 

27 22j 17 7 $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

100 136 56 60 63 76 115 197 53 57 79 140 139 307 26 33 131 274 

12 12 - - 12 

- - - - - 1:1 

31 35 - - 31 35 

- - - - - - 39 44 8 8 31 36 69 69 8 8 61 61 

15 16 - - 15 16 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of farms, see lext] 

Hired workers - All fanns. 1978 

4235 37 2651 

3540 (HA) 2391 

695 (NA) 260 

819 9 243 

2 300 (NA) 843 

(0) - - 2 879 6 I 031 

844 1 

(NA) 475 

1 0611 1 (0) 

(X) 2 (X) 

(X) (NA) (lO 

All farms Fanns with sales 

of $2,500 or mare 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

19 17 16 10 

10 6 5 4 

- 2 - 2 

3 1 1~ 3 

3 1 11 3 

1 .J L 1 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

77 93 21 87 131 27 105 205 26 9 9 - I (0) - 20 21 

(Nil 

(NA) (NA) 

23 24 

54 54 

14 15 21 

Any hired workersFarms wilh sales of $2.500 or mare Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 40 9 (X] 35 (XJ 27 15 - 371 (XJ 88 (Xl 283 333 199 

Farms with- I worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or mor8 _____________________________________ _ 

- 13 5 5 8 8 9 4 - 13 - - 13 26 11 1 - 6 2 (O) 6 20 2 2 - 4 1 (OJ 4 25 1 5 - 4 1 (O) 4 204 4 3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MORGAN COUNTY, W. VA. 327 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Form. with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 118 (X) 98 (X) 55 (X) 37 (X) 

- 104 (X) 96 (X) 49 (X) 36 (X) 

Soles: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 102 517 92 375 54 469 36 326 Any cotlle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 94 355 87 (NA) 52 310 35 120 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 99 2 143 90 2 593 47 1 536 35 1 567 Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ - 91 .l 222 85 1 357 43 904 34 793 

- 85 1 042 73 1 097 39 747 26 550 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ - 15 180 16 260 7 157 9 243 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 74 487 (NA) (NA) 37 350 26 343 

- 82 434 (NA) (NA) 39 282 29 ) 431 

Soles: Cot1le and calves. __________________________________ _ 

-- 89 1 021 83 940 48 846 35 662 

$1,000 Calves _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Cottle __________________________________________ _ 

-- (X) 287 (X) (NA) (X) 243 (X) 105 

-- 60 450 (NA) (NA) 33 353 18 357 

-- (X) 85 (X) (NA) (X) 69 (X) 32 

-- 70 571 (NA) (NA) 40 493 30 305 

$1,000 Fattened cottle ________________________________ _ -- (X) 201 (X) (NA) (X) 175 (X) 73 

-- 18 99 (NA) (NA) 10 81 7 61 

$1,000 Doiry products _______________________________ $1,000 -- (X) 38 (X) (NA) (X) 31 (X) 19 

-- 8 152 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 8 190 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 28 669 30 248 14 551 13 141 

-- 12 207 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 5 12 

-- 25 462 (NA) (NA) 14 (D) 11 129 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ June 1 ond Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 13 165 12 50 6 143 5 17 

-- 11 84 7 21 4 (D) 4 12 

-- II 81 11 29 6 (D) 4 5 Sheep and lombs ___________________________________ _ 

-- 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) - - Ewes I yeor old or older __________________________ _ 

-- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

-- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

-- 38 115 32 98 17 44 11 42 

Sales: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 

-- 22 1 314 18 399 15 1 260 10 210 

-- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) 00 15 

-- 8 1 092 7 121 6 (D) 3 25 

-- ()II 46 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (l) Sheep ond lambL __________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) - - -- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

-- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Sheep, 10mbs, ond wool ________________________ $1,000 -- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000 Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 

-- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - -- 4 6 1 (D) 3 (D) - - -- (X) 1 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

-- 34 (X) 27 (X) 14 (X) 8 (X) 

-- 34 3 041 2S 3 553 14 2 236 8 2 693 

Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ -- 32 2948 25 3 507 14 (D) 8 2668 

-- 4 93 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______________ _ Turkeys ________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughter ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ___________________ _ Other poultry ___________________________________ _ 

-- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

-- 5 144 4 160 1 (D) 1 (D) 

-- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - -- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - -- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - -- 6 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

Sales, Any poultry ____________________________________ ----

Chickens 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Hens ond pullets of loying oge ________________ ----

Pullets 3 month. old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks ond pullets uncler 3 month. old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys __________________________ -_ --------------

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________ ---- --------------- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

-- 8 (X) 4 (X) 4 (X) 3 (X) 

-- 6 428 4 1 803 4 (D) 3 (D) 

-- 6 428 3 1 778 4 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - 1 (D) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 17 10 12 18 8 9 6 (D) 

328 MORGAN COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes ___________________ -; _____ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green ChOp (tons, greenL _________ J 978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Cut for dry foroge or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Qats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for gfain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels} ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 197B_ 

1974_ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ A1falfo hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hay (Ions, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetabfes harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

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Farms 

71 

71 

66 

67 

16 

(NA) 

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2 

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- (NA) 

- (NA) 

25 

46 

31 

(NA) 

13 

(NA) 

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115 

86 

18 

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96 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

7 

5 

6 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

22 

9 

19 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

7 

1 

6 

(NA) 

2 

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Harvested 

Acres 

1 032 

926 

833 

739 

199 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(D) 

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-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

240 

507 

253 

(NA) 

172 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(D) 

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-

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1 

6 

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(D) 

3 236 

2 125 

174 

(NA) 

2 819 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

62 

77 

17 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

2 906 

1 046 

2 673 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

3 

(D) 

3 

(NA) 

(0) 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity forms Acres 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

51 565 - - 35 705 (NA) (NA) 

2 332 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) I - (X) (NA) (NAil 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) (NA) (NA)I 

6584 - - 13417 (NA) (NA) 

9 033 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

6 395 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA~I (X) - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

90 - - 612 (NA) (NA) 

- -

(N~I (0) (NA) 

4 745 - 3 565 (NA) (NA) 

376 1 -

(NA) (NA) (NAil 

4 184 - -

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) - - (NA)I (NA) (NA) 

(JO 1 (OJ 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 1 (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) 

(N~I (x)1 - (X) (NA) (NA) 

26 993 448 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

3 875 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with sates of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

40 816 (X) - - 34 723 (X) - -

37 644 40 596 - -

31 541 28466 - -

12 172 2 067 - - 14 182 1 762 - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) -

I (0) (X) - =I - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) (D) - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - ()O - - - - (X) - -I 

18 208 5 604 - -

23 356 9 606 - -

20 202 7 248 - -

16 192 8 855 - -

9 137 5 420 - -

15 163 7 246 - -

- - - - -

- - (Xli 

- - - =1 -

- - (X) - -

- - - - - I (D) (0) - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

2 (0) (0) - -

6 3 254 - -

- -

-I 

- - 1 (0) (D) - - 58 2 220 3 418 - -

34 1 061 2 158 - -

12 138 296 1 -

7 70 286 - =1 51 1 949 2 987 - -

1 (D) (X) - -

4 78 (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) (0) - -

4 48 2 850 I - -I 

5 (0) (X) 1 

2 (D)I (0) (X) 1 (D) 

4 (0) (X) - 1 (0) (X) - 4 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

2 (D) (X) 1 (0) 

- - (X) - - I (0) (X) I - -

11 2 840 (X) - - 9 1 046 (X) - - 11 2 617 26 882 448 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 1 037 8053 416 (NA) (NA) 

5 (OJ (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 9 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

4 2 (X) - - - - (X) - - 4 (D) (D) - - - - - - - 2 (0) (X) - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

MORGAN COUNTY, W. VA. 329 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- 299 40 984 297 38 7321 123 24428 57 13692 

- (X) 137 (X) 130 (X) 199 (X) 240 

- (X) 410880 (X) 410 880 (X) 410 860 (X) 410 880 

- (X) 10.0 (X) 9.4 (X) 5.9 (X) 3.3 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 100 004 (X) 41 643 (X) 132 405 (X) 71 579 (X) 

- (X) 673 (X) 319 (X) 6J3 (X) 298 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 293 18681 289 15 4851 121 12273 57 6224 276 7 519 266 6 585 115 5030 56 3095 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

1010 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 fa 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 59 343 74 (NA) 11 76 - (NA) 

- 76 1 013 59 (NA) 17 246 2 (NA) 

- 63 1 460 57 (NA) 24 574 11 (NA) 

- 44 1 635 42 (NA) 31 1 166 18 (NA) 

- 25 1 760 26 (NA) 23 (D) 17 (NA) 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ('cres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 7 (D) 7 (NA) 7 798 7 (NA) 

2 (D) 1 (NA) 2 (D) 1 (NA) 

- - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasfure ______________________ _ 

- 224 10300 215 8 150 97 6890 43 2948 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 37 862 36 750 14 353 3 181 Croplond in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ - 6 78 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ - 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (0) Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 28 738 (NA) (NA) 9 244 - - T otol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 246 18 075 245 17 129 104 9644 51 4931 Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ - 108 5 119 (NA) (NA) 52 2599 31 1 199 Woodlo,od not postured ____________________________ _ - 180 12 956 (NA) (NA) 74 7045 44 3732 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 207 4 228 206 6 118 89 2 511 46 2 537 Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ - 57 2 737 (NA) (NA) 28 1 951 26 1 410 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 188 1 491 (NA) (NA) 80 560 44 1 127 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 264 18 156 (NA) (NA) 112 11 440 (NA) 5 557 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 3 7 1 (D) - - Harvested cropklnd irrigated __________________________ _ - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set oside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 7 102 (X) (X) 5 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural producfs sold l _______________ _ - 299 1 681 297 1 002 123 1 484 57 794 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 5 622 (X) 3 374 (X) 12069 (X) 13 930 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or mare ___________________________________ _ - 2 (0) 1 (NA) 2 (D) 1 (NA) $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ - 4 (D) 4 (NA) 4 (D) 4 (NA) $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 5 152 3 (NA) 5 152 3 (NA) 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 20 257 4 (NA) 20 257 4 (NA) 

- 38 240 27 (NA) 38 240 27 (NA) 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ less ,han $2,500 (see '.xl) ___________________________ _ $2,000'0 $2,499 ___________ • _____________________ _ $1.500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ less thon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see texf) ____________________________ _ 

- 54 185 17 (NA) 54 185 17 (NA) 

- 176 196 241 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) 

- 22 49 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 29 50 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 61 75 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 64 23 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ - 83 191 114 195 40 147 (NA) 141 

- 13 18 (NA) (NA) 10 14 8 16 Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ (atton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation 100 os _________________ _ T abaccD ________________________________ - _____ -_ ----- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetobles, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________ - _____ -----

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ____________________________ -_ -_ -_ ---- ---

- 54 110 (NA) (NA) 25 78 21 61 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 4 8 

- 5 B 2 (D) 1 (0) - -

- 10 55 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 6 56 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry praducfL _______________________ ---

Dairy products. _______________________________ -- ----

(a ttle and co/yes _________________________ - ____ ------

- 246 1 490 236 796 115 1 337 54 644 

- 31 93 17 148 15 87 7 145 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 215 

- 232 891 (NA) (NA) 112 758 54 249 Hogs and pigs ____________________________ -_ - ___ -- ---

Sheep, lambs, and wool _______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 27 35 (NA) (NA) 14 28 7 (D) 

16 15 (NA) (NA) 9 11 5 (D) 

- 20 (D) (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 2 (D) 

11974 dato include soles of forest products. 

330 NICHOLAS COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

forms with harvested cropland forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland lond 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 299 297 40984 276 39 195 7 519 I (0) (0) (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ - 8 4 (0) 4 (0) (D) - - - -

- 62 72 2 042 58 I 969 647 1 (0) (D) (0) 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 37 37 2 143 35 2 026 515 - - - - 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 65 48 5 519 57 4 868 I 136 - - - - 100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ - 34 43 4003 32 3 772 678 - - - - 140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

- 22 22 3446 20 3 105 443 - - - - 180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 acreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre'-_______________ _ 

2,000 ocres or more ________________ _ 

- 15 

11 

2 9391 15 2 939 621 - - - -

- 17 

'~~I 17 4 D63 931 - - -

=1 

30 31 29 9 705 I 455 - - -

- 7 4 4384 7 4 384 879 - - -

- 2 I (D) 2 (0) (D) - - -

- - - - - - - - -I 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

land in farms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested croplond _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

--------- 299 40 9841 297 38 732 123 24 428 57 13 6921 --------- 276 7 519 266 6 585 115 5 030 56 3 095 

--------- 231 25 2591 242 28 147 78 11 129 38 8 1181 --------- 212 4492 (NA) 4 616 72 2 388 (NA) I 864 

--------- 58 14 163 47 9 640 39 12 DOl 16 4914 

--------- 56 2 759 (NA) I 736 38 2 444 (NA) I 081 

--------- 10 1 562 8 945 6 I 298 3 660 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 8 268 (NA) 233 5 198 (NA) 150 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

---- ----- 282 36101 (NA) (NA) 110 20025 55 12 853 

--------- 15 (0) (NA) (NA) 11 (0) 1 (0) 

--------- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

ionol, etc._ - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

All forms 1 

Farms with sales of 

1 All forms 1 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of res idence: 

- 102 90 46 331 On form operated ______________________ 239 225 98 39 - 197 206 77 23 Not on form operated ___________________ 28 23 13 7 

J Not reported ___________________________ 32 48 I 12 10 1 - I 5 - Operators reporting days of work off form: - 27 24 10 3 None _________________________________ 96 84 32 18 - 53 51 28 9 1 to 49 doys- __________________________ 17 25 10 3 - 67 69 30 20 50 to 99 day'-_________________________ II 8 6 - - 80 83 37 18 100 to 149 day'-_______________________ 3 6 - - - 71 64 18 6 150 to 199 day'- _______________________ 14 12 6 3 - 53.9 53.4 52. I 52.9 200 days or more ______________________ 137 141 59 25 

Operators by principal occupotion: Forming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ 

35 to 44 years-______________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _______________________ _ 55 to 64 years-______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale .proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

AU forms 1 Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

~eeds, bulbs, pl~~ts, and trees -----c--------------------- ommerclOl fertlhzer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum praducts __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Ele~fri~~t~~~' _~~~~: ~~'~_a_~d_~~~~~~~======~==~=~===~===~= Other -coal, wood, cake, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 114 190 154 157 70 167 24 79 - 211 347 222 270 93 291 40 85 229 127 198 - 206 33 203 27 135 16 (NA) (NA) 175 - 83 14 24 - 130 27 136 23 5 63 24 33 16 - 170 101 232 101 89 87 48 - 137 24 99 21 68 62 17 32 14 - 86 133 91 53 58 121 33 - 4 I 7 3 I 41 (0) 1 (0) 

- 30 7 44 13 9 4 16 8 

- 300 127 (NA) (NA) 139 

96

1 

(NA) - 300 102 286 62 139 76 (NA) 

243 66 57 33 - (NA) (NA) 120 108 23 51 56 22 - (NA) (NA) 60 17 14 - 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 

(0) 1 

(D) 

- 5 2 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - (oJ} - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) I - 300 10 (NA) (NA) 57 6 139 - 72 20 (NA) (NA) 44 17 1- - 30 5 (NA) (NA) 20 (NA) (NA) 

4j (NAI (NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA NICHOLAS COUNTY, W. VA. 331 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- 158 3 716 77 

- 136 2 468 72 

- 72 1 248 47 

- 88 1 215 51 

- 2 (0) 2 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poullry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 8 105 2 83 713 1 

36 

- 1 (O!i 1 - 40 (X) 29 

- 41 (X) 20 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of 011 mochinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _________________________ _ 

Motortrucks induding pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other t:ornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CottonpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

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[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

300 292 139 57 machinery and equipment-Con. 

3 484 3 058 2 347 1 102 $20,000 ta $29,999 ______________________ 

11 614 10473 16 885 19 333 $30,000 ta $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 ta $69,999 ______________________ 

59 81 23 4 $70,000 ta $99,999 ______________________ 

138 991 36 10 $100,000 ta $199,999 ____________________ 

61 77i 39 21 $200,000 ar mare _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 ta 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Num ber 

124 151 74 84 57 67 

263 384 172 182 155 202 

242 328 77 89 182 239 

8 8 - - 8 8 

12 12 6 6 6 6 

12 13 2 (0) 10 (0) 

- - - - - -

81 82 43 43 38 39 

151 153 45 45 108 108 

35 40 14 14 21 26 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are based on a sample of ferms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

2 884 

1 928 

956 

760 

(0) 

-

(0) 

581 

(0) 

00 

00 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

48 1 651 (NA) 985 (NA) 666 9 268 

(NA) 259 

- - 1 (0) 

(NA) 302 

- - 1 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Fanns w jth soles 

of $2,500 ar mare 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

15 21 14 11 

17 10 17 7 

8 3 8 3 

1 , 1{ 

1 1 1 r 1 1 

- -' jL - -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 ta 1974 

188 241 113 

232 304 106 

244 347 110 

3 3 - 1 (0) -

18 18 2 (NA) (NA) (HA) 

74 76 28 132 132 37 

28 29 10 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 86 10 (X) 78 (X) 58 33 

- 288 (X) 16 (X) 272 215 143 form s ________________________ - _ ------ - --- ------ --------- Workers ______________________ - _____ -- ---------------- - --

Forms with- J worker ____________________ -_ ---- -- ---- -------- - --- ---

2 workers __________________ -- ------ -- -- ---------------- 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

JO workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 28 8 (0) 21 21 14 8 

- 19 - - 19 38 13 5 

- 25 1 (0) 26 81 19 9 

- 6 1 (0) 4 26 5 8 

- 8 - - 8 106 7 3 

332 NICHOLAS COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms forms with soles af $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY I I 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any coftle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves,. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

272 ~)I 268 (X) 117 (X) 54 (X) 

- (X) 54 ~) 254 (X) 258 (X) III -

246 1 4901 236 796 115 I 337 54 644 -

- 237 941 1 

223 (NA) I 113 798 1 

54 283 1 

- 249 64401 251 7277 110 4 767 54 3 836 

229 3 592\ 196 3 816 107 2 722 53 2 197 - 215 3 202 178 3 527 104 2392 50 I 974 

45 390 59 289 15 330 17 223 - 99 I 215 1 43 848 - 206 I 679 1 (NA) (NA) I 213 I 169 (NA) (NA) 100 830 49 791 -

Soles: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 232 3210 215 2 617 112 2 594 54 1 611 

- (X) 891 (X) (NA) (X) 758 00 249 

- 168 1 569 (NA) (NA) 79 1 135 38 687 

- (X) 330 ()() (NA) (X) 252 (X) 78 

- 168 I 641 (NA) (NA) 94 I 459 41 924 

- (X) 561 1 

(X) (NA) I (X) 506

1 

(X) 

1711 - 24 235 (NA) (NA) 18 220 6 19 

- (X) 80 (X) (NA) (X) 75 (X) 

- 2111 5 (0)1 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 

- 45 6821 56 502 20 508 II 3011 

- 18 134 (NA) (NA) II 104 8 49 

- 39 548 (NA) (NA) 17 404 10 252 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec_ 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 23 126 20 94 12 96 8 69 

- 16 52 15 38 9 40 7 26 

- 16 74 16 56 9 56 8 43 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 17 364 18 572 9 232 5 336 

- 16 266 (NA) (NA) 8 166 5 178 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 3 21 (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 65 148 71 191

1 26 60

1 

8 30 

- 27 562 22 4751 14 

423

1 

7 

386

1 

- (X) 35 ()() (NA) (X) 28 (X) (0) 

- 8 222 10 181 5 208 3 148 

- (X) 7 ()() (NA) I (X) 7 (X) 2 

- 16 292 16 429 9 205 5 216 

- 14 276 (NA) (NA) 8 190 4 173 

- (X) 1 623 (X) (NA) (X) 1 126 (X) 855 Sheep, lombs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 16 1=1 (NA) (NA) I 9 II 5 (0) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 9 26 8 14 4 20 2 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 7 ()() (NA) (X) (0) (X) (D) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 73 (X) I 80 (X) I 26 (X) 13 (X) I - 72 9604 77 15 406 26 8 185 13 13 669 Hens a.nd pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 70 9 537 75 15 175 25 (D) 13 13 562 

- 4 67 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 6 70 4 62 1 (0) - -

- 3 27 (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- Other 3 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - po.ultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, - 10 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and puliets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ c ____________ $1 ,000_ 

- 26 (X) 8 (X) 12 (X) 6 

- 18 6350 8 II 201 12 5 759 6 (D) (X) I - 16 (D) 7 II 200 II (D) 6 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - I (D) - - - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) -

=1 

- - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 3 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X~ i - (X) 

- 31 93 17 148 15 87 7 145 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA NICHOLAS COUNTY, W. VA. 333 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigoled Harvesled Irrigaled 

Farms Acres Quantity forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fanns Acres 

Corn for all purposes - ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for siloge or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Forfodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

- 78 991 (lO - - 47 863 (X) - - - 111 933 (X) (NA) (NA) 31 665 (X) - - - 60 468 38 777 - - 31 (0) 30 738 - - - 88 466 27 919 (NA) (NA) 19 (0) 17400 - - - 27 523 8 747 - - 25 (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 21 393 5 937 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (HA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 3 34 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - - I (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ CuI for dry foroge or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Wheal for groin (bushelsL __ . __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ OolS for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

- 7 63 1 460 - - 5 (0) (0) - - - 17 128 3 753 (NA) (NA) 10 74 2 133 - - - 15 84 3 815 - - 12 80 3 685 - - 1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 36 1 660 - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels>- _______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 1 (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Callan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 29 89 16 296 - - 10 65 13 207 - - 1974_ - 49 77 14 775 (NA) (NA) 13 64 13 784 - -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 263 6 363 11 823 1 (0) 109 4 033 8 193 1 (0) 

1974_ - 233 5 459 9 227 (NA) (NA) 54 2 393 5 126 - - Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 35 550 1 3611 1 (0) 23 448 1 164 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 15 399 I 008 - - Other lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 217 4 772 8 690 - - 86 2 831 5 630 - - Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegelables horvesled for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - 7 2 (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

lond in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (XJ (NA) (NA) - - (X) I - -

- 21 61 (X) 1 (0) 7 18 (X) 1 (0) 

1974_ - 21 28 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 12 (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 20 37 25 235 (NA) (NA) 6 7 5 200 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 76 180 (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 3 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - 6 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - ,2 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - - 1 (Z) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (~A) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 5 15 (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

334 NICHOLAS COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

163 24 588 150 22 8121 97 17 225 77 14901 

- 194 (X) 151 00 152 (X) 

178\ 

(X) 

- (X) 67 840 (X) 67 904 (X) 67840 (X) 67904 - (X) 36.2 (X) 33.6 (X) 25.4 (X) 21.9 -

Forms __________________________ - _____ ---------------

Average size of farm ________________________ ---_ - ___ _ 

Approximate land areo ___________________ ' _____ - ________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

100 588 (X) 68387 (X) 119 990 (X) 77 221 (X) 

- (X) 659 (X) 450 (X) 673 (X) 399 -

Value of lond Dnd buildings: I Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

161 123361 149 13 4171 96 8 894 76 8 7071 - 156 6 712 139 6 365 92 5 328\ 76 5 176 -

15 74 24 (NA) 4 19 1 (NA) - 3 (NA) 23 326 15 (NA) 4 

1~~1 - 529 17 (NA) 6 5 (NA) - 23 21 (NA) 42 I 527 34 (NA) 30 1 132 - 32 (NA) 40 2643 35 (NA) 35 2354 - 12 (NA)I 12 (0) I 12 (NA)I - 12 (D)I (NA) 1 (0) 2 (NA) I (D) 2 - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - -

lond in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested; 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 fa 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

77 4 502 90 4 955 44 2 918 38 2 355 - 54 I 122 60 2 097 28 648 25 1 176 -

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

18 257 (NA) (NA) 7 146 10 267 - (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 2 (D) - 5 28 

6 451 (NA) (NA) I 3 (0) I 2 (D)I - (NA) 18 439 16 607 - 36 792 (NA) 

114 6633 100 4 232\ 70 4 185 49 2440 - 70 2453 (NA) (NA) 45 I 680 30 760 - 72 4180 (NA) (NA) 42 2 505 30 I 680 -

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Croplaoo on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 129 5619 122 5 163 80 4 146 64 3 754 

Pastureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wQsteland, etc _______ _ 

- 75 4376 (NA) (NA) 53 3 475 33 2 5361 

- 126 1 243 (NA) (NA) 78 671 59 I 218 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 147 11 331 (NA) (NA) 89 8 073 (NA) 5 651 

- 1 (D) 3 21 1 (D) 3 21 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D)I 3 21 

- - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - (0) i - -

- 10 86 (X) (X) 8 (X) (X) 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 163 2952 150 2377 97 2 880 77 2 290 Average per form ____________ __ ____ __ ____ dol!.2r~ 

- (X) 18 112 (X) 15 847 (X) 29 687 (X) 29 740 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or mor"-__________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 1 (NA) 2 (D) 1 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 10 (D) 7 (NA) 10 (D) 7 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 16 457 12 (NA) 16 457 12 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 18 266 26 (NA) I 18 266 26 (NA) 

- 21 144 15 (NA) 21 144 15 (NA) 

- 30 110 14 (NA) 30 110 14 (NA) 

- 66 73 75 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 12 27 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see te~t) ____________________________ _ 

- 11 19 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 9 12 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 34 15 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 56 1 337 69 I 178 35 1 319 (NA) I 143 Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ____________ . ___________________ _ 

Commodify Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

T abaeeo ___________________________________________ _ 

- 17 24 (NA) (NA) 13 

2~\ 17 48 - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 34 59 (NA) (NA) 19 47 23 27 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 3 (D) 4 1 053 3 (D) 4 1 053 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pig'-_____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 136 1 615 124 1 196 90 I 560 71 1 144 - 4 (D) 19 20 3 (D) 11 (0) 

- 42 I 119 (NA) (NA) 42 1 119 48 957 - 131 456 (NA) (NA) 86 403 68 141 - 14 22 (NA) (NA) 11 22 11 29 - 6 6 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 6 3 - 13 (D) (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 1 (D) 

'1974 dato include sole. of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OHIO COUNTY, W. VA. 335 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ ~ 163 Forms with- 150 24 588 156 24053 6 712 1 (0) (0) (0) 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

~ 2 3 (0) 2 (0) (0) - - - - ~ 12 12 (D) 10 (0) (0) - - - - ~ 10 10 581 7 399 89 - - - - ~ 22 24 1 863 22 1 863 540 - - - - ~ 44 34 5 129 43 5 010 1 625 - - - - ~ 28 24 4 437 27 4 259 1 200 - - - - 180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2.000 ocres or more ________________ _ 

~ 17 

11 

3 449 17 3 449 1 086 - - - - 10 2 437 10 2 437 501 - - - - ~ 15 4 653 15 4653 1 149 1 (0) (0) (0) 

~ 3 1 619 3 1 619 414 - - - - ~ 

- - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

--------- 163 24 588 150 22 812 97 17 225 77 14901 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 156 6 712 139 6 365 92 5 328 76 5 176 

Tenur€' of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ --------- 112 14 036 114 14 554 57 8 100 51 7964 Horvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 106 3584 (NA) 3 743 52 2 380 (NA) 2687 Port owners _________________________ _ --------- 30 6 536 28 6 899 25 6014 22 6 181 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 29 1 966 (NA) 2 343 25 1 911 (NA) 2240 T enonts ____________________________ _ 

--------- 21 4 016 8 1 359 15 3 111 4 756 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 21 1 162 (NA) 279 15 1 037 (NA) 249 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 153 22 919 (NA) (NA) 90 15953 70 12 151 Partnership _________________________ _ --------- 6 1 140 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 5 1 908 Corporation _________________________ _ --------- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut ianal, etc __ I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

All forms 1 

Forms with sales of 

1 All forms 1 

Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of res idence: Forming ____________________________ _ ~ 68 76 55 55 On form operated ______________________ 140 117 85 61 Other ______________________________ _ ~ 95 72 42 20 Not on form operated ___________________ 14 15 7 5 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 31 

Not reported ___________________________ 9 16 5 9 

~ 2 - 1 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 yeorL ______________________ _ ~ 16 12 13 9 None _________________________________ 56 49 37 32 35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ ~ 20 26 15 11 1 to 49 day,-~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5 2 5 - 45 to 54 yeorL ______________________ _ ~ 53 41 31 22 50 to 99 days ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - 2 - 2 55 to 64 yearL ______________________ _ ~ 34 27 20 9 100 to 149 day'-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 2 4 1 65 years and over ____________________ _ ~ 38 39 18 23 150 to 199 days~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12 16 7 9 Average age __ _______________________ _ ~ 52.7 53.3 50.9 53.4 200 days or more ______________________ 81 55 42 16 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock ond poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

~ 65 74 61 47 43 64 33 35 

~ 

121 263 119 361 80 249 67 335 

~ 67 211 86 278 53 206 57 264 

~ 91 15 (NA) (NA) 70 14 47 9 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________ - ___ -- ---------------

~ 92 197 100 146 68 194 62 142 

~ 96 63 85 47 72 60 56 44 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form lobor ________________________ -- __ -_ ------ --- Contract lobar ______________________________ -_ - ___ -- ---

~ 105 43 57 18 74 33 39 16 

~ 58 554 51 519 45 544 30 512 

~ 3 3 2 (0) 3 3 - - Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ______________________________________ -_ --- ~ 28 10 32 18 16 8 17 16 

Energy and petroleum productL _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________________ -- ---- Gasoline _________________________________ - ---_ ----

Diesel fuel __________________________________ -- ----

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ________________________________ -------- --- Natural gas ______________________________ ------ ---

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ______________________ - _____ ------------ ---

Other-cool, wood, COKe, etc. _________________________ _ 

~ 163 165 (NA) (NA) 97 148 (NA) (NA) 

~ 163 99 147 239 97 86 75 225 

~ 148 50 (NA) (NA) 88 39 71 33 

~ 57 16 (NA) (NA) 44 15 26 (0) 

~ 4 (Z) (NA) (NA) 4 (Z) 1 (D) 

~ 12 5 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 

~ } 4 15 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 75 186· 

~ 163 12 (NA) (NA) 97 11 

~ 102 63 (NA) (NA) 73 60 (NA) (NA) 

~ 14 2 (NA) (NA) 14 2 (NA) (NA) 

336 OHIO COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[J978 doto are based on a sample of forms- see text] 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

94 2 008 70 - 94 1 767 70 - 13 241 13 - 569 32 - 46 

Sprays, dusts, gronules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

46 842 41 -

- 6 74 4 

5 35 3 - 80 1 316 1 

57 -

- 11 

25:1 

6 

- 64 (X) 48 

- 30 (X) 26 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self.propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other com pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 doto are based on Q sample of forms; see textJ 

All forms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

163 150 97 77 machinery and equipment-Con. 

3 097 2 242 2 466 1 640 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

19 002 14947 25 428 21 299 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

30 33 7 12 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

43 39 1 20 121 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

36 39 j 27 18j $200,000 or more _____________________ ._ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

94 118 43 44 60 74 120 156 73 88 55 68 152 322 22 31 142 291 

12 12 1 {D~I II (D) 2 ~I - 2 (0) 

48 9 39 39 

- - - - - - 54 58 21 21 33 37 104 lOB 18 18 86 90 

42 43 10 10 33 33 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1 873 56 1 505 

1 632 (NA) 1 451 

241 (NA) 54 

470 14 202 

728 (NA) 201 

(D) - -

(0) 1 (D) 

1 097 1 

(NA) 521 

18:1 

- -

(X) 15 (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I 

27 18 20 15 

15 16 II 15 

6 4 6 4 

3 ' r 3 , 2 r 111 2 r II I.J jL 1 .J 1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

111 150 73 

119 151 51 

134 260 48 

8 8 ! I 3 3 

33 35 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

45 49 18 92 92 18 

39 40 17 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 58 18 (X) 45 (X) I 45 30 - 231 (X) 86 (X) 145 202 201 

- 25 11 11 14 14 20 11 - 13 3 6 13 26 7 5 - 12 3 (D) 13 41 12 9 - 7 - - 4 (D) 5 3 - 1 , (D) 1 (0) 1 2 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OHIO COUNTY, W. VA. 337 
Tobie 9. livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any (ctHe, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 148 (X) 134 (X) 90 (X) 71 (X) 

- 141 (X) 125 (X) 88 (X) 69 (X) 

Sales; 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 136 1 615 124 1 196 90 1 560 71 1 144 Any cottle, hogs, or sl1eep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 134 484 1 119 (NA) 88 429 70 173 

Inv€ntory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

- 135 3 786 123 4 330 84 3043 69 3217 Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ - 126 2 199 117 2 354 82 1 836 65 1 743 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 91 954 77 940 49 627 29 386 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 59 1 245 72 1 414 48 1 209 53 1 357 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

- 100 1 064 (NA) (NA) 64 881 55 1 055 Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ - 109 523 (NA) (NA) 64 326 48 419 

Soles: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ - 131 2072 115 1 307 86 1 792 68 1 045 

$1,000_ - (X) 456 (X) (NA) (X) 403 (X) 141 Calves _________________________________________ _ 

-- 95 966 (NA) (NA) 67 813 55 658 

$1.000_ - (X) 103 (X) (NA) (X) 87 (X) 33 Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 114 1 106 (NA) (NA) 80 979 61 387 

$1,000 .- (X) 353 (X) (NA) (X) 316 (X) 108 Fattened cottle ________________________________ _ 

-- 19 148 (NA) (NA) 14 134 5 39 

$1,000 -- (X) 55 (X) (NA) (X) 51 (X) 14 Dairy products _______________________________ $' ,000 -- 42 1 119 (NA) (NA) 42 1 119 48 957 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory, Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 18 285 18 329 15 273 13 291 Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ 

-- 8 28 (NA) (NA) 8 28 7 32 Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ -- 16 257 (NA) (NA) 13 245 12 259 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

-- 10 35 10 30 10 35 9 (0) 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ 

-- 7 13 6 19 7 13 6 19 June 1 and Nov_ 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 6 22 6 11 6 22 5 (0) 

Sheep and lambs- __________________________________ _ -- 7 225 9 245 5 (0) 6 199 Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ 

-- 6 125 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 6 110 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Sales; 

-- 46 151 1 44 148 27 102 16 73 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 -- 14 232 14 471 11 223 11 441 

-- (X) 22 (X) (NA) (X) 22 (X) 29 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- - - 3 59 - - 3 59 

$1.000 -- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) 1 Sheep and lombs ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- 6 116 9 132 5 (0) 6 96 

-- 5 150 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 6 127 

-- (X) 1 066 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 880 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000 -- 6 6 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 6 3 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000 -- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 -- 9 15 2 (0) 9 15 1 (0) 

-- (X) 8 (X) (NA) (X) 8 (X) (0) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

-- 37 (X) 35 (X) 25 (X) 21 (X) 

- 35 1 458 35 4082 24 1 274 21 3062 Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 35 1 306 35 3 817 24 1 134 21 2808 

- 6 152 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ . ____________ ---

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - 3 140 4 72 3 140 4 72 

-- 8 48 (NA) (NA) 8 48 - - - 8 48 (NA) (NA) 8 48 - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 9 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) - (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ______________________________________ ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 5 (X) 6 (X) 4 (X) 3 (X) 

- 2 (0) 6 1 588 2 (0) 3 1 105 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Brai~rs and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys _____________________________ - ------ ------

T urkey-s. for slaughter ________________________ -_ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________ - _____ ---

Poultry and poultry product'- ___________________ $1,000_ 

- 2 (0) 6 1 488 2 (0) 3 1 105 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (0) - - 2 (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 4 (0) 19 20 3 (0) 11 (0) 

338 OHIO COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigaled 

Farms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) __________________ ::1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, gr .. n) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

77 1 041 (X) - - 61 960 (X) - - - 73 1 076 (X) (NA) (NA) 58 1 008 (X) - - - 68 705 58221 - - 52 (D) 53 D6B - - - 60 60S 47754 (NA) (NA) 47 564 45096 - - - 31 336 4248 30 (D) (D) - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 32 (D) 4626 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposeL ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

5 34 00 - - 5 34 (X) - - - 5 36 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) (X) - - - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 5 34 244 5 34 244 - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 490 - - - Cui for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (Xl - -

- (NA) (NAl (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - -

Wheat for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Dais for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 5 18 705 - - 5 18 705 - -

- 10 48 1 710 (NA) (NAl 7 43 1 540 - -

- 23 130 5806 - - 21 (D) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 26 228 12 730 - -

- 11 65 3328 - - 10 (D) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 21 172 8 878 - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (N~I - - - - -

- - - 00 - - - (Xl - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (Xl - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuls for nuIs (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 1 79 - - 1 (D) (D) - - - 12 23 4 176 (NA) (NA) 6 22 4 090 - -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 148 5 523 10311 - - 87 4249 8432 - - - 118 4905 8939 (NA) (NA) 69 3848 7 111 - - Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 85 2 796 6264 - - 63 2 327 5 357 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 51 1 975 -4 231 - - Olher lome dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 73 2024 3 185 - - 39 1 460 2 426 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (Xl - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - 4 36 00 - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - 7 16 (X) (NA) (NA) - - (Xl - - Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 3 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (Xl - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) I - -

- 8 24 (X) - - 5 18 (Xl - - 1974_ - 6 8 (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 5 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) (D) (NA) (NAl 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 4 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NAl 1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 

- 6 2 994 (NA) (NA) 3 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - -

(~I (NA) (NA) 

- 4 1 00 - - 1 (Ol - - 1974_ - 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sirawberries (paunds) _______________________ 1978_ - 3 (Z) (D) - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and gr.enhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 3 20 (X) 1 (D) 3 20 (X) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) 00 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OHIO COUNTY, W. VA. 339 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

- 645 216 708 691 226 810 411 178 204 344 166999 

- (X) 336 (X) 328 (X) 434 (X) 485 

- (X) 444 800 (X) 444 800 (X) 444 800 (X) 444 800 

- (X) 48.7 (X) 51.0 (X) 40.1 (X) 37.5 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land areo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings;' 

- 189 630 (X) 81 062 (X) 257 781 (X) III 137 (X) 

- (X) 564 (X) 247 (X) 588 (X) 229 

Average per farm _____________________________ dallors_ 

AVE-rage per acre _____________________________ doliarL 

- 605 58 2671 657 58 3071 386 47 143 323 40697 

- 574 18990 600 20 240 374 15 781 306 15308 

Land in forms according to use; T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested; 

- 108 619 96 (NA) 39 211 15 (NA) 

- 139 I 924 133 (NA) 63 886 40 (NA) 

- 93 2 131 130 (NA) 66 I 506 51 (NA) 

- 116 4 153 128 (NA) 95 3 397 91 (NA) 

- 94 5 992 81 (NA) 87 5610 77 (NA) 

- 18 2 502 24 (NA) 18 2502 24 (NA) 

- 6 I 669 8 (NA) 6 I 669 8 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ocres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

20010 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 ocres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 380 37016 409 36 119 237 29 371 191 24391 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 60 2261 62 I 948 36 I 991 25 998 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 18 833 (NA) (NA) 9 725 3 213 

- 5 17 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 2 (0) 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which 011 crops foiled _________________ _ 

- II 383 1 

(NA) (NA) 6 (0) 7 (0) 

- 34 I 028 (NA) (NA) 19 901 14 555 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 546 105 976 593 113 277 348 84 533 294 81 394 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 316 39 514 (NA) (NA) 215 32919 202 30658 Woodland n01 pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 402 66462 (NA) (NA) 258 51 614 208 50 736 

Other Iond ____________ , _____________________________ _ 

- 471 52465 532 55 226 311 46 528 272 44 908 Posturelond and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 250 43 539 (NA) (NA) 174 39 117 175 40 721 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 380 8 926 (NA) (NA) 250 7 411 233 4 187 

Postureland, 011 lypeL _________________________________ _ 

- 592 120 069 (NA) (NA) 378 101 407 (NA) 95 770 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 5 188 I (0) 4 (0) I (0) Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) I (0) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Paslurelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Ofher land irrigoted ________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 13 130 (X) (X) 13 130 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales .of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 645 16437 691 10 443 411 16 145 344 10024 Average per form ___________________________ dollors-- (X) 25484 (X) 15 113 (X) 39 282 (X) 29 140 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold;1 $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ - 39 II 271 24 (NA) 39 II 271 24 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 29 I 895 25 (NA) 29 I 895 25 (NA) 

- 31 898 42 (NA) 31 898 42 (NA) 

$10,000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ - 60 859 44 (NA) 60 859 44 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 100 700 87 (NA) 100 700 87 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 152 521 120 (NA) 152 521 120 (NA) 

- 234 293 349 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 39 85 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 46 80 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 71 88 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 78 40 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 114 319 208 497 79 293 (NA) 438 

- 38 170 (NA) (NA) 31 165 50 200 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins __________________________________________ ---

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco __________________________ - __ - -- -_ ----------

- 61 137 (NA) (NA) 43 120 64 217 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

- 8 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage __________________ - __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berrieL _____________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - 20 5 (NA) (NA) 12 (0) 10 (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ____________________ - ___ -- ---- -- ---- -- ----

618 16 118 657 9 832 406 15 851 338 9 476 

77 10469 107 6 297 68 10 468 87 6 292 

- 18 151 (NA) (NA) 15 151 45 58 

495 3 507 (NA) (NA) 357 3 380 316 2 020 

118 978 (NA) (NA) 93 967 III 548 

409 943 (NA) (NA) 267 815 239 556 

20 71 (NA) (NA) 13 70 6 2 

liveslock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry productL _______________________ - __ _ 

Dairy products ________________________________ - __ - __ Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

Hogs ond pigs _______________________________ - _____ - __ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ - __ _ 

Other livestock an-d livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

11974 data include safes of forest products. 

340 PENDLETON COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 645 691 216 708 574 206 419 18 990 Forms wjth- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

- 32 20 109 5 29 25 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

- 42 49 1 275 35 1 104 301 50 to 69 acre'-____________________ _ 

- 32 33 I 871 28 1 650 J6J 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ - 46 60 3843 42 3 539 699 100 to 139 acre'-__________________ _ 

- 73 69 8 600 66 7 769 I 248 140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

- 61 76 9 667 58 9 168 1 222 

- 47 

:11 

9423 1 

45 9 055 985 

- 28 6 640 26 6 164 508 152 160 

53 631/ 

142 50 267 4639 

- 93 93 62 117 89 59 346 4 836 

- 34 37 44 824 33 43 624 3 412 

- 5 4 14 704 5 14 704 752 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre'-__________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4_ Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

1978 

Forms 

645 

574 

487 

425 

121 

119 

37 

30 

584 

50 

8 

3 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Farms in farms crop/and 

5 6 285 743 

- - -

- - - - - - - - - I (01 (0) 

- - -

- - -

- - - I (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

411 

374 

294 

259 

99 

98 

18 

17 

364 

36 

8 

3 

Acres 

178 204 15 781 

100 245 

8 438 

69 958 

6 559 

8 001 

784 

151 3J8 

18 876 6 887 

1 103 

1974 

Farms 

344 

306 

244 

(NAl 

88 

(NA) 

12 

(NA) 

316 

26 

I 

I 

Irrigoted 

land 

188 

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

-

-

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

Acres 

166999 

15 308 

104 782 

9377 

58 596 

5 320 

3 621 

611 

148 960 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

All forms All forms 1 Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ____ ____ __ __ __ ______ __ ______ __ 347 441 256 247 On form operated _____________________ _ Other -_______________________________ 298 248 155 95 Not on form operated __________________ _ 493 488 326 252 87 74 49 43 Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ______________________ __ 8 9 6 6 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 

25 to 34 yeors_________________________ 51 39 30 18 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years_________________________ 81 62 55 45 I to 49 doy'-_________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 159 169 114 102 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors_________________________ 171 177 112 87 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 

65 years ond over______________________ 175 233 94 84 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

65 1271 36 47 

252 291 170 154 59 38 41 17 23 32 13 15 18 27 10 12 53 33 38 19 Average age___________________________ 55,2 58.1 54.2 55.2 200 days or more _____________________ _ L-__________ ~ ________ ~ L-__________ 218 166 ~ ________ 123 ~ 71 

tApplies only to :individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based an a sampJe of farms; see text] 

AU forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 357 2 812 345 1 806 214 2 772 220 I 747 - 579 7 183 590 4 889 369 7099 327 4 760 - 207 6597 471 4 370 152 6 579 290 4 296 - 518 110 (NA) (NA) 340 105 252 51 - 290 83 290 47 196 78 177 43 - 349 348 372 278 254 331 229 253 - 240 71 151 38 186 66 106 35 - 229 437 217 232 183 388 145 219 - 8 12 17 15 8 12 9 13 

- 196 97 230 79 159 90 I 139 69 

- 626 789 (NA) (NA) 395 707 (NA) (NA) - 626 610 607 381 395 552 338 327 - 624 341 (NA) (NA) 393 293 336 225 - 178 77 (NA) (NA) 168 76 60 19 - 59 134 (NA) (NA) 49 133 17 42 - 22 18 (NA) (NA) 13 18 } - 4 1 (NA) (NA) 4 1 338 42 - 626 40 (NA) (NA) 395 32 - 378 153 (NA) (NA) 271 132 (NA) (NA) - 72 26 (NA) (NA) 54 24 (NA) (NAl 

livestock and poultry purchosoo _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds __________ ' ___________ _ Animol health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including Hme ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ___________________ .. __________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other - coal. wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUl TURf-COUNTY DATA PENDLETON COUNTY, W. VA. 341 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fer1i1izer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

li!~s~~~: _o_n_d_ ~~:~~~~~_~e~~i_l~~ _ = ~ === = == ~== === === = ==== ==== === Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 335 10366 253 - 334 8 146 252 

- 95 2 220 73 

- 117 2 019 87 

- 74 978 47 

- 3 349 3 

- 2 (0) 2 

- 140 3 234 123 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 18 187 18 

- 138 (X) 108 

- 93 (X) 73 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of a/l 

machinery and equipmenf ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollarsFarms by value group; $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________ _ 

~ElECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel IracforL __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ot1onpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar Of flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

{1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

AU forms Form s with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

644 616 408 325 machinery and equipment-Con. 

10 784 7 128 8 945 4 904 $20,000 to $29.999 ______________________ 

16 745 II 571 21 924 15 089 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

114 174 51 54 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

222 184 1 82 80 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

143 150 i 124 106i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

403 566 198 237 241 329 557 861 233 280 391 581 

535 883 141 181 461 702 

21 21 11 Il 10 10 

16 16 7 7 9 9 

50 51 15 15 35 36 

- - - - - - 181 195 78 78 103 117 

330 386 76 76 256 310 

62 62 15 15 47 47 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

9 433 7 512 

1 921 

1 749 

902 

349 

(D) 

3 146 

187 

(X) 

()() 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

229 8210 (NA) 5 788 (NA) 2422 

33 755 

(NA) 647 

- - - - (NA) 1 910 

2 (D) 

25 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

71 65 62 50 

54 31 49 23 

21 8 21 8 :1 ~ 9 1 4 8 4 

2 J L 2 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

430 539 215 

518 779 249 

515 806 129 

10 10 3 

16 16 4 

38 48 6 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

142 154 60 

328 336 72 

42 44 14 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2',500 or more 

Working 150 doys or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 229 54 (X) 195 (X) 183 145 

- 656 (X) 88 (Xl 568 582 742 

Forms ________________________________ ---- -- ------ -------

Workers ____________________________ - _____ ------ ------ ---

Forms with- J worker ________________ ~ _______________ -- ---- -- ---- ---

2 workers ____________________________ ------------ ------ 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 fa 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

)0 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 80 41 41 57 57 58 45 

65 4 8 63 126 45 25 

- 46 7 (0) 43 144 42 34 

- 28 2 (0) 23 137 28 27 

- 10 - - 9 104 10 14 

342 PENDLETON COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soJes of $2.500 ar more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cattie, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 621 (X) 660 (X) 400 (X) 332 (X) 

- 603 (X) 646 (X) 389 (X) 323 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ ~I,Ooo_ 

Any cattie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000-

CATTLE AND CALVES 

618 16 118 657 9832 406 15851 33B 9476 - 646 (NA) I 391 5162 329 3 1241 - 599 5427 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ Cows and heilers that had calved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 523 20396 596 22 790 355 18 785 309 19031 

482 9599 535 11 734 330 8 789 290 9676 -

- 435 9050 473 10 876 313 8370 275 9 145 

- 211 549 311 858 138 419 166 531 

- 377 4452 (NAl (NA) 262 4074 235 3429 

- 413 6345 (NAl (NA) 298 5922 266 5926 

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- 495 10324 552 11 319 357 9799 316 10076 

- (X) 3 507 (X) (NA) (X) 3380 (X) 2020 

- 348 3 194 (NAl (NA) 246 2 B63 223 3 288 

- (X) 729 (X) (HA) (X) 662 (X) 392 

- 345 7 130 (NAl (NA) 274 6936 258 6788 

- (X) 2 778 (X) (NA) (X) 2 718 (X) 1 627 

- 26 566 (NAl (NA) 20 544 19 1 146 

$1,000- Dairy products _______________________________ ~I,OOO_ - (X) 222 (X) (NA) (X) 216 (X) 386 

- 18 151 (NAl (NA) 15 151 45 58 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nay. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 164 8086 218 5 887 108 7787 121 5444 

- 102 919 (NAl (NA) I 79 872 83 686 

- 156 7 167 (NAl (NA) 104 6915 114 4 7581 

- 108 1 283 128 1 124 81 1 224 91 1 028 

- 94 663 107 590 76 637 76 534 

- 86 620 105 534 67 587 79 494 Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

- 402 23426 462 26 506 267 19 750 235 19078 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 394 16384 (NAl (NA) 264 13 880 233 13 708 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 87 220 89 2241 58 155 49 146 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 118 12323 153 10 834 93 12034 III 10244 

$1.000_ - (X) 978 (X) (NA) (X) 967 (X) 548 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 58 3956 71 3913 47 3773 54 3 558 

$1,000_ - (X) 154 (X) (NAl (X) 149 (X) 86 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 407 18555 469 22 700 266 15990 239 16914 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 401 17980 (NAl (NA) 265 15095 236 15070 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 100471 (X) (NA) (X) 85 125 (X) 82411 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1.000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 409 943 (NAl (NA) 267 815 239 556 1 - - - (NAl (NA) - - 3 20 $1.000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (Z) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 9 14 6 6 6 9 2 (D) 

$l.000_ - (X) 4 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) (D) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or olde'-_____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

BroUers and ather meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 186 (X) 236 (X) 113 (X) 125 (X) 

- 149 4640 200 32084 76 3 014 89 28 293 

- 148 4495 197 31 858 76 2960 88 28 183 

- 14 145 (NAl (NAl 4 54 5 69 

- 3 26 (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - -

- 29 646 277 28 625 838 23 646 168 25 625 809 

- 32 486 701 (NAl (NA) 28 486 691 24 177 827 

- 25 (D) (NAl (NA) 24 (D) 20 168 215 

- 9 (D) (NAl (NA) 5 (D) 4 9612 

- 13 (X) (NAl (X) 9 (X) 4 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________ " __________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000-

- 66 (X) 70 (X) 61 (X) 65 (X) 

- 7 935 13 16000 5 (D) 8 15 702 

- 6 (D) 12 (D) 5 (D) 7 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 24 3 716034 27 3251 132 24 3 716 034 27 3 251 132 

- 29 1 265 970 (NAl (NA) 29 1 265 970 34 751 911 

- 28 (D) (NAl (NA) 28 (D) 32 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NAl 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 1 (X) (NAl (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 77 10469 107 6 297 68 10468 87 6292 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PENDLETON COUNTY, W. VA. 343 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms w~h sales of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms AcreS' Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres QUDntitv Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 186 3 834 (X) - - 158 3 724 (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushels} ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 213 3 083 (X) (NA) (NA) 156 2874 (X) 1 (0) 

- 110 2 126 237 503 - - 87 2055 230 808 - - - 140 I 835 142 415 (NA) (NA) 95 1 694 135 838 - - - 118 I 708 31 792 - - 113 I 669 31 292 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 103 1 165 17 921 I (O} 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 IS (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 3 19 (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 3 19 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - - I (D) (D) - - I (0) (D) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 2 (0) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - 1974_ Cut for dry foroge or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - - Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - U 87 2 482 - - 19 74 2 190 - - 1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 57 453 15 743 (NA) (NA) 40 387 13903 - - - 23 108 4830 - - 20 98 4250 - - 1974_ 80rley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 27 In 8 728 - - - 8 37 I 375 - - 5 28 I 230 - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) -(NA) 12 117 4 678 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for 9ro;n ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanufs for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (p<lunds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish pololoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - 77 45 511-7 - - 48 23 2 360 - - 1974_ - 100 81 7 722 (NA) (NA) 49 67 6094 - -

Sweetpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - I (D) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (I) I (0) 

1974_ - 13 2 250 (NA) (NA) 3 (Zl 47 - - Hoy crops (fans, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 554 15 122 25249 3 185 365 12 099 22 073 3 (I»)' 

1974_ - 571 16 382 32 702 (NA) (NA) 293 II 789 25 935 - - Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 184 3 224 7666 3 145 139 (0) 7 070 3 145 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) 119 2623 8 351 - - 01 her tome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978_ - 40? 10 140 14694 - - 272 7 868 12419 - - Field seed crop'- _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA)- (NA) I (0) (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) I - - (0) (0) Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 2 (0) -- - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 3 3 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - T omotaes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - , 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X)' - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 23 5'1 (X) - - 9 22 (X) - -

1974_ - 19 57 (X) (NA) (NA) 8 39 (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 21 30 80610 (NA) (NA) 8 10 62 200 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 21 15 520 (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 9 3 2 358 (NA) (NA) 3 (Zl (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 7 I 125 (NA) (NA) 2 CD) - (NA) (NA) 

-' (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) , - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA)' - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

344 PENDlETON COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS Of AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ____________________________________ -------- ---

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land areo ________________________ ..:. ________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

76 14 506 88 13 7831 25 6456 1 

20 5324 - 1 (X) 191 (X) 157 (X) 258 (X) 266 

- (X) 82 560 (X) 82 688 (X) 82 560 (X) 82 688 - (X) 17.6 (X) 16.7 (X) 7.8 (X) 6.4 -

Value of land and buildings: I Average per farm _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 84 359 (X) 47 943 (X) 123 853 (X) 93 100 (X) 

- (X) 306 ()O 480 (X) 350 

- (X) 442 

land in forms according to use: Totol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 73 5 5441 87 5 2201 24 2 1651 19 1 5991 - 67 2 219 79 1 872 21 1 174 18 737 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other Iond _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than crop/and and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots. ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

8 46 21 (NA) 2 (D) 4 (NA) -

- 20 236 27 (NA) 4 47 3 (NA) 

- 17 387 8 (NA) 3 69 2 (NA) 

- 10 340 14 (NA) 5 172 6 (NA) 

- 9 564 7 (NA) 5 327 1 (NA) 

- 2 (0) I 1 (NA)I 1 (D)I 1 (NA) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) 1 (0) I (NA) 

- - - - (NA) I - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 44 2972 58 2 792 14 937 12 693 

- 10 353 17 

556

1 

2 (D) 3 169 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- 1 (0) I (NA) (NA) I - =I - -

- 6 284 (NA) (NA) - 1 (0) 

- 59 6 5501 73 5 5151 21 2852

1 

19 2 0991 

- 37 2464 (NA) (NA) 13 I 217 7 160 

- 40 4086 (NA) (NAJ

1 

13 I 635

1 

16 1 939 

- 45 2 4121 68 3 04B 16 1 439 17 1 626 

- 16 1 810 (NA) (NA) 9 1 331 9 1 429 

- 42 602 (NA) (NA) 14 108 17 197 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 64 7 246 (NA) (NA) 23 3 485 (NA) 2 282 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other kmd irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal fonn programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 3 (0) - - 2 (D) -

(~J - 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 1 (D) (Xl DO 1 (D) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of formsi see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 76 410 88 274 25 336 20 209 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 5392 (X) 3 114 (X) 13452 (X) 10 450 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: l $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 3 200 2 (NA) 3 200 2 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- - - 1 (NA) - - 1 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 2 (NA) 2 (0) 2 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 8 (0) 5 (NA) 8 (0) 5 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 12 45 9 (NA) 12 45 9 (NA) less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

- 50 57 68 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 9 21 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1.500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

- 9 15 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1.000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 9 11 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 23 10 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains __________________________________ ... _________ _ - 22 176 33 (0) I 11 1,\8 (NA) (0) 

- 7 93 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 4 43 Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ (otton ond cottonseed _______________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hay, forage, and siloge ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ - 14 29 (NA) (NA) 7 22 3 1 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 3 4 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

- 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) I (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry ond poultry products __________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cattle ond calves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pi9L _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other ,vestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 55 234 75 181 21 189 19 133 

- 1 (0) 9 4 1 (0) 3 (0) 

- 3 23 (NA) (NA) 3 23 3 23 - 53 186 (NA) (NA) 20 144 19 96 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 10 - 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) I (0) 

- 5 21 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) - -

'1974 data include soles of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PLEASANTS COUNTY, W. VA. 345 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

197B Forms 

Forms with harvested crop land Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 197B 1974 in forms forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 76 Forms with- as 14 506 67 13 487 2219 3 596 145 (0) 

- 1 - (D) - - - - - - -

- 6 10 179 4 127 39 - - - - - 3 11 194 3 194 43 - - - - - 7 lB 595 7 595 lOB - - - - - 19 16 2 190 15 I 733 375 - - - - - 12 10 I 94B II I 786 224 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- 12 

il ~ll 12 2 384 297 - - - -

· 5 5 I 192 135 - - - - · 6 I B27 5 I 4BO 316 I (0) (0) (0) 

· 4 (0) 4 (D) (0) - - - -

- I (0) I (0) (0) - - - - · - - - - - - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 fa 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres~ _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms ____________________________ ~ _____ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _:.. __________ ~ _____________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ________ ~~ ________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ________________________ ~ __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested crop/and __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation ________________ ~ _________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

All farms 

1978 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______ ~ ______ ~ ~ ______________ _ 22 Other _______________________________ _ 54 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ I 25 to 34 yeorL _______________________ _ 7 35 to 44 yeorL _______________________ _ 16 45 to S4 yeOrL _______________________ _ 16 55 to 64 yeors ________________________ _ 17 65 years and over ______________ ~ ______ _ 19 Average age __________________________ _ 52.7 

197B 

Farms 

76 

67 

64 

57 

10 

9 

2 

I 

67 

7 

'1974 

30 

57 

II 

5 

13 

20 

28 

20 

55.5 

All forms 

Acres 

14 506 

2 219 

II 041 

I 4B7 

(D) 

(0) 

(0) 

(D) 

10 592 

3 073 

(0) 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

197B '1974 

B 13 

17 7 

- 4 I 

7 3 

3 3 

5 8 

6 5 

50.5 56.0 

~----------~----------~ 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 197B 

Forms 

BB 

79 

74 

(NA) 

12 

(NA) 

2 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Operators 

On form 

Acres 

13 7B3 

1 B72 

9 955 

I 217 

3 67B 

635 

(0) 

20 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

by ploce of res idence: 

Forms 

25 

21 

20 

18 

3 

2 

2 

I 

22 

3 

operated ---- ------------------ Not on farm operated ___________________ 

Not reported ___________________________ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________ 

I to 49 dayL __________________________ 

50 to 99 doy'-...• _._ ... _ ... ___ .•.... __ 

100 to 149 days •............•......• _ .. 150 to 199 doy'-.• _._ ... _ ... ___ .•....• _ 

200 days or more ---- ------------------

Acres 

6456 

1 174 

4 099 

609 

(0) 

(0) 

(D) 

(D) 

4449 

2 007 

All forms 

197B '1974 

53 70 

11 5 

12 12 

18 23 

4 I 

I 2 

1 

3 5 

46 50 

1974 

Farms Acres 

20 5324 

lB 737 

IB (0) 

(NA) 412 

2 (0) 

(NA) 325 

(NA) 

19 (0) 

I (0) 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

16 

5 

4 

3 

15 

16 

I 

3 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

Lives tock and povltry purchased __________________________ · 

feed for livestock and poultry ____________________________ - Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________________ · 

Animol heolth costs -- ---- -- -------------- ---------- ----· 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________________ - Commercial fertilizer -- ------------------ ---- ------------ Of'her agricultural chemicals including lime -- ---------------- Hired farm labor ____________________________ - ___ - ___ ---· 

Contract labor ______________________________ -_ ---___ ---- Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

equipment -- -- ------------------ ---- -- ---------------· 

Energy and petroleum productL __________________________ - Petroleum products -- -- ------ ._- ------ ----------------· Gasoline ______________________________ --- - -- --- ---- Diesel fuel -- -- - ----- -- -------- ---- -- ---------- ----· lP gas, butane, and propane __________________ - ______ - Fuel ail ____________________________ - ___ -- ----- - ---· Natural gas ______ .. _____________ .. _________ ---- ------ Kerosene, motor oil. ond grease __________________ ----· Electricity ____________________________________ ---_ ----

Other - cool, wood, coke, etc. ______________________ - ---

346 PLEASANTS COUNTY, W. VA. 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms 

197B 1974 

Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms 

29 51 43 

52 37 68 

B 14 37 

27 4 (NA) 

19 15 22 

43 43 38 

37 20 21 

15 18 27 

I (0) 2 

12 3 15 

76 35 (NA) 

76 29 B6 

74 19 (NA) 

19 5 (NA) 

I (D) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

3 (0) (NA) 

76 3 (NA) 

26 (0) (NA) 

I (0) (NA) 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

54 

66 

28 

(NA) 

6 

22 

7 

17 

(Z) 

3 

(NA) 

23 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

10 

20 

4 

18 

12 

16 

13 

10 

4 

25 

25 

24 

B 

I 

3 

25 

12 

I 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

37 

26 

12 

3 

14 

32 

10 

17 

1 

21 

17 

10 

4 

(D) 

(~ } 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

10 

IB 

13 

12 

6 

II 

9 

7 

2 

(NA) 

20 

19 

10 

I 

20 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

40 

46 

20 

2 

5 

18 

6 

15 

(D) 

(NA) 

12 

8 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text1 

All forms Forms with sa'es of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________ ..: ______________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

41 1 274 15 - 41 1 145 15 - 129 6 - 11 

20 214 7 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on noy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

8 177 3 -

- 1 (0) 1 

- 2 (D) 1 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ - 25 1 268 10 

Chemicols for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruiL ___ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ - - - -

- 14 (X) 6 Sonitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 11 (X) 3 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

76 86 25 19 machinery and equipment-Con. 

804 871 378 303 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

10 585 10 128 15 126 15 947 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50.000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

11 27 4 4 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

42 28 11 :! $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

17 21 7 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

45 59 26 28 25 31 60 69 33 38 30 31 71 117 12 12 68 105 1 (D) 1 (D) - - 1 (D) 1 (0) - - 4 4 - - 4 4 - - - - - - 19 22 4 4 15 18 44 45 7 7 37 38 

2 (D) - - 2 (D) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dato are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

928 11 305 

830 (NA) 281 

98 (NA) 24 

119 4 153 

78 (NA) 243 

(D) - -

(D) - -

650 (NAl 208 1 

- -

(x1/ (X) 3 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Fonns with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

4 7 1 3 

- 1 - 1 

1 2 1 1 

- .., 

-~ -

1 1 ~ 1 -I - -' L - -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

55 67 31 

64 77 30 75 10'1 16 

- - - 2 (D) - 9 11 I (NA) (NAl (NA) 

17 18 - 44 46 8 

3 3 1 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 15 3 (X) 15 O() 10 7 - 41 (X) 3 00 38 30 19 

Forms wrth- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

S to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 5 3 3 5 (D) 2 2 - 3 - - 5 10 3 1 - 5 - - 3 10 4 4 - 2 - - 2 (0) 1 - - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PLEASANTS COUNTY, W. VA. 347 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 61 DO 79 (X) 21 (X) 16 (X) 

- 58 (X) 77 (X) 19 (X) 16 00 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and thp.;r prooucts _______ $1,000_ - 55 234 75 181 21 189 19 133 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 54 189 70 (NA) 20 144 19 107 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

- 56 1 2J 74 1 786 19 681 15 902 

- 51 

629

1 

57 705 19 373 13 334 

- 48 (D) 51 644 16 (D) 11 290 

- 4 (D) 14 61 4 (D) 3 44 

- 45 273 (NA) (NA) 17 147 10 124 Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 48 303 (NA) (NA) 18 161 12 444 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 53 663 68 700 20 489 19 407 

$1,000_ - (X) 186 (X) (NA) (X) 144 (X) 96 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 31 224 (NA) (NA) 13 134 9 71 

$1,000_ - (X) 46 (X) (NA) (X) 28 (X) 10 Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 44 439 (NA) (NA) 16 355 17 336 

$1,000_ - (X) 140 (X) (NA) (X) 116 (X) 86 Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 3 23 (NA) (NA) 3 23 3 23 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 5 22 19 93 2 (0) 1 (D) 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

lifters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 1 (0) 4 10 - - - - Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - - - 4 (D) - - - - June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 1 (D) 2 (D) - - - - Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

-- 2 (D) 2 (0) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) Goa Is _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 19 57 34 86, 7 28, 6 18 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 8 196 1 (D) 3 119 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 10 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- - - 3 47 - - - -

$1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - 3 49 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- (X) 347 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

Sheep, lom~s, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) Goots _____________________________________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

$1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 3 5 3 4 2 (D) - -

- (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory; Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 8 (X) 23 (X) 4 (X) 4 (X) 

- 7 212 23 1 011 3 128 4 365 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 7 (D) 21 949 3 128 4 365 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broj~rs and other meat-type chickens-_______________ _ Turkeys ____________________________________ -_ ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (0) - - 1 (D) - -

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ________________________________ ---------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens ond pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- - (X) 2 (X) - (X) 2 (X) 

- - - 2 (D) - - 2 (D) 

- - - 2 (D) - - 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Broile.rs and other meat-type chickens _, _______________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________________ -- ------------

Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry produclS ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 1 (D) 9 4 1 (D) 3 (D) 

348 PLEASANTS COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

+lorvested Irrigoted Harvested Irri90fed 

forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

(orn foral! purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) __________________ cI978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

10 514 (X) - - 5 422 (X) - - - 17 272 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 240 (X) - - - 10 (0) 56474 - 5 (D) (D) - - - - 17 217 13 822 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 12 421 - - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (D) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (D) - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - (NA) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X) I - {NAJI 

- - (X) - =1 - - - (X) (NAl - - (X) - - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ J978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) I - - (X) - - -

(D) (0) - - - 1 (0) (D) I - - I 

1 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - - (0) (0) I (D) (D) - - - 1 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl - - - - - - Borley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) - - - - -

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA~I - - -I - - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) 

(X~I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

~I - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 1 45 - - 1 (0) (D) - -

- 16 7 328 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (0) - -

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (D) (D) (NAl (NA) - - - - -

- 63 I 638 2 328 1 (0) 19 686 1 314 1 (D) 

- 70 1 559 2363 (NAl (NA) 16 471 854 - - Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 10 259 608 1 -

(NAJI 

7 204 540 I - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 42 94 - - - 43 948 1 289 - - 14 411 

635

1 

- -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NAl I - - - - -I 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - T omataes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 19'18_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in archofds _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) I - -

- - - (X) - - - -

(X) I 

- -

- 6 7 (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 1 (X) 2 (D) 2 (D) (X) 1 (0) 

- 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Strawberries (poundsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 3 1 4 500 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (0) - - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PLEASANTS COUNTY, W. VA. 349 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

- 436 121 3611 440 136 881 277 99 770 190 100002 

- (X) 278 (X) 311 (X) 360 (X) 526 

- (X) 603 520 (X) 603 520 (X) 603 520 (X) 603 520 

- (X) 20.1 (X) 22.7 (X) 16.5 (X) 16.6 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings:' 

- 112 552 (X) 70 818 (X) 137 475 (X) 113 353 (X) 

- (X) 392 (X) 228 (X) 396 (X) 215 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Averoge per ocre _____________________________ doJlors_ 

- 415 34 2211 415 31 062 264 27009 182 18496 

- 396 14 198 377 13 772 252 11 676 176 9962 

land in forms according to use: Total croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

42 251 55 (NA) 10 54 7 (NA) 

- 100 1 392 82 (NA) 43 605 14 (NA) 

- 86 1 987 70 (NA) 47 1 093 20 (NA) 

- 84 3 014 77 (NA) 71 2577 52 (NA) 

- 66 4314 70 (NA) 63 4 107 61 (NA) 

- 13 1 7081 20 (NA) 13 1 708 19 (NA) 

- 5 1 532 3 (NA) 5 1 532 3 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

1010 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 fa 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 250 18 872 259 16 379 154 14682 96 8369 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 44 1 151 46 911 22 651 10 165 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 2 (0) 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

- 12 155 1 

(NA) (NA) I 6 99 3 (0) 

- 21 755 (NA) (NA) 11 404 5 86 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

C ropiand idle ___________________________________ _ 

T otol woodland _____________________________________ _ - 370 58 998 352 63 379 239 47564 173 46 934 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 226 24 986 (NA) (NA) 150 20551 118 21 858 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 249 34012 (NA) (NA) 161 27013 96 25 076 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 287 28 142 343 42440 196 25 197 156 34 572 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 164 24913 (NA) (NA) 122 22694 128 31 762 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 239 3229 (NA) (NA) 164 2 503 131 2 810 

PastureJand, all typeL _________________________________ _ 

- 397 68 771 (NA) (NA) 256 57927 (NA) 61 989 

- - Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ - - - - - - - Harvested - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 11 118 (X) (X) 9 (0) (X) (X) 

I J 978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 436 3 182 440 2 107 277 2 953 190 1 782 

- (X) 7 298 (X) 4 789 (X) 10660 (X) 9379 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollorsForms by value of agricultural products sold:) $lOO,OOO or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to ~99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 ______ • __________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) - (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) 

- 9 510 4 (NA) 9 510 4 (NA) 

- 27 686 17 (NA) 27 686 17 (NA) 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 49 (0) 27 (NA) 49 (0) 27 (NA) 

- 87 590 66 (NA) 87 590 66 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ --- __ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms {see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 104 375 73 (NA) 104 375 73 (NA) 

- 158 213 252 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) 

- 36 80 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 38 65 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 36 44 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 48 24 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (0) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 82 189 138 245 56 166 (NA) (0) 

- 23 22 (NA) (NA) 19 20 31 61 

(rap s __________________________________________ ------

Groins _____________________________________ ---------

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 61 162 (NA) (NA) 42 142 50 119 

- 3 (Z) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 8 2 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 4 (0) 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and coHonseed ___________________ - - _____ -- ----

Commodrty Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T obaceo ________________________________ -_ ----------

Field seeds, hay, forage, and siloge ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berrieL ___________________________ ---

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ____________________________ -- __ ---------

- 399 2993 413 1 706 265 2 787 187 1 434 

- 29 (0) 39 10 19 (0) 20 7 

- 12 (0) (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 12 38 

- 338 2016 (NA) (NA) 248 1 903 182 937 

- 58 96 (NA) (NA) 42 82 41 51 

- 245 775 (NA) (NA) 176 701 133 398 

- 21 19 (NA) (NA) 15 16 5 3 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________ -_ ---- --- Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs __________________________________ - ___ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other &vesfock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

11974 doto include sales of forest products. 

350 POCAHONTAS COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 436 440 121 361 396 113 530 14 198 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

- II 9 19 I (0) (D) 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

- 39 51 I 243 35 (D) (D) 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 27 27 I 617 24 I 429 453 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ - 32 41 2 754 30 2 593 541 100 to 139 acres. __________________ _ - 64 48 7 576 58 6 818 I 298 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ - 41 33 6536 38 6 056 911 

- 41 

'1 

8 1431 39 7 737 

:'1 - 34 

2: ~'I 33 7 985 

- 82 88 76 25 928 3 145 

- 46 61 31 773 45 31 001 3 045 

- 18 20 (D) 16 20849 I 782 

I 3 (D) I (0) (0) 

180 to 219 acres. __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres. __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres. __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres. _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

200 238 236 200 

5 4 36 33 86 78 

92 85 107 129 110 109 53.7 54.8 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Forms 

440 

377 

323 

(NA) 

96 

(NA) 

21 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

136 881 13 772 

81 439 7 742 

50 562 

5 5461 4880 

484 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 142 247 190 304 

- 356 353 371 333 

- 87 111 225 191 - 321 72 (NA) (NA) 

- 151 44 194 33 

- 302 170 300 136 

- 213 40 132 25 

- 188 210 175 138 

- 15 11 13 8 

- 165 81 133 32 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poul!ry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________ .:. _________ _ 

Animol health costs ___________________________________ _ Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 436 287 (NA) (NA) 

- 436 233 422 179 

- 408 177 (NA) (NA) 

- 146 25 (NA) (NA) 

- 9 (Z) (NA) (NA) 

- 40 12 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- 436 19 (NA) (NA) 

- 249 49 (NA) (NA) 

- 40 5 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~ey~~i _~~t~ _~~_a_n_d_~~~~~~~ == == ==== == ==== ====== == === Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, woad, coke. etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

- - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - -

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

277 

252 

178 

158 

92 

88 

7 

6 

257 

19 

I 

Acres 

99 770 

II 676 

49862 

5 912 

47 862 

5 521 

2 046 

243 

89 360 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

190 

176 

112 

(NA) 

69 

(NA) 

9 

(NA) 

175 

14 

Irrigated 

land 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

=1 

-

-

-

-

Acres 

100 002 1 

9962 

51 561 

4 652 

45 153 

4 954 

3288 

356 

92 457 

(D) 

(D) 

All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 ' 1974 

327 322 211 145 59 57 31 27 50 59 1 35 171 

144 146 98 67 35 35 31 19 10 12 8 7 13 20 9 10 42 28 27 15 174 146 94 40 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

94 237 93 257 274 317 165 231 71 102 124 139 251 64 133 30 131 40 110 25 236 152 148 109 183 39 93 23 151 184 97 104 15 11 9 7 

127 74 79 22 

303 255 (NA) (NA) 303 210 188 138 275 159 178 89 125 23 93 (D) 5 (Z) I (D) 30 12 } - - 188 19 303 16 179 41 (NA) (NA) 34 4 (NA) (NA) 

POCAHONTAS COUNTY, W. VA. 351 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, . Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 do to ore hosed on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-

- 266 6 523 226 

- 259 5377 219 

- 71 1 146 67 

- 116 1 851 105 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 43 236 27 

- 1 (0) 1 

- 10 61 10 Weeds. gross, or brush in -crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________ . __________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 129 1 252 1 

128 

- 11 

2~1 11 

- 120 (X) 108 

- 31 (X) 31 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Average per fann ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractorL __________________________ _ 

Groin and becn combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other com pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

430 420 303 183 machinery and equipment-Con. 

6 176 4 986 5 019 3 121 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

14 362 11 871 16 564 17 055 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

72 103 59 21 $70,000 to $99.999 ______________________ 

129 146 1 40 411 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

113 105 i 97 63j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974,to ,1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number: Forms Number Farms Num.ber 

286 379 166 186 161 193 

346 513 178 210 230 303 

393 671 91 104 370 567 

17 17 6 6 11 11 

7 7 - - 7 7 

·35 35 7 7 28 28 

- - - - - -

118 124 50 50 68 74 

267 286 64 65 212 221 

69 69 19 19 50 50 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

. Hired workers-All forms, 1918 

5935 

4823 

1 112 

1 743 

198 

(0) 

61 

(0) 

21 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

148 3207 (NA) 2· 756 (NA) 451 

33 480 

(NA) 234 

- - - - (NA) 886 

1 (0) 

16 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

AU. forms forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

67 38 65 32 

28 19 22 18 

13 5 13 5 7 -, { 7 

1 ~ 4 1 31 -

- -' L . - -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

302 380 144 

354 489 139 

368 626 135 

10 10 - 6 6 ; 1 

34 35 11 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

87 92 39 

218 222 44 

61 ·61 23 

Any hired workersF.arms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 ,1974 

Form s __________________________ --- ___ ------------ ------- Workers ________________________________ ---------- ------ -

- 188 22 (X) 180 (X) 151 97 

- 534 (X) 41 ()() 493 467 487 

- 56 10 10 61 61 40 23 

- 59, 8 16 49 98 45 21 

- 35 3 (0) 36 122 29 24 

- 36 1 (0) 32 (0) 35 18 

- 2 - - 2 (0) 2 11 

Forms with- 1 worker ________________________ - ___ ------------------ - 2 workers ________________________________ - _______ ------

3 or 4 workers _______________________________ - __ -- _____ _ 

5 fa 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

352 POCAHONTAS COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY I 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 408 (X) 418 (X) 263 (X) 185 (X) 

- 394 (X) 414 (X) 257 (X) 185 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 399 2993 413 1 706 265 2 787 187 1 434 

- 395 2887 410 (NAlI 265 2685 187 1 386 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows. _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 352 12437 377 16 297 242 11 288 179 13095 

- 332 7384 337 8 816 232 6656 169 7091 

- 308 - 7144 301 8482 223 6476 165 6937 

- 116 240 161 334 76 180 67 154 

- 265 2561 1 (NAl (HAl 187 2339 145 2 836 

- 291 2492 (NAl (HAl 214 2293 162 3 168 

Sales, Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

- 338 6610 336 6518 248 6 167 182 5493 

- (X) 2016 (X) (HA) (X) 1 903 (X) 937 

- 250 2 718 (NAl (NAl 181 2458 144 2872 

- (X) 670 (X) (HA) (X) 615 (X) 374 

- 248 3892 (NAl (NA) 188 3709 149 2621 

- (X) 1 346 ()() (NA) I (X) 1 288 1 (X) 563 

- 23 182 (NAl (HA) 19 169 11 182 

- (X) 60 ()() (NA) (X) 55 (X) 57 

- 12 (D) (NAl (NAl 10 (0)1 12 38 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 106 879 121 I 280 65 616 60 846 

- 49 178 (NAl (NA) 32 139 37 137 

- 94 701 (NAl (NA) 56 477 55 709 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 50 214 62 216 33 166 39 152 

- 43 123 50 108 30 98 36 80 

- 28 91 46 108 19 68 29 72 Sheep and lamb,-___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 236 16 1831 264 19 314 171 13977 131 13584 

- 231 11 718 (NAl (NA) 167 10001 131 9748 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) - - - 84 237 1 74 213 53 149 1 37 1121 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 58 1 599 61 1 248 42 1 395 41 997 

$1,000_ - (X) 96 (X) (NA) (X) 82 (X) 51 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 24 738 28 510 19 671 18 429 

$1,000_ - (X) 25 (X) (NA) (X) 23 (X) 7 Sheep and lamb'-___________________________________ _ 

- 243 14614 268 16090 175 13071 133 11 546 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 241 13 198 (NAl (NA) 174 11 399 132 10818 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 74703 (X) (NA) (X) 64 407 (X) 59 591 Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________________ $1.000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 245 775 (NAl (NA) 176 701 133 39~1 - 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - $1,000_ - (X) (D) ()() (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 12 34 9 37 10 (D) 3 27 

$1,000_ - (X) 15 ()() (NA) (X) (D) (X) 2 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 132 ()() 158 (X) 78 (X)I 60 (X) 

- 129 3698 157 4679 78 2 558 59 2 172 Hens and pullet.s of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 129 3525 151 4264 78 2472 57 2 047 

- 10 173 (NAl (NA) 5 86 4 63 

- 5 71 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 10 134 7 235 5 34 1 (D) 

- 11 72 (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 3 59 

- 3 25 (NAl (NA) . 1 (D) 3 (D) 

- 11 47 (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 18 (X) (NAl (X) 8 (X) 1 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 8 ()() 12 (X) 5 (X) 7 (X) 

- 4- 70 12 468 2 (D) 7 362 

- 4 70 12 426 2 (D) 7 (D) 

- -. - (NAl (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - .. 2 (D) - - 1 (D) - - - 2 (D) (NAl (NAl - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens' kept for breeding ___________ " ________ _ - 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) (NAl (NA) Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - - - - Poultry and paultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - 1 (X) (NAl (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 29 (D) 39 10 19 (D) 20 7 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA POCAHONTAS COUNTY, W. VA. 353 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigoled Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fanns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 161 1 531 (X) - - 132 1 395 (X) - - 1974_ For groin or .eed (bu.hel.) ___________________ 1978_ - 192 1 755 (X) (NA) (NA) 123 1 480 (X) - - - 99 587 53003 - - 75 483 43 457 - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 124 723 59 292 (NA) (NA) 70 (D) 49 286 - - - 110 944 14964 - - 102 912 14 550 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 91 909 14359 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - I (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ Cui for dry forage or hay (ton., dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheol for groin (bu.hel.L ___ " _________________ 1978_ - 6 51 I 710 - - 6 51 1 710 - - 1974_ 001. for groin (bu.hel.) _______________________ 1978_ - 21 93 2829 (NA) (NA) 16 82 2 S08 - - - 69 395 17846 - - 57 336 15 653 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 58 344 16421 - - 80rley for groin (bu.hels) ______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bu.hel.) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Other smollgroins for 9roio ____________________ 1978 -- I (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - -

Soybean. for beans (bu.hel.) ___________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- I (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (bole.) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pound.) ____________________________ 1978 -- I (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974 -- I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Iri.h pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978 -- 43 27 2 308 - - 27 16 1 344 - - 1974 -- 49 31 4 625 (NA) (NA) 20 21 3448 - -

Sweelpololoe. (bu.hel.) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- 3 1 55 (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crop. (ton., dry) (see lextl _________________ 1978 -- 388 12 577 21 790 - - 246 10 210 18995 - - 1974 -- 357 11 575 23 133 (NA) (NA) 168 8 155 17 763 - - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 

1974 -- 157 3 147 6413 - - 114 2 571 5 671 - =1 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 71 1 580 3919 - Olher tome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978 -- 286 7 911 13 764 - - 188 6 521 12 055 - -

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978 

1974 -- I (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 17 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) :- - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 

1974 -- I (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 15 1 320 - -

All vegelobles horvesled for sale (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 -- 3 1 (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - -- 3 1 (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 -- 3 1 (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - T omoloe. _________________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 

1974 

-- (NA) (NA) DO (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -- (NA) (NA) DO (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 

1974 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974 

-- 12 34 (X) - - 5 6 (X) - - -- 15 18 (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - - -- 12 31 15724 (NA) (NA) 5 4 7 684 (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 

1974 Grope. (pounds) (.ee lext) ___________________ 1978 

1974 

-- 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ )978 

1974 -- 3 (Z) (X) - - - - (X) - - -- I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974 -- 3 (Z) 834 - - - - - - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978 Other crops _________________________________ 1978 -- I (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - -- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

354 POCAHONTAS COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

721 141 261 635 127 696 384 97 1231 258 74 4981 - (X) 201 00 253 (X) 289 - (X) 196 412800 (X) 412800 (X) 412 800 (X) 412 800 (X) - (X) 34.2 (X) 30.9 (X) 23.5 (X) 18.0 -

Forms __________________________________________ -- - __ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

99 560 (X) 58 106 (X) 132 131 (X) 85 876 (X) 

- (X) 512 (X) 289 (X) 510 (X) 297 -

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars706 59 550 619 52 174 377 42 9191 252 31 6551 - 681 30223 575 25 089 371 22640 240 17 158 -

Land in forms according to use: Toral cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

61 342 57 (NA) 19 106 7 (NA) - I 763 107 (NA) 40 571 19 (NA) 133 - 3215 124 (NA) 58 1 381 32 (NA) 138 - 186 6856 138 (NA) 110 4 149 54 (NA) - 105 (NA) 86 5854 88 (NA) - 100 6646 

51 6541 33 (NA) 1 47 6051 29 (NA) - (D) 10 (NA) 9 (0) 10 (NA) 10 - (D) (NA) 1 (D) - - 1 - (NA) I 

(0) 1 (NA) 1 (0) I (NA) - I 

452 23355 417 23 969 248 15 702 161 12 681 - 130 5 972 97 3 116 65 4577 43 1 816 -

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

43 1 871 (NA) (NA) 23 I 650 19 1 007 - 8 41 (NA) (NA) 4 20 7 101 - 18 205 1 

(NA) (NA) 1 9 131 1 5 78 - 82 3855 (NA) (NA) 41 2 776 20 630 -

- 599 57436 528 50 829 326 37 752 222 28 470 I - 351 16330 (NA) (NA) 187 11 103 121 6 110 

- 426 41 106 (NA) (NA) 232 26649 166 22 360 I - 553 24 275 503 24 693 302 16452 216 14373 

- 248 17 451 (NA) (NA) 1 148 12630 143 " 304 

- 483 6824 (NA) (NA) 260 3822 184 3 069 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 643 57 136 (NA) (NA) 350 39435 (NA) 30095 

- 1 (D) 2 (0) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) I - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

(X)j - 26 455 (X) (X) 20 205 (X) 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products saldl _______________ _ - 721 7 772 635 5 470 384 7 116 258 4962 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 10779 (X) 8 614 (X) 18 532 (X) 19 233 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or morL __________________________________ _ 

- 14 2 289 6 (NA) 14 2 289 6 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 27 1 777 30 (NA) 27 1 777 30 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 39 1 107 31 (NA) 39 1 107 31 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 50 718 49 (NA) 50 718 49 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 98 686 72 (NA) 98 686 72 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 156 540 66 (NA) 156 540 66 (NA) less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

- 333 386 378 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 53 116 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

le,s than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 61 105 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 86 106 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 133 59 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 270 3 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 220 856 257 645 142 758 (NA) 512 

- 81 218 (NA) (NAJ 55 192 61 180 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA~I - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

cr~~~in-s-====~===~==~===~===~=~=~=============~======= Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T abacco ___________________________________________ _ 

- 156 565 (NA) (NA) 102 499 72 205 

- 11 (D) (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 3 11 - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 3 7 - 6 18 4 85 4 (D) 3 (D) 

- 11 22 (NA) (NA) 8 18 5 25 

Fieid seed" hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melans ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 624 6915 573 4 686 359 6359 245 4 319 

- 51 (0) 53 245 26 (0) 30 239 

- 98 3 903 (NA) (NA) 89 3 732 104 2 994 

- 601 2501 (NA) (NA) 352 2 195 239 937 

- 85 235 (NA) (NA) 59 178 38 124 

- 45 65 (NA) (NA) 29 48 22 20 

- 28 (D) (NA) (NA) 17 (0) 11 5 

live, tack, pauitry, and their praduct, ____________________ _ Pouitry and paultry product' __________________________ _ Dairy product, _____________________________________ _ 

Ca«le and caives ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pig'-_____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, iambs, and woal ______________________________ _ 

Other fivestack and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

'1974 data include soies of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PRESTON COUNTY, W. VA. 355 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Farms in farms cropland Farms in farms cropland 

All 10rms ___________________________ _ 

- Forms with- 721 635 141 261 681 137 260 30223 1 (D) (D) 

11 5 50 6 31 22 - - - 81 55 2465 66 2036 831 - - -

I to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

- 71 59 4 205 67 3 945 1 209 - - - - 86 92 7 150 85 7 075 2040 - - - - 121 115 14 175 117 13 690 3 520 - - -

- 92 83 14 716 91 14 549 3 175 1 (D) (D) 

- 56 

~!l :; ~11 51 10 141 2489 - - -

- 52 52 12 375 2 792 - - - - 108 91 37 433 103 35 870 6546 - - - - 37 36 25 371 37 25 371 4983 - - - - 3 3 3 665 3 3 665 627 - - - - 3 2 8 512 3 8 512 1 989 - - -

SO to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres- ____________________ _ 

100 10 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

14010 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

50010999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator;. Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvesfed cropland __________________________ _ 

Pan owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __ . ________________________________ _ 

1978 

Forms 

721 

681 

561 

527 

137 

132 

23 

22 

658 

52 

6 

5 

Forms with safes of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

384 

371 

264 

254 

105 

103 

15 

14 

346 

31 

6 

1 

Acres 

97 123 

22 640 

55 339 

11 189 

38 461 

10 637 

3 323 

814 

78 187 

9 259 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

258 

240 

179 

(NA) 

65 

(NA) 

14 

(NA) 

242 

13 

3 

Irrtgoted land 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acres 

74498 

17 158 

49 766 

10020 

20625 

6 104 

4 107 

1 034 

66336 

3808 

4354 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

.-~------_r------~--~--------~------~------~~----------~ All forms !I All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 1)974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ______________________________ 304 305 200 173 On form operated _____________________ _ 524 488 301 202 Other ________________________________ 417 324 184 82 Not on farm operated __________________ _ 111 53 43 15 

Oper01ors by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 86 88 40 38 

Under 25 years __ __ ____ ______ __ ______ __ 11 22 4 8 Operators reporting doys of work off farm: 25 to 34 years_. ____________ .__________ 82 54 42 25 None ________________________________ _ 240 188 149 92 35 to 44 yeors _________ . ___________ .____ 151 88 86 37 1 to 49 days __________________________ _ 47 34 32 15 45 to 54 years ______ ._ ... _____________ . 164 170 92 85 50 to 99days. ________________________ _ 16 19 8 10 55 to 64 years _ .. _ __ __ __ ____ __ ______ __ _ 158 173 84 66 100 to 149 days. ______________________ _ 14 25 6 13 65 years and ovor ______________ ._______ 155 122 76 34 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

Averageoge___________________________ ~ 51.8 52.4 51.5 51.0 200doysormore _____________________ _ __________ ~ ________ ~ L-__________ L-________ ~ 

68 42 45 13 

315 255 133 69 

'Applies only fa individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 doto are based on a sample of forms: see textJ 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 284 567 254 607 167 498 96 522 

- 557 1 461 496 1 407 298 1 271 219 1 253 

- 218 1 072 342 1 115 113 951 180 1 022 

- 425 91 (NA) (NA) 275 74 164 44 

- 308 131 318 97 193 120 167 85 

- 509 657 441 416 290 529 212 349 

- 367 154 231 70 248 129 130 55 

- 200 724 168 337 145 583 95 262 

- 22 12 15 19 22 12 8 17 

Lives tack and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and pouffry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________________ -----

Other ogricultural chemicols including lime ____________ -_ ---

Hired farm labor ________________ - _____ -- ---- - - ------ ---

Cant roct lobar ________________________ -_ ------ ---- -- ---

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________ -_ - ___ -------- ---- 164 68 180 48 110 59 106 38 

- 716 686 (NA) (NA) 374 579 (NA) (NA) 

- 716 497 623 292 374 409 256 213 

- 691 287 (NA) (NA) 369 232 242 133 

- 266 100 (NA) (NA) 192 89 154 39 

- 28 14 (NA) (NA) 22 (0) 11 4 

- 46 23 (NA) (NA) 37 21 

- } 10 25 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 256 38 

- 716 47 (NA) (NA) 374 36 

- 413 182 (NA) (NA) 257 163 (NA) (NA) 

- 62 7 (NA) (NA) 41 6 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and pefroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ -_ -_ ---- -- ---- Gasoline ____________________________ -_ -- ------ ----

Die!.el fuel ______________ . ______________ - - ---- -- ----

lP gas, butane, and propone ________________________ _ fuel oil ________________________________________ ---

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, ond greose _____________________ _ Electricity ______________________________________ -_ ---

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

356 PRESTON COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms· see text) 

All forms Forms with sok!s of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized. except posture ____________ -:- _____________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized _____________ ~ ______________ _ Ume _____________________________________________________ ._ 

502 20 362 289 16 298 - 501 16 357 288 13 089 - 157 4 005 115 3 209 - 232 6199 149 4 931 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliofion or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruiL ___ _ Insect control on livestock and pou!try _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

63 I 109 48 I 058 -

- 31 250 20 228 

32 112 13 50 -

7 1641 179 6 544 - 240 

- 6 

2211 5 (D) 

- 204 (X) 137 O() 

- 130 (X) 81 00 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

AU forms Form s with sales All farms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

721 622 

"12 583 8 819 

17 452 14 178 

117 149 259 161 1 152 170 i 

All forms 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

374 251 machinery and equipment- Can. 

9 365 5 538 $20.000 to $29.999 ______________________ 

25 039 ·22 064 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

41 27 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

67 

~! $100.000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

100 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Num ber 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other"cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

, Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

383 559 205 241 239 318 588 825 283 324 391 501 645 I 245 150 191 580 1 054 54 54 3 3 51 51 14 ·14 4 4 10 10 1 

110 111 24 24 86 87 

- - - - - - 313 337 92 99 222 238 481 503 77 78 414 425 

117 125 50 51 68 74 

1978 and 1974 

{1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

73 

46 

49 

15 , 

8 

2 ~ .J 

Forms 

407 

507 

558 

27 

9 

82 

(NA) 

198 

376 

86 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

212 10 263 (NA) 8 119 

(NA) 2 144 

44 I 929 

(NA) I 179 

- -

5 73 

(NA) 2 5261 

I 

10 (Dil (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

I 

84 54 60 

42 41 39 

6 48 4 r 15 , 101-1 7 ~ 10 1 i L I .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

540 267 676 267 977 185 

28 2 9 2 

87 20 (NA) (NA) 

209 70 380 72 

87 31 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2,500 or more Working lS~_days or more Working less tho n ) 50 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 200 51 00 168 (X) 145 95 - 600 (X) 109 (X) 491 369 531 

Forms wi/h-

- 48 28 28 32 32 39 28 - 63 12 24 56 112 55 16 - 57 6 21 58 188 41 20 - 29 5 36 21 (D) 8 21 - 3 - - I (D) 2 10 

) worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

1978 CENStl'S OF AGRICULTURE-'COUNTY DATA PRESTON COUNTY, W. VA. 357 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY I 

Inventory, 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ 659 (X) 601 (X) 355 (X) 244 (X) 

- 641 (X) 590 (X) 350 (X) 240 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 624 6 915 573 4 686 359 6359 245 4319 Any cottle, hogs. or sheep ____________________ $l,OOO_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 617 2 801

1 561 (NA) I 357 2421 244 lOBI 

Inventory: 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 626 19 773 576 21 OB2 344 15479 235 14212 Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ - 589 10 883 522 11 362 324 8 523 226 7643 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 504 7463 428 7 434 262 5305 152 3998 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 192 3420 223 3 928 130 3218 129 3645 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 504 5 081 1 (NA) (NA) 293 4073 188 3627 

- 511 3809 (NA) (NA) 281 2883 178 2942 

Soles; Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 601 9924 534 7352 352 8 543 239 5352 

$1.000_ - (X) 2 501 (X) (NA) (X) 2 195 (X) 937 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 430 4 759 (NA) (NA) 262 3942 164 2360 

$1,000_ - (X) 709 (JO (NA) (X) 569 (X) 189 Cottle __ .. ________________________________________ _ 

- 464 5 165 (NA) (NA) 295 4601 200 2992 

$1,000_ Fotlened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- (X) 1 791 (X) (NA) (X) 1 626

1 (X) 748 

- 82 653 (NA) (NA) 48 565 32 427 

- (X) 248 (X) (NA) (X) 224 (X) 122 

- 98 3903 (NA) (NA) 89 3732 104 2994 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory; Hogs and pigs __ .. ___________________________________ _ 

- 127 2046 118 1 728 72 1 430 52 1 232 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ - 66 380 (NA) (NA) 43 261 32 271 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ - 117 1 666 (NA) (NA) 68 1 169 49 961 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 3D ________________ _ - 68 409 63 472 45 294 34 368 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 53 200 43 240 35 143 24 188 June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 52 209 56 232 39 151 32 180 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 46 1 737 56 2 093 29 1 264 20 892 Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ _ - 44 1 211 (NA) (NA) 28 889 20 474 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 4 12 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 149 426 129 313

1 

72 204

1 

46 127 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 85 3 679 67 3 757 59 2660 38 3 221 

$1,000_ - (X) 235 (X) (NA) (X) 178 (X) 124 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 31 1 644 33 2 368 20 1 063 15 2097 

$1,000_ - (X) 48 (X) (NA) (X) 33 (X) 39 Sheep and lombL ___________________________________ _ 

- 44 1 253 55 1 569 29 935 22 716 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 44 1 347 (NA) (NA) 28 986 19 852 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 8800 (X) (NA) (X) 6899 (X) 4983 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 45 65 (NA) (NA) 29 48 22 20 Goats ____ __ ____ __ __ _ _____________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - $1,000_ (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Horses and ponies __ _ - 12 26 12 15 6 8 7 10 

- (X) 5 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 4 

POULTRY 

Inventory; Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 159 (X) 138 (X) 67 (X) 59 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 147 30 167 137 26 096 58 27 885 59 23459 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 142 29842 132 25 721 55 27 635 58 (D) 

- 13 325 (NA) (NA) 8 250 1 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 morrths old ___________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ T urk.eys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 22 497 3 45 9 138 - -

- 13 66 (NA) (NA) 5 26 3 13 

- 7 43 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- 10 23 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 1 (D) 

- 21 (X) (NA) (X) 10 (X) 2 (X) 

Sales: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 26 (X) 23 (X) 17 (X) 17 (X) 

- 18 (D) 23 24 338 13 (D) 17 24 183 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 18 (D) 22 24 272 13 (D) 16 24 127 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________________ -_ ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________ • __ . ______ -_ -. -- -- -. ---- ---

Poultry ond poultry products ______ . ___ . _________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 6 295 - - 3 (D) - - - 3 11 (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 51 (D) 53 245 26 (D) 30 239 

358 PRESTON COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for oU purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

• 1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978 __ 1974 __ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ DaIs lor groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Rye lor groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lext) _________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Olher lame dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexI) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Red clover seed (pounds) ' ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 __ 1974 __ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978 __ - 1974 __ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 __ 1974 __ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Slrawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978 __ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

Forms 

289 

269 

216 

192 

151 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

3 

4 

-

-

3 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

24 

37 

159 

(NA) 

I (NA) 

- (NA) 

9 

(NA) 

-

I 

-

-

-

-

-

-

33 

33 

-

2 

659 

540 

259 

(NA) 

452 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

II 

13 

10 

(NA) 

2 (NA) 

- (NA) 

23 

17 

21 

(NA) 

8 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

5 

3 

5 (NA) 

6 

-

Harvested 

Acres 

5 536 

4 574 2 903 

2 298 2 633 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

8 

57 

-

-

8 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

198 

227 

I 522 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

98 

(NA) 

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

38 

86 

-

(D) 

23 419 

18 233 

6 702 

(NA) 

13 765 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

58 

128 

(0) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

58 

28 

46 

(NA) 

2 (NA) 

4 

(NA) 

3 

I 

3 (NA) 

5 

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres Forms 

(X) I - - 205 

(X) (NA) (NA~I 162 

235 173 - 148 

150 432 (NA) (NA) 103 

40 807 - 131 

(NA) (NA) 

(N~I 113 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 5 

(X) - (NA) I 

3 

(X) (NA) I 

- - - (NA) (NA) -

(0)1 - - 3 

(NA~I (NA) (NA) I 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) -

(X) - - -

(X) I (NA) (NA)I -

5 657 - (NA} I 

14 

7424 (NA) 23 

74 III - 114 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 114 

(D) - (NA~I I 

(NA) (NA) II 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA: I 3 (X) - 4 

(X) (NA) (NA) 22 

- - - - (D) (NA) (NA) I 

- - - - - (NA) (NA) -

- - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - 6 103 - - 16 

14 138 (NA) (NA) II 

- -

(NA~I - (D) (NA) - 48 159 - 361 

34 984 (NA) (NA) 225 

17 5531 -

(NA)i 

178 

(NA) (NA) 96 

25 615 - - 244 

(X) - - - (X) (NA) (NA) 7 

- - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 

- - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 

(X) - - 7 (X) (NA) (NA) 8 (X) - - 6 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 (X) - - - (X) (NA) (NA) 3 (X) - - -

(X) I (NA) 

(N~I -

(X) - 9 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 15 730 (NA) (NA) 9 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

654 (NA) (NA) 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

166 (NA) (NA) 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) I 

(X) I (D) 4 (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) I (X) - - 4 (X) (NA) (NA) -

Farms with so~s of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

5044 (X) I - - 3 981 (X) - -

2613 210 628 - -

I 906 127 593 - - 2 431 38 007 - - 2 022 29 158 - -

- (X) - - 53 (X) - -

8 (X) I - - (0) (X) - - - - - -

- - - - 8 (D) - - (0) (0) - - - - - -

- - - - - (X) - - - (X) I - -

144 4 405 - - 179 5906 - -

I 261 62 729 - - I 217 63 449 - -

(D) (D) - -

174 9 010 - -

- - - -

15 575 1 - -

57 (X) - -

208 (X) I (D) 

- - - - (0) (D) - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - 28 4 539 - -

62 II 928 - -

-

38 54~ I - -

- - -

16 653 - -

II 421 24 877 - -

5 164 14 8781 - -

3 293 7 634 - - 9 400 19 455 - -

- (X) - -

65 (X) - - - - - - 24 960 - - - - - -

27 2 295 - -I 

54 (X) - - 126 (X) - - (0) (X) - - 100 (X) - - - (X) - - I (X) - -

- (X) - - - (X) I -

] 13 (X) - 10 (X) I - - 9 8 840 (NA) (NA) 

10 76 500 (NA) (NA) 

(D) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (X) I (D) 

(D) (X) - - (D) (D) I (D) 

(D) (D) - - (0) (X) - - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

PRESTON COUNTY, W. VA. 359 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or mOT'e 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Far-ms Acres 

- 502 64 077 475 58 514 216 36 481 129 24408 

- (X) 128 (X) 123 (X) 169 (X) 189 

- (X) 222 720 (X) 222 720 (X) 222 720 (X) 222 720 

- (X) 28.8 (X) 26.3 (X) 16.4 (X) 11.0 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land areo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________ .. __ ~~ ___________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

- 115 320 (X) 54095 (X) 160 477 (X) 80 000 (X) 

- (X) 950 (X) 439 (X) I 005 (X) 423 

Average per fonn _____________________________ dallors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

- 487 23 9421 463 23 789 209 14490 125 10383 

- 464 8 274 424 7 583 200 5346 121 3965 

Land in forms according to use: Total cropland ____________________ ~ _________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________ ~ __________________ _ 

By acres harvested; 

- 198 (D) 195 (NA) 60 214 38 (NA) 

- 117 I 563 93 (NA) 51 690 24 (NA) 

- 74 I 639 63 (NA) 31 694 15 (NA) 

44 I 548 49 (NA) 28 993 25 (NA) 

- 26 I 804 19 (NA) 25 (D) 14 (NA) 

- 4 441 4 (NA) 4 44~1 4 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - (NA) 

- I (D) I (NA) 1 (0) 1 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ~ ______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ____ ...: _____________ ~ __________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______ ~ _______________ _ 

- 290 13 573 310 13 760 128 7688 82 5008 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 120 2095 90 2 446 56 I 456 32 I 410 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 32 322 (NA) (NA) 18 215 II 134 

- 12 60 (NA) (NA) 6 49 14 443 

- 26 294 (NA) (NA) 12 262 4 191 

grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropla nd idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 72 I 419 (NA) (NA) 28 930 12 642 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 406 31 240 359 24 265 173 17613 96 10 070 

- 277 II 793 (NA) (NA) 122 6 154 65 3054 

- 248 19447 (NA) (NA) 107 II 459 53 7016 

Woodlond postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not past,ured ____________________________ _ 

Ot her land _________________________________________ _ 

- 378 8895 352 10460 161 4378 102 3 955 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, efc _______ _ 

- 130 5 527 (NA) (NA) 59 2986 44 2 357 

- 350 3 368 (NA) (NA) 142 I 392 88 I 598 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 432 30893 (NA) (NA) 188 16 828 (NA) 10 419 

Irrigated land ____________________ ~ ___________________ _ 

- 7 14 I (D) 6 (D) I (D) Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 7 14 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 10 69 (X) (X) 10 69 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text, 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 502 I 950 475 I 514 216 I 599 129 I 131 Average per form ___________________________ dollars-- (X) 3884 ()O 3 187 (X) 7401 (X) 8 767 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ - I (D) I (NA) I (0) I (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 4 (NA) 2 (D) 4 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 8 226 4 (NA) 8 226 4 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ - 24 343 9 (NA) 24 343 9 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- ·48 322 41 (NA) 48 322 41 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ - 133 467 68 (NA) 133 467 68 (NA) Less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ - 286 351 348 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 46 102 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ - 65 llO (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 74 93 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see texf) ____________________________ _ 

- 101 47 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ____________________________________ -_ ---___ - --- 290 874 312 865 143 697 (NA) (D) Grains _, ___________________________________________ _ 

- 30 190 (NA) (NA) 23 184 33 197 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity (redit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _________ ~ _____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 225 447 (NA) (NA) 107 313 77 259 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ________________________________________ - __ _ 

- 67 134 (NA) (NA) 37 103 32 41 

- 15 16 (NA) (NA) 9 13 7 25 

- 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 5 3 

- 3 (D) 3 113 3 (0) 2 (0) 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berrieL _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Ot her crops ____________________________________ -- - __ - 13 II (NA) (NA) 8 9 6 21 

- 335 I 076 313 645 170 901 106 473 

16 102 27 137 9 100 II 134 

- 6 12 (NA) (NA) 6 12 6 63 

- 305 841 (NA) (NA) 162 688 98 236 

livestock, poultry, ond their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products ___________________________ _ 

Dairy products ______________________________ -___ - __ _ Co ftfe and celves __ ~ _____________________________ - __ _ 

22 (D) (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 18 (D) 

3 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

38 45 (NA) (NA) 16 33 7 7 

Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woof _______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

11974 dato include soles of forest products. 

360 PUTNAM COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested crop lond Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 502 475 64 077 464 60 381 8274 7 812 103 

- 27 20 119 24 102 56 I (D) (D) 

- 95 72 2 936 86 2 716 549 I (D) (D) 

Forms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ , 1010 49 ocreL ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 

- 46 63 2662 40 2 327 436 I (D) (D) 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

- 96 96 8096 88 7441 I 386 I (D) (D) 

- 100 96 II 563 95 10998 I 556 - - - 10010 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

14010 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 43 53 6720 40 6264 874 I (D) (D) 

- 30 27 

~il 30 5 986 

'1 - - -

- 25 13 24 5 759 2 (D) (D) 

- 31 30 10475 29 9907 1279 - - - - 6 2 4006 5 3 366 280 - - - - 2 3 (D) 2 (D) (D) - - - - I - (D) I (D) (D) - - -

18010 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

22010 259 ocres ___________________ _ 

26010 499 ocr .. ___________________ _ 

50010 999 ocr .. ___________________ _ 

1,00010 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ • ________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

502 

464 

389 

356 

92 

89 

21 

19 

479 

22 

I 

All forms 

Acres 

64 077 

8 274 

45 004 4 868 

17 541 

3 062 

I 532 

344 

61 400 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Farms Acres 

475 58 514 

424 7 583 

404 47082 (NA) 5 347 

49 9 101 

(NA) I 856

22 2 331 1 

(NA) 380 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

216 

200 

152 

139 

55 

53 

9 

8 

205 

11 

Acres 

36481 

5 346 

23 177 

2 627 

12 701 

2442 

603 

277 

347n 

I 709 

1974 

Forms 

129 

121 

93 

(NA) 

24 

(NA) 

12 

(NA) 

127 

2 

Irrigated 

land 

14 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

-

(D) 

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

Acres 

24408 

3 965 

16981 

2 039 

6 122 

I 617 

I 305 

309 

(D) 

(D) 

All forms Forms wnh sales of All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of res idence: Forming ______________________________ 135 171 71 67 On form operoled _____________________ _ 

Olher ________________________________ 367 304 145 62 Nolan form operaled __________________ _ 356 329 157 88 75 58 34 14 

Operators by age group: I Not reported __________ -----------------

Under 25 years ________________________ 7 11 3 2 Operators reporting days of work off form: 2510 34 yeorL________________________ 67 43 28 14 None ________________________________ _ 

3510 44 yeors_________________________ 89 75 29 17 I 10 49 doyL _________________________ _ 

451054 yeorL________________________ 104 98 42 23 5010 99 doys _________________________ _ 

5510 64 yeorL________________________ 131 149 68 41 10010149 doys _______________________ _ 

65 years and over______________________ 104 99 46 32 15010 199 doyL ______________________ _ 

Average oge___________________________ 51.8 53.3 52.9 54.2 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

71 88 25 271 

145 145 66 50 17 21 13 2 II 11 3 2 16 15 5 5 19 23 II 5 279 214 

~----------~------------ ~----------~------------- 112 44 

lApplies only fa individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 160 256 204 159 106 232 60 78 - 256 243 330 248 129 193 91 168 - 72 99 198 150 42 93 77 130 - 140 18 (NAl (NA) 77 16 41 4 - 182 35 188 29 82 26 59 21 - 375 178 380 123 168 139 112 85 - 177 47 117 21 106 39 45 17 - 117 52 123 61 56 44 40 49 - 13 9 9 5 9 5 2 (D) 

- 71 22 90 15 30 6 26 7 

Liveslock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds __________ . ___________ _ Animal health cosls ___________________________________ _ 

~eeds, bu!bs, pl~~ls, and Irees __________________________ _ 

ammerciol fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Olher agricullurol chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor _____________________________________ _ 

Conlrocllobor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 498 181 (NAl (NA) 218 120 (NA) (NA) - 498 161 454 102 218 106 129 57 - 423 97 (NAl (NA) 198 61 129 42 - 138 26 (NAl (NA) 73 20 16 2 - 11 7 (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 3 I - 3 1 (NAl (NA) I (D) } - 59 9 (NAl (NA) 37 8 129 12 - 498 21 (NAl (NA) 218 12 - 164 19 (NAl (NA) 94 13 (NAl (NA) - 17 2 (NAl (NA) 13 I (NAl (NA) 

Energy and pelroleum producls __________________________ _ 

Pelroleum producls _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

LP ~os, bulone, and propone ________________________ _ Fue oil-_________________________________________ _ 

Nolural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, ond grease _____________________ _ Eleclricily __________________________________________ _ 

Olher - coal, wood, cake, elc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PUTNAM COUNTY, W. VA. 361 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

Posture and range/and fenilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays. dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-

- 366 4424 159 

- 354 2966 158 

- 78 I 458 50 

- 114 I 499 69 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 56 356 33 

- 18 305 7 

- 6 6 6 Weeds. grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 66 581 41 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect conlrol on liyestock and poulfry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 21 554 18 

- 89 (X) 51 

- 51 (X) 32 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market yalue of all machinery and equipmenf ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dolla rs_ 

Forms by yolue group: $1 to 54,999 ________ . _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 . ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel fractorL __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self.propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (otfonpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage horYesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____ . __ . _______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market yalue of 011 

498 465 218 125 machinery and equipment-Con. 

4 988 3 921 3 094 I 481 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

10 016 8 432 14 191 11 848 $30.000 to 549,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

138 156 1 53 30 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

204 185 63 32 1 

$100,000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

97 92j 47 431 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Num ber 

199 255 96 III 125 144 

383 436 197 209 205 227 

433 571 87 104 377 467 

14 15 6 6 8 9 

9 10 6 6 3 4 

31 31 14 14 17 17 

- - - - - -

65 70 21 26 44 44 

220 227 33 33 187 194 

20 26 5 5 15 21 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

3386 

2 170 

I 216 

I 207 

313 

240 

6 

354 

545 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

112 2473 (NA) 2 257 (NA) 216 

3 56 

(NA) 64 

- - - - (NA) 967 

I (0) 

7 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

38 22 38 13 

4 9 4 6 

16 - 12 -

- ., { -

1 I ~ I I I 

-.J L - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

297 346 161 

361 413 154 

385 560 149 

7 8 I 

3 4 I 

23 24 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

57 66 12 

146 148 37 

17 20 2 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 117 9 (X) 110 (X) 56 40 

- 301 (X) 20 (X) 281 230 150 

Farm s ______________________________ - _____ -------- ------ - Workers __________________________________ ------------ -- -

Forms with- I worker ____________________ ----- - -- ------------ ---- -- - 2 workers ________________________ -- __ - _ -- -------------- 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

510 9 workers _________________________________________ _ JO workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 63 2 (0) 62 62 7 16 

- 15 6 12 10 20 15 8 

- 11 - - II 33 6 8 

- 27 I (0) 26 (0) 27 4 

- I - - I (0) I 4 

362 PUTNAM COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

AU forms Forms wifh soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 399 (X) 385 (X) 184 (X) III (X) 

- 349 (X) 350 (X) 163 (X) 104 (X) 

-

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1 ,000_ 

335 1 076 313 645 170 901 106 473 -

- 315 918 290 (NA) 163 756 104 268 1 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Doiry products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Otner nags and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sneep and lambs ____________________________________ _ Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 340 5 548 340 6608 160 3536 100 3 075 

- 310 2 775 283 3354 149 I 753 90 I 776 

- 299 2 718 265 3 103 147 1 722 86 1 615 

- 37 57 73 251 19 31 30 161 

- 249 1 352 (NA) (NA) 125 817, 69 676 

- 287 I 421 (NA) (NA) 136 966 70 623 

- 305 3 579 281 2453 162 2 880 1 98 1 2721 - (X) 841 (X) (NA) (X) 688 (X) 236 

- 229 2 118 (NA) (NA) I 119 1 689 73 685 

- (X) 373 (X) (NA) (X) 294 (X) 91 

- 224 1 461 (NA) (NA) 134 1 191 60 587 

- (X) 469 (X) iNA), (X) 394 (X) 145 

- 47 247 (NA) (NA) 32 204 15 154 

- (X) 89

1 

(XI (NA) 1 (X) 

771 

(X) 46

1 - 6 12 (NA) (NA) 6 12 6 63 

- 51 8041 72 7211 30 5401 28 563 

- 17 77 (NA) (NA) I 10 

4~1 14 77 

- 48 7271 (NA) (NA) 28 25 486 

- 18 120 28 

128

1 

11 88 15 96 

- 14 100 17 48 9 73 10 34 

- 11 20 23 80 7 15 11 62 

- 4 (D) 4 

108

1 

1 (D) I (D) 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) I (0) 

- 4 7 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) I (D) 

- 169 541 1 165 458 1 75 234, 41 155 

- 22 I 036 35 704 12 

842

1 

18 528 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (0) 

- 7 217 11 232 2 (0) 5 123 

- (X) 6 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (l() I Sneep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 3 99 1 (0) I (D) Sheep and lambs snorn ______________________________ _ 

- 3 50 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) I (0) Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 426 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (0) Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1 ,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 3 (D)I (NA) (NA) I 1 (D) 1 (OJ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 28 89 14 55 13 40 5 39 $1,000_ - (X) 42 (X) (NA) (X) 32 (X) 7 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 montns old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaugnter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept lor breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 montns old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________ : __________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Paultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 ,000_ 

- 102 (JOI 94 (XII 47 (X) I 27 (X) I 

- 98 9 524 92 10 191 46 8 502 27 8 473 

- 96 9416 87 9 909 45 8 439 27 (D) 

- 10 108 (NA) (NA) 5 63 I (D) 

- 4 27 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - 13 351 7 67 7 227 1 (D) 

- 12 69 (NA) (NA) 5 19 - -

- 5 37 (NA) (NA) I (0) - - - 9 32 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) - - - 20 (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) I - (X) 

- 12 (X) 12 (X) 9 (X) I 9 (X) 

- 8 4466 12 10 063 8 4 466 9 9 983 

- 8 4466 12 10 063 8 4 466 9 9 983 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - I (D) (NA) (NA)I - - - - - - - (NA) 

(NAij - - - - - I (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) - 16 102 27 137 9 100 11 134 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PUTNAM COUNTY, W. VA. 363 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for aU purposes --- ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ____ ._. ____________ 1978_ 

1974_ For siloge or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 90 I 191 (X) - - 52 I 032 (X) - - - 105 1 080 (X) (NA) (NA) 45 869 (X) - - - 86 I 141 92 729 - - 48 982 85 536 - - - 100 I 021 66069 (NA) (NA) 42 821 55 210 - - - 6 50 672 - - 6 50 672 - - 1974_ For ladder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 48 925 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 3 30 (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cut lor dry lorage or hay (tans, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed _____ •. ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

Wheat lor grain (bushels)_. _. __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oals lor grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NAl (NA) - - (X) - -

- 2 (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - - 11 137 4 138 (NA) (NA) 10 (D) (D) - - - 10 68 2 557 - - 7 57 2 022 - - 1974_ 80rley lor grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 66 I 650 - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye lor grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 4 168 6900 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 12 273 7 053 - - 9 256 6 700 - - . 1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 12 SOl 13779 (NA) (NA) 11 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cotton (boles) __ • ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 226 254 380 372 I (D) 108 171 262 667 1 (D) 

1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - 224 250 392466 (NAl (NAl 78 141 240 201 - - - 49 47 6 325 2 (D) 27 39 5 345 2 (D) 

1974_ - 58 72 6483 (NA) (NA) 20 60 5 586 I (D) 

Sweetpotaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 4 4 465 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - 4 (Z) 35 (NA) (NAl I (D) (D) - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - 352 6435 10 474 - - 159 3 820 7 115 - - 1974_ - 295 5 346 7 783 (NA) (NA) 89 2 121 3 812 - - A~olfo hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 59 723 I 913 - - 32 532 1 599 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 18 241 609 - - Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 272 4894 7672 - - 123 2 932 5 070 - - Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - -

All vegelables harvested for sale (see texl) _______ 1978_ - 15 34 (X) - - 9 , 27 (X) - - 1974_ - 22 61 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 41 (X) - - Swee1 corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 9 9 (X) - - 4 5 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) 5 26 (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 5 3 (X) - - 5 3 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 6 (X) - - Green peas excluding CDwpeos ________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 28 55 (X) 2 (D) 11 25 (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ - 27 37 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 12 (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 25 44 7 180 (NA) (NA) 11 24 I 700 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 10 (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see texI) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 6 2 (D) (NA) (NAl 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 8 I 625 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 14 18 (X) 2 (D) 7 14 (X) I (0) 

- 6 2 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (Z) (X) - - Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 12 16 43930 2 (D) 6 12 (D) I (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 3 I (X) 2 (D) 3 I (X) 2 (D) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

364 PUTNAM COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of '$2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

257 28 758 . 277 30 715 98 13672 56 12 557 

- 224 (X) 112 (X) 111 (X) 140 (X) - (X) 387 200 (X) 387 264 (X) 387 200 00 387 264 

- (X) 7.4 (X) 7.9 (X) 3.5 00 3.2 

-

Farms ____________________________________ -------- ---

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms _______________ .:.. __________ percenL 

125 471 (X) 48 881 (X) 144 870 (X) 81 482 (X) 

- 984 (X) 441 (X) 904 (X) 363 - (X) 

Value of land and buildings: 1 Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per ocre _____________________________ dollars247 11 9921 267 13 9161 94 6 2621 53 5 0861 - 232 4 769 246 4 922 89 2 591 51 2 110 -

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ Morvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

75 401 88 (NA) 22 95 12 (NA) - 64 (NA) 22 301 - (NA) 77 I 016 - 39 878 44 (NA) 15 348 11 (NA) - (NA) 24 872 32 (NA) 16 586 14 - 13 (NA) 9 (D) 9 (NA) 10 655 - (NA)I 5 (D~I 4 (NA) 7 94~1 4 - I (NAI - I (NA) - - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - -

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30'to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

150 6 101 193 7 601 62 2968 33 2 505 - 43 1 393 9 703 9 471 - 20 I 122 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland' ___________________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Posturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 7 (D) -

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - (0) I 

- (0)1 - 16 909 (NA) (NA) 6 2 

- 188 12581 196 12 608 70 5 698 37 5 7361 

- 114 3599 (NA) (NA) 45 I 442 14 706 

- 121 8982 (NA) (NA) 45 4256 30 5 030 I 

- 181 4 185 191 4 191 68 I 712 36 I 735 

- 58 2203 (NA) (NA) 15 779 9 519 - 167 1 I 982 (NA) (NA) 65 933 35 1 216 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, nat harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

(ropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in culti~ated summer fallbw ______________ _ Crop/and idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Wo<Xlland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Pastureland: 0/1 types __________________________________ _ - 215 11 903 (NA) (NA) 76 5 189 (NA) 3 730 

- 3 3 - - 2 (D) - -

- 3 3 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) -

(D)1 

- - - 4 27 00 (X) 2 (X) (X) 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pasturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land s.et aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ - 257 1 al7 277 1 429 98 1 471 56 1 146 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars-- (X) 707O (X) 5 159 (X) 15 010 (X) 20464 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ $1,SOO to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text} ____________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 1 (NA) 2 (0) I (NA) 

- 2 (D) 4 (NA) 2 (D) 4 (NA) 

- 3 81 1 (NA) 3 81 I (NA) 

- 11 133 5 (NA) I 11 133 5 (NA) 

- 25 175 16 (NA) 25 175 16 (NA) 

- 55 199 23 (NA) I 55 199 23 (NA) 

- 158 175 226 (NA) (Xl (X) 6 (NA) 

- 22 47 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 28 48 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 39 48 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 69 32 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (D) I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops __________________________________ .., ____________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ T ohaeca ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 69 459 98 189 35 416 (NA) 147 

- 5 12 (NA) (NA) I 2 

(D~I 3 3 - - - (NA) (NAl - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- I (0) (NAl (NA) 1 

(0) I - - - 44 101 (NA) (NA) 20 76 17 76 - 8 4 (NA) (NA) I (D) 3 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 9 314 11 50 7 (0) I 7 451 - 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) I (D) 

livestock, paultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and paultry praducts __________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

CaNle and calves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 211 1 358 226 1 230 85 I 055 49 992 - 14 (0) 7 796 9 (D) 6 (0) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

- 197 532 (NA) (NA) 78 396 43 146 - 18 40 (NA) (NA) 11 10 8 9 - 15 29 (NA) (NA) 9 25 8 13 - 18 26 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 1 (0) 

'1974 doto include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RALEIGH COUNTY, W. VA. 365 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- - 257 277 28 758 232 26 781 4 769 3 28 19 3 

1 to 9 acres 

50 10 to to 49 69 ocres ocr;~====================== _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

13 21 48 8 37 13 2 (0) (0) (0) 

70 84 2 023 63 1 868 619 1 (0) (0) (0) 

- 32 37 1 854 29 1 679 404 - - - - - 48 43 4 110 44 3 746 811 - - - - - 24 34 2884 23 2 770 446 - - - - - 30 16 4 775 27 4 292 564 - - - - - 9 16 : ~;I 8 1 607 200 - - - -

- 8 4 8 1 915 364 - - - - 19 15 6 503 18 6028 1 014 - - - - - 4 5 2 839 4 2 839 334 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ --------- 257 28 758 277 30 715 98 13 672 56 12 557 Harvested croplond ___________________ _ --------- 232 4 769 246 4 922 89 2 591 51 2 110 

Tenure of operator: FuJI owners _______ ..: _________________ _ --------- 216 22 751 236 23 062 76 10033 44 7416 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 195 3 684 (NA) 3 676 69 1 924 (NA) 1 334 Port owners ________________________ _ --------- 37 5 168 32 7 391 19 (0) 12 5 141 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 33 1 031 (NA) 1 165 17 (0) (NA) 776 

--------- 4 839 9 262 3 (0) - - Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested --------- 4 54 (NA) 81 3 (0) (NA) - cropland _________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 248 27 903 (NA) (NA) 95 13 336 55 (0) Partnership _________________________ _ --------- 8 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 336 1 (0) 

--------- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut ionol, etc._ 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

All farms I Forms with sales of I All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ____________________________ _ 

- 82 97 39 29 On farm operated ______________________ 194 196 68 37 Other _____________________________ _ 

- 175 179 59 27 Not on form operated ___________________ 29 41 16 9 

Operafors by oge group: Under 25 yeors ______________________ _ 51 

Not reported ___________________________ 34 39 14 10 

- 2 2 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeorL ______________________ _ 24 24 6 3 None _________________________________ 98 81 42 12 35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ - 46 38 18 6 1 to 49 day'-__________________________ 7 16 3 1 45 to 54 yearL ______________________ _ 

- 46 73 14 19 50 to 99 days __________________________ 3 - 1 - 55 to 64 yeorL ______________________ _ - 74 76 27 15 100 to 149 days ________________________ 8 13 1 6 65 yeors and over ____________________ _ 

Average oge _________________________ _ - 65 60 31 13 150 to 199 day'-_______________________ 16 18 7 4 

- 54.7 53.0 56.4 54.2 200 days or more ______________________ 116 124 41 20 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[l978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ________________________ ----

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________ -------- ---

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ______________ ---

Hired form lobar ______________________ -_ - - -------- -- ---

Contract labor ______________________ ---_ -- -- -------- ---

- 100 99 85 110 53 60 18 78 

- 223 416 188 627 89 356 39 523 

- 37 264 108 548 6 240 28 504 

- 133 19 (NA) (NA) 63 14 24 3 

- 79 60 102 13 15 55 21 7 

- 173 107 180 79 68 70 39 50 

- 111 25 83 10 42 17 16 5 

- 56 251 81 147 43 109 23 117 

- 7 10 12 6 6 (0) 5 4 

Cosfomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________ - ___ - - -------- ---- 76 33 55 13 28 22 8 4 

Energy and petroleum products _________ - -- -- ---------- ---

Petroleum products _____________ - ---- -- ---- ---- -- ----

Gasoline _______________ -- _ -- -- ---- -- ---------- ----

Diesel (uel __________________ ------ -- -. -------- ---- lP gas, butane, and propone ____ . ____________________ _ 

Fuel oil ______________ , ______ ------ -- ---------- -- --- Natura! gas ______________________ - ___ -- ------ -----

Kerosene, moJor oil. and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ________________________ -- -- ---- --- --- -----

Other - cool, wood, coke, etc. ________________ ---_ ------

- 241 138 (NA) (NA) 107 101 (NA) (NA) 

- 241 108 256 68 107 84 52 42 

- 204 56 (NA) (NA) 81 42 50 33 

- 101 14 (NA) (NA) 69 12 7 1 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 17 5 (NA) (NA) 12 5 

- 16 } 22 (NA) (NA) 3 18 52 8 

- 241 11 (NA) (NA) 107 8 

- 80 23 (NA) (NA) 46 15 (NA) (NA) 

- 47 8 (NA) (NA) 12 2 (NA) (NA) 

366 RALEIGH COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms· see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________________________ ---

(ropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ______ ..i.. _____________________ _ 

lime ______________________________________________ - ___ ----

162 3 116 61> - 161 2 302 61> - 53 814 30 - 84 1 018 33 - Sprays, dusts, gronules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ - 24 49 13 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and PJsture _________________ _ 

- - - -

- 30 73 13 

36 428 15 - Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 1 

- 26 (X) 13 

- 19 (X) 5 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Average per farm ________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999-____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

-

-

-

- Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

- Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other com pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ 

- Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ Mower conditioners _______________________ _ 

Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

(1978 data are bosed on 0 sample of forms· see textJ 

All forms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AN D 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimated market value of all 

252 261 107 48 machinery and equipment-Con. 

3 440 2488 1 999 735 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

13 651 9 533 18 678 15 313 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

56 76 - 3 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

77 103 26 15 1 

$100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

63 60 35 19j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

123 177 61 68 86 109 159 210 83 96 92 114 195 265 72 78 136 187 

8 8 1 (0) 7 (0) 

- 111 - - - - 11 1 (0) 10 (0) 

- - - - - - 52 53 22 22 31 31 117 117 48 48 69 69 

13 13 7 7 6 6 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are bosed on a s.ample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All fOnTIs, 1978 

1 946 39 1 116 

1 364 (NA) 767 

582 (NA) 349 

549 4 57 

38 (NA) 110 

- - - 44 1 (0) 

254 1 

(NA) 60 

(0:1 

- -

(X) 3 (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

f/ 

39 11 37 

1 8 1 

8 2 7 

6 ' r - , 1 ~ III ~ -I - I..J i L I ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

166 202 83 209 264 94 207 295 83 - -

~I I (D) 

II II (NA) (NA) (NA) 

44 45 15 94 94 25 

12 12 9 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 56 13 (X) 46 (X) 43 23 - 221 (X) 29 ()O 192 182 177 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 17 11 (D) 8 8 II 4 - 8 - - 8 16 7 I - 12 - - 12 48 7 9 - 17 2 (0) 18 120 17 2 - 2 - - - - I 7 

J978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RALEIGH COUNTY, W. VA. 367 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 230 (X) 239 (X) 82 ()O 46 (X) 

- 214 (X) 228 (X) 72 (X) 40 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their produCfS _______ $1 ,000_ - 211 1 358 226 1 230 85 1 055 49 992 Any cotHe, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 202 601 1 214 (NA) 78 431 45 168 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 207 3978 223 5 034 71 2213 39 1 786 

- 193 2 125 190 2 633 66 1 188 37 917 

- 179 2 004 177 2460 65 1 172 36 885 

38 121 46 173 10 16 3 32 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 159 943 (NA) (NA) 58 546 29 514 

- 171 910 (NA) (NA) 62 479 31 355 

Soles: (aHle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 197 2 089 206 1 617 78 1 451 43 700 $1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 532 (X) (NA) (X) 396 (X) 146 

- 153 1 000 (NA) (NA) 59 624 24 295 $1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 195 (X) (NA) (X) 132 (X) 48 

- 155 1 089 (NA) (NA) 68 827 36 405 $1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- (X) 337 (X) (NA) (X) 264 (X) 99 

- 23 96 (NA) (NA) 8 50 5 33 

$1,000_ - (X) 32 (X) (NA) (X) 19 (X) 9 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Invenlory, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 38 308 35 675 17 138 7 259 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 14 52 (NA) (NA) 9 30 6 45 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 35 256 (NA) (NA) 15 108 7 214 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 15 36 16 104 10 28 7 53 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 8 18 14 57 5 13 5 25 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 11 18 13 47 8 15 6 28 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 15 794 17 1 080 9 647 9 750 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 15 462 (NA) (NA) 9 375 9 450 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales; 

- 46 114 61 151 1 12 28 8 14 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 18 477 17 505 11 238 8 265 

$1,000_ - (X) 40 (X) (NA) (X) 10 (X) 9 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 6 191 6 113 3 (D) 3 36 

$1,000_ - (X) 6 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) (Z) 

Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

- 15 649 16 1 009 9 552 8 587 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 15 551 (NA) (NA) 9 454 8 464 Pounds of wool ______________________ . _____________ _ - (X) 3 028 (X) (NA) (X) 2466 (X) 2 734 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 15 29 (NA) (NA) 9 25 8 13 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) --- (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 8 12 4 6 3 5 1 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 5 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (Z) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 58 (X) 48 (X) 19 (X) 11 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 55 (D) 47 100 974 19 (D) 10 100 159 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 53 (0) 46 70 331 19 (D) 10 (0) 

- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

Broilers and other meal-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________________ -_ ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________________ ---

Sales: 

- 7 77 3 22 2 (D) - - - 4 35 (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 4 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 14 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) I - (X) 

Any poultry ____________________________________ -- ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 6 (X) 6 (X) 3 (X) 5 (X) 

- 4 (D) 6 83 754 3 (0) 5 (D) 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 5 66 504 3 (D) 4 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pulle1s under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys __________________________ -- -- -- ---- -- ----

Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Of her poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - - - - - - - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 14 (0) 7 796 9 (0) 6 (0) 

368 RALEIGH COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

\ 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Forfodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums for all purpose'-____________________ 197B_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, 9reen) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ -

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 197B_ - 1974_ - Borley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small grains for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuls for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish polatoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hay crops (taos, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - A1folfo hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher tome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see text) ______ .1978_ - Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - ·Alfolfo seed (pounds) ____ . ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegelables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ Sweel - corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Green .peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Apples - (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - .~urs.ry and gr.enhous. products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

-

Forms 

34 

56 

26 

44 

13 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

5 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

2 

11 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 

I 

19 

37 

I 

-

219 

212 

51 

(NA) 

163 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

8 

14 

7 

(NA) 

2 

(NAl 

- (NA) 

14 

21 

13 

(NA) 

I (NA) 

6 

(NA) 

I 

3 

I (NA) 

9 

-

Harvested 

Acres 

353 

373 

127 

152 

226 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

83 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(D) 

45 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

(D) 

35 

46 

(D) 

- 4 367 

4375 

850 

(NA) 

3 085 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

9 

20 

7 

(AA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

31 

28 

28 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

(NAl 

22 

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quonlily Farms Acres 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

11 665 - - 10317 (NA) (NA) 

3 595 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) I - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) 

- (N~I (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(N~I - - (NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) (NA) I 

- - - (D) (NA) (NA) 

I 406 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) (NAil 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

(D) - - (0) (NA) (NA) 

5 974 - - 9 239 (NA) (NA) 

(D) - - - (NA) (NA) 

6 335 - - 6 171 (NA) (NA) 

1 307 - (NA) (NA) (NAil 

4599 - -

()() - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA)I (NAl (NA) I 

(X) - - ()() (NAl (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NAl (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NAl (NAl 

(X) - - (X) (NAl (NAl 

(X) - - (X) (NAl (NA) 

23 362 (NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NAl (NAl 

.(D) (NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NAl (NA) 

I 772 (NAl (NAl 

(NA) (NAl (NAl 

(X) - - ()() (NA) (NAl 

(D) - - (NA) (NA) (NAl 

(X) 3 3 (X) (NAl (NAl 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

18 173 ()O - -

17 244 ()() - - 12 36 3 916 - - 8 41 3468 - - 9 137 2029 - - 10 203 3 538 - - (X) - - - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X)I - - 2 (D) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - - - - -

(X) - - - -

- - (X) - -

- - - - - 1 (D) (D) - - 8 39 1 222 - - 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 10 27 (D) - - 6 32 8 127 - -

- - - - - - - - - - 79 2 382 3 871 - - 39 1 776 3 053 - -

22 564 952 - ·9 279 564 - =1 61 I 642 2 715 - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

I (D) (X) - - 4 4 ()() - - I (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - I (D) (X) - - 3 3 (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X), - -

6 18 (X) - - - - (X) - - 5 17 (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) 

- - (X) - - I (D) (X) - - - - - - - I (D) (D) - - 7 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- - (X) (NA) (NA) 

RALEIGH COUNTY, W. VA. 369 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

- 378 118663 392 134 667 216 88 490 160 96005 

- (X) 314 (Xl 344 (X) 410 (X) 600 - (X) 663 040 (Xl 663 040 (X) 663 040 (X) 663 040 

- (X) 17.9 (Xl 20.3 (X) 13.3 (X) 14.5 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: t 

- 148 114 (X) 94 224 (X) 167 400 (X) 135 563 (X) 

- (X) 512 (X) 274 (X) 468 (X) 226 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

- 358 34 815 382 36 1151 203 25 146 152 22453 

- 340 14630 346 14024 193 10 842 142 9160 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 40 181 46 (NA) II 47 2 (NA) 

- 76 993 87 (NA) 26 338 19 (NA) 

- 68 I 517 58 (NA) 27 621 19 (NA) 

- 65 2330 73 (NA) 44 1 571 35 (NA) 

- 60 4071 53 (NA) 56 3826 39 (NA) 

- 25 3 2811 23 (NA) 24 (0) 23 (NA) 

- 5 (0) 5 (NA) 5 (0) 5 (NA) 

- I (0) I (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres __ 

200 100 to to 499 199 acres- acres _============================= _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 236 18 530 267 19 751 130 13 512 89 12676 

- 29 1 655 47 2 340 16 792 II 617 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement 

- 9 207 (NA) (NA) 5 134 4 90 

- 5 III (NA) (NA) 4 (0) - -

- 4 40 (NA) (NA) 1 3 (0) 4 66 

- 17 I 297 (NA) (NA) 9 584 5 461 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 307 58 697 299 68 712 174 41 992 132 49502 

- 174 24696 (NA) (NA) 109 18 782 86 21 728 

- 192 34001 (NA) (NA) 98 23210 87 27 774 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 257 25 151 267 29 840 149 21 352 126 24050 Posturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 110 21 412 (NA) (NA) 76 19689 90 21 852 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 214 3 739 (NA) (NA) 120 1 663 102 2 198 

Pasturelond, all types- _________________________________ _ 

- 339 64 638 (NA) (NA) 200 51 983 (NA) 56 256 

Irrigated lond _ .. ______________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) - - I (0) Harvested - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other - - - (NA) land irrigated _________________________________ _ (NA) - - - - Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 5 58 (Xl (X) 3 (0) (X) (X) 

! 1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

AII·'farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural producfs sold I _______________ _ - 378 3 725 392 2492 216 3 278 160 I 942 Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 9854 (X) 6 357 (X) 15 176 (X) 12 138 

Forms by volue of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ - 4 (0) 2 (NA) 4 (0) 2 (NA) $40.000 10 $99.999 _________________________________ _ - 13 (0) 5 (NA) 13 (0) 5 (NA) $20.000 10 $39.999 _________________________________ _ - 22 611 17 (NA) 22 611 17 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 40 586 25 (NA) 40 586 25 (NA) 

- 69 486 47 (NA) 69 486 47 (NA) 

$2.500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ - 68 245 53 (NA) 68 245 53 (NA) 

- 161 189 242 (NA) (X) (X) 11 (NA) $2.00010 $2,499 _________________________________ _ - 32 69 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see texf) ____________________________ _ 

- 30 51 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 34 40 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 65 29 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (0) I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 98 308 151 (0) 59 269 (NA) (0) 

- 23 29 (NA) (NA) 16 24 26 75 

Crops ______________________________________ - _____ ----

Grains __________________________________ -_ ------ ---

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cofton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

T ohacco ______________________ -- ____ -- -_. -------- ----

- 75 184 (NA) (NA) 45 153 42 132 

- 8 4 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 2 (0) 

- 6 7 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 2 (0) 

- 4 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 2 (0) 

Field seeds, hoy, foroge, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ ---

Nursery ond greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 330 3417 337 1 849 207 3009 157 I 513 

24 (0) 26 143 14 (0) 6 129 

- 20 618 (NA) (NA) 17 504 16 312 

- 286 2 148 (NA) (NA) 191 1 921 147 829 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry productL _______________________ ----

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

22 47 (NA) (NA) 14 19 12 17 

108 359 (NA) (NA) 75 327 83 214 

- 20 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 8 13 

Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________ ~ ______________________ _ 

Other livesfock and lives tock products (see text) _________ _ 

1197.4 data include sales of forest products. 

370 RANDOLPH COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrtgoted 

1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland lond 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 378 392 118663 340 108 947 14630 2 (O) (O) (O) 

Forms with- 1 to 90cres _____________________ ..: __ - 9 4 26 5 6 6 I (O) (O) (O) 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ - 44 53 I 356 37 I 133 457 I (O) (O) (O) 

50 fa 69 acres _____________________ _ 

- 29 26 I 779 27 I 656 640 - - - - 70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

- 39 44 3 228 34 2 799 710 - - - - 100 to 139 aeres. __________________ _ 

- 48 58 5 678 44 5 189 I 126 - - - - 140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ - 39 25 6097 38 5943 I 062 - - - - 180 to 219 aeres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 aeres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre5-_______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 33 il 6 519 28 5499 il - - - -

- 22 5 266 21 5 OM - - - - - 51 67 18 616 46 16 824 2 598 - - - -

- 43 42 30678 42 29 736 3332 - - - -

- 16 20 20 187 13 15 885 I 317 - - - -

- 5 7 19 233 5 19 233 I 820 - - - -

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms - Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

--------- 378 118 663 392 134 667 216 88 490 160 96005 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

--------- 340 14 630 346 14024 193 10 842 142 9 160 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ --------- 288 78 827 290 86 639 152 53 453 93 58 323 Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Port owners _________________________ _ --------- 256 9 355 (NA) 7 940 132 6 161 (NA) 4469 

--------- 79 37 092 87 43 665 58 32 769 58 34 333 Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ --------- 75 4858 (NA) 5 589 56 4 421 (NA) 4 328 

--------- II 2744 15 4 363 6 2 268 9 3 349 Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 9 417 (NA) 495 5 260 (NA) 363 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporotion _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 343 99 647 (NA) (NA) 195 78 670 153 92 860 

--------- 25 9 787 (NA) (NA) 14 6 567 4 I 457 

--------- 7 3 080 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 2 (0) ianal, etc __ 3 6 149 (NA) (NA) I (D) I (O) 

All forms I Forms with sales of 1 All farms I Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more I 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of res idence! 

- 143 163 100 93 On form operated ______________________ 275 252 159 105 - 235 225 116 64 Not on farm operated ___________________ 59 74 33 31 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ____________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________ _ 

II Not reported ___________________________ 44 62 1 24 211 

- 5 2 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 

- 27 31 16 15 None _________________________________ 120 106 74 50 - 70 69 39 27 1 to 49 dayL __________________________ 21 15 18 10 - 91 85 48 40 50 to 99 doy'-_________________________ 12 13 6 7 - 102 113 61 46 100 to 149 days ________________________ 6 12 4 6 - 83 .89 50 29 150 to 199 days ________________________ 19 29 II II - 53.5 53.9 54.1 52.9 200 days or more ______________________ 187 175 95 51 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 years-______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms I farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses farms ($I,OOO) forms ($l,OOO) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and paultry _______________ " ___________ _ Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds. bulbs, plants, and trOj>s __________________________ _ Commerciol fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gosoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~ey~~j Notural _~~~a~:_a_n_d_~~~~~~ == == ==== == == == == ==== == === gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene. motor oil, ond gre05e _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other -coal. woad, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 133 503 180 434 103 488 77 383 - 278 540 306 456 183 416 135 305 - 66 321 206 264 34 254 101 178 - 183 52 (NA) (NA) 139 44 88 18 - 140 70 171 52 89 60 76 35 - 212 164 231 152 140 127 116 115 - 191 97 121 34 121 67 55 23 - 134 286 132 255 109 200 79 142 - 12 7 23 11 6 5 16 10 

- 79 25 87 46 51 19 1 50 41 

- 373 268 (NA) (NA) 216 225 (NA) (NA) - 368 202 371 191 211 173 158 136 - 347 133 (NA) (NA) 195 114 147 97 - 102 30 (NA) (NA) 79 26 57 (O) - 22 6 (NA) (NA) 16 4 I (0) - 21 6 (NA) (NA) 19 - 17 9 (NA) (NA) 16 (O) (0) 1 158 18 - 368 19 (NA) (NA) 211 15 1

_ - 207 60 (NA) (NA) 146 47 (NA) (NA) - 28 6 (NA) (NA) 18 51 (NA) {NA)I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RANDOLPH COUNTY, W. VA. 371 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-

- 190 5 040 128 

- 189 3 667 127 

- 61 1 373 54 - 124 2 715 80 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for -

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

$.anitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 28 274 24 

- 2 (D) 2 

- 9 26 5 

- 126 1 918 1 

90 

- 1 

(Dli 1 - 96 (X) 74 

- 53 (X) 43 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of oU machinery and equipmenL ___________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dol/orL 

Forms by value group: $110 $4.999 __________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19.999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

AutomobjleL ____________________________ _ 

Motonrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctorL __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cotfonpickers ______ ~ _____ ~_ ~ _____________ ~ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers _______ ~ ____________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

373 369 216 150 machinery and equipment- Con. 

5 515 4 081 4094 2 332 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

14 786 11 060 18 954 15 547 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

71 1111 40 24 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

135 99 39 24 $100,00010 $199,999 ____________________ 

66 98 j 48 56 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Monufoclured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number fo~ms Number 

199 257 121 138 102 119 

288 426 169 204 168 222 

327 530 103 115 278 415 

3 3 - - 3 3 

12 14 1 (0) 11 (0)1 55 55 20 20 35 35 

- - - - - - 121 127 32 33 92 94 

197 201 34 34 165 167 

57 IIJ 5 5 54 55 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

3 775 2 707 1 068 2356 

257 

(0) 

7 

1 337 1 

(D!I 00 

(X) 

All forms 

1978 

44 

39 

16 

2 ' 

- ~ - .J 

forms 

264 

295 

305 

4 

6 

24 

(NA) 

88 

196 

31 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

116 3618 (NA) 2424 (NA) 1 194 

19 443 

(NA) 195 

- - - - (NA) 882 

2 (D) 

10 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

43 39 31 

15 33 13 

2 15 2 r 2 

111 1 - - jL - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

321 149 

376 135 501 121 

4 - 6 2 

25 4 (NA) (NA) 

95 29 

207 45 

34 10 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 134 13 (X) 132 (X) 109 79 

- 543 (X) 46 00 497 471 597 

Farms ____________________________________ -------- ------ -

Workers ________ .. _________ - __ - ------ -- ---- -------- ---- - --

Forms with- I worker ________________________________ - _____ -_ ---- -- -

2 workers ____________________________ -_ - - ------ -- ------ 3 ar.4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

- 24 6 6 24 24 13 9 

- 40 4 6 41 82 34 4 

- 19 2 (D) 20 64 13 19 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

JO workers or mor~ _____________________________________ _ - 39 - - 39 232 38 26 

- 12 I (0) 8 95 II 21 

372 RANDOLPH COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

AII'forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Nvmber Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 1 1 

Inventory: \ Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 339 ()O 364 ()O 200 (X) 155 (X) 

- 324 (X) 354 (X) 195 (X) 153 (X) 

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their product s _______ $1,000_ 

Any col1le, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 330 3 417 337 1 849 207 3 009 157 1 513 

- 319 2554 1 

324 (NA)I 202 2 267 1 

155 1 060 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 302 11 651 335 12 890 187 9 719 149 9 526 

- 278 6409 298 6 850 170 5 325 136 505O 

- 256 5 740 266 6 073 155 4836 121 4513 

- 81 669 146 777 49 489 68 537 

- 218 2 199 (NA) (NA) 1 137 1 8031 99 1 700 

- 250 3043 (NA) (NA) 162 2 591 123 2 776 

- 286 6979 298 6 035 191 6215 1 

147 493O 

- (X) 2 148 (X) (NA) (X) 1 921 (X) 829 

- 192 2447 (NA) (NA) 127 2 2021 111 2 350 

- (X) 523 (X) (NA) (X) 478 (X) 264 

- 234 4 532 (NA) (NA) 164 4013 117 2 580 

- 00 1 624 1 

(X) (NA)I (X) 1 4421 (X) 565 

- 23 596 (NA) (NA) 15 274 8 116 

- (X) 

2211 

(X) (NA) I (X) 95 (X) 31 

- 20 618 (NA) (NA) 17 504 16 312 

- 49 7121 69 8241 25 295 30 304 

- 13 106 (NA) (NA) I 8 471 9 26 

- 43 606 (NA) (NA) 22 248 28 278 

- 15 138 17 113 10 48 9 57 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 13 73 14 52 10 29 8 26 

- 9 65 15 61 5 19 9 31 

Sheep and lambs-___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 104 

8518

1 

142 10 118 74 7 501 83 8 033 

- 103 5 694 (NA) (NA) 73 4962 83 6078 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 67 246 1 85 2441 33 106 1 30 133 1 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 22 607 19 796 14 315 12 448 

$1,000_ - (X) 47 (X) (NA) (X) 19 (X) 17 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 5 113 7 239 5 113 5 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 3 (J() (NA) (X) 3 (X) 4 Sheep and lomb,-___________________________________ _ 

- 107 6629 137 8 752 75 5 906 83 7 144 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 105 6441 (NA) (NA) 74 5 614 83 6 802 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 38 255 (X) (NA) (X) 33662 (X) 42 788 Sheep, lombs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 108 359 (NA) (NA) 75 32~ I 83 21~1 - - - (NA) (NA) - -

- (X) - (X) (NA) ()O 

(0) I (X) - - 10 20 4 8 2 4 8 

- (X) 4 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 4 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or oldeL _____________________ _ 

Hens and puHets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

1 

- 88 (X) 118 (X) 43 (X) I 55 (X) 

- 85 2 394 117 3 713 42 1 527 54 1 270 

- 84 2269 114 3 466 41 (D) 52 1 199 

- 6 125 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 3 28 

- 3 11 (NA) (NA) 3 11 - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 10 239 6 167 4 30 2 (0) 

- 4 15 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - - 12 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

Any pouUry _______ ----_____________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meaHype chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _______ ~ ____________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 14 (X) 11 (X) 7 (X) 1 (X) 

- 9 352 10 503 4 255 - -

- 8 (D) 9 443 3 (D) - - - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D~I 1 (O~ I - - - (NA) (NA) - - - 1 (X) (NA) (X) - (X~ i - (X~ t - 24 (0) 26 143 14 (0) 6 129 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RANDOLPH COUNTY, W. VA. 373 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sates of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Fanns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 92 1 586 (X) 1 (0) 74 1 118 (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 122 1 606 (X) (NA) (NA) 83 1 269 (X) - - - 67 849 106 170 1 (0) 51 503 54 592 - - - 90 837 72 677 (NA) (NA) 57 586 54 096 - - - 47 737 14496 1 (0) 42 615 12 153 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1976_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 49 (0) 11 234 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- - - (X) I - - - - (X) - - - 7 97 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheot for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Oots for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 9 52 2 271 (NA) (NA) 6 34 1 237 - -

- 21 103 5 138 - - 16 72 2 969 - - 1974_ Borley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 23 206 8 772 - - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - -

- 1 (0) (X) - (NA-;i 

- - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans. (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts. (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - T aboeco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 24 8 775 - - 8 3 386 - - 1974_ - 36 72 7460 (NA) (NA) 16 23 3 408 1 (0) 

Sweet potatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ - 324 13 082 23 158 - - 186 9 738 18 503 - - 1974_ - 327 11 975 21 479 (NA) (NA) 136 7834 15 084 - - Alfolfo hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 83 2 341 4 912 - - 64 1 993 4 623 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 24 803 1 935 - - Other tome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 239 9 366 16 158 - - 134 6 941 12 601 - -

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ - 8 13 (X) - - 7 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - 8 63 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 6 (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 8 11 (X) - - 7 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - T omolces _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos- _______________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 17 69 (X) - - 8 43 (X) - - 1974_ - 22 55 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 8 (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 17 66 83 550 (NA) (NA) 8 43 79 400 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 82 000 (NA) (NA) 

Peoches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Grope, (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 4 1 340 (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - -

1974_ - 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (D) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 4 2 (X) 1 (0) 2 (0) (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

374 RANDOLPH COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ________________________________ - ___________ ---

Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land areo _________________________________ _ Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

314 78 305 316 74 3171 143 47 ~I 97 36 411 - (X) 249 (X) 235 (X) ()() 375 - (X) 289 280 (X) 289 280 (X) 289 280 (X) 289 280 - (X) 27.1 (X) 25.7 (X) 16.5 (X) 12.6 - I 

Value of land and buildings: I Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per ocre _____________________________ dollors_ 90 471 (X) 42 604 (X) 105 581 (X) 60 371 (X) 

- (X) 347 (X) 181 (X) 334 (X) 161 -

land in farms according to use; Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 303 28 4891 312 32 9001 136 18 2551 96 14 735 - 289 9 717 292 9 313 130 6274 89 5045 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

36 163 49 (NA) 9 32 4 (NA) 

- 60 (NA) 13 175 4 (NA) 66 904 - 1 530 58 (NA) 27 634 8 (NA) - 66 

67 2466 71 (NA) 38 1 416 32 (NA) - 40 (NA) 32 1 965 27 (NA) - 43 2602 

9 (D) 11 (NA) 9 (0)1 11 (NA) 

- 3 (NA) 1 (D) 3 (NA) - 1 (D) (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) 1 (D) -

- - - (NA) - - - (NA) -

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 198 17 819 240 22412 89 11 708 65 9 567 - 40 953 34 1 175 12 273 2 (D) - Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 9 176 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 17 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 3 

7S:1 

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 29 (NA) (NA) 8 198 - -

- 287 31 2981 270 26 5541 132 16845 85 13 7491 

- 167 10392 (NA) (NA) 83 7320 55 6412 

- 202 20 906

1 

(NA) (NA) I 87 9 525 54 7 337

1 - 235 18 518 224 14863 107 12 675 64 7927 

- 116 15 910 I (NA) (NA) 55 11 254 42 5479 

- 207 2608 (NA) (NA) 88 1 421 52 2448 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 290 44 121 (NA) (NA) 134 30282 (NA) 21 458 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 1 (D) 1 (0) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (D) (X) (X) 1 (D) (X) (X) 

1]978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ - 314 1 366 316 985 143 1 159 97 775 Average per farm ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 4350 (X) 3 117 (X) 8 108 (X) 7990 

Farms by volue of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or mor"-__________________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 3 133 1 (NA) 3 133 1 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 4 117 5 (NA) 4 117 5 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 28 376 15 (NA) 28 376 1 

15 (NA) 

- 48 323 33 (NA) 48 323 33 (NA) 

- 60 210 40 (NA) 60 210 40 (NA) less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ - 171 206 222 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) 

- 30 67 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 30 51 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 47 60 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 64 28 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) 00 (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins __________________________ ... _________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 62 109 114 137 1 25 79 (NA) 90 

- 8 12 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ T obaceo ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 43 86 (NA) (NA) 17 65 30 68 - 5 4 (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 4 (0) 6 10 2 (0) 1 (D) 

- 5 3 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and paultry products __________________________ _ 

g~~~e Hags and ~nOdd~~~!e-5- pigL _____________________________________ == ==== ======== ======== ============ == _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 274 1 257 270 838 142 1 081 96 678 - 24 48 21 6 13 (D) 5 4 - 10 74 (NA) (NA) 4 70 8 162 - 256 1 102 (NA) (NA) 140 949 96 500 - 17 8 (NA) (NA) 6 4 2 (D) 

- 23 17 (NA) (NA) 12 9 12 (D) 

- 16 7 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 5 2 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA RITCHIE COUNTY, W. VA. 375 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Farms with harvested cropiand 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Farms in farms cropland 

All farms ________________________ •. __ _ 

- 314 316 Forms with- 78305 289 74378 9 717 

- 6 6 18 1 (0) (0) 

- 17 16 (0) 13 (0) (0) 

- 16 17 913 15 861 200 

- 25 44 2 142 24 2 on 479 

1 to 9 acres. ______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'-__________________ _ 

- 53 46 6354 51 6 HJ7 1 034 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 35 37 5609 34 5447 691 

- 25 22 4988 23 4 560 

'i\ - 39 31 9 264 ' 36 8 569 

- 72 65 26357 66 24 261 3009 

- 20 28 14085 20 14 085 1 380 

- 5 4 6006 5 6 006 848 

- I - (D) 1 (D) (0) 

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre'- __________________ _ 

1.000 to 1.999 ocres ________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more. _______________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

Lond in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners' __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants ______________________________________ . 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership ___________________________________ . 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estote or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

314 

289 

241 

221 

60 

57 

13 

11 

297 

16 

1 

All farms 

Acres 

78 305· 9711' 

51 926 

6642 

21 704 

2 713 

4675 

362 

72 875 

(D) 

(0) 

Farms 

31'6 

292' 

260 

(NA) 

42' 

(NA) 

14 

(NAI 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

Acres: 

74 317 

9313' 

53 562 

6549 

1'7 746 

2447 

3009, 

317 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NAl 

Farms with' irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

farms in farms. cropland 

1 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) (0) 

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of. $2.500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

143 

130 

95 

85 

39 

38 

9 

7 

138 

4 

1 

Acres 

47 775 6. 274 

26742 

3 828' 17 265 ' 

2 196 

3 768 

250 

43 990 

(0)' • 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

97 

89 

67 

(NAl 

28 

(NAl 

2 (NAl 

95 

2 

Irrigated land 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acres 

36 411 

5045 

21 001 

2 84.1 

(D) : 

2029 (D) 

175 

(D)' 

(D) 

r-~------_r------~--r---------~------~----~~~--------~ All farms 

1978 

110 

204 

2 

41 

63 

67 

50 

91 

52.8 

'1974 

131 

185 

2 

31 

64 

58 

60 

101 

54.3 

Farms with sales of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

All farms 

1978 

240 

37 

37 

93 

21 

8 

9 

16 

158 

Forms w·ith sales of 

$2,500 or more 

'1974 1978 '1974 

224 109 70 

41 15 15 

51 19 12 

84 49 29 

17 7 3 

6 5 2. 14 4 7 

32 8 11 

134 64 31 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974. 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 160 249 144 181 84 218 49 133 

- 252 203 245 186 134 145 80 137 

- 61 82 156 130 35 59 65 108 

- 210 23 (NAl (NA) 104 18 59 10 

- 96 16 87 10 49' 11 29 7 

- 178 71 149 46 85 43 48 25 

- 139 26 74 13 76 19 28 9 

- 121 75 93 38 72 65 45 31 

- - - 3 I - - 1 (Z) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs __________________________ ----------

Seeds. bulbs. plants, and trees _____ " __________ -----------

Commercial fertilizer ____________ -_____ -- --------------- Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Cantroct labor ________________________ -- ---------------

- 40 8 51 10 15 3 14 3 Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment ____________________________ ---------------

- 313 175 (NAl (NA) 142 116 (NA) (NA) 

- 313 145 305 97 142 97 96 59 

- 303 108 (NAl (NA) 142 73 96 44 

- 93 13 (NAl (NA) 42 7 16 7 

- 9 2 (NAl (NA) 4 2 - - - 21 I (NAl (NA) 11 (Z) 

- } 16 7 (NAl (NA) 16 7 96 8 

- 313 15 (NAl (NA) 142 8 

- 133 28 (NAl (NA) 82 20 (NAl (NA) 

- 10 2 (HAl (NA) - - (NAl (NA) 

Energy and petroleum praducfs ________________ -----------

Petroleum products __________________ -- -------------- Gosoline __________________________ -_ --------------

Diesel fuel ___ " ____________________ -_ -------------- lP gos. butane, and propone ________________________ _ 

fuel oil __ • _. ___________________________ -----------

Natural gas __________________________ ------------- Keronne, molar oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________ ---------

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

376 RITCHIE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms- see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1976 1976 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Crop/and fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilizEfd ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

169 3 012 77 - 166 2 215 76 - 46 797 27 - 86 1 192 50 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

17 60 6 -

- 4 46 3 

- 2 (0) 1 

- 74 1 030 1 

33 

3 

211 

2 - 69 (X) 27 -

- 57 (X) 17 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ form s_ 

$1,000_ -

- Average per fann ________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $1 ta $4,999 __________________________ _ $5,000 ta $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 ta $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self~prapelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker~shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

field forage harvesters, shear bar ar flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1976 1974 1976 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

314 305 143 94 machinery and equipment-Con. 

3 671 2971 2 203 1 319 $20,000 ta $29,999 ______________________ 

12 326 9 741 15 403 14 032 $30,000 ta $49,999 ______________________ $50.000 ta $69,999 ______________________ 

42 96 22 16 $70,000 ta $99,999 ______________________ 

125 97 1 J4 16 1 

$100,000 ta $199,999 ____________________ 

106 72i 56 31 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1976 

All forms Manufactured 1974 ta 1976 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Num ber 

177 244 79 88 116 156 209 275 98 102 131 173 279 441 59 60 262 381 

- - -

(O~I - 1 (0)1 (D) - 1 17 17 2 15 (0) 

- - - - - - 65 66 11 11 54 55 183 192 18 18 165 174 

30 30 1 (D) 29 (D) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on 0 sample of forms; see text} 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1 636 48 756 

1 299 (NA) 559 

537 (NA) 197 

819 11 320 

39 (NA) 61 

(D) - -

(D) - -

669 1 

(NA) 262 1 

COli 

1 

(X) 6 (O~ (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1976 1974 1976 1974 

16 26/ 11 17 

22 14 17 10 

1 1 -

- , , -

1 2 ~ -H 2 -I - J i L - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 ta 1974 

208 244 86 206 242 87 264 398 84 

- - - - - - 9 9 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

56 63 14 134 139 23 

15 16 2 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 121 10 (X) 116 (X) 72 45 - 399 (X) 22 (X) 377 340 257 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 49 6 6 44 44 8 9 - 30 - - 30 60 24 8 - 17 4 16 21 70 15 12 - 18 - - 14 79 18 8 - 7 - - 7 124 7 9 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RITCHIE COUNTY, W. VA. 377 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 293 (X) 293 (X) 135 (X) 91 (X) 

- 273 (X) 283 (X) 130 (X) 91 (X) 

Soles. 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1 ,OO(L - 274 I 257 270 838 142 I 081 96 678 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CAITLE AND CALVES 

- 265 I 127, 264 (NA) 140 962 96 511 

Inventory; Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 268 6938 280 8 447 130 5 169 91 5 110 Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ - 244 3602 248 4466 115 2657 85 2812 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 231 3 425 229 4 169 112 2 565 80 2 591 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 58 177 76 297 21 92 29 221 Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ - 200 I 629 (NA) (NA) 101 I 217 65 I 026 Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ - 240 I 707 (NA) (NA) 118 I 295 80 I 272 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 256 3 782 261 3 714 140 3 137 96 2 633 

$1.000_ (X) I 102 (X) (NA) (X) 949 (X) 500 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 194 I 669 (NA) (NA) 107 I 301 72 I 290 

$1.000_ - (X) 386 (X) (NA) (X) 318 (X) 169 Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 199 2 113 (NA) (NA) 116 I 836 80 I 343 

$1.000_ Fottened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

- (X) 716 (X) (NA) , (X) 630 (X) 331 

- 23 201 (NA) (NA) 12 175 2 (D) 

- (X) 78 (X) (NA) (X) 70 (X) (D) Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 10 74 (NA) (NA) 4 70 8 162 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 32 193 39 151 9 123 8 18 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

- 15 63 (NA) (NA) 7 40 2 (D) 

Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ - 29 130 (NA) (NA) 8 83 7 (D) 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 15 37 9 19 7 22 2 (D) 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 12 18 7 9 6 11 2 (D) June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 9 19 7 10 5 11 2 (D) 

Sheep and lombL ___________________________________ _ 

- 23 560 27 749 12 277 II 411 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 21 383 (NA) (NA) II 232 9 277 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 5 17 (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 96 284, 81 223 42 160 I 21 70 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ - 17 189 8 52 6 124 2 (D) 

$1.000_ - (X) 8 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) (0) 

Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ - 7 109 3 26 4 76 I (D) 

$1.000_ - (X) 3 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) (Z) 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of woo! ___________________________________ _ 

- 23 401 27 608 12 177 12 334 

- 22 463 (NA) (NA) II 245 10 324 

- (X) 2 639 (X) (NA) (X) I 449 (X) I 630 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $l,OOO_ - 23 17 (NA) (NA) 12 9 12 (D) 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (Z) 

Horses and ponies __ _ - 9 24 6 9 6 21 4 (D) 

$1.000_ - (X) 4 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 2 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ ___ _ _______________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 79 (X) 84 (X) 31 (X) 21 (X) 

- 73 2 467 84 2490 26 944 21 921 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 71 I 969 76 2 160 26 874 19 866 

- 12 498 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickenL _______________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ -- __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 16 194 4 167 5 84 3 (D) 

- II 111 (NA) (NA) 6 45 - -

- 4 51 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 11 60 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) - - - 17 (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) , - (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older __________ . ____________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- II (X) 9 (X) 6 (X) 3 (X) 

- 5 13 850 9 524 3 (D) 3 400 

- 4 (0) 8 522 2 (D) 3 400 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ - __ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ - __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________ -------- --- Poulrry and poultry products ____________________ $} ,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (D) - - I (D) - - - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 3 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) - (X) 

24 48 21 6 13 (D) 5 4 

378 RITCHIE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons; green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (fans, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cuf for dry forage or hay (fans, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oofs for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 8arley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Coffon (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish potatoes (hundredweigh1L _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweefpofafoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hay crops (fans, dry) (see texf) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfo hay (fons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other fome dry hoy (fans, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfolfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cQwpeas ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Apples - (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Grapes (pounds) (see fext) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Strawberries (p·oundsL ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

-

Farms 

41 

43 

33 

32 

11 (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

2 

-

1 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

-

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

30 

40 

1 

I 

277 

277 

29 

(NA) 

202 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

5 

2 

3 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

18 

4 

13 

(NA) 

11 (NA) 

3 

(NA) 

3 

1 

3 

(NA) 

4 

-

Harvested 

Acres 

446 

276 

251 

158 

195 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(D) 

-

(D) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

-

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14 

40 

(D) 

(D) 

9 336 

9 050 

502 

(NA) 

6 337 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

6 

(0) 

3 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

49 

3 

13 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

(l) 

(NA) 

(l) 

(D) 

(l) 

(NA) 

(l) 

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) I - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

16 123 - -

7529 (NA) (NA) 

2 755 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) I - (X) (NA) (NAll 

- - - (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) I (NA) (NA) 

(D) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(D) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) I (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA)I 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- -

-I - (NA) (NA) 

- -

- (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

2 395 - - 2041 (NA) (NA) 

(0) - - (0) (NA) (NA) 

14 061 - - 13 512 (NA) (NA) 

857 1 

- -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

10 065 - -

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA)I 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

258 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 1 (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

720 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - 00 (NA) (NA) 

Farms with sa~s of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

23 333 (X) I - -

14 163 (X) - -

15 (D) 10 358 - -

6 68 4 025 - -

10 (0) (D) - -

10 95 1 590 - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) - -

- - 00 - -

- (X) - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) I - -I 1 (D) (0) - -

- - - - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - -I - - - - (X) - -

- -

(X~I - -

- - - - - - - - - -

J - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

12 7 (D) - -

7 33 1 355 - -

- - - - - - - - - -

125 6030 9954 - -

87 4 873 8 512 - -

16 306 598 -

8 109 243 - =1 89 4 102 7 350 - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -I 

- - (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - -

5 7 (X) - - - - (X) - - 3 2 - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 (D) - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- - (X) - - 1 (D) (D) 1 (0) - - - - - 2 (D) (X) - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

RITCHIE COUNTY, W. VA. 379 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

- 454 98 159 433 86 3361 209 61 9041 121 42019 

- (X) 216 ()() 199 (X) 296 (X) 347 

- (X) 311 040 ()() 311 040 (X) 311040 (X) 311 040 

- (X) 31.6 (X) 27.8 (X) 19.9 (X) 13.5 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;~":ti~~ ~~n?o~~eso==== == ============ == ======-p;;c~~t= Value of lond and buildings: I 

- 99 495 (X) 35 510 (X) 123 014 (X) 56 074 (X) 

(X) 456 (X) 178 (X) 395 (X) 161 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Averoge per acre _____________________________ dollars-

- 443 39 8531 413 34 360 204 24305 115 15394 

- 413 11 557 365 9 743 195 7 883 108 4 728 

land in forms according to use: T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 71 375 62 (NA) 13 53 3 (NA) 

- 122 1 610 87 (NA) 35 489 12 (NA) 

- 95 2 141 101 (NA) 48 1 091 31 (NA) 

- 64 2 293 70 (NA) 44 1 612 26 (NA) 

- 46 2 776 33 (NA) 42 2526 24 (NA) 

- 11 1 162 11 (NA) 9 (D) 11 (NA) 

- 3 (D) 1 (NA) 3 (D) 1 (NA) 

- 1 (D) - (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 ta 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

3010 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

LOOO acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ - 327 26 723 300 22 827 154 15 630 84 9976 Other crop/and ___________________________________ _ 

- Croplol\d in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 61 1 573 54 1 790 17 792 16 690 

- 13 162 (NA) (NA) 4 64 3 45 

- 3 23 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 11 185 (NA) (NA)I 2 (D) 8 100 

- 41 1 203 (NA) (NA) 12 619 5 545 

grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which aU crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropla nd idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 380 41 903 345 31 220 174 26 711 104 16 258 

- 252 15 516 (NA) (NA) 117 9295 72 5698 

- 258 26 387 (NA) (NA) 128 17416 78 10 560 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodlan? nof postured ____________________________ _ 

Of her land _________________________________________ _ 

- 343 16403 313 20 756 158 10888 95 10367 Postureland and rangeland, 01her lhan cropland and 

- 119 13 239 (NA) (NA) 65 9478 58 8653 

- 315 3 164 (NA) (NA) 142 1 410 73 1 714 

woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Postureland, all 1ypeL _________________________________ _ 

- 426 55478 (NA) (NA) 196 34 403 (NA) 24 327 

Irriga led lond ________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 3 9 - - 1 (D) Harvested - - - (NA) cropland irrigoted __________________________ _ (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 1 (0) ()() (X) 1 (0) (X) (X) 

11978 doto ore based on 0 sample of farms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 ar more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 454 1 863 433 1 060 209 1 578 121 751 Average per farm _________________ . __________ dollars_ - (X) 4 103 (X) 2 448 (X) 7 553 (X) 6 207 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100.000 or morL __________________________________ _ - - - - (NA) - - - (NA) $40.000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 4 256 1 (NA) 4 256 1 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 5 134 3 (NA) 5 134 3 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ - 28 368 6 (NA) 28 368 6 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 64 440 38 (NA) 64 440 38 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 108 379 66 (NA) 108 379 66 (NA) 

- 245 284 319 (NA) (X) (X) 7 (NA) 

- 45 101 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $l,SOO to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 ____________________________ • ____ _ 

less thon $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

- 40 70 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 61 72 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 99 42 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) Abnormal forms (see texf) ____________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops __________________________________ - ____________ _ 

- 92 152 121 138 45 109 (NA) 88 Groins ________________________________________ - ___ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 2 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ COHon and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 2 5 3 

Commodity Credit Corporation Joans ______________ - __ _ 

T obocco ________________________ - ___ -- -- -------- ----

- 67 95 (NA) (NA) 30 60 27 60 

- 11 17 (NA) (NA) 4 13 4 2 

- 8 20 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 4 15 

- - - 2 (Z) - - 1 (Z) 

- 9 15 (NA) (NA) 5 14 4 5 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berdes ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________________ ---_ ---

- 391 1 710 382 905 202 1 470 117 647 

- 21 23 30 39 11 21 16 35 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 368 1 602 (NA) (NA) 197 1 382 116 582 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy producfs __________________________________ - __ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 23 14 (NA) (NA) 10 7 15 10 

- 24 20 (NA) (NA) 17 15 14 11 

- 32 (D) (NA) (NA) 19 (D) 5 (D) 

Hogs and pigs __________________________________ . ____ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestod::: products (see text) _________ _ 

11974 doto include sales of forest products, 

380 ROANE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Fa"ms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres -Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms f.orms in forms cropland 

All forms _. ______________ ------------- 454 433 98 159 413 92 934 11 557 

- 6 6 (D) 2 (D) (D) 

- 36 46 1 278 31 1 157 269 

- 28 25 1 627 23 1 335 273 

- 60 66 5 102 59 5023 975 

- '87 69 1'0295 77 9 138 I 415 

- 57 68 9 101 51 8 153 1 029 

- 36 :30 7 199 31 6 210 697 

- 28 34 6654 27 6425 751 

- 86 61 30062 82 28 660 3 513 

- 25 25 15085 25 15 0'85 1 484 

- 3 1 4188 3 4 188 445 

- 2 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres ______________ ~---------

10 to 49 ocreL ____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres ____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _______________ ------ 100 to 139 ocres-_________________ _ 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

1978 

Fafms 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 454 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 413 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 370 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Port owners ______________________________ ----- 335 

73 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 70 T eooots ____________________________________ _ 11 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 8 

All forms 

Acres 

98 159 11 557 

69306 

7 842 26627 

3 608 

2226 

107 

1974 

Forms 

433 

365 

375 

(NA) 

45 

(NA) 

13 

(HA)-

Acres 

86 336 9 743 

66 159 

7 305 

15876 

1 983 4301 

455 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________ _________ (NA) (NA) 

Partnership __________________________ _________ (NA) (NA) 424 90034 

29 (D) -Corporation ___________________________________ (NA) (NA) 

Other-cooperative, estate or (D) .1.rust, institutional, etc._ (NA) (NA) 

forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

1 (D) (D) 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - 1 (D) CO) 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

F.arms 

209 

195 

157 

144 

51 

51 

1 

196 

13 

Acres 

61 904 7 883 

39 171 

4827 (D) 

3056 (D) 

56 146 

5 758 

1974 

Forms 

121 

108 

94 

(NA) 

21 

(NA) 

6 (NA) 

111 

7 

2 

1 

Irrigated Jond 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

Acres 

42019 

4 728 

28 802 

3 086 

11 316 

1 382 

1 901 

260 

37 116 

3533 (D) 

(D) 

All forms I ~~------~------~ __ ~--------~------~------~--~---------4 Forms with sales of Farms with sales af An forms $2,500 or more $2,500 or mall! 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

317 277 152 82 

75 53 31 14 

62 lOO 26 221 

142 117 64 32 

16 29 10 9 

19 14 12 1 

22 11 11 6 

25 32 10 10 

218 183 99 45 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by ploce of residence: Fo rming ______________________________ 144 169 73 57 On form operated Other ________________________________ 310 261 136 61 Not on farm oper.are-"i=-=-================= 

Operators by age group, 71 -' Not reported ________________________ 

Under 25 years _______________________ 7 2 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 yeor'-________________________ 60 35 24 12 None ________________________________ 

35 to 44 yeors _________________________ 81 92 36 20 1 to 49 dayL __________________________ 

45 to 54 ye"''-________________________ 97 95 47 33 SO 10 99 days __________________________ 

55 to 64 yeor'-________________________ 101 103 56 28 100 to 149 dayL _____________________ 

65 years and over ______________________ 108 98 44 25 150 to 199 days ________________________ 

Average oge ___________________________ 52.3 52.5 52.7 52.5 200 days or more ______________________ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see 1ext] 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 172 421 187 254 102 369 67 172 

- 327 196 331 188 164 143 100 112 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 70 61 203 11:3 30 45 85 82 

- 238 23 (NA) (NA) 145 2-1 68 6 

Commercially mixed formula feedL_~ __________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 115 12 152 10 79 9 51 5 

- 226 77 190 47 110 50 57 21 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 145 24 69 8 80 14 21 4-

- 142 108 154 68 113 104 58 46 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor _____________________________________ _ 

- - - 11 Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 6 - - 4 3 -Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 40 9 66 13 14 3 26 4 

- 440 212 (NA) (NA) 204 160 (NAl (NA) 

- 440 171 412 91 204 130 114 44 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum producls _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

- 407 112 (NA) (NA) 192 85 112 29 

- 178 37 (NAl (NA) 102 29 33 3 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 14 3 

- 10 (D) (NA) (NA) 10 (D) 

- } 71 6 ~NA) (NA) 31 5 114 8 

- 440 15 (NAl (NA) 204 9 

- 204 34 (NAl (NA) 121 27 (NA) (NA) 

- 44 8 (NAl (NA) 11 2 (NA) (NA) 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propone ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

I Kerosene, motor oil, and gr8Os8 _____________________ _ E eclricily ____ • _____________________________________ _ 

Other - cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ROANE COUNTY, W. VA. 381 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dote ore based on a sample of farms; see text) 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Pasture and rongeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-

- 221 3 678 110 

- 216 2 791 110 

- 49 887 36 

- 73 806 45 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ - 15 25 15 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchards 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crop;~~d-~~t-u-r;-================== - 7 46 7 

- 86 I 275 47 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 4 48 -

- 51 (Xl 32 

- 20 (Xl 20 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimoted market value of aU machinery and equipmenl ____________ form s_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ 

Wheel troctors- __________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CottonpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

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-

-

-

-

-

11978 dot a are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

All forms Form s with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market v('llue of all 454 406 210 109 machinery and equipment-Con. 

4 398 3474 2 765 I 262 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

9 687 8 557 13 168 II 578 $30.000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

89 128 45 32 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

206 157 36 241 $100,000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

110 93 80 33j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

214 245 118 132 113 113 

327 404 144 155 207 249 

380 511 119 135 293 376 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 17 17 - - 17 17 

- - - - - - 121 141 21 22 100 119 

211 219 49 50 163 169 

23 29 10 16 13 13 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

2400 

I 658 

742 

566 

25 

-

46 

766 

-

(Xl 

(Xl 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

57 644 (NAl 371 (NAl 273 7 130 

(NAl I 

- -

- - (NAl 109 

- - 6 (Xl 

(NAl (Xl 

All forms Fonns with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

26 17 26 11 

19 10 19 8 

3 I 3 I 

~1 r I 

-11 1 - -

-.J jL - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

244 343 123 

296 373 III 

324 455 III 

- - - - - - 4 4 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

86 98 25 170 172 42 

5 5 3 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________________________________________ ---- 142 17 (Xl 137 (Xl 113 58 

- Workers ____________________________________ -- __ -- ------ 465 (Xl 17 - ()O 448 368 513 

Forms wifh- I worker ______________________________________________ - 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ - 32 17 17 37 37 20 13 

- 29 - - 19 38 24 7 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ - 52 - - 53 190 45 14 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

- 24 - - 23 133 24 9 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 5 - - 5 50 - 15 

382 ROANE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1976 1974 1976 1974 

forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry ___ L ________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 421 DO 400 (X) 200 (X) 113 (X) 

- 394 (X) 367 (X) 191 (X) 112 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any collie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 391 1 710 362 905 202 1 470 117 647 - 375 I 636 371 (NA) 197 I 404 116 603 -

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 369 10200 360 10 902 190 7454 112 5 754 

- 366 5292 331 5 725 179 3 762 104 3 093 

- 356 5 123 316 5 469 177 3663 103 3 010 

- 83 169 106 236 34 99 34 83 

- 311 2 276 (NA) (NA) 158 I 651 83 1 091 

- 335 2632 (NA) (NA) 178 2041 97 I 570 

Soles: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Collie ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- 368 5 701 360 5 611 197 4 723 116 3 752 

- (X) I 602 (X) (NA) (X) I 362 (X) 582 

- 253 2430 (NA) (NA) 132 1 836 88 1 729 

- (X) 480 00 (NA) (X) 371 (X) 180 

- 293 3 271 (NA) (NA) 173 2 887 98 2 023 

- (X) 1 123 (X) (NA) (X) 1 011 (X) 402 

- 24 179 (NA) (NA) 16 150 I (D) 

$1,000_ ~airy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- (X) 64 (X) (NA) (X) 55 (X) (0)/ - 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 50 325 74 281 17 125 23 1271 - 17 57 (NA) (NA) 8 39 10 31 1 - 49 268 (NA) (NA) 17 86 23 96 

- 19 46 23 79 10 29 12 52 

- 14 26 15 36 9 19 8 23 

- 10 20 15 41 4 10 9 29 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 22 620 30 882 15 

462

1 

14 389 

- 21 426 (NA) (NA) 14 294 14 322 

- 4 91 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (0) 

- 145 433 1 139 381 1 66 205 1 34 110 I 

- 23 298 23 320 10 14~ 1 15 243 

- (X) 14 ()() (NA) (X) (X) 10 

- 9 136 9 137 4 71 6 105 

- ()() 5 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 2 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 23 463 29 719 17 343 14 371 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 24 502 (NA) (NA) 17 351 14 389 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 2 510 (X) (NA) (X) 1 809 (X) 2 038 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 24 20 (NA) (NA) I 17 15 14 111 - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (D) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 23 105 5 19 14 90 3 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 27 (X) (NA) (X) 23 (X) 3 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 102 (X) 111 (X) I 37 (X) I 25 (X) 

- 97 4679 109 3 940 35 2 980 24 1 955 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 96 4372 104 3 786 34 2 911 24 (D) 

- 18 307 (NA) (NA) 4 69. 1 (D) 

- 4 52 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 9 87 9 231 2 (D) 3 125 - 7 26 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

Sales: - 10 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) I - (X) 

Any poultry _c ______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pull.t chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _. __________________ _ 

- 10 (X) 12 (X) 7 (X) 9 (X) 

- 7 1 108 10 9672 6 (D) 8 (D) 

- 7 1 108 9 9 668 6 (0) 7 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 2 (D) - - 1 (0) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

Other - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 21 23 30 39 11 21 16 35 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ROANE COUNTY, W. VA. 383 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ · 

1974. · For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ · 1974. · For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ · 1974. · For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ · 1974. · 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ · 

1974. · For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974. · For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ · 1974. · Cuf for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ · 1974. Hogged · or grazed __________________________ 1978_ · 

1974. · 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ · 1974. · Oafs for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ · 1974. · Borley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974. Rye for groin (bushels) _____________________ .. __ 1978_ 

1974. Other small groins for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Soybeans for beans (bushels} ___________________ 1978_ 

1974. Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Cotton (boles) .........•..•...•... _ ........•. 1978. 

1974. T oboceo (pounds) ____________________________ J 978_ 

1974. Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Sweetpototoe-s. (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974. Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ...•••.•...•.•.•...••• 1978. 

1974. 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) •...••...•............. 1978. 

1974. 

Red dover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974. Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Green peas excluding cowpeOL _______________ 1978_ 

1974. 

land in orcho rds _~ __ ~ ________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Apples (pounds)_ •...•.......... ______ ••.•.. 1978. 

1974. 

Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

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Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ · 1974. · Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ · 1974. · 

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Other crops ..........••.........•.•..•...... 1978. 

384 ROANE COUNTY, W. VA. 

forms 

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- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

3 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

7 

7 

48 

52 

1 

11 

401 

356 

81 

(NA) 

286 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

11 

14 

7 

(NA) 

6 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

19 

17 

19 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

4 

8 

4 (NA) 

-

-

All forms 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

278 (X) 

169 (X) 

111 8646 

162 ·6 516 

(D) 2 080 

(NA) (NA) 

(D) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(D) (X)I (D) (X) 

(0) (0) 

- -

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - 5 44 (0) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- -

- -

- - - - - -

- - 2 3 820 

3 5672 

52 10 029 

24 2 077 

(0) (0) 

14 758 

11 307 17 212 

9 513 14256 

1 735 2 952 

(NA) (NA) 

7 680 12 188 

- (X) 

(NA) (Xi 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

27 (X) 

16 (X) 

8 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

5 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

54 (X) 

42 (X) 

38 142 610 

(NA) (NA) 

7 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) 

3 (X) 

(D) J 000 

(NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

- (X) 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity FOnTls Acres 

- - 20 235 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 20 93 (X) - - - - 16 68 4 828 - - (NA) (NA) 20 93 3 161 - - - - 4 (0) 2 ·080 - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 1 (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - .- - - (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - - 1 (0) (D) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (N~I - - - - -

- - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 4 1 1 456 - - (NA) (NA) 6 (D) (D) - -

- - 24 39 8 846 - - (NA) (NA) 17 12 1 173 - -

- 1 (D) (D) - - (NA) (NA) 5 13 696 - -

- - 192 7 737 13 156 - - (NA) (NA) 106 4 625 7 993 - -

- - 43 1 243 2 309 - -

(NA) (NA) 19 .661 1 378 - - - - 140 5 309 9 471 - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - 4 15 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 5 8 (X) - - - - 1 (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 4 1 (X) - - - - 3 (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (X) - - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - 8 22 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 8 14 138 660 (NA) '(NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 3 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 3 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - 3 (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 3 1 (X) - - - - 3 (D) (0) - - (NA) (NA) 3 1 2 500 - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms farms wifh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres forms Acres Farms Acres forms Acres 

Farms __________________________________________ -----

Average size of form ____________________________ - ___ _ 

Approximate land areQ ____________________________ - ____ _ 

Proportion in forms _______ J __________________ percenL 

317 55 970 I 297 45 360 I 138 30 8751 67 18954 - (X) 153 (X) 224 (X) 283 - (X) 177 (X) 223808 (X) 224 000 (X) 223 808 (X) 224 000 - (X) 25.0 (X) 20.3 (X) 13.8 (X) 8.5 -

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 

Average per ocre _____________________________ dollors_ 84 437 (X) 42 552 (X) 113 592 (X) 6S 119 (X) 

(X) 470 (X) 279 (X) 454 (X) 241 -

land in forms according to use: Total cropland __________________________________ - ____ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 312 17 96S1 290 15 8991 136 9 8111 67 66481 

303 7363 273 6 176 133 4201 66 2 818 - By acres narvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 ta 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover craps, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses, not horvested or pastured _______ ~ ______ _ 

Cropland on which aU crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ (ropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

55 320 73 (NA) 15 84 6 (NA) - 15 (NA) 99 1 361 81 (NA) 33 467 - 1 532 57 (NA) 31 715 9 (NA) - 67 2 045 38 (NA) 35 1 216 18 (HA) 59 - 854 19 (NA) 11 668 13 (NA) - 14 

7 (D)I 4 (NA) 7 (0) 4 (NA) - (0) 1 (NA) 2 (0) 1 (NA) 1 - (NA) - - (NA) - -

9 38~1 - - (NA) - - - (NA) - - -

178 190 7 869 80 5 145 38 2972 - 69 1 854 16 465 13 858 - 44 1 2161 

15 330 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 9 787 -

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

11 (0) I (NA) (NA)I 3 (D)I 4 - 7~1 - 25 763 (NA) (NA) 9 267 -

281 25 588 230 19 2641 124 13 255 54 7 367 -

- 176 10 173 (NA) (NA) 84 6 III 42 3418 

- 182 15 415 (NA) (NA) 71 7 144 34 3 949 

- 247 12414 219 10 197/ III 7809 53 4939 

- 145 10 251 (NA) (NA) 70 6520 I 37 4 127 

- 211 2 163 (NA) (NA) 93 1 289 47 812 

Pastureland, all typeL _________________________________ _ - 294 29813 (NA) (NA) 130 17 776 (NA) 10 517 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 6 171 (X) (X) 2 (D) (X) (X) 

'1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 317 1 767 297 1 107 138 1 549 67 896 Average per farm ________________ ~ _________ dollars-- (X) 5 574 (X) 3 727 (X) 11 224 (X) 13 373 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or mare ___________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 1 (NA) 2 (D) 1 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 8 465 3 (NA) 8 465 3 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 3 102 4 (NA) 3 102 4 (NA) $10,000 to $1.9,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 15 190 11 (NA) I 15 190 11 (NA) 

- 35 (0) 19 (NA) 35 (D) 19 (NA) 

- 75 260 28 (NA) 75 260 28 (NA) Less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$),500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 178 209 230 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) 

- 27 60 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 32 55 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 54· 67 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 65 27 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- ) (0) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crop s _______________________________________________ _ 

- 82 302 120 (D) 41 254 (NA) (0) Grains ________________________ .: ___________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 22 29 (NA) (NA) 12 10 15 19 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) INA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hay, foroge, and silage ____________________ _ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries-_____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crqps ________________________________________ _ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

POultry and poultry praducts __________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ Hags and pig'-_____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and. wool _____________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (se. text) _________ _ 

- 52 91 (NA) (NA) 27 67 18 46 - 7 2 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 14 - 2 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) I 2 (0) 

- 7 5 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 5 

':1 - 268 I 464 263 688 128 1 295 60 

- 9 5 30 4 6 (0) 3 

- 9 312 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 6 214 - 256 1 077 (NA) (NA) 124 920 59 282 - 23 25 (NA) (NA) 14 21 5 9 - 21 27 .(NA) (NA) 14 2S 11 13 - 21 18 (NA) (NA) 6 13 4 1 

'1974 dolo include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SUMMERS COUNTY, W. VA. 385 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigoted 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 317 Forms with- 297 55 970 303 54 822 7363 - - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ - 8 - - - - - - - - 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ - 47 64 1 477 42 1 355 524 - - - - 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ - 29 27 1 727 28 1 662 432 - - - - 37 43 3070 35 2912 515 - - - - 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ - 58 43 6937 53 6 383 986 - - - - 140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ - 42 37 6 558 42 6 558 916 - - - - 180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 '0 1,999 acres- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 26 16 

~ ;;11 26 5 198 601 - - - - - 20 16 19 4 524 551 - - - - 41 33 13 987 41 13987 1 456 - - - - - 16 8 (D) 16 (D) (D) - - - - - 1 1 (D) 1 (D) (0) - - - -

- - 1 - - - - - - -

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ --------- 317 55 970 297 45 360 138 30 875 67 18954 Ha rvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 303 7 363 273 6 176 133 4 201 66 2818 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ ---- ----- 267 44 179 257 37212 107 20921 53 13 837 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 253 5 595 (NA) 4936 102 2 822 (NA) 2 169 Parl owners _________________________ _ --------- 44 10 853 29 7059 27 (D) 12 (D) Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 44 1 619 (NA) 950 27 (D) (NA) 567 T enonts ____________________________ _ 

--------- 6 938 11 1 089 4 (D) 2 (D) 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 6 149 (NA) 290 4 (D) (NA) 82 

Type of organization: Individual or fomily ___________________ _ --------- 292 50 651 (NA) (NA) 127 27987 65 (0) Porlnership _________________________ _ --------- 22 4 529 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 1 (D) Corporation _________________________ _ --------- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

Ofher-cooperative, estate or 1rust, institut ional. etc._ 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

All forms Farms with sales of I All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by ploce of res idence: Forming ____________________________ _ 

- 94 114 52 38 On form operated ______________________ 226 197 100 43 Other _____________________________ _ 

- 223 181 86 28 Not on form operated ___________________ 52 41 25 9 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 39 57 13 14 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

- 1 3 - 1 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yelJ.rs _______________________ _ - 22 26 12 8 None _________________________________ 94 84 40 24 35 to 44 yeorL ______________________ _ 62 57 21 9 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 23 25 9 8 45 to 54 yearL ______________________ _ - 86 74 34 16 50 to 99 dayL _________________________ 10 10 4 2 55 to 64 yearL ______________________ _ - 71 60 36 19 100 to 149 days ________________________ 17 11 11 2 65 years ond over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ - 75 75 35 13 150 to 199 days ________________________ 28 22 8 2 

- 53.5 53.4 54.2 53.2 200 days or more ______________________ 134 123 62 17 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and pouftry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ ---

Commercial fertilizer ____________ -- ______ ------------ ---

Other agriculturol chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form labor ________________ - - __ ---- ------------ ---

Contract labor __________________ ------ -- ---- -------- ---

- 103 99 142 186 60 80 38 133 

- 209 136 239 179 70 105 53 114 

- 45 64 134 109 11 58 47 82 

- 166 17 (NA) (NA) 54 11 30 5 

- 147 27 128 52 46 14 34 45 

- 192 112 221 78 81 84 53 53 

- 154 35 108 11 63 26 28 8 

- 92 183 120 149 64 175 33 129 

- 17 3 13 5 - - 5 2 

Custamwark, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ________________________ -- _- -- ---- ------ ---- 49 24 92 17 13 8 22 6 

Energy ond petroleum productL _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products __________________ -_ ---------- ---- Gasoline ____________________________ -- -------- ----

Diesel fuel __________________________ -_ ------------ LP gas, butane, and propone ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ____________________________ ---------------

Natural gas ________________________ ---------------

Kerosene, motor oH, and grease ____________ ---_ -- ----

Electricity __________________________________ ---------

Other - cool. wood, coke, etc. ____________________ -- ___ _ 

- 317 115 (NA) (NA) 113 76 (NA) (NA) 

- 317 93 285 63 113 65 67 33 

- 228 54 (NA) (NA) 82 35 61 22 

- 186 23 (NA) (NA) 95 18 25 4 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 5 

- } 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 67 6 

- 317 11 (NA) (NA) 113 7 

- 93 17 (NA) (NA) 45 10 (NA) (NA) 

- 24 5 (NA) (NA) 7 1 (NA) (NA) 

386 SUMMERS COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on 0 sample of forms- see text] 

All farms forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _________________________ L ___________________________ _ 

174 4437 75 - 162 3 018 63 - 72 1 419 46 - 1 481 49 - 94 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 49 425 8 - Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ - - - -

- 15 122 9 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 81 1 833 49 - Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

- - - - - 59 (X) 28 Sanitation and rodeot and bird cootrol _______________________ _ - 25 (X) 14 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ - $1,000_ Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. selfkpropelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines _____________ '- ____ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower - conditioners ______________________ _ 

- Pickup bal.rs ____________________________ _ 

- Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Farms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT -Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

317 289 113 64 machinery and equipment - Con. 

3 090 2879 1 772 1 073 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

9 748 9962 15 682 16 766 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

64 93 13 14 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

167 105 47 18 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

49 62 17 14 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

112 137 46 53 78 84 222 319 102 116 160 203 273 354 52 67 235 287 . 5 5 - - 5 5 1 (0) 1 (0) - - 25 25 6 6 19 19 - - - - - - 61 67 21 21 46 46 154 154 48 48 106 106 

24 25 11 11 14 14 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

3 052 53 1 667 

1 853 (NA) 1 137 

1 199 (HA) 530 

780 10 259 

196 (HAl 120 

- - - 116 - -

1 364 (HAl 370 

- - -

O() 6 (X) 

(X) (HAl (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

22 16 22 8 

10 5 10 4 

2 5 1 4 

1 1 ~ 1 1 1 3 1 2 

1 J L 1 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

179 220 94 

242 313 117 226 320 83 

- - - 1 (0) - 15 15 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

35 39 13 105 107 30 

17 17 4 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 92 13 (Xl 90 (X) 64 33 - 246 (X) 25 (Xl 221 165 225 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 3 •• _~rs ____________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers ____ ,. ____________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 34 10 10 35 35 33 9 - 22 1 (0) 21 42 8 4 - 17 1 (0) 23 84 10 4 - 18 - - 11 60 12 11 - 1 1 (0) - - 1 5 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SUMMERS COUNTY, W. VA. 387 
Table 9_ Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

AU forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 278 (X) 276 (X) 119 (X) 63 (X) 

- 267 (X) 268 (X) 115 (Xl 60 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 268 1 464 263 688 128 1 295 60 520 Any coHle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1 ,000_ 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

- 262 1 129 1 253 (NA) 1 126 966 60 304 

Inventory: 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 261 6309 266 7 134 113 4417 60 3379 Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ 

- 234 3269 216 3 414 103 2367 48 1 569 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 219 2882 195 3074 97 2036 42 1 318 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 53 387 67 340 26 331 16 251 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 195 1 3451 (NA) (NA) 77 863 44 657 

- 224 1 695 (NA) (NA) 102 1 187 50 1 153 

Soles: Cottle and calves __ ' _________________________________ _ 

- 256 3 783 245 2 791 124 3057 59 1 581 

$1,000_ - (Xl 1 077 (Xl (NA) (X) 920 (X) 282 Calves ____________________ ,. _____________________ _ 

- 186 1 568 (NA) (NA) 86 1 164 47 587 

$1,000_ - (X) 327 (Xl (NA) (X) 258 (X) 72 Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 197 2 215 (NA) (NA) 110 1 893 51 994 

$1,000_ Fattened caUle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- (X) 750 1 

(X) (NA) (X) 662 (X) 210 

- 19 188 (NA) (NA) 10 156 3 39 

- (X) 48 (Xl (NA) (X) 41 (X) 7 Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000_ - 9 312 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 6 214 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 41 303 56 312 23 212 11 93 Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ -- 17 54 (NA) (NA) 12 41 4 8 Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 37 249 (NA) (NA) 19 171 11 85 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ -- 18 70 15 42 12 61 3 6 Dec. ) of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ -- IS 29 11 27 12 26 2 (0) June land Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- IS 41 9 15 10 35 3 (0) 

Sheep and lambs- __________________________________ _ -- 23 636 25 627 14 478 10 349 Ewes I year old or older __________________________ _ 

-- 22 456 (NA) (NA) 14 331 10 289 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 3 23 (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

-- 67 206 87 2171 22 80 18 70 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 23 401 19 260 14 356 5 118 

$1,000_ - (X) 25 (X) (NA) (X) 21 (X) 9 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 4 166 10 126 3 (0) 1 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 5 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (Z) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 20 524 25 519 14 486 11 352 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 21 466 (NA) (NA) 14 352 10 277 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 2 505 (X) (NA) (X) 1 898 (X) 1 701 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $l,OOO_ - 21 27 (NA) (NA) 14 25 11 13 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 9 24 9 16 2 (0) 4 10 

$1,000_ - (X) 16 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 1 

POULTRY 

Inventory; Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 72 (X) 105 (X) 24 (X) 14 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 68 1 964 104 2 983 23 937 13 571 Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 67 1 631 100 2 505 23 748 13 369 

- 18 333 (NA) (NA) 8 189 - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 3 22 (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-fype chickens-_______________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ________________________________ -_ ---

- 10 212 5 97 3 22 - -

- 6 24 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 9 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 1 (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ________________________________ - ___ -- ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 10 (X) 13 (X) 6 (X) 1 (X) 

- 5 324 13 190 4 (0) 1 (0) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 5 (0) 13 190 4 (0) 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ ----

Turkeys for slaughfer ________________ -- -----------

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________ -- ---- -------- ---

Poultry ond poultry products ____________________ $1 ,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (0) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 9 5 30 4 6 (0) 3 1 

388 SUMMERS COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

forms Acres Quantity forms Acres forms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

I 1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Forfodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

86 832 (X) I - (NAll 

45 590 (X) I - -I - 106 655 (X) (NA) 33 429 (X) - - 76 445 38 880 - - 36 261 24 4801 - - - 91 335 22 711 (NA) (NA) 26 150 11 180 - - - 20 387 6461 - - 16 329 5 851 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 279 4 2191 - - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X) I - (NAll 

- - (X) I - - - 7 88 (X) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - - For groin or seed (bushelsl. __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (0) - - - For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - - Cut for dry foroge or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oots for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - -- - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) - - (X) I - -

- 11 47 1 1031 - - 9 (0) 

(0) 1 

-

~I - 20 85 2 630 (NA) (NA) 11 62 2 070 - - 16 74 2 812 - - 5 23 1 049 -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 12 446 - - 1 (0) (D) - - 1 (0) (D) -

=1 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) -

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (N":I 1 (0) (D) -

=1 - 1 (D) (X) - 1 (0) (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 

(NA~I - -

(X~I -

;1 - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - - -

(N~I - -

~I -

~I - - - - (NA) - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 25 15 1 597 - - 11 6 465 - -

- 51 32 4848 (NA) (NA) 10 20 3 695 - -

Sweetpolatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see texl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - -

(N~I - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - 288 6 373 8 330 - 127 3 483 5 408 - - - 248 5 099 8 118 (NA) (NA) 62 2 096 4 115 - - - 87 1 116 1 7691 -

(NAlI 

49 720 1 190 -

=1 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 16 223 419 - Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ - 213 4 283 5 636 - - 92 2 466 3 792 - -

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see texl) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) I 2 (0) (0) I - -

- 7 6 (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - 12 9 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Sweet corn _____________________________ ,- __ 1978_ - 5 5 (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - T omaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (J() - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeoL _______________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) 

(N~I - - (X) - -

- 20 24 (X) - 5 7 (X) - -

- 25 41 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 16 (X) I - -

- 19 14 2 180 (NA) (NA) 5 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 16 144 900 (NA) (NA) 

- 9 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 1 (0)1 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA~ (NA) (NA) 

- 5 1 - (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) - - (HA) (NA) 

- 6 1 (X) - - 3 1 (X) I - - 1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 6 1 700 - - 3 1 510 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and {/reenhouse products. ______________ 1978_ 

Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - -

- 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SUMMERS COUNTY, W. VA. 389 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

- 232 39691 257 41 221 105 25 927 75 20877 

- (X) 171 (Xl 160 (X) 247 (X) 278 

- (X) 111 360 (Xl 111 360 (X) 111 360 (Xl 111 360 

- (X) 35.6 (Xl 37.0 (X) 23.3 (X) 18.7 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings; I 

Average per fann _____________________________ dollars_ - 97 191 (X) 48 288 (X) 152 827 (X) 72 120 (X) Average per acre _____________________________ dallors_ - (X) 560 (Xl 301 (X) 536 (X) 259 

- 217 21 257 245 20 1721 99 13 121 72 9 512 

Land in forms according to use; T 0101 cropla nd ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ - 205 7 495 229 7 397 98 5057 69 4 184 

By acres harvested; J to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 27 134 51 (NA) 2 (0) 5 (NA) 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 59 790 58 (NA) 19 258 7 (NA) 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 33 762 39 (NA) 17 397 8 (NA) 3D to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 49 I 716 45 (NA) 29 I 036 21 (NA) 5010 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 21 I 267 24 (NA) 17 I 032 17 (NA) 

- 10 1 302 1 

7 (NA) 10 I 302 7 (NA) 

- 6 I 524 5 (NA) 4 (0) 4 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

- - 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 153 13088 175 12085 67 7644 44 5091 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 19 674 16 690 10 420 5 237 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, n01 harvested or pastured _______________ _ - 4 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 3 184 Croplond - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - on which 011 crops foiled _________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) 1 - - - - - 14 557 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 2 (0) 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 172 9636 165 10006 80 5 911 46 5098 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 106 3 938 (NA) (NA) 49 2764 29 2 167 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ - 101 5 698 (NA) (NA) 48 3 147 27 2931 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 174 8 798 170 11 043 80 6895 53 6267 

Posturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured ______________________________ _ 

-- 68 7607 (NA) (NA) 37 6 113 36 5498 

land in house lots. ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 157 I 191 (NA) (NA) 69 782 38 769 

Pastu reland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 215 24633 (NA) (NA) 99 16521 (NA) 12 756 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

-- 5 96 4 16 2 (0) 3 (0) Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ -- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 (0) 

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Postureland irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 01her land irrigated ________________________________ _ 

land set os.ide in the federal form programs in 1978 _______ _ -- I (0) (Xl (X) I (0) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

- 232 3 017 257 I 730 105 2794 75 I 461 

- (X) 13006 (Xl 6 732 (X) 26 612 (X) 19480 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold;1 $100,000 or mare ________________________________ - __ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 4 I 891 3 (NA) 4 I 891 3 (NA) 

- 2 (0) 4 (NA) 2 (0) 4 (NA) 

- 6 (0) 3 (NA) 6 (0) 3 (NA) 

- 15 182 9 (NA) 15 182 9 (NA) 

- 32 211 20 (NA) 32 211 20 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less thon $2,500 (see text) ________________ -_ - ___ ------

$2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,50010 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ______________ ---------------

- 46 168 31 (NA) 46 168 31 (NA) 

- 126 148 186 (NA) (X) (X) 5 (NA) 

- 21 47 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (Xl (X) 

- 26 45 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 33 39 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 46 17 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (0) I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 33 I 717 82 630 13 I 647 (NA) 559 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 5 16 

Crops __________________________ - _____ -- --------------

Groins ______________________ -------- ---------------

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 23 90 (NA) (NA) 9 22 17 58 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 2 (0) 

- 4 (0) 8 480 4 (0) 5 479 

- 3 (Z) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (Z) 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed __________ -------- -- --------.. --- Commodify Credit Corporotion loans _________________ _ 

Tobacco ____________________ -- - - ------ ---------- ---- Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________ ------ -- --- Fruits, nuts, and berrieS-_____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________ - ___ -- ----

Other crops ________________________ -_ ---- -----------

- 203 I 300 214 I 062 103 1 147 70 866 

- II (0) 17 132 5 (0) 4 125 

- 6 189 (NA) (NA) 3 186 6 258 

- 198 944 (NA) (NA) 102 802 68 469 

lives tock, poultry, and their products __________________ ---

Poultry and poultry products ______________ -- -------- --- DairY products __________________________________ ----

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 7 7 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 3 I 

- 12 12 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 7 7 

- 10 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 3 6 5 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lombs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Ofher "vestoek and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

11974 dato include sales of foresf products. 

390 TAYLOR COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

farms 

forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms forms in forms cropland 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 232 257 Farms wrth- I 

39 691 205 37609 7495 

I to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

- 8 6 28 I (0) (0) 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 42 58 I 274 36 (0) (0) 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 22 32 1 332 21 1 282 467 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 32 35 2696 30 2 540 548 100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

- 43 42 5 147 36 4 301 895 140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ - 22 18 3 452 20 3 164 548 

- II 

:11 

2 186 II 2 186 

11 

- 13 2976 12 2 726 

- 26 28 9063 25 8 759 I 701 

- 10 10 6 823 10 6 823 I 309 

- 3 2 4 714 3 4 714 749 

- - I - - -

180 to 219 ocre'-__________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

232 

205 

175 

149 

54 

54 

3 

2 

217 

10 

2 

3 

AU forms 

Acres 

39 691 7 495 

25 866 

4 712 13 618 

(D) 

207 

(0) 

34 311 

(D) 

(D) 

3 046 

1974 

Forms Acres 

257 41 221 

229 7 397 

215 28 328 (NA) 4 780 

36 II 350 (NA) 2322

6 1 I 543 (NA) 295 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

5 479 136 

- - - 1 (D) (0) 

- - -

1 (0) (0) 

2 (D) (D) 

I (D) (0) 

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

105 

98 

71 

64 

33 

33 

1 

I 

97 

4 

2 

2 

Acres 

25 9271 5 057 

14 4281 2 838 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

22 614 

I 769 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

75 

69 

53 

(NA) 

19 

(NA) 

3 (NA) 

67 

7 

1 

Irrigated 

land 

96 

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

(D) 

(D) 

-I 

Acres 

20877 

4 184 

11 244 

2 129 

8 390 

1 820 

1 243 

235 

18369 (0) 

(D) 

AI/farms Forms with sales of I All forms Forms with soles of 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors- _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors- _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 years-_______________________ _ 55 to 64 years ________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ Average age __________________________ _ 

1978 

78 

154 

1 

14 

53 

48 

54 

62 

54.5 

'1974 

101 

154 

3 

26 

38 

50 

64 

74 

54.8 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

47 

58 

1 

6 

21 

27 

20 

30 

54.9 

'1974 

39 

35 

Operators by place of res idence; On form operated _____________________ _ 

Not on farm operated __________________ _ 

11 OP::~t:::o:::~~~;~~~-s-~;:~::~~~~:~~--- 6 

12 

15 

17 

23 

54.9 

None ________________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days __________________________ _ 

50 to 99 days _________________________ _ 

100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 

150 to 199 dayL ______________________ _ 

200 days or more _____________________ _ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based an Q sample af farms; see text] 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

$2,500 or more 

1978 11974 1978 '1974 

183 180 84 52 25 32 16 13 24 43 1 5 9

1 

82 57 38 20 11 14 5 4 4 8 4 2 3 10 2 3 10 13 6 4 118 123 48 28 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

- 90 199 103 240 34 168 26 193 - 195 324 210 406 74 278 61 320 - 71 233 140 341 51 223 55 290 - 129 17 (NA) (NA) 48 13 43 10 - 64 361 101 53 21 360 31 46 - 103 76 139 55 50 57 37 34 - 84 34 66 15 40 27 22 10 - 71 513 94 309 41 447 40 290 - 12 12 9 5 6 10 3 4 

- 36 30 58 15 16 18 17 7 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health casts ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 230 409 (NA) (NA) 84 361 (NA) (NA) - 230 352 241 145 84 318 73 115 - 212 67 (NA) (NA) 80 47 71 56 - 64 13 (NA) (NA) 28 8 12 6 - 14 2 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - 13 3 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) } -

- 11 257 (NA) (NA) 5 256 73 53 - 230 10 (NA) (NA) 84 6 - 96 50 (NA) (NA) 51 40 (NA) (NA) - 37 7 (NA) (NA) II 2 (NA) (NA) , 

Energy and petroleum product'-_________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gosoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

LP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel oil ____ . _____________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

kerosene, motor oil, ond grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other -coal. woad, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA TAYLOR COUNTY, W. VA. 391 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 do to ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sa1es of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

- 92 2 174 50 Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

- 92 1 430 50 Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

- 32 744 13 lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 44 828 25 Sprays, dusts, gronules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ - 24 434 12 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

- - - - Weeds. gross. or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruif ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitafion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 43 7221 25 

- 2 (Oll 2 

50 (X) 17 

- 41 (X) 15 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value af 0/1 machinery and equipmenl ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4.999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,99L ____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CottonpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

232 239 85 71 machinery and equipment-Con. 

2 499 2 409 1 421 1 203 $20,000 to $29.999 ______________________ 

10 771 10 079 16 713 16 944 $30.000 to $49.999 ______________________ $50.000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

31 76 5 13 $70.000 to $99.999 ______________________ 

111 85 18 121 $100.000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

62 45 37 201 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

103 137 49 59 69 78 

190 248 77 96 134 152 

215 314 35 41 191 273 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

5 5 1 (D) 4 (0) 

- - - - - ~ 

49 60 10 10 40 50 

101 105 11 11 90 94 

20 32 3 3 17 29 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1 502 

1 196 

306 

513 

385 

-

-

438 

(0) 

00 

00 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

37 1 139 

(NA) 733 (NA) 406 

8 306 

(NA) 24 

- -

1 (D) 

(NA) 149 

- - 5 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

15 20 13 14 

8 12 8 11 

3 - 3 -

1 1 ~ -

1 1 1 1 1 

- ..J L - ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

167 198 77 

191 261 88 

197 326 81 

1 (0) - 1 (0) 1 

6 6 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

34 39 15 

94 96 20 

12 13 7 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Form s __________________________________ -- -- -------------

Workers ______________________________ ---------------- ---- 71 13 (X) 68 (X) 41 40 

312 (X) 56 (X) 256 177 224 

- 8 6 6 9 9 7 9 

- 11 1 (D) 10 20 3 5 

- 36 4 12 38 138 16 9 

- 14 1 (D) 9 (D) 14 13 

2 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 4 

Forms wifh- I worker ________________________________ ------------ -- -

2 workers ____________________________ -- ---------------- 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

392 TAYLOR COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY I I I 

Inventory: \ Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 216 (X) 233 (X)I 102 (X) 69 (X) 

- 209 (X) 226 (X) 100 (X) 65 (X) 

- 203 1 300 214 1 0621 103 1 147 70 866 

- 200 963 1 

204 (NA) I 102 816 1 

69 477 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

Soles: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 209 6329 223 8 147 100 4744 64 4 771 

- 192 3405 187 4 010 91 2 552 56 2 389 

- 182 3091 171 3484 90 2292 53 1 984 

- 35 314 50 526 13 260 16 405 

- 172 1 552 1 (NA) (NA) 85 1 1461 52 1 0341 

- 189 1 372 (NA) (NA) 96 1 046 55 1 348 

- 198 3 169 200 3348 102 2 597 68 2 3761 

- (X) 944 00 (NA) (X) 802 (X) 469 

- 155 1 498 (NA) (NA) 80 1 179 47 852 

- (X) 314 (X) (NA) (X) 256 (X) 102 

- 149 1 671 (NA) (NA) 85 1 418 59 1 524 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Ooiry products _______________________________ $ 1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- (X) 629 (X) (NA) (X) 546 (X) 368 

- 27 189 1 

(NA) (NA) 17 153 1 6 138 

- (X) 

1~~1 (X) (NA) (X) 69 (X) 53 

- 6 (NA) (NA) 3 186 6 258 

- 18 931 19 324 8 58 5 89 

- 4 21 (NA) (NA) I 3 (D) 3 7 

- 17 72 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 5 82 

- 6 18 9 53 4 (0) 3 18 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 5 (D) 9 25 4 (D) 3 9 

- 2 (D) 5 28 1 (0) 3 (D) 

Sheep and lamb'-___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 12 374 22 628 10 (D)I 7 258 

- 12 245 (NA) (NA) 10 (D) 6 151 

- 4 54 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

- 57 201 69 238

1 

26 1011 20 90 I 

- 7 

131

1 

7 

195

1 

4 

103

1 

3 44 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) 

(D~ (X) 1 

- 3 (0) 4 142 2 2 (D) 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (D) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 12 291 21 545 10 (D) 7 247 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 12 311 (NA) (NA) 10 (D) 6 199 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 1 449 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 980 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1 ,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 12 12 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 7 ] - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - $1,000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 7 14 12 26 3 9 5 12 

$1,000_ - (X) 4 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 3 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 47 (X) 53 (X) 19 (X) I 17 (X) 

- 46 15 084 52 14 693 19 (D) 16 13490 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 45 14948 50 14 607 18 (D) 14 13 452 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 8 136 (NA) (NA) 4 78 - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens __________ . ______ _ 

- Turk.eys 6 106 7 142 2 (D) - - _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 10 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) I 1 (X) 

Any poultry ____ " ___________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 6 (X) 8 (X) 4 (X) 3 (X) 

- 6 (D) 8 4 128 4 (D) 3 3 696 

- 6 (D) 8 4 128 4 (D) 3 3 696 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ___________________ c ________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 ,000_ - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 11 (D) 17 132 5 (D) 4 125 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA TAYLOR COUNTY, W. VA. 393 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigoted Harvested Irrigoted 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Aeres Quantity Fonns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 32 280 (X) - - 19 230 (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed {bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 37 390 (X) (NA) (NA) 16 317 (X) - -

- 23 69 5 344 - - 10 (D) 4 162 - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 27 274 21 041 (NA) (NA) 9 216 14 865 - -

- 14 211 2 639 - - 12 (D) (0) - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 101 I 898 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- - - (X) - (NA) I - - (X) - -

- 5 85 (X) (NA) I (D) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ J978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cut for dry foroge or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - I (0) (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - -

- I (0) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - 1974_ Borl€y for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Other small groins for gro;n ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA2 1 - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peonuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Conan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - T obaeco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - I (l) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish pototoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 10 2 228 - - 2 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - 27 13 I 486 (NA) (NA) 5 I 82 I (D) 

Sweet potatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - 2 (l) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions. dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ - 200 7 392 10 303 2 (D) 95 4952 6 477 - - 1974_ - 215 6 837 II 646 (NA) (NA) 65 3 798 6 687 - - A~olfo hay (tans, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 27 668 2 374 - - II 272 599 - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 432 784 - - Other tome dry hoy (tons. dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 132 4 818 6 118 I (0) 68 3 403 4 667 - -

Field seed CrO{)L _____ ________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) (D) - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All ve-getables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 5 3 (X) - - 3 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - 8 7 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) I (D) Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 4 2 (X) - - 3 (D) (X) - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) I (D) Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 -- 3 (l) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) I (0) Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 4 9 (X) - - I (0) (X) - - 1974_ - II 13 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 4 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 5 I (X) - - I (0) (X) - - 1974_ - 4 I (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Strawberries (paunds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 5 I 3 028 - - I (D) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 4 71 (X) 2 (D) 4 71 (X) 2 (D) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

394 TAYLOR COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

farms ____ -_ -_ -----------------t ------ ---- -------- --- Average size of form ______________________________ - __ 

APp;~;~~i~~ li~nto~~eso==== == ==== == == ==== == == ====-p;;c-e-nt: 

Value of land and buildings; I 

!~:~~~: ~:~ ~~: ====== ======== == ==== == == ===== ~~::~~~= 

170 37660 157 36426 98 27 4021 63 23430 - (X) 372 (X) 222 (X) 232 (X) 280 -

269440

1 

(X) 269440 

- (X) 269 440 1 (X) 269 440 (X) 

(X) 8.7 (X) 14.0 (X) 13.5 (X) 10.2 -

112 894 (X) 74 682 (X) 126 594 (X) I 124 841 (X) 

- (X) 336 (X) 495 (X) 322 (X) 455 -

land in farms according to use: T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

LOOO acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil~improvement 

grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

169 12967 154 12 9921 98 96191 60 7502 - 168 5760 143 5 241 98 4 2741 58 3285 -

21 93 14 (NA) 8 41 - (NA) 

36 499 29 (NA) 13 185

1 

3 (NA) - 858 27 (NA) 18 429 10 (NA) 37 - 1 298 36 (NA) 25 871 14 (NA) - 37 (NA) 26 1 715 31 (NA) 24 (0) 25 - 1 297 6 (NA) 1 10 (O~I 6 (NA) - 11 (NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) -

5 23~1 - - (NA) - - - (NA) - - -

104 6 873 111 7 162 58 34 3985 - 21 589 10 

115

1 

6 232 - 26 334 

3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 (0) - I (0) - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) -

1281 - 7 

2~1 (NA) (NA) 1 4 (0) 1 -

(NA) (NA) 5 27 5 - 16 

148 17041 132 16 382 88 12 269 58 10 2741 - 6 785 (NA) (NA) 54 5 217 43 3 928 - 83 

102 10 256 (NA) (NA) 58 7 052 33 6346 -

5 6541 - 116 7 652 121 7 052 63 5 514 54 

50 6284 (NA) (NA) 36 5013 1 

36 4 947 - 105 I 368 (NA) (NA) 54 501 48 707 -

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 151 19942 (NA) (NA) 92 15460 (NAJ 12 860 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- I (0) I (0) I (0) - -

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 2 (0) (X) (X) 2 (0) (X) (XJ 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value forms ($UJOO) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold 1 _______________ _ - 170 926 157 656 98 841 63 508 Average per farm ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 5 450 (X) 4 178 (X) 8 585 (X) 8063 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold;l $100,000 or mor"-__________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 3 147 2 (NA) 3 147 2 (NA) 

- 5 128 3 (NA) 5 128 3 (NA) 

- 16 217 6 (NA) 16 217 6 (NA) 

- 27 183 20 (NA) 27 183 20 (NA) 

- 47 166 29 (NA) 47 166 29 (NA) 

- 72 85 96 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) - 15 34 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 13 23 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

- 15 19 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 29 10 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _____________________________ :... _________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodify Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

fi.ld seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons-___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Of her crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 49 157 60 226 34 1421 (NA) 165 

- 14 32 (NA) (NA) 13 (0) 8 29 - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 28 111 (NA) (NA) 20 102 15 121 - 6 4 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) - - - 5 4 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 (0) 

- 2 (0) 4 411 2 (0) 1 - - - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

livestock. poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottl. and calves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sh.ep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Oth.r livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 139 769 137 407 86 700 59 322 - 11 34 18 37 9 (0) 13 36 - 15 73 (NA) (NA) 12 72 8 38 - 137 579 (NA) (NA) 84 518 57 204 - 12 37 (NA) (NA) 8 36 12 22 - 29 44 (NA) (NA) 22 38 19 21 - 7 2 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) - -

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA TUCKER COUNTY, W. VA. 395 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested crop/and Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irdgoted 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland lond 

All farms ___________________________ _ 170 Forms with- 157 37660 168 37 577 5760 1 (0) (0) (0) 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocreL ____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

10010 139 Qcres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

4 1 19 3 18 13 - - - - - 10 21 263 10 263 114 - - - -

- 11 5 619 11 619 194 - - - - - 22 16 1 798 21 1 716 386 - - - - - 25 24 2 966 25 2 966 508 1 (0) (0) (0) 

- 28 21 4418 28 4418 738 - - - - 180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

LOOO to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 15 

~I 2 877 15 2 877 565 - - - -

- 16 3 889 16 3 889 638 - - - - - 23 23 7 759 23 7 759 1 016 - - - - 10 3 5 740 10 5 740 972 - - - - - 6 8 7 312 6 7 312 616 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

-------- 170 37 660 157 36 426 98 27402 63 23 430 I --------- 168 5 760 143 5 241 98 4 274 58 3 285 

land in farms __________________________ _ 

Ha rvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ --------- 129 22 541 123 22 773 65 14 092 44 12 703 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 127 3482 (NA) 3 574 65 2 276 (NA) 1 978 Port owners _________________________ _ --------- 34 13 355 27 10 871 29 11 806 15 8433 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 34 1 966 (NA) 1 248 29 1 754 (NA) 968 Tenants ____________________________ _ 

--------- 7 1 764 7 2 782 4 1 504 4 2 294 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 7 312 (NA) 419 4 244 (NA) 339 

Type of organization: Individual or fomily ___________________ _ --------- 159 36024 (NA) (NA) 90 25 961 62 (0) Po rtnership _________________________ _ --------- 10 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 1 (0) 

--------- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut ional, etc._ - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

All forms I Forms with sales of I All forms I Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupotion: Operators by place of res idence: Fa rming _ .. __________________________ _ 

- 82 89 62 43 On form operated ______________________ 134 103 77 44 O·t her ______________________________ _ 

- 88 67 36 20 Not on form operated ___________________ 20 18 12 5 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 16 35 9 14 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

- - 2 - - Operators reporting doys of work off form: 25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ 6 4 3 1 None _________________________________ 56 55 35 24 35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ - 28 15 16 5 1 fo 49 doys ___________________________ 17 9 9 5 45 to 54 yeorL ______________________ _ 

- 42 38 21 19 50 fo 99 doys __________________________ 8 5 5 3 551064 yearL ______________________ _ - 56 47 26 18 100 fo 149 doys ________________________ 1 4 1 - 65 years and over ____________________ _ Averoge oge __ _______________________ _ - 38 50 32 20 150 fo 199 doys ________________________ 15 10 9 5 

- 55.7 58.3 57.3 58.0 200 days or more ______________________ 64 47 32 15 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

f J 978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

feed for livestock and paultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal healfh costs ______________ -- ------ -------------- Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________ - -_ - _ -- -- ------ ---

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ______________________ -- - - -_ -------------

- 63 66 67 62 40 58 28 43 

- 134 101 129 120 73 84 54 88 

- 28 24 100 88 20 22 47 71 

- 90 10 (NA) (NA) 69 9 36 4 

- 75 13 71 16 56 10 37 9 

- 120 70 106 61 80 59 50 50 

- 93 16 47 19 64 12 24 6 

- 77 70 52 72 57 65 31 33 

- 3 1 3 3 3 1 2 (0) 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipmenf __________________________ - ___ -- -------- ---- 29 10 34 5 16 4 15 3 

Energy and petroleum praducts- _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ______________________ ------ -- ---- Gasoline ____________________________ -_ -- ------ ----

Diesel fuel ___________ . ___________________ ------ ----

LP gas, butane, and propone ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas __________________________________ -- ---

Kerosene, motor ai!, and gre05e _____________________ _ Electricity ________________________________________ ---

Other - cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 170 105 (NA) (NA) 98 82 (NA) (NA) 

- 170 85 153 61 98 66 63 42 

- 158 59 (NA) (NA) 92 44 62 31 

- 50 15 (NA) (NA) 37 14 13 (0) 

- 5 1 (NA) (NA) 5 1 1 (0) 

- 9 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 

- 1 } (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 63 8 

- 170 7 (NA) (NA) 98 4 

- 88 18 (NA) (NA) 67 14 (NA) (NA) 

- 18 3 (NA) (NA) 12 2 (NA) (NA) 

396 TUCKER COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dota ore based on 0 sample- of forms- see text) 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _______________ .,. __________________ - _____ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture _~ ________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

111 2 895 71 - 111 2 354 71 - 32 541 26 - 43 702 33 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ - 22 363 16 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ - - - -

788 1 

46 - 66 

Chemicals for- Defoliotion or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruiL ___ _ Insect control on livestock and poult,ry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - -

- 52 (~I 36 

24 (X) 13 -

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999-____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms- see text) 

All forms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

170 153 98 62 machinery and equipment-Con. 

2 107 1 846 1 487 I 0161 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

12 393 12065 15 177 16 387 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

29 38 18 11 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

65 

~I 20 16 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

46 34 14j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

AU forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

91 117 40 43 62 74 135 187 60 67 97 120 14,4 226 16 18 135 208 5 5 2 (D': I 3 3 3 - 3 (OJ I 36 36 12 12 24 24 

- - - - - - 68 72 17 17 51 55 103 111 21 21 82 90 

24 26 I (0) 23 (D) 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

2361 50 987 

I 844 (NA) 924 

517 (NA) 63 

528 7 108 

303 (NAl 96 

- I (D) 

- - -

612 1 

(NAl 261 

~11 - -

8 (X) 

~) (NAl (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

12 15 II 11 

13 11 10 8 

2 - 2 - 3 ., r 3 ., - ~ 211 - ~ 21 

- -' j L - -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

100 122 53 

121 143 58 131 215 39 

3 3 

;1 - - 20 20 (NA) (NAl (NA) 

45 46 14 

94 94 18 

15 19 5 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working J 50 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 77 11 (X) 69 (X) 57 31 - 265 (X) 14 (X) 251 181 197 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or <4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

S fo 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 24 8 8 19 19 20 3 - 20 3 6 19 38 15 3 - 11 - - 9 28 8 9 - 19 - - 19 124 II 11 - 3 - - 3 42 3 5 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA TUCKER COUNTY, W. VA. 397 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 155 (X) 145 (X) 90 (X) 60 (X) 

~ 151 (X) 145 (X) 88 (X) 60 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1 ,000_ ~ 139 769 137 407 86 700 59 322 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ ~ 138 660 131 (NA) 85 592 57 247 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ ~ 149 3 632 141 4 640 86 2959 60 3 191 Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ 

- 145 2382 124 2 677 85 1 943 56 1 856 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ - 132 2 168 106 2 399 81 1 776 50 1 703 

~ 61 214 75 278 37 167 30 153 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves ____________ _ 108 706 (NA) (NA) 65 571 45 710 

~ 123 544 (NA) (NA) 74 445 49 625 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ ~ 137 2224 128 1 965 84 1 929 57 1 388 $1 ,OOO~ ~ (X) 579 (X) (NA) (X) 518 (X) 204 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 112 1 216 (NA) (NA) 73 1 033 49 840 

$1.000~ Cottle ________ _ ~ (X) 274 (X) (NA) (X) 241 (X) 95 

95 1 008 (NA) (NA) 59 896 51 548 

$1 ,OOO~ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1 ,OOO~ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- (X) 305\ (X) (NA) \ (X) 277 (X) 109 

~ 16 118 (NA) (NA) 10 102 10 86 

~ (X) 39 (X) (NA) (X) 34 (X) 18 

~ 15 73 (NA) (NA) 12 72 8 38 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory; Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ ~ 27 232 39 362 16 195 14 250 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ ~ 12 66 (NA) (NA) 9 61 7 30 Other hogs and plgs _______________________________ _ ~ 25 166 (NA) (NA) 14 134 13 220 litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ ~ 13 77 14 61 10 73 8 46 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ ~ 11 49 12 35 9 (D) 7 28 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ ~ 9 28 11 26 7 (D) 7 18 Sheep and 10m bs- ___________________________________ _ ~ 28 861 33 1 198 21 715 19 790 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ ~ 28 698 (NA) (NA) 21 591 19 555 Goats _____________________________________________ _ ~ - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Sales; 

~ 24 89 37 72 18 51\ 19 48 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ ~ 12 390 19 450 8 371 12 355 

$1 ,OOO~ ~ (X) 37 (X) (NA) (X) 36 (X) 22 Feeder pigs ___ _ ~ 7 162 6 95 6 (D) 3 60 

$1,000~ ~ (X) 4 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 1 Sheep and lombL ___________________________________ _ ~ 29 783 34 953 22 684 19 673 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ ~ 29 853 (NA) (NA) 22 729 19 626 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ ~ (X) 5366 (X) (NA) (X) 4634 (X) 4 020 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1 ,000_ ~ 29 44 (NA) (NA) 22 38 19 21 Goats __ __ __ ____ __ __ _ _____________________________ _ ~ - - (NA) (NA) - - - - ~ (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

Horses and ponies _ ~ 5 6 - - 2 (0) - -

$1 ,OOO~ ~ (X) 1 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

~ 47 (X) 49 (X) 28 (X) 23 (X) 

~ 44 4307 49 4 387 27 3 861 23 3 594 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

~ 44 4218 49 4 269 27 (D) 23 3574 

~ 6 89 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - -

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ ----

Turkeys for slough fer ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________ -_ -- -- ---

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

~ 4 95 6 42 2 (D) 3 22 

~ 4 39 (NA) (NA) 4 39 2 (0) 

~ 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - ~ 

4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (0) 

~ 5 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) - (X) 

Soles, Any poultry ____________________________ -_ -----------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________________ ---

Pullets 3 months old or older _________________ .. ___ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

~ 5 (X) 9 (X) 5 (X) 8 (X) 

~ 4 1 745 7 2 832 4 1 745 6 (0) 

~ 4 1 745 7 2 832 4 1 745 6 (0) 

~ - - (NA) (NA) - - - - ~ - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Broilers and of her meat·type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ______________________ - ___ -- -- -------- ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____________ -_ -_ ------- - -- --- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ~~ ~~~. _. ~~~~ ~~ -~.~ - ~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ -~ ~~ ~~~ 

Poultry and poultry products-___________________ $1 ,000_ 

~ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

~ - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

~ - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

~ 

- (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

~ 11 34 18 37 9 (D) 13 36 

398 TUCKER COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigaled 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed {bushelsL ______ L __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

54 578 (X) - - 43 505 (X) - - - 54 536 (X) (NA) (HA) 27 443 (X) - - - 379 37848 - 'l9 (D) 34163 - - 39 - - 318 26634 (NA) {NAl 23 247 22450 - - 47 - 199 2974 - 20 (D) (D) - - - 22 -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 16 (0) 3 045 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 1 (D) (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - 4 42 (X) (NA) (NAl 1 (O) (X) - - - For groin or seed {bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - {NAl (NA) - - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (NAl 1 (D) (O) - - - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheal for grain {bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - -

- 8 37 1 175 (NAl (NA) 3 26 860 - -

Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 24 199 7 799 - - 14 157 6317 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) 19 129 6 269 - - Barley for grain {bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) {NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) 2 (O) (D) - - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) {NAl - - - - -

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) 2 (O) (X) - -

Soybeans for beans {bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - CoNan (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish polatoes {hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 22 11 1 873 - - 13 5 489 - -

1974_ - 28 13 1 514 (NA) (NA) 9 6 777 - -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - 1 (D) (O) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 164 5 019 9 092 - - 96 3 663 7 490 - -

1974_ - 134 4 462 8408 (NA) (NA) 58 2 746 6 206 - - Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 45 1 084 3 008 - - 33 864 2 674 - -

1974_ - (NA) {NAl (NA) (NAl {NAl 19 535 973 - - Other lame dry hay (tons, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 119 3 482 5 285 - - 65 2 471 4 141 - -

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) {NAl - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 197B_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) {NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 197B_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 6 10 (X) - - 4 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - 3 5 (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 6 8 (X) - - 4 (O) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 197B_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - land In orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 10 23 (X) - - 4 14 (X) - - 1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 14 36 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 16 (X) - - - 9 12 17950 (NA) (NA) 4 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) 16 47 080 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (D) - (NAl (NA) 1 (O) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (O) (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (O) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) {NAl (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

aerries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Slrawberries {pounds) _______________________ 197B_ 

1974_ Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 197B_ 

- 4 4 (X) 1 (D) 3 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- 3 4 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

- 3 (D) (D) 1 (D) 3 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 2 (D) (D) - -

- 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (O) (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA TUCKER COUNTY, W. VA. 399 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

forms ______________________________________________ _ 

- 268 51 537 213 43314 111 29 941 84 25577 Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- (X) 192 (X) 203 (X) 270 (X) 304 

- (X) 163 840 ()() 163 584 (X) 163 840 (X) 163 584 

- (X) 31.5 (X) 26.5 (X) 18.3 (X) 15.6 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 89 148 (X) 46 484 (X) 116684 ()() 69 595 (X) 

- (X) 490 (X) 229 (X) 457 (X) 229 

lond in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ - 256 23 743 209 19 110 105 13982 83 10893 

- 246 8955 196 7599 100 5753 82 5 105 By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 22 120 23 (NA) 3 10 - (NA) 

- 69 913 35 (NA) 7 94 3 (NA) 

- 57 1 273 38 (NA) 24 560 18 (NA) 

- 49 1 738 55 (NA) 23 833 18 (NA) 

- 28 1 791 26 (NA) 26 (D) 24 (NA) 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ - 16 1 995 17 (NA) 13 1 675 17 (NA) 

- 5 1 125 2 (NA) 4 (D) 2 (NA) 500 ta 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ - - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only f~r pasture ______________________ _ 

- 168 13414 135 10833 74 8056 43 5626 Other cropland ____________________________ .. ______ _ 

- 35 1 374 21 678 7 173 4 162 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ - 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 7 102 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 3 (D) Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 24 1 149 (NA) (NA) 3 98 1 (D) 

T 0101 woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 204 18603 159 14627 90 10608 75 8 716 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 132 6882 (NA) (NA) 61 3921 52 4320 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 139 11 721 (NA) (NA) 60 6687 46 4396 

Other land __ ~ ______________________________________ _ 

- 200 9191 145 9 577 83 5351 63 5968 Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 77 7 172 (NA) (NA) 33 4503 43 5440 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 180 2019 (NA) (NA) 76 848 49 528 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 248 27468 (NA) (NA) 104 16480 (NA) 15386 

Irrigo1ed land ________________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 6 39 (X) (X) 5 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Markel value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars-- 268 1 342 213 995 111 1 167 84 861 

- (X) 5009 (X) 4671 (X) 10509 (X) 10250 

Forms by value of ogricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

~10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 5 289 2 (NA) 5 289 2 (NA) 

- 8 231 7 (NA) 8 231 7 (NA) 

- 18 255 19 (NA) 18 255 19 (NA) 

- 32 220 23 (NA) 32 220 23 (NA) 

- 48 171 33 (NA) 48 171 33 (NA) 

- 157 176 129 (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) 

- 21 47 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 33 58 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 38 45 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 65 26 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(rops ____________________________________________ ----

Groins ________________________________________ -_ ---- 67 160 82 174 31 126 (NA) 149 

- 17 54 (NA) (NA) 13 51 11 48 Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ (otton and cottonseed ____________________________ ----

Commodity (redit Corporation loons _________________ _ T abocc.o ______________________________________ -_ ----

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ ---

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ____________________________________ -----

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 50 101 (NA) (NA) 23 74 31 98 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 1 (D) - - - - - 4 2 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 4 4 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

- 230 1 183 195 769 106 1 040 82 662 

- 24 11 21 14 11 8 8 12 

- 15 327 (NA) (NA) 13 (D) 25 360 

- 212 782 (NA) (NA) 101 653 82 243 HOQs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lombs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other 6vestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 24 34 (NA) (NA) 11 28 11 36 

- 12 13 (NA) (NA) 6 9 6 12 

- 11 16 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) - -

1f97<4 doto include safes of forest products. 

400 TYLER COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested crop land Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

\ All - 268 213 51 537 246 48 303 8955 - - - - farms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

- 6 1 13 1 (D) (0) - - - - 10 - 24 18 801 20 683 307 - - - - to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

- 20 16 1 186 18 1 070 268 - - - - 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 - 23 22 1 895 22 1 823 363 - - - - to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 - 50 44 5 776 50 5 776 1 071 - - - - to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

140 - 36 24 5 724 35 5 546 917 - - - - to 179 ocre'-__________________ _ 

- 32 

:il 6 3301 29 5 711 911 - - -

- 20 4800 19 4 560 891 - - - =1 

- 44 38 15 3351 40 14 115 2 616 - - - -

- 11 14 (D) 10 6 472 1 214 - - - -

- 2 2 (0) 2 (D) (0) - - - -

- - -i - - - - - - -

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre,-__________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre'-_______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

TobIe 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

All forms 

1978 

1978 

Forms 

268 

246 

220 

202 

43 

40 

5 

4 

245 

22 

1 

'1974 1978 '1974 

1978 

Forms 

111 

100 

80 

73 

29 

26 

2 

1 

97 

13 

1 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ______________________________ 99 77 47 47 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 169 134 64 35 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________ -----------------

Under 25 years ________________________ 4 4 2 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 

25 to 34 vears_________________________ 27 15 12 4 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeor'-________________________ 42 32 17 16 1 to 49 doy'-_________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 72 58 27 17 50 to 99 doy'- ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 year'-________________________ 60 52 27 24 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 

65 years and over______________________ 63 50 28 19 150 to 199 doys _______________________ _ 

Acres 

29 941 

5 753 

18 168 

3 281 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

24 725 

(0) 

(D) 

All forms 

1978 

206 

33 

29 

74 

23 

7 

8 

14 

1974 

Forms Acres 

84 25 5771 82 5 105 

59 

16044

1 

(NA) 2 941 

21 (D) 

(NA) 1 873 

4 (D) 

(NA) 291 

77 22 123 

5 (D) 

2 (D) 

1 Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

'1974 1978 '1974 

174 89 70 

17 14 7 

20 1 8 5 

53 34 29 

20 10 6 

6 2 

5 4 3 

12 5 2 Average oge___________________________ 53.0 53.9 53.6 54.7 200 days or more _____________________ _ L-________ ~ ________ ~ ~ ________ 133 96 _L ________ 54 ~ 29 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

TobIe 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text1 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 116 171 81 88 56 160 39 71 - 212 222 184 208 100 182 78 169 - 55 69 108 104 34 62 55 93 - 156 19 (NA) (NA) 92 15 47 9 - 95 18 88 19 59 17 39 16 - 132 83 104 58 64 60 47 48 - 97 22 54 20 67 19 35 18 - 74 76 77 53 41 72 42 46 - 1 (D) 3 1 1 (D) 1 (Zl 

- 44 6 37 7 25 

10~ 1 

18 5 

- 268 139 (NA) (NA) 111 (NA) (NA) - 268 113 211 81 111 83 84 55 - 255 67 (NA) (NA) 106 49 84 40 - 114 22 (NA) (NA) 60 17 21 6 - 23 5 (NA) (NA) 10 2 1 (Z) - 9 1 (NA) (NA) 3 1 } - 45 7 . (NA) (NA) 32 6 84 9 - 268 12 (NA) (NA) 111 8 - 175 (D) (NA) (NA) 83 (D) (NA) (NA) - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (NA) (NA)I 

Livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry _______ : ___________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired faoo labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gosoline _________________________________________ _ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~ey~~f _~u_t~~~~_o_n_d_~:~~~~~== ======== ============ === Notural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil. ond grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other -coal. wood, coke. etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA TYLER COUNTY, W. VA. 401 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on 0 sample of forms; see text) 

All farms Farms wnh sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

- 125 2819 63 - 125 2628 63 

- 13 191 13 

- 62 605 39 

- 10 281 4 

- I (0) I 

- - - - Weeds, gross. or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 71 1 396 53 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and ro~ent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 12 72 12 

- 52 (X) 34 

- 20 (X) 14 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMIeNT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value group: . $1 to $4,999 ________ • _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________ . ____________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractorL __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other com pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 doto ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

268 211 III 84 machinery and equipment-Con. 

3 486 2 298 2359 I 244 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

13 009 10891 21 251 14 810 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

36 62 8 10 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

120 52 22 21 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

69 68 39 31 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Monufuctured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

157 179 83 94 77 85 

204 264 128 132 91 132 242 412 42 61 222 351 

6 6 6 6 - - I (0) I (0) - - 32 32 I (0) 31 (0) 

- - - - - - 81 81 44 44 37 37 

147 151 54 54 97 97 

31 41 17 17 19 24 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see te.t] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

I 858 

I 667 

191 

458 

275 

(0) 

-

I 142 

72 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

47 I 561 (NA) I 219 (NA) 342 

II 386 

(NA) 184 

- - - - (NA) 657 

- - 6 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Fanns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

19 17 18 13 

10 12 10 9 

8 - 8 -

~1 r 4 

- -1 1 2 - - J L - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

155 195 90 160 200 68 184 290 67 

I (0) - 3 3 - 27 28 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

53 57 22 119 121 29 

18 19 5 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 74 12 (X) 67 (X) 41 42 

- 136 (X) 19 (X) 117 87 213 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________ -- -------

Forms with- I worker ______________________________________________ _ 

- 48 5 5 44 44 22 18 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

- 3 7 14 5 10 3 4 3 or .. workers _________________________________________ _ 

- 21 - - 16 (0) 15 8 S to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

- 2 - - 2 (0) 1 6 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - 6 

402 TYLER COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 1 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 244 00 200 00 104 00 80 DO 

- 233 00 192 (X) 99 00 79 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 230 1 183 195 769 106 I 040 82 662 

- 225 828 191 (NA) 105 690

1 

82 291 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heffers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

- 224 5493 190 6 125 96 3 780 79 3807 

- 209 3043 175 3 734 88 2 106 75 2467 

- 196 2642 156 3 144 80 I 739 62 1 916 

- 43 401 58 590 25 367 35 551 

- 176 1 252 (NAl (NA) 78 829 60 768 

- 197 1 198 (NA) (NA) 84 845 56 572 

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 212 2847 186 2446 101 2 297 82 1 690 

- 00 782 (X) (NA) (X) 653 (X) 243 

- 143 I 163 (NAl (NA) 70 852 74 1 093 

- 00 226 00 (NA) (X) 169 00 97 

- 175 1 684 (HAl (HA) 91 I 445 62 597 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ ~airy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 00 555 1 

00 (HA) I (X) 484 00 146 

- 23 87 (HAl (HA) 12 66 I (D) 

- (X) 23 00 (HA) 00 18 (X) (D) 

- 15 327 (NAl (NA) 13 (D) 25 360 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and p;gs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Doc. 1 of prec and Nov. 30 _______________ __ 

Doc. 1 of pr year and May 31 _____________ __ June 1 and Nov. _____________________________ _ 

- 40 306 31 I 309 19 188 13 I 217 

- 15 47 (NAl (NA) 5 28 7 200 

- 38 259 (HAl (HA) 19 160 13 1 017 

- 16 65 10 264 6 42 8 (D) 

- 11 29 8 135 6 22 6 (D) 

- 13 36 8 129 4 20 7 (D) Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 13 372 12 536 6 253 7 393 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 11 247 (HAl (HA) 6 175 7 363 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (HAl (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 57 167 64 148 27 104 15 44 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 24 605 18 1 392 11 457 11 I 331 

$1,000_ - 00 34 (X) (HAl (X) 28 00 36 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 10 344 8 I 184 4 282 7 (D) 

$1.000_ - (X) 13 00 (HA) (X) (D) (X) 25 Sheep and lomb,-___________________________________ _ 

- 12 290 11 356 6 227 6 246 Sheep and Iombs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 11 256 (NAl (HA) 6 184 6 247 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 00 2057 (X) (NA) (X) 1 500 (X) 2 070 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 12 13 (NAl (NA) 6 9 6 12 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (HAl - - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NAl 00 - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 6 10 5 9 3 7 - - $1,000_ - 00 4 00 (HA) (X) 4 (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 67 (X) 65 (X) 29 (X) 26 (X) 

- 65 2 962 65 3 146 27 1 707 26 1 673 

- 65 2 628 62 2 933 27 1 491 26 (D) 

- 14 334 (NAl (NA) 7 216 1 (0) 

- 3 (D) (HAl (HA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 8 147 3 3 4 96 - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 3 38 (HAl (HA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 3 (D) (HAl (HA) 1 (0) I (D) 

- 2 (D) (HAl (HA) - - 2 (D) 

- 11 00 (HAl (X) 3 (X) - (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens _______________ __ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ 

- 9 00 6 (X) 6 (X) 4 (X) 

- 6 386 6 615 5 (D) 4 (D) 

- 6 386 6 615 5 (D) 4 (D) 

- - - (HAl (HA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) - - - - - - - - - (HAl (HAl - - - - - - - (HAl (HA) - - - - Other poultry ___________________________________ __ - - - (HA) (HAl - - - - Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ - 1 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 24 11 21 14 11 8 8 12 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA TYLER COUNTY, W. VA. 403 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ · 1974. · For grain or seed (bushelsL .•••.••••••.•.•.•• 1978. 

1974. · 

· For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ · 1974. · Forfodder. hogged or grazed •.••.••••....•.• 1978. 

1974. · 

· 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ · 1974. · For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ J978_ · 1974. · For sjlage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ · 1974. · CUI for dry forage or hay (tons. dry) •.••.••••• 1978. 

1974. · 

· Hogged or grazed ••••••••...•.•.. _ ..••••••• 1978. 

1974. · 

· Wheat for groin (bushels)' ______________________ 1978_ · 1974. Oats · for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ · 

1974. · 

· 

.. Barley for groin (bushels) .•••.•...••••••..••••• 1978. 

1974 Rye for groin (bushels) ..•..•••••••.•..•••••••• 1978 

1974 .. 

.. Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ · 1974 .. 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) •.•..•••••.••..... _1978 

1974 .. 

.. Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 .. 1974 

Callan (boles) ••..........•••••••...••••••••. 1978 

1974 

Tobacco (pounds) ••••••••••.•...••••.••.•.•.• 1978 

1974 Irish polatoes (hundredweight) ••••••....•••••••• 1978 

1974 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) ••.•••••••••••••••••••• 1978 

1974 Hay crops (Ions. dry) (see lexIL ....•••••••••••• 1978 

1974 

Alfalfa hay (Ions. dry) ••.•••••••••.••••••••• 1978 

1974 

Olher lame dry hoy (Ions. dry) (see lext) ...... 1978 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 

1974 Alfalfa seed (pounds) •.••.•.....•••.•••••••• 1978 

1974 

Red clover seed (pounds) .•.••••.•••••..••••• 1978 

1974 

All vegelables horvesled for sole (see lext) ••....• 1978 

1974 

Sweet corn ..••....•••••.•....•••..••••.•.. 1978 

1974 

Tomatoes ._ •••.....••••••....••.•.•••.•... 1978 

1974 Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 

1974 

lond in orchards _____________________________ 1978 

1974 

Apples (pounds) ...••••••.•••••••••••.•••••• 1978 

1974 

Peaches (pounds) ••••.•.•••••..••••••••••... 1978 

1974 

Gropes (pounds) (see lext) ••••••.•••.•••••... 1978 

1974 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 

1974 

Slrawberries (pounds) ••••••.....•••.•••...•• 1978 

1974 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978 .. Other crops .• _ ••••....•••.•••••••••••••.•..• 1978. · 

404 TYLER COUNTY, W. VA. 

Farms 

55 

70 

54 

67 

13 

(NA) 

- (HA) 

-

3 

-

-

- (HA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

3 

4 (HA) 

- (NA) 

- (HA) 

- (HA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 

-

26 

25 

-

I 

243 

185 

36 

(NA) 

179 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

3 

-

I (NA) 

I (NA) 

- (NA) 

3 

6 

2 (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 (NA) 

-

2 

- (NA) 

-

-

All forms 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

930 (X) I 988 (X) 

773 62 756 816 57227 157 2 101 (HA) (HA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X) 

64 (X) 

- -

- -

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(D) (D) 

22 640 21 (D) 

(HA) (HA) 

- - (HA) (NA) 

- - (HA) (HA) 

- (X) 

(HA) (X) 

- -

- - - - - -

- -

- -

(D) (D) 

- -

17 1 538 13 949 

- - (D) (D) 

8 053 12 778 

6 577 II 903 

639 1 554 

(NA) (NA) 

6074 9 434 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (HA) (NA) 

3 (X) 

- (X) 

(D) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(D) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(D) (X) 

9 (X) 

(D) - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(D) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(D) (X) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

- (X) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

- - 39 854 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 40 854 (X) - - - - 38 697 59080 - - (NA) (NA) 38 694 48 852 - - - - 13 157 2 101 - - (HA) (NA) 14 160 2019 - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - (HA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - 1 (D) (D) - - (NA) (HA) 3 22 640 - - - - 2 (D) (D) - - (HA) (NA) 4 21 1 040 - - - - - - - - - (HA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (HA) (HA) - - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - (HA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 12 5 524 - - (NA) (NA) 15 II 779 - -

- - - - - - - (HA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - - - 100 4 949 8844 - - (NA) (NA) 79 4278 8 331 - - - - 16 443 1 173 - - (NA) (NA) 19 776 1 -461 - - - - 83 3 827 6 806 - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (HA) (NA) - - - - -

- - I (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - 2 (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (HA) (NA) (D) (D) (M) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - - - - - - - - - . (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ________________________________ - ___ -----------

AP~;~;!~£l;n~;!~~==============~============~;ic~~~= 

367 58 766 344 56631 167 38150 97 28483 - (X) 160 (X) 165 (X) 228 (X) 294 - (X) 225 280 (X) 225 280 ()() 225 280 (X) 225280 - (X) 26.1 (X) 25.1 ()() 16.9 ()() 12.6 -

Value of lond and buildings: I 

Average per fonn _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 97 708 (X) 50 203 (X) 141 264 ()() 84 278 (X) - (X) 650 (X) 305 (X) 700 (X) 287 -

land in farms according to use: Tolal cropland _. ____________________________________ _ 

Harvesled cropland _______________________________ _ 359 23 235 334 26056 163 15 221 93 123491 - 337 10043 302 9200 156 6869 88 4994 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 1010 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

2010 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

5010 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

10010 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

20010 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

50010 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pDsture ______________________ _ Olher cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil~improvement 

grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 63 (D) 52 (NA) 17 73 6 (NA) 

- 93 1 241 93 (NA) 24 330 11 (NA) 

- 71 1 612 54 (NA) 32 749 10 (NA) 

- 65 2305 55 (NA) 47 I 704 21 (NA) 

- 35 2271 31 (NA) 27 1 853 25 (NA) 

- 4 495 14 (NA) 3 (0)1 12 (NA) 

- 5 I 190 3 (NA) 5 1 190 3 (NA) 

- 1 (D) - (NA) 1 

(

02 1 

- (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - (NA) 

- 223 12 181 237 15 777 99 7786 63 6857 

- 44 1 011 34 1 079 19 

5661 

11 498 

- 14 325 (NA) (NA) 6 89 9 421 

- 4 33 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

- 8 16 (NA) (NA) 3 45~1 1 (D) 

- 20 637 (NA) (NA) 10 2 (D) 

Tolal woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland paslured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland nol poslured ____________________________ _ 

- 289 18885 258 17440 127 10505 81 8 611 

- 143 6206 (NA) (NA) 64 3 131 58 4681 

- 217 12679 (NA) (NA) 98 7374 48 3930 

Olher land ___________ " _____________________________ _ 

- 267 16646 238 13 135 120 12424 73 7523 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 120 13538 (NA) (NA) 64 10 647 46 6590 

- 231 3 108 (NA) (NA) 96 I 777 59 933 

Paslureland, all Iypes-_________________________________ _ 

- 322 31 925 (NA) (NA) 146 21 564 (NA) 18 128 

Irrigaled land ________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 2 (D) - - - - Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal fonn programs in 1978 ________ _ - 1 (D) ()() (X) - - (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Fanns ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 367 1 858 344 1 166 167 1 649 97 936 Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 5063 (X) 3390 (X) 9872 (X) 9 649 

Farms bV value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 1 (NA) 2 (D) 1 (NA) 

- 1 (D) 3 (NA) 1 (D) 3 (NA) 

- 15 430 5 (NA) 15 430 5 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,00010 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 _~ _________________________________ _ 

Less Ihon $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ 

$2,00010 $2,499 _________________________________ _ $1,50010 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see lexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 23 317 13 (NA) 23 317 13 (NA)I 

- 45 303 31 (NA) 45 303 31 (NA) 

- 81 277 40 (NA) 81 277 40 (NA) 

- 200 210 251 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) 

- 25 55 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 33 57 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 48 59 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 94 38 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ___________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporation loans _________________ _ Calion and callan seed _______________________________ _ 

Cammodily Credil Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn. and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Olher crops _~ ______________________________________ _ 

- 74 174 127 263 37 138 (NA) 218 

- 7 9 (NA) (NA) 4 7 3 10 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - 60 104 (NA) (NA) 29 74 33 146 - 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 (D) 

- 6 7 (NA) (NA)· 2 (D) 3 9 - 6 48 11 33 5 (D) 6 27 

- 6 .4 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

Liveslock, poultry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ 

Poullry and poullry producls __________________________ _ Dairy praducls _____________________________________ _ 

Callie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woal ______________________________ _ 

Olher fiveslock and liveslock prOducls (see lexl) _________ _ 

- 302 1 684 271 853 158 1 510 89 673 - 17 2 19 1 10 1 2 (D) 

- 9 279 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 9 208 - 283 I 327 (NA) (NA) 155 1 172 86 438 - 15 12 (NA) (NA) 7 8 6 5 - 37 59 (NA) (NA) 21 48 12 21 - 18 5 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 1 (D) 

'1974 dolo include sales afforest producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA UPSHUR COUNTY, W. VA. 405 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 367 344 Forms with- 58 766 337 54 604 10 043 

1 to 90cres _______________________ _ 

- 3 - 4 3 4 4 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ - 55 41 1 834 48 1 625 560 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ - 50 47 2 936 45 2 639 618 7010 99 ocres _____________________ _ 48 53 4012 47 3 939 922 100 fo 139 ocres ___________________ _ - 66 65 7609 57 6 570 1 163 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ - 38 41 6036 37 5 861 875 

- 25 26 

~ :;11 24 4835 

11 24 13 23 5438 

- 45 43 15 135 41 13 792 2328 

- 11 14 (0) 10 (0) (D) 

- 2 1 (0) 2 (0) (D) 

- - - - -

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 26010499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Ho rvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

1978 

Farms 

367 

337 

285 

263 

75 

68 

7 

6 

342 

23 

2 

Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested Forms in forms cropland 

1 (D) (D) 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 1 (D) (0) 

- - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

167 

156 

116 

109 

47 

44 

4 

3 

152 

13 

2 

Acres 

38 150 

6869 

21 753 

3 711 

15 725 

3 III 

6n 

47 

33 737 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

97 

88 

61 

(NA) 

33 

(NA) 

3 

(NA) 

92 

5 

Irrigated 

lond 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acres 

28483 

4994 

14 189 

2 702 

(D) 

1 942 

(D) 

350 

26699 

1 784 

Other-cooperotive, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

r-~------~------~--T---------~------~------~~----------~ All farms All farms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming __ ______ __ __ __ ______ __ ______ __ 159 150 97 59 On form operated _____________________ _ 276 248 125 70 Other ________________________________ 208 194 70 38 Not on form operated __________________ _ 52 44 27 17 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 39 52 15 10 

Under 25 years ______________________ __ 5 3 - Operators reporting doys af work off form: 251034 yearL ____ .____________________ 41 17 12 3 None ________________________________ _ 121 129 64 46 

30 24 14 4 

18 12 6 3 

35 to 44 years_________________________ 58 52 21 12 1 to 49 doys __________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years_________________________ 64 60 31 18 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 

16 13 8 5 

19 23 14 4 

55 to 64 yeors_________________________ 93 92 46 26 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 

65 years and over _. ___ . _______ . ____ __ __ 106 123 54 38 150 to 199 doys _______________________ _ 

Average age__________________________ 54.9 57.7 57.4 59.0 200 days or more _____________________ _ 144 117 48 23 

~--------~--------~ ~--------~--------~ IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms 

132 391 134 

275 278 276 

82 94 182 

213 46 (NA) 

lives lock and poultry purchased ______________ ---------- --- Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ____________________________________ _ 

145 14 129 

218 59 186 

Seeds. bulbs, plonts, and trep.s ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________________ -- ----

168 22 81 

160 116 134 

Other ogricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ 

Hired form labor ______________________________ ---------- Contract labor ______________________________ - _______ ---- 18 21 17 

Customwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ______________________________________ ------ 44 34 76 

367 155 (NA) 

367 125 332 

333 85 (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products ___________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________________ -- -- --- Gasoline __________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ________________________________________ _ 109 20 (NA) 

20 5 (NA) 

- - (NA) 

lP gas, bUfane, and propane _________________________ _ Fuel oil ___________________________________________ _ 

13 2 (NA) 

367 13 (NA) 

160 27 (NA) 

14 2 (NA) 

Natural gas _______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease ______________________ _ Electricity ___________________________________________ _ 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

271 

268 

208 

(NA) 

14 

63 

20 

86 

6 

20 

(NA) 

88 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

87 

110 

33 

112 

55 

112 

88 

98 

17 

14 

167 

167 

167 

62 

11 

8 167 

77 

1 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

370 

222 

82 

41 

8 

40 

15 

108 

(D) 

28 

102 

87 

57 

14 

4 

J} 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

46 

82 

72 

64 

46 

54 

33 

58 

8 

29 

(NA) 

94 

92 

35 

2 

94 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

206 

187 

163 

9 

9 

41 

15 

71 

5 

16 

(NA) 

52 

37 

(D) 

(D) 

7 

(NA) 

Other-cool, wood, coke. etc. __________________________ _ (NA) 

~------------~------------~------------~----------~ 

406 UPSHUR COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used For:ms Acres on which used Forms Iv:.res on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________ 1. _______________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

204 2616 102 - 204 2264 102 - 25 352 21 - 102 932 48 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

5 5 5 -

- 5 25 5 

- 9 9 -

98 813 50 - Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and paultry _______________________ _ - - - -

- 61 (X) 32 Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 4 (X) -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dolla rs_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________ • _______ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999. ____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cattonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

{l978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text} 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of 011 

367 327 167 90 machinery and equipment - Can. 

3 846 3210 2 410 1 412 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

10 479 9 817 14 431 15 689 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

57 98 22 16 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

151 1121 24 16 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

121 78i 84 28i $200,000 or mare _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 fa 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

184 232 79 93 125 139 281 390 149 159 170 231 328 455 90 102 282 353 - - -

;1 - - - - - - - 12 12 5 7 7 - - - - - - 74 77 36 37 39 40 184 186 35 37 149 149 

12 12 2 (0) 10 (0) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

Hired workers- All farms, 1978 

1 647 54 1 263 

1 395 (NA) 888 

252 (NA) 375 

520 15 633 

5 (NA) 41 

25 - - - 2 (0) 

651 (NA) 350 

- - - (X) 8 (X) 

00 (NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

21 28 21 21 

14 II 14 9 

2 - 2 -

11 , - , -1 - r -I -.J L - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

227 269 99 

255 326 93 

271 400 105 

I (0) - 1 (0) - 12 13 7 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

50 56 16 132 132 19 

18 19 4 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

forms __________________________________________________ _ Workers __________ • _____________________________________ _ - 160 15 (X) 149 (X) 98 58 - 476 (X) 23 (X) 453 320 463 

Farms w~h- I worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers • ________________________ • _______________ _ 

~ ot~::k~;:e;rs m~;; ==== == ====== ======== ================== 

- 54 8 8 50 50 40 15 - 62 6 (0) 57 114 30 6 - 17 1 (0) 16 54 6 10 - 16 - - 15 94 12 12 - 11 - - J1 141 10 15 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA UPSHUR COUNTY, W. VA. 407 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 327 (X) 300 (X) 153 (X) 89 ()() 

- 319 (X) 286 (X) 152 (X) 86 ()() 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 302 1 684 271 853 158 1 510 89 673 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 297 1 398 260 (NA) 158 1 229 89 464 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _________ .. ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 304 7 715 278 8246 146 5857 - 84 4967 

- 269 3915 238 3990 129 2935 72 2359 

- 239 3 537 196· 3557 119 2648 62 2091 

- 83 378 106 433 36 287 23 268 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ - 221 1 879 (NA) (NA) 109 1 388- 57 1 l1S 

- 252 1 921 (NA) (NA) 132 1 534 73 1 493 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 283 4800 242 3 526 155 4062 86 2365 

$1,000_ - (X) 1 327 (X) (NA) (X) 1 172 (X) 438 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 213 1 789 (NA) (NA) 110 1 279 67 1 253 

$1,000_ - (X) 297 (X) (NA) (X) 214 (X) 167 Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 221 3 011 (NA) (NA) 140 2783 73 1 112 

$1,000_ fattened cottle _________________________________ _ - (X) 1 030 (X) (NA) (X) 958 (X) 271 

- 15 106 (NA) (NA) 13 (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) 38 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 9 279 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 9 208 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 60 368 60 294 24 211 11 54 Used or to be us.ed for breeding _____________________ _ 

- 13 47 (NA) (NA) 7 35 3 11 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 59 321 (NA) (NA) 23 176 10 43 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 13 77 20 58 7 66 6 26 Oec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ - 10 37 12 21 7 34 5 10 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 8 40 18 37 5 32 4 16 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 35 1 649 47 1 582 20 1 282 12 781 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 35 1 321 (NA) (NA) 20 1 055 12 553 Goa1s _____________________________________________ _ 

- 5 20 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 76 296 1 92 244 33 156 22 97 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 15 177 18 320 7 104 6 149 

$1,000_ - (X) 12 (X) (NA) ()() 8 (X) 5 feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 3 35 10 204 1 (D) 2 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 1 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) Sheep and 10mbL ___________________________________ _ 

- 34 1 159 41 1 362 21 952 12 611 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 36 1 351 (NA) (NA) 20 1 066 12 636 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 8835 ()O (NA) (X) 7 526 ()() 3617 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 37 59 (NA) (NA) 21 48 12 21 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 3 11 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - $1.000_ - (X) (l) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 10 25 4 5 5 14 1 (D) 

- (X) 4 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) (D) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 77 (X)I 83 (X) 30 (X) 15 (X) 

- 73 1 846 80 1 763 27 847 15 402 Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 73 I 603 78- 1 583 27 (D) 15 336 

- 12 243 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 4 73 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 15 146 6 72 6 72 - -, 

- 10 64 (NA) (NA) 4 20 - - - 3 9 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 9 55 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - -

- 14 (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) - (X) 

Soles, Any poultry ____________________________________ -----

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 8 (X) 9 (X) 4- (X) , - (X) 

- 5 68 6 128 4 (D) - - Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot·type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys __________________________ -- -------------- Turkeys far slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ ------------ ---

Poultry and poultry producls ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 4 (D) 6 102 3 (D) - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 1 (D) 3 13 1 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 17 2 19 1 10 1 2 (D) 

408 UPSHUR COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

(orn for all purposes _____________ l ___________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ Forfodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

59 502 (X) -

""I 36 401 (X) \ - - - 67 508 (X) (NA) 19 404 (XJ - - - 41 151 11 409 - 21 94 6980 - - - 53 164 12 035 (NA) (NA) 8 83 7 440 - - - 19 351 6 932 - 16 307 6 412 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 321 5463 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NAJ (NA) (X) (NA) (NAJ - - (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X) \ . - - - (X) 1 - - -

- 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - . - - For silage or green chop (10ns, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NAJ (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (OJ - - CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushels>-_____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- . - - - - . - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (XJ - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) 1 (NA) (NA)\ - - (XJ - -I - - -

-I - - - - - - - - 3 8 260 (NA) (NA) - - - - - - I (0) (0) - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - 8arley for groin (bushels>-_____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NAJ (NA) (NA) - - - - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - -

(Xi \ - - - - - (X) - (NA) 1 

- - - -

- (NAJ (NA) (X) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels>-__________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - . - - - - - - - -

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - -

(O~\ - -

- 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) - -

- 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

Irish pototoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 33 19 2 537 1 (0) 13 11 1 620 - -

- 46 49 3 985 (NA) (NA) 12 40 3 429 - -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see lexl>-________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

14 76~1 - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 320 9 594 - - 150 6489 10 991 - -

- 284 8 650 13 739 (NA) (NA) 83 4 598 8 719 - -

- 36 903 1 1041 -

(NNI 

15 521 642 1 -

- =1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 132 293 - Olher lame dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ - 223 6 821 11 687 - - 119 5 021 9 289 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (XJ - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red dover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lext) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 4 3 (J() - - 2 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - 7 30 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 29 (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAJ (X) (NA) (NA) 4 20 (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 4 1 (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeOL _______________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) I . -

- 25 60 (X) - - 6 15 (X) - - 1974. - 29 49 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - Apples (pounds>-___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 23 37 16 765 (NA) (NA) 6 12 4 250 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 7 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

. 14 4 1 696 (NA) (NA) 4 1 350 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 4 1 (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - 4 2 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 3 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ - 6 42 (X) - - 5 (0) (X) - . Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (XJ (NA) (NA) - - (J() (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA UPSHUR COUNTY, W. VA. 409 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

- 175 27078 181 27 186 70 13600 51 11 494 

- (X) 155 (X) ISO (X) 194 (X) 225 

- (X) 328 320 (X) 328 576 (X) 328 320 (X) 328 576 

- (X) 8.2 (X) 8.3 (X) 4.1 (X) 3.5 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land orea _________________________________ _ Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

- 101 993 (X) 49 751 (X) 128 642 (X) 68 490 (X) 

- (X) 690 (X) 331 (X) 720 (X) 304 

Average per form ____________________________ . dollars_ 

Average per acre _______ . _____________ . _______ dollars_ 

land in forms according to use: Totol croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ - 161 8754 169 9746 64 5090 47 4422 

- 152 3 103 138 2694 62 2 142 41 1 716 By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

SO to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 63 266 69 (NA) 10 (D) 11 (NA) 

- 31 384 27 (NA) 11 139 6 (NA) 

- 20 448 21 (NAl 11 238 8 (NA) 

- 23 798 9 (NA) 16 562 4 (NA) 

- 11 670 7 (NA) 10 (D) 7 (NA) 100 fo 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 4 537 3 (NA) 4 537 3 (NA) 

- - - 2 (NA) - - 2 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NAl 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

(ropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

- 88 4853 116 6 189 32 2687 30 2254 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 28 798 31 863 10 261 10 452 Cropland in cover crops, legumes. ond soil-improvement grosses. not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which 011 crops foiled _________________ _ - 9 245 (NAl (NA) 5 155 9 (D) 

- 6 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) - - Cropland in culHvated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 3 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 17 435 (NAl (NA) 3 43 1 (D) 

T otol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 136 13456 125 11 968 53 5800 30 5250 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 90 6010 (NAl (NA) 35 2318 18 1 937 Woodland Rat postured ____________________________ _ 

- 86 7446 (NAl (NA) 34 3482 22 3313 

Ofher lond ________________________________________ _ 

-- 129 4868 144 5472 54 2710 37 1 822 Postureland and rongeland. other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 55 4169 (NAl (NA) 24 2437 14 912 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - III 699 (NAl (NA) 42 273 29 910 

Postureland. all types _________________________________ _ 

-- ISO 15032 (NAl (NA) 62 7442 (NA) 5 103 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

-- I (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ 

-- - - (NAl (NA) - - 1 (D) 

Posturelond irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- - - (NAl (NA) - - (NAl - Other land irrigoted _________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - land set aside in the federal form progroms in 1978 ________ _ - 4 21 (X) (X) 2 (D) (X) (X) 

1)978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ doUars_ - 175 1 092 181 916 70 974 51 816 

- (X) 6243 (X) 5 061 (X) 13918 (X) 16000 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 fo $99,999 ____________________ -------------- $20,000 fo $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 fo $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 fo $9,999 _______ • ___________________________ _ 

$2,500 fo $4,999 ________________________________ ----

less thon $2,500 (see fexf) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 fo $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 fo $1,999 ____________________________ ------ $1.000 fo $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less fhon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 2 (NA) 2 (D) 2 (NA) 

- 4 (D) 4 (NA) 4 (D) 4 (NAl 

- 6 166 6 (NA) 6 166 6 (NA) 

- 4 56 5 (NA) 4 56 5 (NA) 

- 18 119 7 (NA) 18 119 7 (NA) 

- 36 131 24 (NA) 36 131 24 (NA) 

- 105 118 133 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) 

- 16 35 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 20 34 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 24 29 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 45 20 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 53 218 72 335 31 193 (NA) 300 

- 16 27 (NAl (NA) 13 24 9 36 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 11 11 (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 23 35 (NAl (NA) 14 26 9 18 

- 6 (D) (NAl (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 6 140 10 233 5 (D) 4 231 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - 1 (D) 

Crops __________________________________ -- ------------

Grains ____________________ -_ - _______ ------------ ---

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ____________________ -------- ----

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ____________________ ---------- ---------- ---- Field .eeds, hoy, forage, and .ilage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melon5-___________________ _ 

Fruifs. nuts, and berries ______________ -- --------------- Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________ -- ------ ------ ---

- 138 875 131 580 61 781 43 516 

- 8 4 12 30 2 (D) 5 30 

- 12 399 (NAl (NA) 11 (D) 7 264 

- 128 441 (NAl (NA) 59 359 38 206 

- 14 (D) (NAl (NA) 4 (D) 4 11 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - - 8 10 (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poulfry and poulfry producf. ________________________ ---

Dairy producfs __________________________ ------------

(afll. and calve. ______ • ___________________ ---------- Hog. and pig. _________________ • _____ • ______________ _ 

Sheep, lamb., and wool ______________________________ _ 

ofher 6ve.fock and live.fock producfs (.ee fext) _________ _ 

'1974 dafa include sole. of 'arosf producfs. 

410 WAYNE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigoted 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms crop/and Forms in forms cropland fand 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 175 181 27 078 152 23 4<>7 3 103 I (D) (D) (0) 

Forms with- I 110 9 ocres _______________________ ~ 

- 4 7 (D) 3 (D) (D) - - - - 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 31 32 820 27 776 249 - - - -

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 13 21 761 12 701 228 - - - -

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 23 28 I 864 21 I 697 311 - - - -

100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ - 32 19 3 600 27 3 006 357 - - - -

- 20 25 3 146 19 3 006 307 I (0) (D) (0) 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 ocres. _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 17 13 

~91 15 3 004 516 - - - - - 10 6 9 2 133 158 - - - - - 18 18 6074 12 4093 508 - - - -

- 6 12 3854 6 3854 382 - - - - - I - (0) I (0) (0) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ --------- 175 27 078 181 27 186 70 13 600 51 II 494 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 152 3 103 138 2 694 62 2 142 41 I 716 

--------- 128 17327 146 19 717 37 5 582 34 6 862 Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 109 I 503 (NA) I 117 32 802 (NA) 430 Port owners _________________________ _ --------- 37 7 555 28 5 442 29 6 519 14 3 032 

--------- Harvested cropland _________________ _ 34 I 204 (NA) 977 26 I 029 (NA) 714 Tenants ____________________________ _ 

--------- 10 2 196 7 2 027 4 I 499 3 I 600 Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 9 396 (NA) 600 4 311 (NA) 572 

Type of organ ization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

--------- 158 24 370 (NA) (NA) 60 II 527 48 10 791 Partnership _________________________ _ 

--------- 14 (0) (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 2 (0) Corporation _________________________ _ 

--------- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut ionat etc._ 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

All forms I Farms with sales of All farms \ 

Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 11974 1978 '1974 

Operotors by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ____________________________ _ 

- 52 45 27 23 On form operated ______________________ 125 118 49 30 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 123 135 43 27 Not on form operated ___________________ 21 22 9 7 

Operotors by age group: Under 25 yeors ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ 

Not reported ___________________________ 29 40\ 12 13\ 

- 3 - 2 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 

- 15 22 4 2 None _________________________________ 59 50 26 20 35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ 

- 31 38 14 II I to 49 doy'-__________________________ II 9 5 I 45 to 54 yeorL ______________________ _ 

- 41 35 15 6 50 to 99 doys. _________________________ 2 7 - - 55 to 64 yeorL ______________________ _ 

- 38 45 15 18 100 to 149 doys ________________________ 3 3 2 2 65 years and over ____________________ _ 

- 47 40 20 13 150 to 199 days. _______________________ 8 9 5 2 Average age _________________________ _ 

- 54.0 52.4 53.8 56.3 200 days or more ______________________ 89 90 31 19 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more \ 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs. plants, and trees _________ " _________________ _ Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ Hired form lobar _______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwark, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ___________________________________________ _ 

- 78 108 68 55 29 75 16 32 

- 120 262 152 242 53 226 42 204 - 50 164 96 155 29 153 37 - 14~ I 78 9 (NA) (NA) 41 8 15 78 29 82 25 46 25 25 20 126 72 119 58 57 56 29 42 93 17 59 6 49 12 18 (D) 42 108 48 94 30 101 21 90 - 6 5 11 3 3 2 4 (D) 

28 14 29 9 15 12 II 7 

Energy and petroleum productL _________________________ _ 

pe~~~e~~e~~~~~~t~_ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ == == == ==== == == ==== == == == ==== == == == _ 

~~.y~t~~t~ne, and propon"-________________________ _ 

Ele~~~~~te~~ Natural gas motor ==== ============ oil, and grease ====== _____________________ == ============ ==== _ 

y ------------------------------------------ Othor-cool, woad, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 173 87 (NA) (NA) 68 69 (NA) 

- 173 69 172 48 68 53 49 (NA) I 35 - 157 44 (NA) (NAJ 64 35 48 21 - 67 13 (NA) (NA) 28 10 10 4 4 I (NA) (NA) I (0) - -- 5 (Z) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) } 12 4 (NA) (NAJ 5 3 49 9 - 173 7 (NA) (NA) 68 5 77 18 (NA) (NA) 34 15 (NA) (NA) 

- 3 I (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WAYNE COUNTY, W. VA. 411 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime __ . ___________________________________________________ _ 

- 120 2368 54 

- 108 1 762 46 

- 29 606 18 

- 27 337 17 Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigonts, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 18 255 10 

- 7 98 3 

- 3 97 2 Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 62 1 636 36 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 9 28 6 

- 49 (X) 29 

- 18 (X) 11 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmen1 ____________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsFarms by value group: $1 '0 $4,999 ____________ . _____________ _ 

$5,000 '0 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 '0 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cotton pickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup bolers ________________________ .. ___ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

l1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

175 167 70 45 machinery and equipment-Con. 

2 047 1 295 1 232 544 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

11 698 7754 17 595 12 089 $30,00010 $49,999 ______________________ $50.000 10 $69.999 ______________________ 

41 62 18 11 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

67 67 1 8 12 $100,00010 $199,999 ____________________ 

37 27 i 17 11 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

87 115 42 46 62 69 

134 192 56 71 92 121 

142 221 25 32 127 189 

2 (0) - - 2 (D) 

2 (D) - - 2 (D) 

24 25 4 4 20 21 

- - - - - -

45 46 17 17 29 29 

53 54 21 21 33 33 

12 12 3 3 9 9 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

Hired workers-All foms, 1978 

1 749 

1 311 

438 

242 

188 

90 

(D) 

1 346 

22 

00 

(X) 

1974 

Forms kres on which used 

29 1 175 

(NA) 896 (NA) 279 

3 20 

(NA) 31 

- - 1 (D) 

(NA) 277 

1 (0) 

1 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

19 8 17 8 

5 3 4 3 

4 4 -

1 1 -~ 1 1 1 1 - - .J L - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970101974 

111 130 53 

118 139 47 

133 193 56 

1 (D) - 1 (0) -

14 14 1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

22 22 6 

39 39 8 

5 5 -

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 doys 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 42 10 (X) 38 (X) 30 21 

- 139 (X) 16 (Xl 123 119 104 

Form s ________________________________ ---- -------------- - Workers ______________________________ ---------------- ---

Forms with- I worker ______________________________________ -- -------

2 workers ________________________________ --------------

3 or 4 workers ____________________________ -------------- 5 to 9 workers __________________________________ --------

- 14 8 (D) 12 12 8 5 

- 11 - - 9 18 7 4 

- 5 1 (0) 5 15 3 4 

- 10 1 (0) 11 (0) 10 3 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ - 2 - - 1 (0) 2 5 

4J2 WAYNE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY , , 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 149 (X) 160 (X) 57 (X) 45 (X) 

- 140 (X) 149 (X) 55 (X) 41 (X) 

Sales. Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ 

Any cottle. hogs. or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Coffle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thaf had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows ________________________ - _________ ---_ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

- 138 875 131 580 61 781 43 516 

- 133 462, 126 (NA) 60 372, 40 217 

- 134 3 171 140 

, ~'I 54 2 170 40 1 943 

- 125 1 795 111 1 810 52 1 229 37 1 083 

- 113 1 359 100 1 467 45 811 30 781 

- 27 436 30 343 15 418 13 302 

- 103 814 1 (NA) (NA) I 45 588 28 407 

- 113 562 (NA) (NA) 44 353 26 453 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Colves _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$].000_ ~airy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inllentory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 128 1 753 117 1 243 59 1 367 38 794 

- (X) 441 (Xl (NA) (X) 359 (Xl 206 

- 90 787 (NA) (NA) 40 558 19 259 

- (X) 147 (Xl (NA) (X) 109 ()O 23 

- 99 966 (NA) (NA) 54 809 30 535 

- (X) 294 (Xl (NA) (X) 250 (Xl 183 

- 27 154 (NA) (NA) 12 111 2 (D) 

- (X) 44 (Xl (NA)I (X) 

(~I (X) (D) - 12 399 (NA) (NA) 11 7 264 

- 28 202 33 3061 8 ~I 7 152 

- 14 53 (NA) (NA) 6 3 241 

- 24 149 (NA) (NA) 5 16 7 126 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 3J ______________ _ June] and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 14 44 10 38 6 15 4 28 

- 12 26 9 22 6 (0) 4 15 

- 6 16 6 16 1 (0) 3 13 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 3 37 1 (0) 1 3 37 - -

- 3 22 (NA) (NA) 3 22 - -

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 52 168, 47 1121 19 89, 9 39 1 

- 14 340 18 

305

1 

4 197 4 226 

- (X) (0) (Xl (NA) (X) 13 (X) 11 

- 7 150 4 113 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- (X) 6 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) Sheep and lamb,-___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) 1 (D) 1 (D) - -

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- (X) (D) ()() (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Sheep. Iambs. and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (OJ - =, - - - (NA) (NA) - -

$1.000_ - (Xl - (Xl (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 6 14 2 (0) 1 (D) 2 (0) 

$1.000_ - (X) 9 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (D) 

POULTRY 

Inventory; Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 32 (X) 30 (X) I 7 ~I 7 (X) 

- 31 2 124 30 

!~I 7 7 4 201 

- 31 1 907 26 7 434 6 4 147 

- 8 217 (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 6 231 2 (0) - - - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales. - 5 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) I - (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullet. 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 9 (X) 8 (X) 2 (X) 5 (X) 

- 4 805 8 4805 1 (0) 5 (D) 

- 4 805 7 4 630 1 (0) 5 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat~type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - - - 1 (0) - - - -

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ___________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) I 1 (0) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X~ I - (X) - (X) 

- 8 4 12 30 2 (D) 5 30 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WAYNE COUNTY, W. VA. 413 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sakis of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 46 693 (X) - - 27 616 (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 63 910 (X) (NA) (NA) 20 749 (X) - -

- 42 520 36 597 - - 25 459 32 971 - - 1974_ For siloge or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 58 661 38362 (NA) (NA) 17 509 31 191 - - - 11 (D) 2 310 - - 10 (D) (D) - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 239 2 405 - -

- 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (~A) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed CbusheIsL __________________ 1978_ 

- 1 (D) (X)I -

(NAil 

1 (D) (X) - - - 2 (D) (X) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For siloge or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ 

Cut for dry foroge or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 001s for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (D) - -

- 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (0) - - 1 (0) (D) - - 1974_ - 1 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 11 6 7 762 - - 2 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - 9 4 7 958 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 18 11 658 - - 3 1 76 - - 1974_ - 15 47 2 919 (NA) (NA) 3 37 2 186 - -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - 6 6 303 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (D) - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - 128 2 344 3 511 - - 55 1 509 2 210 - - 1974_ - 103 1 628 2 655 (NA) (NA) 33 849 1 440 - - A~olfo hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 43 608 1 0841 - - 23 475 811 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 123 185 - - Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 93 1 495 2 191 - - 40 871 1 242 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvesled for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ - 6 15 (X) - - 3 7 (X) - - 1974_ - 8 14 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Sweef corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 5 11 (X) - - 3 (D) (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - T omotaes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeOL _______________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 7 19 (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 10 25 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Apples (pou nds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 7 16 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

Peoches (pounds1- __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 3 (Z) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 (Z) 1 060 - - 1 (D) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ 

Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 6 49 (X) - - 5 (D) (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

414 WAYNE COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Acres Farms Acres farms Acres Farms Acres 

forms ________________________ -_ ------ ---------------

AP~;~~i:at~il~n~ Proportion in farms ~~;:_~=========i====================== __________________________ percenL 

96 10610 100 12 8071 35 5020 1 12 2 144 - 128 (X) 143 (X) 179 (X) 111 (X) - (X) 352 640 ()() 352 640 (X) 352 640 (X) 352 640 - (X) 3.6 (X) 1.4 (X) 0.6 - (X) 3.0 

Value of lond and buildings: I 

!::~~= ~~ ~~': ============================= ~~::~~~= 78 521 (X) 28 570 (X) 104 065 (X) 42 833 (X) 

- (X) 240 - (X) 661 (Xl 223 (X) 639 

land in forms according to use: Total croplond ____________________________ -- ______ --- Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

93 43601 9'1 43441 34 I 9441 12 5401 - 91 800 89 I 103 34 

842

1 

11 231 - 1 

23 104 41 (NA) 5 11 2 (NA) -

- 29 378 22 (NA) 10 

~~, 2 (NA) 

21 455 19 (NA) 10 4 (NA) - 302 6 (NA) 4 136 3 (NA) - 9 

- 9 561 1 (NA) 5 331 - (NA) 

- -

=1 

- (NA)I -

=1 

- (NA) 

- - - (NA) - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 58 2 348 83 3 051 20 I 001 9 309 

- 18 212 16 190 4 101 - -

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, n01 harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 4 36 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- 3 3 (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 3 

1~1 (NA) (NA) I 1 (D) - =I - 8 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) -

- 78 5 371 79 7 5551 27 2 534 12 1 460 1 - 35 876 (NA) (NA) 14 368 I (0) 

- 62 4495 (NA) (NA)I 20 2 166 12 I 

- 65 879 59 908 24 542 5 :, - 16 613 (NA) (NA) 8 472 3 132 

- 60 266 (NA) (NA) 22 70 4 12 

Pastureiand, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 76 3837 (NA) (NA) 28 1 841 (NA) 456 

Irrigated laod ________________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other kmd irrigated _________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - - - (Xl (X) - - (X) (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value af agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 96 229 100 136 35 174 12 67 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 2 381 (Xl 1 360 (X) 4966 (X) 5 583 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) $10,000 to $19,99'1 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,99'1 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 3 34 2 (NA) 3 34 1 

2 (NA) 

- 11 71 3 (NA) 11 71 3 (NA) 

- 21 68 7 (NA) 21 68 7 (NA) 

- 61 55 88 (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) 

- 6 13 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 8 13 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 12 15 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 35 14 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton ond cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, ond silage ____________________ _ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts. and berries ______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry ond poultry producls __________________________ _ 

Ooiry products _____________________________________ _ 

Coltle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Oth.r ~h::P~I~.:~~~ fiveslock ~nd- ond ~ool== livestock ====== producls == ==== (see == ==== text) == _________ ====== ==== _ 

- 30 58 40 46 13 (~I (NA) 23 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 - -

- - - (NA) (NA) -

=1 

(NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 23 51 (NA) (NA) 10 40 I (l) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (D) 2 (l) 1 (D) 1 (Z) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 1 - 72 171 72 87 32 130 10 42 - 10 4 12 2 4 (D) 2 (D) 

- 3 4 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

- 63 138 (NA) (NA) 30 109 10 24 14 13 (NAJ (NA) 5 (D) 4 12 7 8 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 6 4 (NAJ (NA) 4 (D) 1 (l) 

'1974 doto include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WEBSTER COUNTY, W. VA. 415 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 96 100 10610 91 Farms WITh- 10 378 I 800 - - -

- 2 1 (0) I (0) (0) - - - - 23 24 (0) 21 (0) (0) - - - 15 12 856 14 796 219 - - -

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ - 16 16 I 414 15 I 318 308 - - - 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ - II II I 239 11 I 239 326 - - - 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ - 13 12 2 147 13 2 147 348 - - - - 4 9 

;~I 4 788 74 - - - - 4 5 4 907 64 - - - - 8 8 2 504 8 2 504 172 - - - - - 2 - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

Land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator; Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Horves~ed cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization; Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

96 

91 

71 

66 

22 

22 

3 

3 

86 

9 

I 

All forms 

1974 

Acres Forms 

10 610 100 

I 800 89 

8 029 85 

I 093 (NA) 

2 464 12 

643 (NA) 

117 3 

64 (NA) 

9 399 (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

12 807 

I 103 

10 098 

807 

2485 

262 

224 

34 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

35 

34 

22 

21 

12 

12 

I 

I 

30 

4 

I 

Acres 

5 020 

842 

3 265 

410 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

106 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

12 

II 

7 (NA) 

5 

(NA) 

(NA) 

II 

I 

Irrigated 

land 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acres 

2 144 

231 

018 

87 

I 126 

144 

(0) 

(0) 

.-~-------.------~--.---------~------,-------~-,----------~ 

I 

Operators by principal occupation: Fa rming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ 

All farms 

1978 

36 

60 

'1974 

·53 

47 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

II 

24 

'1974 

Operators by place of res idence: On form operated _____________________ _ 

Not on farm operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ________________________ 2 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 

25 to 34 years_________________________ 11 9 3 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years_________________________ 15 6 8 I I to 49 day'-_________________________ _ 45 to 54 years_________________________ 18 14 7 I 50 to 99 days _________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors_________________________ 15 29 7 2 100 to 149 day'-______________________ _ 65 years and over ______________________ 37 40 10 8 150 to 199 dayL ______________________ _ 

Average age___________________________ 56.6 59.5 54.0 65.0 200 do.ys or'more _____________________ _ 

AU forms Forms with soles of 

$2;500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

70 71 26 

12 10 6 

14 19 3 

42 41 14 

3 II 2 

2 7 I 

2 5 1 

3 4 I 2 

42 25 16 4 

~----------~----------~ ~----------~----------~ IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 20 7 47 13 6 3 10 5 

- 67 30 87 40 26 (0) 8 7 

livesfock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 6 2 55 23 4 (0) 8 5 

- 21 2 (NA) (NA) II I 5 (Z) 

- 33 3 38 3 16 3 8 I 

- 44 10 62 12 16 6 II 5 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ________ .. _______________________ ----

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fenilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 25 2 24 2 7 I 4 I 

- 15 14 24 9 9 4 6 I 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________ - _____ ---

Cantrac' lobar ______________________________________ ---- 2 (0) 5 (Z) 2 (0) - - Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 14 3 13 I 2 (D) - -

- 96 37 (NA) (NA) 33 17 (NA) (NA) 

- 94 25 89 10 33 12 12 3 

- 86 15 (NA) (NA) 29 7 12 3 

Energy and petroleum productL _______________________ --- Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

GasoHnL ________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

- 36 5 (NA) (NA) 16 3 - - - I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - - 4 2 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 

- } - - (NA) (NA) - - 12 (Z) 

- 94 3 (NA) (NA) 33 2 

- 35 9 (NA) (NA) 14 4 (NA) (NA) 

- II 2 (NA) (NA) 5 I (NA) (NA) I 

lP gas, butane, and prapane ________________________ _ Fuel 011 __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

O,her - coal, wood, coke, efc. _________________________ _ 

416 WEBSTER COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms, see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

- 44 J66 16 Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized __ .j. _________________________ _ Ume _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 44 329 16 

- 5 37 3 

- 20 183 7 

Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- - - - Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ - 5 23 - Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 5 28 1 

-

- 2 

~I - - 7 I 

- 15 (X) 7 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Average per farm ________________ dollars_ - Forms by volue group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles __ " ___________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of 011 

96 96 33 12 mochinery and equipment - (on. 

963 729 477 134 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

10030 7594 14459 11 167 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

16 32 2 3 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

51 421 11 4 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

15 18i 11 3 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

43 56 35 37 15 19 74 92 36 40 48 52 76 91 21 21 61 70 

1 (D) - - 1 (D) 

- - - - - - 6 6 2 (D) 4 4 

- - - - - - 13 13 6 6 7 7 40 40 10 10 30 30 

4 4 2 (D) 2 (D) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

210 11 98 

(0) (NA) 74 

(0) (NA) 24 

91 I (D) 

- (HA) .. - - - - - -

-I (NA) I 

~I - - - (X) 

(HA) (X) 

All forms Forms wrth sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

3 4 - 2 

9 - 9 - 2 - -

::1 -~ -

1 - - - J L - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

56 61 30 85 98 25 70 99 30 

- - - - - - 2 (D) - (NA) (NAl (NA) 

13 15 - 35 35 9 

- - -

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

~~~k~rs-== == :=====:: :::: :::::: :::::::: ::=: :::::::: :::::::- 15 1 (X) 15 (X) 9 6 - 25 (X) (0) (X) 24 13 15 

Farms w~hUlrr#~il~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12 1 (D) 12 12 8 3 - - - - - - - - 2 - - 3 12 - 3 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WEBSTER COUNTY, W. VA. 417 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sates of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Invenlory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ - 86 (X) 88 (X) 34 (X) 9 (X) 

- 77 (X) 80 (X) 31 00 9 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 72 171 72 87 32 130 10 42 Any cottle. hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATILE AND CALVES 

- 68 158

1 59 (NA) 31 124 10 36 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 75 972 71 895 31 545 9 193 Cows and heifers thot hod catved ____________________ _ - 71 501 57 497 29 274 9 117 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 66 460 46 438 29 261 9 105 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 20 41 23 59 5 13 4 12 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 51 223 1 

(NA) (NA) 20 125 6 36 

- 60 248 (NA) (NA) 28 146 6 40 

Soles: Cot1le and calves· ___________________________________ _ 

- 63 469 52 407 30 341 10 145 

$1,000_ - (X) 138 (X) (NA) (X) 109 (X) 24 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 42 207 (NA) (NA) 21 151 7 52 

$1,000_ - (X) 45 (X) (NA) (X) 35 (X) 7 Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 49 262 (NA) (NA) 27 190 10 93 

$1,000_ Fattened ca1tle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- (X) 93

1 00 (NA) (X) 74 (X) 18 

- 11 38 (NA) (NA) 8 32 4 32 

- (X) 16 00 (NA) (X) 14 (X) 7 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 3 4 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory! Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 21 144 23 99 9 38 4 14 Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ -- 6 17 (NA) (NA) 3 8 1 (0) Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 18 127 (NA) (NA) 6 30 4 13 

lit1ers of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

-- 9 22 6 11 4 11 2 (D) 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ -- 9 16 3 4 4 (D) 2 (D) June' and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 4 6 4 7 3 (D) 1 (D) 

Sheep and lombs ___________________________________ _ 

-- 7 175 16 212 2 (D) - - Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ -- 7 144 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

-- 21 52

1 34 84 8 28

1 4 6 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 14 155 8 202 5 78 4 167 

$1,000 -- (X) 13 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 12 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 4 63 3 14 - - 1 (D) 

$1,000 - ~ (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (Z) 

Sheep and lomb5- __________________________________ _ -- 7 123 10 131 2 (0) - - Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

-- 7 133 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- (X) 701 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1 ,000 -- 7 8 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000 -- (X) - 00 (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

-- I (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

$1,000 -- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (Z) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ -- 30 (X) 32 (X) 7 (X) 6 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or oJder _____________________ _ -- 27 951 28 920 7 170 4 153 Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

-- 26 859 28 845 7 (D) 4 153 

-- 7 92 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ -- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______________ _ Turkeys ________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ___________________________________ _ 

-- 4 73 7 128 2 (0) 2 (D) 

-- 3 19 (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - -- 3 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- , 5 (X) 4 (X) 2 (X) 1 (X) 

- 4 102 3 105 2 (D) 1 (D) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 4 102 2 (0) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________ ------ ---

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 ,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 1 (D) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 10 4 12 2 4 (D) 2 (D) 

418 WEBSTER COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with s.oles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres forms Acres Quantity forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

I 1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ Forfodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

. 1974_ 

23 69 (X) I - - 13 52 00 - - - 23 46 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - - 22 (0) 

" 

817 1 

12 51 3 478 - - - - -

19 34 1 900 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (D) - - - 1 (D) (D) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - - (NAl (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NAl I (0) (D) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NAl (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- I (0) (X) I - (HAll 

- - (X) I -

=1 - I (0) (X) (NAI - - (X) - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I (0) (0) - - - - - - -

- - - - (HA) (NA) - - - - -

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (HAl (NAl - - - - -

CuI for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (HAl (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X)I (HA) (HA)I - - (X) I - -I 

- - - - - - - - - -

~I - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (0) (0) - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl - - - -

Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 197B_ 

1974_ 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NAl - - - - -

- - - (X) -

(NAl I 

- - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (HA) - - (XJ 

-

- - - ;1 - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

J -

~I - - - - (NA) (NAl - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 9 2 

188 1 

- - 2 (0) (D) - -

- 27 61 7 07: (HA) (NA) 6 51 6 018 - -

- - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - 4 1 21 (HA) (NA) - - - - -

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 85 I 802 2 710 - - 31 870 1 737 - -

- 72 986 1 641 (NA) (NA) 7 172 293 - - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 16 305 349 - - 6 188 222 -

=1 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

Other lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978_ - 56 I 060 I 789 - - 23 532 I 238 - -

Field seed cro~,- _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

All vegelobles harvested for sale (see texl) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) - - - - -I - 3 I (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - -

- 3 2 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - I (0) (X) - - I (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cDwpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ 

land in orcha rds _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) I -

] - 15 36 (X) - - 5 12 (X) -

1974_ - 6 11 (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 14 22 25 450 (NA) (NA) 5 10 II 650 (HA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (HA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ - 5 6 (D) (HA) (NA) 2 (0) - (NAl (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) - - - (NAl (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (Xl - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Slrawberries (paunds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - - 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NAI 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WEBSTER COUNTY, W. VA. 419 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farm s ______________________________________________ _ 

- 242 43 726 228 42930 81 19912 41 14883 

- (X) 181 00 188 (X) 246 (X) 363 

- (X) 232 320 (X) 232 064 (X) 232 320 (X) 232 064 

- (X) 18.8 (X) 18.5 (X) 8.6 (X) 6.4 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land area _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

- 103 627 (X) 36 136 (X) 156 023 (X) 63 634 (X) 

- (X) 596 (X) 192 (X) 600 (X) 175 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per ocre _____________________________ dollars-

- 235 150771 219 15 266 79 6684 39 3 737 

land in forms according to use: T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

- 215 5368 194 4 989 73 2209 35 1 831 By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 39 204 42 (NA) 13 78 4 (NA) 

- 58 754 39 (NA) 13 162 - (NA) 

- 47 1 055 55 (NA) 13 296 10 (NA) 

- 45 1 575 34 (NA) 20 673 6 (NA) 

)0 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 21 1 243 19 (NA) 10 (D) 10 (NA) 

- 5 537 4 (NA) 4 (D) 4 (NA) 

- - - 1 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

- 138 8 932 160 9 182 - 46 4 185 23 1 750 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 27 777 32 1 095 11 290 8 156 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not horvested or postured _______________ _ 

- 8 255 (NA) (NA) 5 194 3 53 Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- 7 (0) I (NA) (NA) 4 (D) - - - 14 342 (NA) (NA) 4 35 5 93 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland ____________________________________ _ 

-- 218 20683 184 19 032 73 9014 34 8 259 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 138 9 245 (NA) (NA) 50 4 211 23 2830 Wopdlond not postured ___________________________ _ 

-- 151 11 438 (NA) (NA) 51 4803 21 5429 

Ot her land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 180 7 966 172 8 632 65 4214 35 2887 Poslurelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 84 6 215 (NA) (NA) 32 3 255 16 2089 land in house tots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- 158 1 751 (NA) (NA) 57 959 33 798 

PostureJand, all typeL ________________________________ _ 

-- 218 24392 (NA) (NA) 72 11 651 (NA) 6669 

-- 3 (0) - - - - - - Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland -- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - irrigated _________________________ _ 

-- .- Postureland - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- Other - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land irrigated ________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _______ _ -- 3 44 (X) (X) 1 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Volue Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 242 650 228 406 81 466 41 251 

- (X) 2684 (X) 1 781 (X) 5 751 (X) 6 122 

Market value of agricultural products sold 1 _______________ _ 

Averoge per form ___________________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 3 82 - (NA) 3 82 - (NA) 

- 4 64 5 (NA) 4 64 5 (NA) 

- 22 148 13 (NA) 22 148 13 (NA) 

$2,50010 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ $2,00010 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,50010 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text> __________________________ ---

- 52 171 18 (NA) 52 171 18 (NA) 

- 161 184 192 (NA) (X) (X) 5 (NA) 

- 27 58 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 27 46 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 45 55 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 62 25 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 56 104 68 88 29 74 (NA) 62 

- 8 15 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 1 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 39 69 (NA) (NA) 21 46 10 49 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (0) 

- 2 (D) 5 6 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 5 3 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

Crops ________________________________ - - -- -------- ----

Groins ________________________________________ -----

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed __________________ -- -_ ------ ----

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

T obocco ____________________________ -- -- ------------

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries _____________________ - ------ ---

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops _____________________________ - -_ ------- ---

- 198 546 194 276 74 392 38 148 

- 23 8 21 5 7 3 6 3 

- 10 113 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 6 49 

- 176 384 (NA) (NA) 72 260 36 81 

livestock, poultry, and their products. ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry productL _____________ - ___ ---- -----

Dairy products ______________________ - ___ -_ ------ ---- (affle and calves ________ ~ __________________________ _ 

- 23 14 (NA) (NA) 12 8 7 8 

- 26 23 (NA) (NA) 6 7 6 7 

- 16 5 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) - -

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ -- ______ _ 

Sheep, iambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

I J974 data include sales of forest products. 

420 WETZEl COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1976 

Fonns Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in farms cropland 

All fa rms ________________________ L __ - 242 228 43 726 215 39 686 5368 

Forms wi-h- Ito 9 acre s _______________________ _ 

- 3 5 10 2 (0) (D) 10 to if} ac res _____________________ _ 

- 20 20 711 16 585 152 50 to (J1 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 12 15 696 II 636 188 70 to W ocres _____________________ _ 

- 35 29 2 988 30 2 540 686 10010 139 ocres_~ _________________ _ 

- 46 46 5 259 40 4 591 761 14010 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 37 34 5 789 34 5 311 878 

- 30 22 

~ :;\1 27 5 290 542 

- 24 23 22 5 217 679 

- 26 25 9 121 25 8 771 929 

- 7 4 (D) 6 4 626 327 

2 4 (D) 2 (0) (D) 

- 1 - - -

180 10 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 10 259 acres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 50010999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,00010 1,999 ocre'-________________ _ 

2,000 ocres or more _________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

1978 

forms 

land in tams __________________________________ _ 242 Ho rvested c ropkmd ____________________________ _ 215 

Tenu re of operator: Fu II O'Mlers __________________________________ _ 201 Horwsted cropland __________________________ _ 174 Po rt oYtKlers __________________________________ _ 38 Harwsted croplalld __________________________ _ 36 Te nonts _____________________________________ _ 3 ·Harwsted cropland __________________________ _ 3 

Type of <rgan ization: Ind wieLol a r family ____________________________ _ 226 Pa rtnership __________________________________ _ 15 Co rporotion __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

All forms 

Acres 

43 726 

5 368 

32 603 3 766 

10 656 

1 512

265 1 

90 

40 337 

(0) 

(D) 

1974 

forms 

228 

194 

193 

(NA) 

25 

(NA) 

10 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

42 930 4 989 

35 112 3 619 

6 820 

1 009 

998 

161 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

3 617 56 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - 3 617 56 

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms 

81 19 912 41 

73 2 209 35 

64 13 534 30 

56 1 597 (NA) 

16 (D) 9 

16 (D) I 1 (D) 

1 (D) 

(NA) 

2 (NA) 

75 17 898 40 

6 2 014 1 

Ir6gated land 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

Acres 

14 883 

I 831 

II 537 

1 213 

(D) 

618 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Fa rmi~ _____________________________ _ 75 84 01 her _______________________________ _ 167 144 

Operators by age group: Un der 25 years _______________________ _ 1 2 25 to 34 yearL _______________________ _ 22 25 35 to 44 yeors ________________________ _ 55 54 45 to 54 years ________________________ _ 58 52 55 to 64 years ________________________ _ 46 31 65 yeers and over _____________________ _ 60 64 Av.eroge oge __________________________ _ 53.0 52.8 

1978 '1974 

33 

48 

8 

17 

23 

12 

21 

52.4 

Operators by place of res idence: 21 On form operated _____________________ _ 

20 Not on form operated __________________ _ Not reported __________________________ _ 

- Operators reporting days of work off form: 2 None ________________________________ _ 

14 1 10 49 doys __________________________ _ 

14 501099 doy'-________________________ _ 

4 10010149 doy'-______________________ _ 7 150 10 199 doys ______ _________________ _ 50.2 200 doys or more _____________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

AU farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

179 156 66 27 

30 30 6 5 

33 421 7 9 

70 71 21 20 15 15 10 

8 4 

7 9 2 11 21 5 6 123 94 40 10 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 96 61 85 75 36 41 25 44 

- 182 117 196 112 74 73 31 50 

- 33 22 109 60 14 13 28 41 

- 126 11 (NA) (NA) 61 6 16 2 - 64 11 64 8 38 7 17 5 - 95 28 76 12 39 16 17 6 

- 96 14 41 3 42 5 11 1 - 38 17 51 16 24 14 11 10 - 1 (D) 3 (l) - - - -

- 24 9 31 9 20 7 12 5 

lives tock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for lives lock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Co mmercia!ly mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Anim 01 hoolth costs ______________ ~ ____________________ _ 

Seed s, blAbs, plants, and Irees-_________________________ _ Comm erdal fa rtilizer __________________________________ _ 

Othe r agricult ural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired fa"" 10 bar ______________________________________ _ 

Cant ract lobo r ________________________________________ _ 

Cust~m'M:)rk, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equ lpment __________________________________________ _ 

- 241 75 (NA) (NA) 85 40 (NA) (NA) 

- 241 64 217 43 85 35 41 14 - 217 48 (NA) (NA) 83 25 40 10 - 78 6 (NA) (NA) 30 4 13 2 - 4 (l) (NA) (NA) 4 (l) 2 (l) 

- 30 3 (NA) (NA) 5 1 } - 8 (l) (NA) (NA) 6 (Z) 41 2 - 241 7 (NA) (NA) 85 4 - 74 7 (NA) (NA) 38 5 (NA) (NA) 

- 26 3 (NA) (NA) 17 1 (NA) (N~I 

Energ V and pelroleum producls __________________________ _ Pelrolwm p roducls _________________________________ _ Gosoiine _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP IJ'S, butane, and propone ________________________ _ Fuel oil _________________________________________ _ 

Nat .... al gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease _____________________ _ Electridty __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WETZEL COUNTY, W. VA. 421 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

- 95 1 186 39 Croplord fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ - 95 923 39 Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ - 14 263 12 

- 29 176 10 Sprays, dusts, gronules, fumigants, etc. to control- Ins eets on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ - 23 191 8 Nemafodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- 8 8 4 Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ - 19 193 2 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 40 609 22 

Chern icols forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

- 1 (0) 1 

- 58 (X) 28 So nita non a nd rodent and bird control _______________________ _ - 29 (X) 17 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estim ated rna rkef value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Averag! per fonn ________________ dolJorL 

Form s by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Auto mobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortnx:ks including pickups ______________ _ Whee I troctors- __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cotto npickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioner.; ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

{1978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AN D 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

241 226 85 40 machinery and equipme nt - Can. 

2 399 1 810 1 147 439 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

9 953 8 009 13 489 10 975 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

33 73 16 11 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

123 85 24 

1~! $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

62 61 i 26 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

AU forms Monufoctured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

137 168 71 86 75 82 

204 258 84 84 135 174 

211 329 29 33 192 296 

2 (0) - - 2 (0) 

- - - - - - 11 11 - - 11 11 

- - - - - -

43 51 9 9 34 42 

113 114 24 24 89 90 

33 38 5 5 32 33 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

Hired workers - All fanns, 1978 

759 

(0) 

(0) 

42 

53 

4 

(0) 

494 

(0) 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

forms Acres on which used 

17 202 (NA) 202 (NA) -

3 16. 

(NA) 3 

- -

- - (NA) 44 

- - - (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms fonns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

13 5 9 3 

9 2 9 2 

1 1 -

=1 -{ -1 - -

-J L - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

170 202 79 

178 210 68 

183 248 66 

- - - - - -

4 4 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

28 30 11 

88 89 26 

8 9 1 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Form s ________________________________ - ___ -------- ------ -

Workers ______________________________ - ___ -------------- -

- 38 2 (X) 37 (X) 24 11 

- 131 (X) (0) (X) 129 92 31 

Forms with- I worker ________________________________________ --__ -- -

- 21 2 (0) 20 20 16 5 

- 5 - - 5 10 1 3 2 W orlcers ______________________________________ --- ____ _ 

- 1 - - 1 (D) 1 1 J 0 r 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

- 7 - - 5 fo 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 7 36 2 2 

- 4 - - 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 4 (0) 4 -

....I 

422 WETZEl COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 1 1 1 

Inventory; Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 212 ()O 208 (X) 70 (X) 35 (X) 

- 200 (X) 204 (X) 67 (X) 33 (X) 

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 198 546 194 276 74 392 38 148 

- 195 420 188 (NA) 74 275 38 96 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___ ._. _______ • ___ • _________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _______________ • _______ • _____________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________ • _______________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 190 2 944 194 3 910 67 1 557 31 1 252 

- 181 1 728 166 2 012 64 961 28 594 

- 162 1 511 143 1 810 57 769 21 473 

- 42 217 48 202 16 172 11 121 

- 148 687 (NA) (NA) 53 356 24 294 

- 155 529 (NA) (NA) 56 240 24 364 

Sales: Cottle and calves _____ • _____________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 176 1 689 172 1 216 72 1 119 36 448 

- (X) 384 (X) (NA) (X) 260 (X) 81 

- 137 987 (NA) (NA) 57 645 26 221 

- (X) 174 (X) (NA) (X) 116 (X) 20 

- 131 702 (NA) (NA) 59 474 21 227 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ ~airy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- (X) 209 (X) (NA) 1 (JO 145 1 

(X) 62 

- 19 101 (NA) (NA) II 75 2 (D) 

- (X) 27 (X) (NA) (X) 21 (X) (D) 

- 10 113 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 6 49 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 45 246 48 185 15 94 10 41 

- 20 50 (NA) (NA) II 33 5 12 

- 38 196 (NA) (NA) 10 61 7 29 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Oec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 21 71 18 46 12 43 7 24 

- 18 47 14 25 9 30 5 II 

- 13 24 12 21 8 13 6 13 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 25 709 32 1 329 6 220 6 389 

- 24 502 (NA) (NA) 6 151 6 245 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 4 II (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 84 237 87 249 1 23 68 12 441 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 23 309 21 192 12 176 7 94 

$1,000_ - (X) 14 (Xl (NA) (X) 8 (X) 8 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 8 148 8 46 3 (0) 4 29 

$1,000_ - (Xl 4 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (Z) Sheep and lomb'-___________________________________ _ 

- 24 512 30 856 6 131 6 308 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 26 588 (NA) (NA) 6 167 6 275 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 3 842 (X) (NA) (X) I 068 (X) 2 310 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 26 23 (NA) (NA) 6 7 6 7 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) ()() (D) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 9 18 3 5 3 5 - - $1.000_ - (X) 4 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory: . Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 64 (X) 60 (X) 22 (X) 13 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 63 2399 60 2 040 22 805 13 649 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 63 2 079 56 1 638 22 640 10 497 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 12 320 (NA) (NA) 6 165 - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 10 347 5 121 3 189 - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 8 78 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 3 39 (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other - 6 39 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 13 (Xl (NA) 

Soles, 

(X) 3 (X) - (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 16 (X) 8 (X) 5 

(Xli 2 (X) 

- 9 524 8 244 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- 9 (0) 8 160 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers ond other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys - 3 117 - - 1 (0) - - _________________________________________ _ 

- 4 40 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ___ : ________________ $1,000_ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - -

- 2 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (~i - (X) 

- 23 8 21 5 7 6 3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WETZEL COUNTY, W. VA. 423 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

Corn foraH purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 45 362 (X) 1 (D) 19 188 (X) - - 1974_ Fo r groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 49 336 (X) (NA) (NA) 17 223 (X) - -

- 38 274 14 822 1 (D) 13 123 8070 - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ - 42 230 9 780 (NA) (NA) 12 122 4 820 - - - 9 88 833 - - 7 (D) (D) - - 1974_ fa r fodder. hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 99 808 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - -

$or9 hums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Fa r grain or seed (busnels) ___________________ 1978_ 

- 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X)I - -

- 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Fa r silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- I (D) (0) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ 

Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheo I foc groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 3 5 (0) - - 2 (D) (D) - - 1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 2 (0) (D) - - 1 (D) (0) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - Barley foc groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - I (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Other small groins for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ - -- - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peon uts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotto n (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - T obo ceo (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - 24 20 1 910 I (D) 9 4 420 - - 1974_ - 29 7 446 (NA) (NA) 8 2 99 - -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (1ons. dry) (see lexlL ________________ 1978_ - 204 5 051 6 437 2 (D) 68 2 085 3 636 - - 1974_ - 175 4631 6073 (NA) (NA) 30 1 557 2 508 - - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 51 851 1 213 - - 21 404 770 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 487 1 098 - - Olher tome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 136 3 052 4 181 - - 47 1 276 2444 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Re d clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 4 5 (X) - - 3 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - 4 5 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 - (X) - - To motoes _________________________________ J 978_ - 3 1 (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 8 26 (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - 11 22 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Ap pies (pou nds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 6 14 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) _____ • _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 6 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 4 I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nurs ery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olhe r crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

424 WETZEL COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Farm s ____________________________________________ - __ 

Average size of farm ____________ ~ ___________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

210 38360 174 33 350 93 24043 60 17812 

- 192 (X) 259 (X) 297 (X) 183 ()O - (X) 150 400 (X) 150 400 (X) 150 400 (X) 150400 

- (X) 11.8 

- (X) 25.5 (X) 22.2 (X) 16.0 

Value of land and buildings:' Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 96 637 (X) 48 661 (X) 135 878 (X) 83 383 (X) 

- 507 (X) 254 (X) 504 (X) 281 - (X) 

Land in farms according to use; T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: J to 90cres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 ocres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

203 169351 171 15 217 90 

1! ~~I 58 7 881 - 196 6078 158 5 307 89 54 3 308 -

38 172 24 (NA) 4 16 3 (NA) - 681 43 (NA) 13 

~I 7 (NA) 48 - 42 943 31 (NA) 21 6 (NA) -

- 38 1 355 39 (NA) 25 906 19 (NA) 

- 23 1 497 12 (NA) 19 1 277 10 (NA) 

- 4 535 5 (NA)I 4 535 1 

5 (NA)I 

3 895 4 (NA) 3 895 4 (NA) -

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ (ropla nd idle ___________________________________ _ 

Totol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other kmd _________________________________________ _ 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

136 9242 111 9 236 63 6237 32 4 329 -

- 39 1 615 21 674 14 642 6 244 

- 9 152 (NA) (NA) 3 37 3 86 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 10 (0) 1 (NA) (NA)I 3 (0) 1 2 (D) 

- 24 I 361 (NA) (NA) 9 538 1 (D) 

- 169 15 455 134 10 5051 79 9 153 46 5 476 

- 112 6329 (NA) (NA) 57 4146 34 2 250 

- 111 9 126 (NA) (NA) 1 48 5007 32 3 226 

- 141 5970 136 7 628 64 3 702 46 4455 

- 57 4653 (NA) (NA) 28 3265 1 

29 2 9961 

- 132 1 317 (NA) (NA) 59 437 37 1 459 

Postu reland, all types __________________________________ _ - 188 20224 (NA) (NA) 87 13 648 (NA) 9 575 

irriga ted land ________________________________________ _ 

Ha rvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Po sturetand irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 1 (D) - 1 (D) - -

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 1 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 4 25 (X) (X)i 2 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Avemge per form ___________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

- 210 1 437 174 795 93 I 3031 60 659 (X) 6841 (X) 4 569 (X) 14011 (X) 10983 

$100,000 or mor"-___________________________________ _ 3 436 - (NA) 3 436 - (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 __________________________________ _ 4 205 2 (NA) 4 205 2 (NA) 

5 145 8 (NA) 5 145 8 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Le ss thon $2,500 (see text) ____________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 __________________________________ _ 

- 11 159 7 (NA) 11 159 7 (NA)I - 35 235 15 (NA) 35 235 15 (NA) 

- 35 123 26 (NA) 35 123 26 (NA) 117 134 116 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 14 31 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) $1,500 to $1,999 __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 __________________________________ _ 

Less than $1,000 __________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) _____________________________ _ 

28 49 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (Xl 

29 35 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

46 18 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (Xl 

- - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crop s _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation .loans __________________ _ Catton and cottonseed ________________________________ _ 

- 70 301 80 (0) 38 267 (NA) (D) 

9 13 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 8 11 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ 

To boca> ____________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _____________________ _ Fru its, nuts, and berrles _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ Other <TOPS _________________________________________ _ 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 27 43 (NA) (NA) 14 29 10 20 41 65 (NA) (NAl 22 48 19 92 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 8 I (D) 

- - (NAl (NA) - - 1 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - livestock, poultry. and their products _____________________ _ 

Po ultry and poultry products ___________________________ _ Do iry products ______________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ Ho gs and pigL ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep,lombs, and wool _______________________________ _ 

Other ivestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

175 1 135 147 (0) 91 1 036 58 (D) 11 4 9 (D) 6 4 4 (D) 6 263 (NA) (NA) 6 263 3 160 167 832 (NAl (NA) 90 741 56 271 21 26 (NA) (NA) 13 24 6 7 8 5 (NA) (NA) 4 2 2 (D) 

- 16 4 (NA) (NA) 7 1 1 (0) 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WIRT COUNTY, W. VA. 425 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in farms Forms in farms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

- 210 174 38360 196 36 843 6 078 1 (0) (0) (0) All torms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with-

- 2 2 (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - 16 15 520 16 520 207 - - - - - 26 16 1 490 24 1 379 352 - - - - - 33 26 2 832 30 2 596 521 - - - - - 44 34 5 066 40 4 614 760 - - - -

. 28 24 4 492 26 4 168 741 - - - - - 15 

21\ 

2 993 13 2 600 407 - - - - - 13 12 3 095 13 3 095 416 - - - -

- 21 15 7 196 21 7 196 1 084 1 (0) (0) (0) 

- 9 

~I 5 653 9 5 653 694 - - - - - 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) - - - - - 1 (0) 1 (D) (0) - - - -

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________ . ________ _ 70 to 99 acreL ____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'- ________________ • __ 

14010 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

22010 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 fa 1,999 acreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part awners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ______ . ____________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other - cooperative, estate ar trust. institutional. etc._ 

All farms 

1978 

Farms 

210 

196 

166 

153 

33 

33 

11 

10 

191 

17 

2 

'1974 

Acres Farms Acres 

38 360 174 33 350 

6 078 158 5 307 

26 316 138 25 461 

3 896 (NA) 3 839 

10 619 30 7 133 

1 870 (NA) 1 348 

1 425 6 756 

312 (NA) 120 

33 585 (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Farms 

93 

89 

63 

60 

24 

24 

6 

5 

81 

10 

2 

Farming ______________________________ 76 69 41 29 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 134 103 52 29 Not on farm operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years __________ ._____________ 2 2 1 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeors_________________________ 19 14 9 3 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors_________________________ 43 24 19 7 1 to 49 doys __________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 31 31 15 13 50 to 99 doy'- ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors_________________________ 58 65 28 26 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 

65 yeors ond over ________________ ._____ 57 36 21 9 150 to 199 doy'- ______________________ _ Average age__ __ __ __ __ ____ ____ __ ____ __ _ 54.1 54.9 53.4 55.1 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

Acres Farms Acres 

24 043 60 17812 

4309 54 3308 

14 757 40 II 836 

2 518 (NA) 2 104 

8 313 18 (0) 

1 585 (NA) 124 

973 2 (0) 

206 (NA) 80 

20 411 54 16489 

(D) 4 (0) 

(0) 2 (0) 

All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

156 129 75 40 

29 25 13 10 

25 18 5 8 

62 55 31 20 

11 9 4 1 

6 4 1 2 

7 5 3 2 

19 6 8 1 

101 84 44 26 

~----------~--------~ ~--------~~--------~ 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

AU farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 71 206 72 105 40 182 31 69 

- 149 201 138 178 84 174 53 152 

- 33 108 90 151 19 102 45 138 

- 122 18 (NA) (NA) 69 15 35 5 

livestock and poultry purehosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animol health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 100 43 66 7 50 39 28 5 

- 137 72 101 35 74 60 34 24 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 95 22 44 5 53 19 14 4 

- 69 170 72 116 45 166 35 III 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________ - _____ ---

- - - 6 (ontroe' lobar ____________________________ - ___ -- - ___ --- 2 - - 1 (0) 

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipmenf __________________________________________ _ 

- 18 20 45 6 10 16 17 3 

- 210 126 (NA) (NA) 93 93 (NA) (NA) 

- 210 97 169 69 93 71 60 47 

- 198 63 (NA) (NA) 89 46 58 38 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ -- __ -- --------

Gasoline ____________________________ -- ---- -_ ------

- 85 14 (NA) (NA) 37 9 21 (0) 

- 15 3 (NA) (NA) 8 2 2 (D) 

- 11 1 (NA) (NA) 8 1 

- } 4 5 (NA) (NA) 4 5 60 5 

- 210 12 (NA) (NA) 93 8 

- 91 27 (NA) (NA) 65 22 (NA) (NA) 

- 9 2 (NA) (NA) 5 1 (NA) (NA) 

Diesel fuel ______________________ -- __ -- _- -- -------- lP gas, butane, and propaoe ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ______________________________________ -- -__ Natural gas ____ .. _________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease _____________________ _ flectricify ____________________________________ -- -- ---

Other- coal, wood, coke, etc. ______________________ - __ _ 

426 WIRT COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 do to ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Camm erdal fe rtilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Croplord fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

Po sture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime ____________________________________________ - _____ -__ _ 

129 2 500 70 - 1 987 70 - 127 

39 513 23 - 904 28 - 46 

Sprays, oosts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

10 37 8 -

- 4 17 4 

- 3 7 1 

- 49 915 29 

Chern iccls for - Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 12 26 8 

- 35 (X) 22 

- 24 (X) 15 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per fonn ________________ dollars_ 

Farm s by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999-____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Auto mobiles _____________________________ _ 

Mota rtrocks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heeds for combines __________________ _ 

Other com pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cotto npickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pick" p balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms· see text] 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimated market volue of all 

210 172 93 59 machinery and equipme nt - Can. 

2 577 I 563 1 638 737 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

12 271 9 087 17 615 12 492 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

34 63 13 14 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

96 53 1 21 17 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

52 37 i 37 14 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

93 139 50 68 50 71 

155 210 71 81 102 129 193 305 46 63 161 242 2 (D) - - 2 (D) 

- - - - - - 18 18 2 (D) 16 (D) 

- - - - - - 71 78 34 36 40 42 121 126 32 34 91 92 

14 14 7 7 7 7 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms. 1978 

2 057 34 839 

l6I;IJ (NA) 588 

397 (NA) 251 

787 I (D) 

(D) (NA) 45 

17 - -

(D) - -

786 1 

(NA) 194 1 

~l -

6 (XiI 00 (NA) (X) 

All farms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I I 

I I 14 

I~I 8 10 

5 5 3 

4 4 1 4 -, -I{ 4 -, 

1 ~ 1 ~ -

- -' iL - ...J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

113 150 65 131 162 65 139 215 39 

- - 1 (D) ;1 14 14 (NA) (NAl (NA) 

51 52 22 94 95 14 

11 11 3 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

-- Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Form s __________________________________________________ _ Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 69 9 (X) 63 (X) 45 35 - 239 (X) 26 (X) 213 177 158 

Farms wrth- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or -4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 27 3 3 24 24 16 - 10 2 (0) 9 12 24 10 - 18 3 9 4 13 47 7 9 7 - - - 10 56 7 - 5 1 (D) 4 62 12 5 3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WIRT COUNTY, W. VA. 427 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCk AND POULTRY 

Inven tory: 

- 190 (X) 164 (X) 91 (X) 57 (X) 

- 185 (X) 158 (X) 90 (X) 57 (X) 

Any li~stock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 175 1 135 147 (0) 91 1 036 58 (0) 

- 173 863

1 

145 (NA)I 91 767 57 280 

Any li~stock or poultry and their products _______ $1 ,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $' ,000_ 

CATTLE AND CAlVES 

Inven tory: 

- 178 6434 157 5 913 89 5 252 57 4 038 

- 168 3454 142 3 221 85 2 841 53 2208 

- 163 3 161 130 2 953 82 2573 50 1 996 

- 31 293 39 268 17 268 11 212 

- 141 1 3451 (NA) (NA) 68 1 030 46 910 

- 161 1 635 (NA) (NA) 83 1 381 48 920 

Co ttle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and herFers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Mlk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and neifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Sleers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Sales: 

- 167 3 093 141 2 302 90 2677 56 1 655 

- (X) 832 ()O (NA) (X) 741 (X) 271 

- 138 1 584 (NA) (NA) 76 1 311 34 790 

- (X) 340 ()O (NA) (X) 291 (X) 76 

- 126 1 509 (NA) (NA) 75 1 366 49 865 

(0 tHe and calves .:.. __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ CollieS __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 493 (Xl (NA) (X) 450 (X) 195 

- 17 190 (NA) (NA) 14 182 11 136 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- (X) 51 (Xl (NA) (X) 49 (X) 31 

- 6 263 (NA) (NA) 6 263 3 160 

$1,000_ Do iry products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: 

- 27 443 31 170 13 387 14 129 

- 11 63 (NA) (NA) 6 54 5 16 

- 24 380 (NA) (NA) 11 333 14 113 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between-

- 14 63 11 32 8 55 5 20 

- 9 31 8 20 6 26 4 (0) 

- 9 32 7 12 6 29 2 (0) 

- 6 125 13 383 3 41 2 (0) 

- 6 100 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

De::. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June' and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sh eep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Go ats _____________________________________________ _ 

Ho rses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 60 133 53 157 30 64 17 44 

Soles: Ho 9S and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 21 412 13 201 13 356 6 127 $1,000_ Feerer pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- (X) 26 ()() (NA) (X) 24 (X) 7 

- 8 176 4 98 4 (0) 2 (0) 

$1,000_ Sh eep and lombL ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 5 (Xl (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

- 8 129 12 318 4 62 2 (0) Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 8 150 (NA) (NA) 4 57 2 (0) Pourds 0 f wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 889 (Xl (NA) (X) 347 (X) (0) Sheep, lambs, and waal ________________________ $1,000_ - 8 5 (NA) (NA) 4 2 2 (0) Go ots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - $1,000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 11 17 4 7 5 7 1 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 4 (Xl (NA) (X) 1 (X) (Z) 

POULTRY 

Inven tory: An y pooltry _. ______________________________________ _ 

- 48 (X) 54 (X) 28 (X) 16 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 48 1 415 54 1 591 28 981 16 707 HEllS and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 47 1 314 53 1 413 28 (0) 15 554 

- 5 101 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens- _______________ _ 

- 9 283 1 (0) 3 91 1 (0) 

- 10 61 (NA) (NA) 6 51 - - Turkeys ______________________________ . __________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Turkey s for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - 9 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) - - Oth ... paultry ________________ ._. _________________ _ 

- 6 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) - (X) 

Soles, An y pooitry ___________ . _____ . ______________________ _ 

- 4 (X) 3 (X) 3 (X) 2 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

HEllS and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- Plliets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (0) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - - 11 4 9 24 6 4 4 (~ 23 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____ . __ • ___ •• ______ . _____________________ _ 

Turkey s for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry _. ____________ • _________ • ___________ _ 

Po ultry and poultry products ___________ . ________ $1 ,000_ 

428 WIRY COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 a.nd 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigoted 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres farms Acres Quantity farms Acres 

Com for all purposes _______________ L ________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder,hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

35 358 (X) - (NA~I 21 304 ()O - - - 3B 363 (X) (NA) 17 290 (X) - - - 35 236 20605 21 182 16408 - - - - 37 241 16367 (NA) (NA) 17 174 II 899 - - - 5 122 2 083 - - 5 122 2 083 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 116 I 200 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) ~ 

- - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - ()() - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - - - For groin or seed (~ushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - - For silage or green chop (tons, greenk _________ 1978_ - - - - - - - ~ ~ - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - ~ - - Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dr.y) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - ()() - -I 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

I (D) (D) - - - - - - - - 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - - - Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ I (D) (0) - - - - - - - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - ~ 

- - Barley for 9,oin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - ~ 

- - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -I 

- ~ 

-

- - - ()() - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) --(X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

- ;1 - - - - - - - - - - I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - robocCO'(pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 29 31 36 357 - - 14 16 22 806 ~ 

-

- 21 15 27441 (NA) (NA) 10 9 19341 I (D) 

Irish potatoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 20 7 I 368 - - 14 6 I 177 - -

1974_ - 21 10 604 (NA) (NA) 5 I 43 ~ 

-

Sweet potatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - I (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - 1974_ - 2 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see 'exl) _________________ 1978_ - 186 5 794 II 447 - - 67 4 093 8 942 - - 1974_ - 150 4 Bn 9 795 (NA) (NA) 50 2 969 6 974 - - Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

- 40 777 I 778 - (NAJI 

23 595 I 429 - - =1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 63 219 -

- 145 4 426 6 658 - - 68 3 147 6 740 -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - ~I - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) ~ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - ~ 

- - - Red clov.r s.ed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 4 16 (X) - - 4 16 (X) - - 1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 6 4 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 3 (X) - - - 3 7 (X) - - 3 7 (X) - - 1974_ Tomotoes _________________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - - - 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 7 15 ()() - - 4 9 (X) ~ - - 4 7 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) ~ ~ 

- 6 10 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 3 I (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 4 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and" greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- I (0) (X) - - - - (X) ~ 

- I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) I (Z) (X) -

,~I - I (D) (0) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)· I (D) (0) - - I (D) (X) I (D) I (0) (X) I 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WIRT COUNTY, W. VA. 429 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

AP~;~:!~r~~\;n~~!~:======:=:======:::==:=:=:==~;;c~~~: - 429 61 8111 440 62349 205 38 541 135 29080 - (X) 144 (X) 142 (X) 188 (X) 215 - (X) 235 520 I (X) 235 776 (X) 235 520 (X) 235 776 - (X) 26.2 (X) 26.4 (X) 16.4 (X) 12.3 

Value of land and buildings: I 

A-veroge per farm _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ - 106 771 (X) 50 566 (X) 160018 (X) 83 230 (X) 

- (X) 819 (X) 357 (X) 942 (X) 386 

land in forms according to use: Totol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 415 29 011 419 28 691 198 18548 128 12477 

- 393 11 722 380 11 051 190 8265 120 6326 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 ocres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 10 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 fa 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 69 363 69 (NA) 20 75 11 (NA) 

- 109 1 444 112 (NA) 28 365 14 (NA) 

- 93 2 101 83 (NA) 45 1 032 23 (NA) 

- 63 2 266 65 (NA) 41 1 455 32 (NA) 

- 35 2 268 35 (NA) 33 (D) 24 (NA) 

- 22 (D) 12 (NA) 21 (D) 12 (NA) 

- 1 (D) 4 (NA) 1 (D) 4 (NA) 

- 1 (D) - (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

(ropland used only for postore ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and sOil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 279 15 789 273 16312 127 9409 63 5495 

- 58 1 500 60 1 328 20 874 25 656 

- 16 369 (NA) (NA) 7 222 5 55 

- 9 76 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 12 211 

- 7 39 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 7 323 

- 31 1 016 (NA) (NA) 9 617 4 67 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodlond not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 328 22080 307 17363 157 12828 92 7614 

- 222 11 709 (NA) (NA) 112 7665 71 4348 

- 206 10 371 (NA) (NA) 99 5 163 48 3 266 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 318 10 720 334 16 295 155 7 165 107 8989 Pastureland and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland. etc _______ _ 

- 105 8 009 (NA) (NA) 60 5 972 58 7 720 

- 287 2 711 (NA) (NA) 141 1 193 91 1 269 

Posturelond, au types __________________________________ _ 

- 390 35 507 (NA) (NA) 186 23046 (NA) 17563 

Irrigoled land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvesfed cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 4 16 9 58 3 (D) 6 52 

- 4 16 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 6 52 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 2 (D) (X) (X) 2 (D) (Xl (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 036901978 

1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 429 4 100 440 3 333 205 3 839 135 3 048 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 9 556 (X) 7 575 (X) 18 729 (X) 22 578 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99.999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $39,999 • ________________________________ _ 

- 7 1 851 6 (NA) 7 1 851 6 (NA) 

- 10 517 10 (NA) 10 517 10. (NA) 

- 15 406 11 (NA) 15 406 11 (NA) $10,000 10 $19.999 • ________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2.500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

le .. Ihon $2,500 (see lext) ___________________________ _ 

$2.00010 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.00010 $1,499 ________________ • ________________ _ less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 26 346 25 (NA) 26 346 25 (NA) 

- 59 412 28 (NA) 59 412 28 (NA) 

- 88 308 48 (NA) 88 308 48 (NA) 

- 224 260 312 (NA) (X) (Xl 7 (NA) 

- 35 78 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

- 56 96 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 43 52 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

- 90 34 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (Xl (X) 

Crops __________________________ -_ -_ -_ ----------------

Groins ________________________ - ___ -_ ---- -----------

Commodify Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

(otton and cottonseed __________ -_ ---- ---------------- Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ___ . _________________ - _ ---- ---- -------- ---- Field seeds. hoy. forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts. and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery ond greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Olher crop'-___________ -. -_ -- ---- -- -- ------------ ---

- 127 756 191 719 85 715 (NA) 633 

- 39 144 (NA) (NA) 33 139 36 101 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 8 14 (NA) (NA) 5 10 3 4 

- 74 170 (NA) (NA) 48 142 38 55 

- 8 15 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 5 30 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 (D) 

- 9 408 12 436 8 (D) 8 430 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

Livestock. poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poullry and poultry producls __________________________ _ 

g~;~t r:,."t~~~!e~- == ==: =:: == == == == == == ==:= ====:: ==:::: Hogs and pigL _______________ -- ---- -- ---- -------- --- Sheep.lomb., and wool ______________________________ _ 

Olher live. lack and liveslock producls (see texl) _________ _ 

- 357 3 344 369 2 597 187 3 125 116 2397 

- 18 634 30 887 12 633 15 885 

- 17 557 (NA) (NA) 17 557 25 609 

- 341 1 614 (NA) (NA) 177 1 405 111 791 

- 23 (D) (NA) (NA) 16 (D) 17 88 

- 13 (D) (NA) (NA) 11 (D) 14 9 

- 26 100 (NA) (NA) 14 92 4 15 

'1974 dolo include soles of foresl product •. 

430 WOOD COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Fanns Forms with harvested croplond Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Ac.res Harvesled Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Farms in farms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

I All forms __________________________ ~_ 

- 429 440 61 811 393 58 088 II 722 4 66 21 16 

- 12 14 52 II 48 32 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 61 68 2099 48 I 682 515 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 57 49 3 314 51 2 971 858 - - - -

- 60 62 4925 54 4446 I 109 - - - -

- 82 91 9498 79 9 169 2033 - - - -

- 36 45 5 628 35 5 468 I 142 - - - -

- 35 31 6924 34 6 733 I 1051 - - -

jl - 29 27 6932 28 6 707 1il - - -

- 47 41 15947 44 15002 - - -

- 9 II (D) 8 (D) (D) - - -

- I I (D) I (D) (D) - - -

- - - - - - - - -

Forms w~h- 1 to 90cre5 _______________________ _ 1010 49 acre$. ____________________ _ 

5010 fH acres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

10010 139 acres ___________________ _ 

14010 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 10 219 acres ___________________ _ 

22010 259 acres ___________________ _ 

26010 499 acres ___________________ _ 

sao 10999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2.000 a::res or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Lond in forms __________________________________ _ 

Ha rvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

renu re of operator: Full O'Wners __________________________________ _ 

Harwsled cropland __________________________ _ 

Po rt owners __________________________________ _ 

Harwsled cropland __________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ Harwsled cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organ ization: Ind iviclJal or family ____________________________ _ 

Po rtnership __________________________________ _ Co rporotion __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trus1, institutional, e1c._ 

All forms 

1978 

1978 

Forms 

429 

393 

332 

301 

87 

83 

10 

9 

398 

28 

3 

1)974 

Acres 

61 811 

II 722 

40 352 

6500 

19716 

4881 

I 743 

341 

54 834 

6 061 

916 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 1)974 

1974 

Forms 

440 

380 

342 

(NA) 

85 

(NA) 

13 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

62 349 

II 051 

40 935 

6 275 

18406 

4344 

3008 

432 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1978 

Farms 

205 

190 

142 

129 

58 

57 

5 

4 

187 

15 

3 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Fa rmi"iJ __ ____________________________ 119 135 75 76 On form operoled _____________________ _ 

Olher ___ ____________________________ 310 303 130 57 Nolan form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: J opNeOraltroerPsarertpedort--"n-g--d-a-y-S--Of--w-a-r-k--O-fl--fa-r-m-~. --- Under25 yeors ________________________ 2 2 I 

2510 34 yeors_________________________ 39 52 23 6 None ________________________________ _ 

3510 44 years.________________________ 112 102 39 22 110 49 days __________________________ _ 45 1054 years________ _________________ 113 103 54 31 5010 99 days _________________________ _ 

5510 64 years_________________________ 80 103 44 39 100 10149 days _______________________ _ 65 ye<rs and owr ____________________ __ 83 76 44 35 15010 199 days _______________________ _ 

1974 

Acres Forms Acres 

38541 135 29 080 

8265 120 6326 

20 754 84 14029 

3 832 (NA) 2456 

16 S02 44 12489 

4 234 (NA) 3493 

I 285 7 2 562 

199 (NA) 377 

33 032 120 25559 

4593 13 (D) 

916 2 (D) 

All forms I Farms with sales of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 1)974 1978 1)974 

331 313 162 106 

47 59 22 14 

51 66 21 13 

98 85 57 40 

24 22 12 7 

9 7 7 

6 11 4 3 

25 25 12 9 

Average age___________________________ L-________ 51.0 50.8 

________ 52.4 

55.4 200 days or more _____________________ _ L-________ 254 240 

________ 107 

42 

lApp lies onlv to individual or family opera1ions (sole-proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

-- 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 155 695 217 639 92 665 68 537 

- 316 867 361 I 043 178 811 119 949 

lives tack and poultry purch.sed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 79 638 219 842 51 627 96 806 

- 250 58 (NA) (NA) 142 51 90 22 

Commercially mixed formula feed'-____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 145 87 175 164 85 84 80 157 

- 267 174 247 122 162 148 88 95 

Seeds, blAbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commerdal fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 223 64 119 34 127 54 60 29 

- 109 321 138 329 69 319 63 309 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired faltll 10 bor ______________________________________ _ Cant roct lobo r ________________________________________ _ 

- 9 9 12 10 9 9 4 9 Custo mv.ork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equ ipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 61 16 86 12 33 9 32 7 

- 429 317 (NA) (NA) 205 259 (NA) (NA) 

- 429 215 420 172 205 166 130 120 

- 385 134 (NA) (NA) 186 99 125 78 

Energy 0111 petroleum praducls __________________________ _ 

Pelroleum p roduet. _________________________________ _ Gasdine _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

- 161 24 (NA) (NA) 86 21 36 9 

- 12 24 (NA) (NA) 6 22 4 1 

- 9 2 (NA) (NA) 9 

- I~ } 19 II (NA) (NA) 19 130 32 

- 429 21 (NA) (NA) 205 12 

- 204 76 (NA) (NA) 124 67 (NA) (HAl 

- 18 26 (NA) (NA) 12 25 (NA) (N~ 

~~er.,ii Nat .... 1 _~ gas ~~~_a~_d_~~~~~== ______________________________________ ======== ==== ======== === _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WOOD COUNTY, W. VA. 431 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 do to are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-

- 251 5 907 151 

- 245 4 776 151 

- 100 1 131 55 

- BO 801 56 

Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 84 930 38 

- 8 55 3 

- 9 26 3 

- 112 1 606 73 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 4 80' 4 

- 10'9 (X) 70' 

- 44 (X) 31 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL __________ farms_ 

$1,0'0'0'_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,0'00 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10',000' 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

AutomobileL .. _____ • ____________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors- __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CottonpickerL ______________ • ____________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ • ___ • ____________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

197B 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

429 423 20'S 130' machinery and equipment- (on. 

4 80'6 4 790' 3 152 2 421 $20',0'00 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

11 20'4 11 324 15 375 18 623 $30',00'0' 10 $49,999 ______________________ $50',0'0'0' 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

73 113 26 16 $70',0'0'0' to $99,999 ______________________ 

193 147 52 31 $100',00'0' to $199,999 ____________________ 

113 107 83 44 $20'0',0'0'0' or more _______________________ 

197B 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

249 325 127 156 147 169 

3BI 474 168 179 263 295 

394 618 74 84 367 534 

6 6 2 (D) 4 (0) 

7 7 1 (D) 6 (D) 

39 40' 1 (0) 38 (D) 

- - - - - - 103 10'3 23 23 80' 80' 

258 263 41 41 222 222 

22 22 4 4 18 18 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see fext) 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

4 971 

4 139 

B32 

697 

771 

25 

8 

1 228 

80 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

8B 3 017 

(NA) 2 407 

(NA) 610 

24 520 

(NA) 550 

- - 1 (D) 

(NA) 1 OlD 

2 (D) 

13 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

29 32 23 18 

9 17 9 14 

7 1 7 1 !1 { 1 1 6 4 6 

- -' L - -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

282 352 141 

357 445 150' 

3BD 589 114 

6 6 2 

7 7 2 

41 43 7 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

99 110 26 

193 196 42 

34 37 11 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 doys or more Working less tho n 150 doys 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __ ~__ _ _________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________ - _________ ---- ---- 10'9 22 (X) 95 (X) 69 63 

- 298 (X) 47 (X) 251 213 448 

- 56 14 14 47 47 31 11 

- 16 3 6 14 28 " 10 

- 14 3 (D) 14 51 9 12 

- 20' 1 (0) IB (D) 15 IB 

- 3 1 (D) 2 (D) 3 12 

Forms with- I worker ____ .. ~ ________________________ -_ ------------ ---. 2 workers __________ . _________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers ___________ ~ _____________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _______________ • ____ -- ---- -- -- -- -- ----

432 WOOD COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any li~stock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cott \e, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 387 (X) 395 (X) 179 (X) 115 (X) 

- 360 (X) 383 (X) 168 (X) 111 (X) 

Soles: Any liwstock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any catt Ie, hogs, or sh •• p ____________________ $l,OOO_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 357 3344 369 2 597 187 3 125 116 2 397 

- 346 2053 1 358 (NA) 1 180 1 843 112 888 

Inventory. Co ttle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

CO\NS and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef C 005 _____________________________________ _ 

Milk c ClWS _____________________________________ _ 

HeifErs and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Stews, steercoives, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 357 8 214 380 10 709 166 5949 110 5 953 

- 335 4 169 324 5 059 159 2995 102 2 632 

- 316 3 559 296 4 146 146 2407 82 1 772 

- 46 610 66 913 28 588 38 860 

- 281 1 953 (NA) (NA) 1 124 1 373 92 1 469 

- 309 2092 (NA) (NA) 142 1 581 88 1 852 

Sales: Co ttle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cal""s __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattl. ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Do iry 1I"0ducts _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Ho gs rnd pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 341 5212 348 4404 177 4370 111 3 067 

- (X) 1 614 (X) (NA) (X) 1 405 (X) 791 

- 257 1 903 (NA) (NA) 131 1 393 70 918 

- (X) 375 (X) (NA) (X) 270 (X) 108 

- 267 3309 (NA) (NA) 156 2977 98 2 149 

- (X) 1 239 1 (X) (NA) I (X) 1 135 1 (X) 683 

- 69 1 214 (NA) (NA) 43 1 137 29 1 021 1 - (X) 535

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 513 (X) 412 

- 17 557 (NA) (NA) 17 557 25 609 

- 49 3 1821 72 1 467 23 (0) 24 1 285 

- 16 366 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 10 164 

- 46 2 816 (NA) (NA) 22 (0) 22 1 121 

Utters of pigs furrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Doc. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ Jun. 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 17 684 20 281 11 674 10 266 

- 14 (D) 16 134 10 (D) 9 127 

- 13 (0) 14 147 10 (D) 9 139 Sh eep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 14 428 25 700 12 (0) 14 455 

- 13 277 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 13 271 Go ats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 3 8 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 100 354 1 107 298 39 177 19 84 

Hogs ood pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 23 4375 31 1 622 16 4340 17 1 520 

$1,000_ - (X) (0) ()() (NA) (X) (0) (X) 88 Feecer pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 8 260 8 181 7 (D) 3 126 

$1,000_ - (X) 6 ()() (NA) (X) (D) (X) 3 Sh e.p and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 13 247 26 550 11 (0) 14 355 Sh eep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 13 297 (NA) (NA) 11 (0) 14 378 Pourds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 1 913 ()() (NA) (X) (D) (X) 2984 Sh •• p, lambs. and wool ________________________ $1 ,000_ Go ats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 13 (0)1 (NA) (NA) 11 (0) 14 9 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) ()() (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Ho rses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 15 40 7 15 10 29 3 7 $1,000_ - (X) 97 (X) (NA) (X) 92 (X) 15 

POULTRY 

Inventory:- An y poultry _______________________________________ c_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 72 (X) I 83 (X) 32 (X) I 22 (X)I - 64 58440 79 104 486 29 57 562 22 103 091 Hms a nd pullets of loying age ____________________ _ - 64 57 695 73 104 259 29 (0) 21 103 059 Pul.ts 3 months old or old.r _____________________ _ - 6 745 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) - - Pullet chicks and pullets und.r 3 months old ___________ _ - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

Broiers a nd other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 8 244 9 395 4 142 - - T .... k.y s for slaught.r ____________________________ _ 

T .... k.y h.ns kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

OthEr poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sal.s, 

- 9 47 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 6 28 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

- 5 19 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- 17 (X) (NA) (X) 10 (X) 3 (X) 

An y poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or old.r ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying ag. ____________________ _ 

Pulets 3 months old or old.r _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pull.ts und.r 3 months oIL __________ _ 

- 12 (X) 19 (X) 8 (X) 14 (X) 

- 8 55 755 15 74 103 8 55 755 13 (0) 

- 8 55 755 15 74 103 8 55 755 13 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broiers and ather meat-type chickens ________________ _ - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 1 (D) 3 158 - - - -

T .... key s for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

T .... key h.ns kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- OthEr poultry ____________________________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Po ultry and poultry products ____ 7 _______________ $1.000_ - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

- 18 634 30 887 12 633 15 885 (~ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WOOD COUNTY, W. VA. 433 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ J978_ · 

1974. · For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ · 1974. · For silage or green chop {tons, green} ___________ 1978_ · 1974. · For fodder, hogged or grazed _. _______________ 1978_ · 1974. · 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ · 

1974. · For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ · 1974. · For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974. · Cui for dry foroge or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ · 1974 .. Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 .. 1974 .. 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 .-

1974 .. Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978 .. 1974 .. Borley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 .. 1974 .. Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 .. 1974 .. Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978 .. 

1974 .. 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsl ___________________ 1978 

1974 Peanuts for nuts (poundsl _____________________ 1978 

1974 

Colton (bales) •.....•..•..•........••..•.•... 1978 

1974 T abocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974 Irish pototoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 

1974 

$weetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978 

1974 

Alfalfa hay (tons. dry) .....•..........•..•.• 1978 

1974 Other lome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978 

1974 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) ....................... 1978 

1974 Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 

1974 

AU vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 

1974 Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 

1974 Green peas excluding cowpeaL _______________ 197B 

1974 

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.. 

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.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

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.. 

.. 

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.. 

.. 

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.. 

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land in orchards _____________________________ 197B_ · 1974. · 

· Apples (pounds) •....•.......•........•..... 1978. 

1974 .. 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 197B_ 

1974. · 

· Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974. · 

· 

Berries _____________________________________ 197B_ · 1974. · Strawberries (pounds) ____________________ - __ 1978_ 

1974. · 

· Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ · 

· 

434 WOOD COUNTY, W. VA. 

Farms 

96 

112 

87 

97 

22 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

5 

-

1 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

13 

22 

7 

(NA) 

2 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

4 

1 

-

-

-

-

8 

11 

11 

47 

-

8 

367 

348 

56 

(NA) 

265 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

8 

15 

6 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

- (NA) 

9 

10 

7 (NA) 

5 

(NA) 

6 

(NA) 

3 

5 

.3 

(NA) 

9 

1 

All farms 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Farms 

1 811 (X) - 1 916 (X) (NA) 

1 456 133 569 - 1 207 88 063 (NA) 

355 7 089 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - 125 (Xl (NA) 

- - - (0) (0) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

158 5 020 - 266 8 570 (NA) 

53 2 819 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (0) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

36 845 - (0) (0) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

8 11 202 - 8 9 856 (NA) 

3 272 - 31 2 210 (NA) 

- - - 2 107 (NA) 

9 783 15 799 -

8 745 13 857 (NA) 

926 1 526 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

7 266 12 237 -

- (X) -

(NA) (X) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

23 (X) -

33 (X) (NA) 

9 (X) -

(NA) (X) (NA) 

(0) (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

21 (X) - 16 (X) (NA) 

10 (0) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 (0) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 930 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) -

10 (X) (NA) 

(0) (0) -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

19 (X) 4 

(0) (X) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

- 68 1 662 00 - -

(NA) 64 1 685 (X) - -

- 60 (0) 124 724 - - (NA) 53 1 002 77 202 - -

- 21 (0) (0) - -

(NA) 27 683 9461 - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - -

(NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

- - - - - -

(NA) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - - - -

(NA) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - -

- 12 (0) (0) - - (NA) 18 240 8020 - - - 7 53 2 819 - -

(NA) 4 54 2 200 - -

- 1 (0) (0) - - (NA) 1 (0) (0) - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - -

- 4 36 845 - -

(NA) 1 (0) (0) - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- 5 6 8 226 - -

(NA) 3 3 (0) - -

- 3 1 (0) - - (NA) 8 16 1 139 - -

- - - - - -

(NA) 2 (0) (0) - -

- 171 6 490 11 911 - -

(NA) 109 4 307 7422 1 (0) 

- 26 539 1 024 - - (NA) 21 375 911 - -

- 136 5 025 9 559 - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- 3 13 (X) - - (NA) 7 26 (X) 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (X) - - (NA) 3 3 (X) - -

- 2 (0) (X) - - (NA) 4 11 (X) 2 (0) 

- - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - -

- 1 (0) (X) - -

(NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

(NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (0) (X) - -

(NA) 2 (0) (X) - - - 2 (0) (0) - -

(NA) 2 (0) (0) - -

16 8 (0) (X) 3 (0) 

(NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more --

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

ApproxiRllte fa~~ ~~;-si;e-~ff~;;==== land oreo _________________________________ ==== == =====C == ==== == ====== === _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

40 3834 43 4 2331 11 2283 3 69 - 208 (X) 23 (X) 96 (X) 98 (X) - (X) 322 560 ()() 322 560 (X) 322 S60 (X) 322 560 - (X) 1.2 ()() L3 (X) 0.7 (X) (l) 

-

Value of land and buildings: I AVerage per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per ocre _____________________________ dollars_ 91 424 (X) 44 442 (X) 121 253 (X) 66 000 (X) - 954 (X) 451 (X) 584 (X) 2870 - (X) 

land in terms according to use= To 101 <toplo nd ______________________________________ _ 

Horwsted cropland _______________________________ _ 38 I 7981 40 1 7431 10 1 1131 3 57 - 503 33 382 10 300 3 29 - 34 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ocres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 ocres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

(rapand used only for pasture ______________________ _ Olh ... croplond ___________________________________ _ 

(ropla net in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

g'asses, not harves'ed or pastured _______________ _ (ropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

(ropla nd in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Croplo nd idle ___________________________________ _ 

13 (D) 19 (NA) 1 (D) 2 (NA) - (NA) 14 185 8 (NA) 3 46 - - 65 3 (NA) 2 (D) I (NA) - 3 (0) 2 (NA) 3 (D) - (NA) 3 - 1 (NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) 1 (0) - - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - - (NA) I - - - - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - -

26 1 235 35 1 300 9 (D) 1 (D) -

- 4 (0) 6 

61

1 

I (D) - -

- I (D) (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - - (NAl (NA) I - (0-;1 - =I - 3 (D) (NAl (NA) I -

Total v.oodlond _____________________________________ _ 

- 26 I 774 27 1 778 6 (D) - - Wocdland postured _______________________________ _ 

Wocdland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 18 (D) (NAl (NA) 5 (D) - - - 10 469 (NAl (NA) 1 (0) - -

01 her bnd _________________________________________ _ 

- 19 262 29 712 5 109 2 (D) 

Posturelo 00 and rangeland, other 'han cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 4 94 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 18 168 (NA) (NA) 5 62 2 (0) 

Pastu relmd, allfWes __________________________________ _ 

- 35 2634 (NA) (NA) 10 1 766 (NA) 28 

Irrigo ted land ________________________________________ _ 

Ha rvested crapbnd irrigated __________________________ _ 

Po sturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ Other bnd irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal fann programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- - - 1 (D) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (X) (X) - - (X) (X) 

1)978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

-- Value Volue Value Value 

Forms ($1.(00) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market wlue of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 40 78 43 69 11 52 3 50 Avemge per form ___________________________ dollors_ - ()() 1 952 (X) 1 605 (X) 4697 (X) 16667 

Farm s by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or m'.-. ___________________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) $40.000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - '- - (NA) $20.000 10 $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

- - - 2 (NA) - - 2 (NA) $10.000 10 $19.999 _________________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 4 25 - (NA) 4 25 - (NA) $2.500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 7 27 1 (NA) 7 27 1 (NA) less lhan $2,500 (see lext) ___________________________ _ 

- 29 (D) 40 (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) $1.~0 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 5 8 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 7 8 (NA) (NA) (X) ()() (X) (X) less Ihon $1.000 _________________________________ _ Abnormal forms (see lext) ____________________________ _ 

- 15 5 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crop s _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ - 14 18 12 (D) 5 (D~ I (NA) (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - (olmlodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed __________ ... ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ To bocoo ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds. hoy, foroge, and silage _____________________ _ 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) - - Vegetmles, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

- 6 5 (NA) (NAl - - - - Fru its, nuts, Dnd berries ______________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - Nu rsery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 01 her <taps _________________________________________ _ 

liveslock. poullry, ond Iheir producls ____________________ _ Poullry ond poullry producls __________________________ _ 

Do iry producls _____________________________________ _ 

Co "Ie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Ho gs md pigs _______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lombs, ond woo'-_____________________________ _ 

Olher liveslock ond livestock producls (see text) _________ _ 

- 1 (D) 2 (D) -

(Djl 

2 (0) 

3 (Z) (NA) (NA) I -

- 30 61 30 19 10 (D) 1 

<~ - 3 (D) 5 (Z) I (D) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 23 52 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 1 (0) 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - 5 1 (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WYOMING COUNTY, W. VA. 435 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

- 40 43 3834 34 3 694 503 - - - - All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with-

- 5 2 13 3 10 4 - - - - - 11 11 370 7 233 64 - - - - - 8 11 (0) 8 (D) (D) - - - - - 6 4 465 6 465 64 - - - - - 5 8 (0) 5 (D) (D) - - - - - 1 1 (0) 1 (D) (D) - - - -

- - 3 - - - -I - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 3 I (D) 3 (D) 

(D11 

- - - -

- 1 I (D) 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 to 90creL ______________________ _ 

10 to.f1 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to tR ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to W ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

140 to 1'79 acres ___________________ _ 

180 10 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220102590crO$ ___________________ _ 

26010499 ocrO$ ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 1.000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 ceres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 40 3834 43 4233 11 (D) 69 Ho rvested c ropbnd ____________________________ _ 34 503 33 382 10 (D) 29 

T enu re of ope rator: Full oYtHlers __________________________________ _ 32 2 849 32 3 165 7 (D) 3 69 Ha~sted cropland __________________________ _ 28 342 (NA) 240 6 154 (NA) 29 Po rt ovvners __________________________________ _ 4 (D) 9 (0) 2 (D) Harwsted crop/and __________________________ _ 4 (D) (NA) 130 2 (D) (NA) Tenant> _____________________________________ _ 4 220 2 (D) 2 (D) HOr.Jes1ed cropland __________________________ _ 2 (D) (NA) 12 2 (D) (NA) 

Type of «gan izotion: Ind iviwo[ or family ____________________________ _ 40 3834 (NA) (NA) 11 (D) 69 Po rtnership __________________________________ _ (NA) (NA) Co rpomtion __________________________________ _ (NA) (NA) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institufional, etc._ (NA) (NA) 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 a r more All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Operators by principal occupation: FarrnirY;,! _____________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group; Un der 25 yeors _______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeorL _______________________ _ 

65 yeers and over _____________________ _ 

Averag! oge __________________________ _ 

1978 

8 

32 

3 

9 

9 

2 

17 

55.4 

'1974 

10 

33 

5 

11 

17 

9 

56.6 

1978 

4 

7 

1 

4 

2 

1 

3 51.5 

'1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of res idence: On form operated _____________________ _ 24 20 Not on form operated __________________ _ 9 5 Not reported __________________________ _ 7 18 

- Operators reporting days of work off form; None ________________________________ _ 12 14 1 to 49 dOyL _________________________ _ 2 50 10 99 dayL ________________________ _ 1 100 10149 doyL ______________________ _ 

15010199 days _______________________ _ 5 3 58.3 200 days or more _____________________ _ 20 24 

lApp lies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

lives tock and poultry purchased ______________________ -_ ---

Feed for lives tack and poultry ______________________ -_ - ___ _ 

Co mmEf'cially mixed formula feeds ________________ -- - ___ _ Animal hooJth costs ____________________________________ _ 

Seeds, blAbs, plonts, and trees ___________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ Hired form /0 bar __________________________ - _______ -- ----

Cant ract labor ________________________________ ------ ----

Custom'M)rk, machine hire, and rental af machinery and equ ipmenf ____________________ -- ---- -- ------------ ----

Energ y orJ:1 pe frolcum products __________ -- ---- ------------ Pe troleum products ____________________ -- ______ -- -----

Gosoline ____________________________ -- -------- -----

Diesel fu.1 ________________________ -_ ---------- -----

Naftrol ~~efo~,_~ gas u~~~~_a_n_d_~~~~~~ __________________________________ == == ==== == == == == ==== --

== ----==== Kerosene. motor oil, and grease ______________________ _ Electricity ______________________________________ -- ___ _ 

01 her -coal, wood, coke, etc. ______________________ -----

436 WYOMING COUNTY, W. VA. 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms- see text] 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

~------------------_r-------------------~--------------------r_--------------------

1978 1974 1978 1974 

~----------------+----------------+----------------+-------------------

Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms 

11 (D) 26 

25 (D) 41 

4 (D) 27 

7 (Z) (NA) 

9 1 22 

23 4 35 

13 2 8 

6 2 4 

1 (D) I 

2 (D) 5 

38 10 (NA) 

38 8 42 

35 6 (NA) 

6 1 (NA) 

- - (NA) 

- - (NA) 

4 1 (N.'I) 

38 1 (NA) 

10 1 (NA) 

5 1 (NA) 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

11 

14 

6 (NA) 

2 

4 

1 

3 

(D) 

(Z) 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms 

I 

11 

11 

9 

4 

11 

2 

1 

Expenses 

($1.000) 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

(Z) 

(Z) 

1 

I 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

(Z~ } 

(D) 

(D) 

Farms 

1 

(NA) 

3 

3 

3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(Z) 

(D) 

(l) 

(Z) 

(Z) 

(D) 

(Z) 

(NA) 

3 

I 

2 

(NA) 

(N~ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUl TURE--COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dota ore based on Q sample of farms; see textJ 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used forms Ac;res on which used 

Comm eroal fertilizer ______________ ____ L _____________________ _ Croplam fe rtilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Po sture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

22 102 6 - 21 (D) 6 - 2 - (D) - 6 64 3 - Sprays, wsts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Ins ects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 6 17 2 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chern icals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Ins ect cont ral on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - -

- 1 (D) -

. 5 361 2 

- - -

- 4 (~I 2 

- 2 (X) 1 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL __________ 3arms-

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 data ore based on a sample of farms- see text] 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

40 43 II 3 machinery and equipment-Con. 

374 326 188 27 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

9 358 7 581 17100 9000 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

11 

2~1 2 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

31 18 2 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

6 7 j 3 -j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

I 

- 14 17 6 8 9 (D)I - 27 31 15 (D) 14 15 

- 31 34 7 7 24 27 

- - - - -

Auto moliles _____________________________ _ 

Motortn.cks including pickups ______________ _ Whee I trcx::tors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bea n combines, self-propelled only ___ _ 

(Djl - - - - - - 1 (D) - - 1 

Corn heeds for combines __________________ _ 

Othe r compickers and picker-shellers _________ _ 

- - - COftO npickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower - - - - conditioners ______________________ _ 

- 4 4 3 (0) 1 (D) Picku p balers _____________________________ _ 12 (D) 5 5 7 (D) 

Field foro;Je harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

- 3 3 1 (D) 2 (D) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

49 I (D) 

49 (NAJ (D) 

- (NAJ - 45 - -

(D) (NAJ -

- - - - - - (D) I (NA) -

~I - -

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

3 1 2 -

1 - 1 -

1 - 1 -

- , r - , - ~ -11 ~ - -

-...J _L L - ...J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

32 37 15 

35 40 12 

33 44 17 

- - - - - - - - - (NA) (NAJ (NA) 

6 6 1 7 7 1 

- - -

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 doys or more Working less tho n 150 days 

-- Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 6 - (Xl 6 (X) 1 2 - (D) (X) - (X) 7 (D) (D) 

Form s __________________________________________________ _ Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________ c ____ c __________________________ _ 

2 workers ____________________________ c _______ " ________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ________________ .:; ________ "- ___________ _ 

- 5 - - 5 (D) - - - 1 - - 1 (D) 1 2 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WYOMING COUNTY, W. VA. 437 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Ali farms Forms with sol.s of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 197B 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any C<lttle. hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ - 34 00 40 00 8 00 1 00 

- 32 00 40 00 8 00 1 00 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ 

Any cattle. hogs. or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 30 61 30 19 10 41 1 (0) 

- 27 58 25 (NA) 10 41 1 (0) 

CAmE AND CALVES 

Inventory; Cattle Dnd calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 30 436 39 511 8 208 1 (0) 

- 29 231 28 282 8 117 1 (0) 

- 24 215 21 262 7 113 1 (0) 

- 11 16 14 20 3 4 1 (0) 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

- 24 97 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) - - Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 26 108 (NA) (NA) 8 42 - -

Soles, Cottle and calves . ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ CONes __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 23 229 24 122 9 (0) 1 (0) 

- 00 52 (X) (NA) 00 (0) 00 (0) 

- 18 124 (NA) (NA) 7 BO 1 (0) 

- (X) 23 00 (NA) 00 16 00 (0) 

- 19 105 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) - - $1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ - (X) 29 00 (NA) (X) 21 00 - - 5 21 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

$1.000_ Ooiry products _______________________________ $1.000_ - (X) 7 00 (NA) 00 (0) 00 - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Oec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Oee. I of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 9 31 14 42 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 3 8 (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- 7 23 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) I (0) 

- 3 5 3 6 - - 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) - - - - - 2 (0) I (0) - - I (0) 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ Goats ___________________________ • _______________ • __ 

Horses and ponies _____________________________ • ____ _ 

- 3 43 4 71 I (0) - - - 3 36 (NA) (NA) I (0) - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 13 25 20 40 1 (0) 1 (0) 

Sales, Hogs and pig,-_____________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ___________ • __________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ______ • ________________ • ___________ _ 

Sheep. Iambs, and woo'-_______________________ $1 ,000_ Goals _____________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Horses. and ponies ___________________________ • ______ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 5 32 1 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- (X) (0) 00 (NA) 00 (0) 00 (0) 

- - - 1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

- (X) - 00 (NA) 00 - 00 (Z) 

- 2 (0) 4 66 1 (0) - - - 3 27 (NAl (NA) 1 (0) - -

- (X) 161 00 (NA) 00 (0) 00 - - 3 (0) (NAl (NAl 1 (0) - -

- - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - (X) - (X) (NA) 00 - 00 - - 1 (0) 3 3 - - 1 (0) 

- (X) (0) (X) (NAl (X) - (X) (Z) 

POULTRY 

Inventory, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and puliets of Ioying age ____________________ _ 

Pullet. 3 monlhs old or older _____________________ _ 

Puli.t chicks and puliet. under 3 months oIL __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkey. ____________________________ - ____________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughler ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ -----------------------

- 12 (X) 17 (X) 2 00 - (X) 

- 12 665 15 598 2 (0) - - - 12 (0) 14 571 2 (0) - - - 2 (0) (NAl (NA) 1 (0) - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 3 86 4 162 1 (0) - - - I (0) (NAl (NAl - - - -

- 1 (0) (NAl (NA) - - - - - 1 (0) (NAl (NA) - - .1 - - 2 (X) (NAl (X) - 00 - 00 

Sol.s, Any poultry ________________________ -----------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pulie" of Ioying age ____________________ _ 

PuUets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and puliets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ ---_____ --------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ - ___ -----------

Turk.y h.ns kept for br •• ding ____________________ _ 

Other pouNry ____________________ -----------------

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 ,000_ 

- 4 (X) I (X) 1 00 - (X) 

- 1 (0) I (0) 1 (0) - - - I (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (0) (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NAl 00 - 00 - (X) 

- 3 (0) 5 (Z) 1 (0) - -

438 WYOMING COUNTY, W. VA. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quonlily Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes ----------------,c-------l~~:= 

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 8 23 (X) - - 4 14 (X) - -

8 19 (X) (NA) (N~I 1 (0) (X) - - -

- 8 23 1 468 - 4 14 1 040 - -

- 8 19 997 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - -

For silage or green chop (tons, 9reeo) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Forfodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, 9reeoL _________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - -

Wheal for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Callan (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 5 3 107 - - 1 (D) (D) - - - 7 3 84 (NA) (NA) I (D) (0) - -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- 4 (Z) 14 (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see loxl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 28 455 451 - - 9 284 301 - -

- 28 339 427 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (D) - - Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 3 (D) (D) - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 24 412 394 - - 9 (D) 300 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegelables horvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - 6 11 (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 7 7 (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 4 7 (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchardL ____________________________ 1978_ - 8 15 (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Applos (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 7 14 3 575 (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peachos (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 1 (Z) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - SIrowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery ond greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops ___________________ , ______________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WYOMING COUNTY, W. VA. 439 

A-1 

APPENDIX A. General Explanation 

TAKING THE CENSUS ..•............•......... 

DATA PROCESSING ••....•.••.•...••.•...•.•. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA ••...•............... 

MAJOR CHANGES IN DATA COLLECTED •.•••....•... 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS AND THE CENSUS OF HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTIES ..•••.•.••............ 

DISCLOSURES .••••••...••...........•.....• 

1974 DATA CORRECTIONS .......•..•...•....... 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ••.•..•.••...... 

FARM CLASSIFICATIONS ••..•.....••.•.•.....•. 

UNPUBLISHED DATA ..•.......•.....•.•...... 

NONSAMPLING ERRORS .•••.................•. 

CENSUS COVERAGE ...•.•..•••......•.•....•• 

STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS •.•••••.•••..•• _ ..•• 

TABLES 

A. PERCENT OF STATE TOTAL REPRESENTED BY ADJUSTA-1 

A-3 

A-4 

A-4 

A-5 

A-5 

A-5 

A-5 

A-11 

A-12 

A-13 

A-13 

A-13 

MENT FOR WHOLE FARM NONRESPONSE: 1978 ••••• A-14 

B. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

STATE TOTALS FOR SELECTED ITEMS: 1978 .••..•. A-16 

C. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

FARMS REPORTING AN ITEM IN THE COUNTY: 1978 •. A-16 

D. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

COUNTY TOTALS FOR SELECTED ITEMS: 1978. . . . . • A-17 

TAKING THE CENSUS 

Method of Enumeration 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture was the first census to 

include a mailout/mailback enumeration supplemented by a 

thorough direct interview of all households in a sample of area 

segments. This combination list-direct enumeration sample 

approach was instituted to improve completeness of coverage 

for State level agriculture census statistiCs. 

I n censuses prior to 1969, enumerators were assigned to a 

specific area and called on all farms within the area. Beginning 

with the 1950 census, copies of the report form were mailed 

prior to the enumeration date to each boxholder served by post 

offices in predominantly rural areas and farmers were asked to 

complete the forms and have them ready for the enumerator to 

pick up. Enumerators going door-to-door in rural areas collected 

and reviewed all forms that had been completed; they also 

completed forms for those places with agricultural operations 

which did not have for~s ready. 

For the 1969 and 1974 censuses, data were collected 

primarily by a self-enumeration, mailout/mailback procedure. 

This procedure was made possible by the availability of 

specialty lists and several administrative lists, including records 

from the prior agriculture census, from which a list of 

agriculture-related names an~ addresses was constructed. 

The mailout/mailback enumeration procedure was not used 

in taking the agriculture census in Puerto Rico, Guam, the 

Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. A discussion 

of the direct enumeration methods used appears in the reports 

for these outly ing areas. 

Mail List 

The mail list for the 1978 census was comprised of all 

individuals, businesses, and organizations that could be readily 

identified as being associated with agriculture. The I ist was 

assembled from the records of the 1974 census and administrative records of various government agencies, primarily the 

Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The administrative lists used for 1978 were more 

accurate and extensive than those used for the 1974 and 1969 

censuses. For 197~, most administrative lists were used in their 

entirety; whereas, for 1974 and 1969 some lists were sampled so 

that only selected records were included in the census mailing 

list. 

Lists of large or specialized operations, such as nurseries, 

broiler growers, fish farms, and I ivestock range and feedlot 

operations, which might not be identified in other administrative records, were obtained from State and Federal agencies, 

trade associations, and similar organizations. Lists of multiestablishment companies having one or more establishments (or 

locations) producing agricultural products or providing agricultural services were obtained from the 1974 census and 

updated using results of the 1976 and 1977 Company Organization Surveys conducted by the Economic Surveys Division of 

the Census Bureau. 

A preliminary census mail list was assembled using names and 

addresses from the 1974 census and administrative source lists 

available early in 1978. Those records identified as most likely 

not to be farms, since the name appeared on only one source list 

or on selected combinations of list sources which had yielded a 

low percentage of farm operators for the 1974 census, were 

then selected for inclusion in the 1978 Farm and Ranch 

Identification Survey. Slightly over 4 million of the short 

identification forms were mailed in May of 1978 to identify 

persons who were not active farm operators, to identify tenant 

and successor operators who were not on administrative source 

lists, and to update the name, address, and size information for 

the identified active farm operators. Approximately 1.9 million 

survey returns were classified as out-of-scope (nonfarms), and an 

additional 400,000 reports were returned by the Postal Service 

as being undeliverable, resulting in over 2.3 million names and 

addresses being deleted from the census mail list as a result of 

the 1978 Farm and Ranch Identification Survey. The final 

census mail list containing 4,241,000 names and addresses was 

developed using results of the 1978 Farm and Ranch Identification Survey, names and addresses from the unduplicated 

prel iminary list that were retained without precensus verification, and new or updated source lists acquired after the 

preliminary unduplication. 

The preliminary and final census mail lists were both 

constructed by merging and unduplicating the names and 
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addresses from the various source I ists on the basis of Employer 

Identification numbers, Social Security numbers, and names and 

addresses. To facilitate processing, each name on the administra· 

tive source lists was assigned a geographic code indicating the 

State and county location of the operation and a size code 

indicating an esti mated value of sales. Most duplicates were 

identified and resolved during computer processing; an addi· 

tional group of possible duplicates identified during computer 

processing was resolved clerically. Other duplicate names not 

identified prior to mail ing were either reported by respondents 

or located during office processing. 

Direct Enumeration Area Sample 

When the evaluation survey conducted for the 1974 census 

confirmed the results of the evaluation survey for 1969 (i.e., an 

unacceptable number of midsize and a larger number of smaller 

farms were not included in the mail list), the decision was made 

to incorporate into the 1978 data collection procedures a direct 

enumeration area sample to provide State level estimates of the 

number and statistical characteristics of farms found not to be 

included in the mail list. The effect of this combination mail 

I ist-direct enumeration sample approach has been to drastically 

reduce the number and effect of missed farms in State totals. 

The direct enumeration sample consisted of approximately 

6,400 segments in "rural" areas (areas outside places with 2,500 

or more population in 1970) in all States, except Alaska and 

Hawaii. The segments were created and selected using enumera· 

tion district maps and data from the 1970 Census of Population 

and Housing. In October and November 1978, enumerators 

visited each household in these segments to determine if 

anyone in the household was associated with an agricultural 

operation. A 78-A 1 (A) report form was completed for each 

person with agricultural operations. This form was similar to the 

78-A 1 (S) sample form but collected additional information on 

alternate names and addresses and other individuals associated 

with the operation for use in matching these cases to the census 

mail file. The front page of the 78-A 1 (A) report form is reproduced in appendix C. During the enumeration, each operator 

received an orange-colored sticker and was instructed that if 

he/she received a census form in the mail, the form should not 

be filled but returned with the sticker attached indicating that 

a report had already been completed. 

During office processing, a concentrated effort was made to 

match the direct enumeration sample returns to names and 

addresses on the census mail I ist using the sticker returns, 

microfilm search of the mail file for all associated names, 

telephone calls to all cases that could be reached by phone, and 

any other available information. Direct enumeration sample 

returns not matched to the census mail list after this extensive 

research comprise the sample representing farms in the State not 

on the census mail list. Data from these unmatched direct 

enumeration sample returns were used to provide estimates at the 

State level for farms not on the census mail list. For each State, 

these data have been tabulated and published as a "pseudo" 

county and are an integral part of the State totals. The direct 

enumeration sample estimates have not been included in 

individual county totals. 

Report Forms 

The Census Bureau recognizes the need to minimize both 

respondent burden and census cost by limiting the number of 

items for which data are requested to those most needed by 

users as the basis for current understanding and future planning. 

In addition to limiting data items, the most recent eight 

censuses of agriculture have also used sampling techniques to .' 

further mini mize reporting burden and census cost. For 1945, 

additional items were included in the enumeration of designated 

geographic segments, but were omitted from the report forms 

used for all other areas. For the 1950, 1954, 1959, and 1964 

censuses, similar goals were met by instructing the enumerators 

to determine whether to ask or omit the items in designated 

sections of the report forms. For the 1969, 1974, and 1978 

mailout/mailback censuses, two report forms were used again 

with the result of minimizing the reporting burden, particularly 

for smaller farms. 

For 1978, the two report forms were a 5-page report form 

(78-A 1 (S)) containing all the items asked in the census, and a 

4-page form (78-A 1 (N)) omitting the sample items (sections 22 

through 27). Form 78-A1(N) and the 78-A1(S) sample 

items are reproduced in appendix D. In all States except 

Alaska and Hawaii, the sample form (A1 (S)) was mailed to all 

certainty addresses (large farms) and to 20 percent of the 

noncertainty addresses; the nonsample form (A1 (N)) was mailed 

to the remaining noncertainty addresses. The sample form was 

mailed to all Alaska addresses. For Hawaii, a modified version of 

the sample form was used for all farms. The modifications were 

made principally in the crops section in order to cover the 

special ized agriculture on the islands. The Statistical Adjustments 

section of this appendix defines certainty farms and includes a 

discussion of the criteria used to determine whether the sample 

or nonsample form was to be mailed to noncertainty addresses. 

Initial Mailing 

The report forms were distributed by the U.S. Postal Service 

during the last week of December 1978 to all individuals, 

businesses, and organizations on the mail list. Approximately 

4,241,000 forms were included in the initial mailing (3,140,000 

nonsample forms and 1,101,000 sample forms). 

From February through August 1979, additional initial 

mailings were sent primarily to new tenants and successors 

identified during report form processing. Thus, the total mailing 

list for the 1978 Census of Agriculture was 4,430,000. 

An information sheet containing detailed instructions for 

completing the form was included with each report form (see 

appendix D). Additional special instructions were included with 

report forms sent to identifiable producers of poultry under 

contract, bees and honey, laboratory animals, feedlot operations, and nursery and greenhouse products. 

In an effort to provide additional help in completing reports, 

approximately 60,000 copies of a Farm Census Guide booklet 

were sent to county agricultural agencies and related institutions 

or businesses to whom farmers might turn for help. Included 

were rural banks, accountants, vocational agriculture instructors, and the following U.S. Department of Agriculture county 

offices: Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, 
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Farmers Home Administration, and Agricultural Extension 

Service. This guide contained descriptions and definitions for 

various items in more detail than the instructions included with 

each report form. Representatives of the above agencies graciously consented to assist farmers in completing their report' 

forms if assistance was requested. In addition, the telephone 

number for the Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office was provided in the original mailing in case the, respondent requested 

assistance or had additional questions which were not covered 

in the instructions. 

Followup Procedures 

The data collection effort included seven followup letters to 

nonrespondents, three of which were accompanied by a report 

form. To evenly distribute the workloads in mailing, receipts, 

and processing, the mail list was divided into three groups for 

followup purposes. In late January, the first followup letter was 

sent to all nonrespondents reminding them of the February 15 

due date. The other reminders followed on a flow basis at 3- to 

4-week intervals starting in late February and continuing into 

July. 

In low response areas, additional efforts were made. State 

Commissioners of Agriculture were asked to issue supporting 

statements urging farmers to complete and return their reports. 

In early April 1979, nonrespondents in about 300 counties with 

the lowest response rates were mailed an additional letter using 

simpler language in large print suggesting that if they needed 

help in completing their report, they could call collect to the 

Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office. 

From March to November 1979, telephone calls were made 

to nonrespondents who were large (for most States, those with 

expected sales of $80,000 or more) or were located in about 

60 counties with low response. Data for large farms were obtained by telephone from secondary sources if the addressee 

could not be contacted or refused to provide information. Most 

of the nonresponse calls were made by the staff of the Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office. However, calls to the larger and 

more complex operations were made by the Agriculture Division 

staff. Upon completion of data collection, all counties had 

response rates exceeding 75 percent of the final mail list including additional addresses. The overall response rate for the 

50 United States was 88 percent for all addresses and nearly 

95 percent for addresses with a known history of farm operations. A significant proportion of the nonresponse cases was 

found not to have qualifying agricultural operations for 1978. 

For a description of the adjustment for nonresponse, see Statistical Adjustments. 

DATA P ROCESSI NG 

All report forms were subjected to a clerical screening review, 

during which they were corrected to make them acceptable for 

keying onto magnetic tape. Farm operators completing a 

nonsample form who reported sales or acres above the certainty 

level were sent correspondence requesting the additional sample 

data. Reports for special I ist cases identified on the mail I ist as 

producing specific products such as broilers or cattle were 

checked to insure that the special item had been reported. 

Problem reports requiring special review or additional handling 

were referred to technical assistants, or if necessary, to 

statisticians for resolution. Report forms with sales or acreage 

above levels listed as State "must" were subjected to a more 

stringent precomputer review, including completeness checks for 

key basic data items. Reports from multiunit operations and 

institutional and government-operated farms were reviewed and 

edited by statisticans. All farms with expected or reported sales 

of $1,000,000 or more or 30,000 acres or more, all Alaska and 

Hawaii reports, selected multiunit operations, and other selected 

problem reports were reviewed by statisticians in the Agriculture Division. Omissions, inconsistencies, and other problems 

that could not be resolved by reference to other information on 

the report were resolved by contacting the respondents by 

telephone or correspondence. 

All successors and the more significant tenant names and 

addresses reported in the census were researched on microfil m 

of the census mail tile. Report forms were mailed to addresses 

not located on the mail file. Research was also conducted on 

reports from selected respondents claiming that they had 

previously completed a census form to eliminate possible 

duplication. 

Data for each report form were subjected to a detailed 

item-by-item computer edit. The edit included comprehensive 

checks for consistency and reasonableness, corrected data found 

to be in error or inconsistent, supplied missing data based on 

similar size farms within the same county, and assigned farm 

classification codes which were necessary for tabulating the 

data. Entries of large magnitude and significant computergenerated changes to the data were manually verified. Obvious 

errors such as reports of cotton or citrus in the Northern States 

were also identified and corrected. 

Many of the acceptability limits on data were necessarily 

wide making it impossible to identify and correct all errors or to 

always supply precise estimates for all the incompleteness in the 

reports. These factors and others may affect the rei iabil ity of 

data for some minor items, but they should not have a 

significant effect on major data items in any county. 

I n the computer edit, those farms with sales or acreage 

exceeding State "must" levels were tested for historical consistency. Key items such as acreage, number of I ivestock sold, 

crops, and sales were compared for significant changes between 

1974 and 1978. Problems in historical consistency were resolved 

usually by telephone. 

I n order to reduce dupl icate reporting because of more than 

one completed report being received for the same operation 

under different names, computer listings of reports with similar 

operator names and size of operation were produced and 

duplicate reports were deleted prior to tabulations. 

After each report was screened, computer edited, and had all 

identified problems corrected, each data item on the report was 

added into the total for that item for the county. The result was 

a computer tabulation matrix for each county containing the 

sum of individual entries for each data item. This matrix 

enabled the easy and preci,se construction of the published 

tables. 

Prior to publication of preliminary reports and volume 1 

reports, tabulated totals were reviewed by statisticians to 
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identify remammg inconsistencies and potential coverage 

problems. Comparisons were made with historical census trends 

as well as current year State level estimates published by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture and other agencies as part of the 

coverage review. Selected report forms were reviewed and 

problem entries were either verified as being correct or the data 

were corrected. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

Significant changes were made to the data collection procedures to improve the coverage of the 1978 census, including 

a more complete mail list and the use of a direct enumeration 

area sample to supplement the mail list. The effect of these 

improvements has been to increase the 1978 State farm counts 

above what they would have been using previous methods. 

The 1978 State farm counts, consisting of totals from the 

mail list and the direct enumeration area sample, include farms 

that would have been missed in the 1974 and 1969 censuses. 

The 1978 county farm counts do not include any totals 

from the direct enumeration sample. However, for some 

counties, the counts may have increased substantially because 

of the improved coverage of small farms in the 1978 mail list. 

County level data on acreages and inventories are generally 

comparable. 

Estimates of the net proportion of farms missed in the 1974 

census varied widely by State, from a low of 0.7 percent in 

Nebraska to ahigh of 33.0 percent in West Virginia. Appendix C 

shows adjusted farm counts by State. Because missed farms 

were typically small, the percent missed was generally higher in 

States having a relatively large proportion of small farms and 

urbanized areas having a sizable number of part-time farms. The 

proportion of the total farms in each State represented by the 

direct enumeration sample in 1978 can be expected to follow a 

pattern similar to that for missed farms in 1974. 

Since most of the farms identified in the direct enumeration 

sample were small, these farms have a much greater effect on 

the State counts of farms and farms reporting than on measures 

of agricultural production such as land in farms, sales of 

agricultural products, acres and production of crops, and 

inventory and sales of livestock and poultry. 

Changes in the farm definition also affect the comparability 

of data. In general, data for 1978 and 1,974 would be directly 

comparable with data for 1969 and earlier censuses only for 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more because the data for these 

farms are not affected by changes in the farm definition. A 

difference in timing and the change from personal interview to 

mail enumeration affect comparabil ity with data from censuses 

prior to 1969. The effect of the 1974 definition change for 

selected State and county totals is shown in appendix B. 

Dollar figures shown for expenses and agricultural product 

sales have not been adjusted for changes in price levels between 

census years. Crop and I ivestock production and sales and 

expense data are for the calendar year 1978, except for a few 

crops (such as citrus) for which the production year overlaps the 

calendar year. I nventories of livestock, poultry, and other 

specified items are as of December 31, 1978. The reporting 

period and inventory date are the same as for the 1974 and 

1969 censuses. 

Censuses prior to 1969 were taken by enumerators, each 

assigned to a specific geograph ic area. Field work for the 1959 

and 1964 censuses was completed mainly in October, November, and December of the reference year. Livestock and poultry 

inventories for these two censuses were as of the time of 

enumeration. Other variations in the time of enumeration 

occurred prior to 1959. 

MAJOR CHANGES IN DATA COLLECTED 

Unusually strong adverse reaction to the length and content 

of the 1974 census report form stimulated an intensive review 

and rejustification of all data inquiries accepted for collection 

on the 1978 census report form. Data users were requested to 

provide the Bureau with their data requirements, including the 

level of publication needed-county, State, or national. Each 

data item requested was reviewed to determine if it was needed 

at the county level and if so, whether on a complete or sample 

basis. Some data items needed only at the State or regional level 

were relegated to one or another of the follow-on surveys 

scheduled to be conducted in 1980 for calendar year 1979. By 

eliminating many items included on the 1974 report form, 

redesigning the form to accommodate two columns of items per 

page, and converting many more items to write-in status, 

especially in the crops sections, the report form was reduced 

from a 20-page booklet to a 4-page form for most farms and a 

5-page form for certainty and sample farms. Data items on the 

1974 report form which were eliminated on the 1978 report 

form were: 

Type of rental arrangement 

Sales of forest products 

Commercial fertilizer used for specific crops 

Irrigation methods and quantity of water used 

Drainage 

Grain storage facilities 

Futures markets 

Contracts 

Injuries and illnesses 

Other production expenses 

Income and expenses from farm-related sources 

Farm credit 

Family income from off-farm sources 

Much of the detailed data collected in 1974 for costs of 

materials for individual types of agricultural chemicals and for 

quantities and costs of several feed categories including roughages purchased were deleted from the report form. In addition, 

many of the redundant totals used on the 1974 report form for 

cross checking data, especially in the production expenses and 

value of agricultural products sold sections, were eliminated. 

The following high priority new data items were added to the 

1978 report form: 

Set-aside acres in Federal Farm Program 

Government Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) loans for 

grain and cotton 

Direct sales to consumers 

Foreign ownership of farmland 

Greater detail on expenses for energy 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-5 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS AND THE CENSUS OF 

HORTICULTURAL SPECIAL TI ES 

Integral to each census of agriculture program are the 

follow-on surveys conducted after the main census. The purpose 

of these specialized surveys is to collect additional, much 

needed agriculture-related information from highly specialized 

operations or from only a sample of farms without burdening all 

farm operators. Thus, allowing the use of a shorter report form 

for the general census. The follow-on surveys are limited to high 

priority data items that yield United States, regional, or State 

level estimates, which in and of themselves or in association 

with general census data, are used as the basis for current 

decisionmaking and future planning. 

Data from ~he Farm Finance, the Farm and Ranch Irrigation, 

and the Farm Energy Surveys, conducted in 1980 covering 

calendar year 1979, are published in Volume 5, Special Reports, 

of the 1978 Census of Agriculture. 

The Farm Finance Survey provides detailed farm financial 

data, including debts, expenses, taxes, credits, assets, and farm 

and off-farm incomes for farm operators. Many of these items as 

well as detailed data concerning land ownership and landlord 

characteristics are also being collected from the landlords of the 

farms involved in the survey. 

The Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey provides high priority 

data on water use by ,irrigated farms. Included in the data are: 

acreage irrigated, yields for irrigated and nonirrigated crops, 

quantity of water used, methods of distribution, types of 

pumps, and number of wells. 

The Farm Energy Survey provides detailed data on energy 

purchased by type of energy source, storage capacity, and 

selected kinds of energy-consuming machinery and equipment. 

The 1979 Census of Horticultural Specialties covers the 

operations of producers of nursery and greenhouse products, 

mushrooms, and sod in much greater detail than the main 

census of agriculture. This census has been conducted in 1890, 

1930, 1950, and every 10 years since, in association with the 

census of agriculture. Data for this' census are published in 

Volume 5, Special Reports. 

DISCLOSURES 

In many tables, data are suppressed and a (D) is used instead 

of a number. To ensure the confidentiality of information on a 

characteristic of an individual farm, it is necessary to suppress 

data when the value of an item for one or two farms can be 

definitely or approximately determined by mathematical 

manipulations. 

Suppressions of data made within frequency distributions are 

accomplished in a way that will maintain maximum integrity of 

the frequency groups as suppressions are made whenever 

possible in adjacent frequency classes. This allows the user, by 

subtraction from the total, to have a farm count and total 

quantity reported for the combined suppressed frequencies. 

Although the published frequency data are not complete, the 

truncated frequency distribution is available for analysis purposes. 

1974 DATA CORRECTIONS 

Some 1974 data have been revised since the 1974 volume I 

publications were released. The major revisions were for: 

Madera County, California-number of heavy breed turkeys 

sold and related data. 

Maricopa County, Arizona-acreage of improved pecans and 

related data. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

Definitions and explanations of terms in this section provide 

more detailed descriptions for selected items and terms than are 

available on the report form or in the tables. Differences in 

definitions between censuses, data deficiencies, and special 

processing performed for individual or related data items are 

also explained. For an exact wording of the questions on the 

sample and nonsample forms used in 1978 for the conterminous 

United States, and the information sheet which accompanied 

these forms, see appendix D. 

For all tables, historical data are shown whenever individual 

items are comparable, otherwise an (NA) is used. Some 

historical data may differ slightly from totals included in prior 

census publications due to rounding of fractions and dollar 

values. 

Farms or farms reporting-The term "farms" or "farms 

reporting" in the presentation of data denotes the number of 

farms reporting the item. For example, if there are 3,710 farms 

in a State and 842 of them had 28,594 cattle and calves, the 

data for those farms reporting cattle and calves would appear as: 

Cattle and calves ............... farms . . . . . .. 842 

number . . .. 28,594 

Land in farms-The acreage designated in the tables as "land in 

farms" consists primarily of agricultural land used for crops, 

pasture, or grazing. It also includes woodland and wasteland not \ 

actually under cultivation or used for pasture or grazing, 

provided it was part of the farm operator's total operation. 

Large acreages of woodland or wasteland held for nonagricultural purposes were deleted from individual reports during 

the processing operations. 

Land in farms is an operating unit concept and includes land 

owned and operated as well as land rented from others. Land 

used rent free was to be reported as land rented from others. 

Except for open range and grazing land used under government 

permits, all grazing land was included as "land in farms" 

provided it was part of a farm or ranch. Grazing land operated 

by grazing associations was to be reported by the person chiefly 

responsible for conducting the business of the association. All 

land in Indian reservations used for growing crops or grazing 

livestock was to be included as land in farms. Land in Indian 

reservations not reported by individual Indians or non-Indians 

was to be reported in the name of the cooperative group that 

used the land. In some instances, an entire Indian reservation 

was reported as one farm. 
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land area-The approximate total land area of counties and 

States shown for 1978 represents the land area as determined by 

records and calculations updated as of January 1, 1979. These 

data are updated periodically; however, the acreage shown for 

1978 are essentially the same as in 1974. Any differences 

between the land area in 1978 and 1974 are due to annexations, 

disincorporations, and other changes affecting county bound· 

aries. 

Land in two or more counties-With few exceptions, the land in 

each farm was tabulated as being in the operator's principal 

county. The principal county was defined as the one where the 

largest value of agricultural products were raised or produced. It 

was usually the county containing all or the largest proportion 

of the land in the farm. For a limited number of Western States, 

this procedure has resulted in the allocation of more land in 

farms to a county than the total land area of the county. To 

minimize this distortion, separate reports were required for large 

farms, identified from the 1974 census and prior special surveys 

as having more than one separately reportable farm unit. Other 

reports received showing land in more than one county were 

separated into two or more reports if the data would significantly affect the county totals. These reports were assigned to 

the appropriate counties during office processing. 

Value of land and buildings-Farm operators receiving the 

sample form were asked to report their estimate of the current 

market value of land and buildings owned, rented or leased from 

others, and rented or leased to others. Market value refers to the 

respondent's estimate of what the land and buildings would sell 

for under current market conditions. For 1978, this information 

is estimated from the replies of a sample of farms; whereas for 

1974, all farm operators were asked to provide these data. If the 

value of land and buildings was not reported, it was estimated 

during processing by using the average value of land and 

buildings from a similar farm in the same geographic area. 

Other land-This category includes land·in house lots, barn lots, 

ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. The definition of "other land" is 

the same in 1978 and 1974 only for farms with sales of $2,500 

or more. In 1974, for farms with sales of less than $2,500, 

"other land" included pastureland and rangeland other than 

cropland and woodland pasture in add'ition to land in house 

lots, barn lots, ponds, roads, and wasteland. 

land set aside in the Federal Farm Program-The 1978 report 

form included a new inquiry on the number of acres set aside in 

1978 under the provisions of the Federal Farm Program. These 

data are for acres of cropland taken out of production by 

growers of wheat, corn, grain sorghums, and barley, and instead 

planted in cover crops, soil-improvement grasses, etc. No 

information was obtained as to which grains would have been 

grown on the acres set aside. 

Foreign ownership of agricultural land-An inquiry measuring 

the impact of foreign ownership of agricultural land was added 

to the 1978 report forms. All farm operators were asked to 

report the number of acres owned by individuals who are not 

u.S. citizens; or owned by foreign-held corporations, unincorporated associations, or foreign governments. 

I n some cases, operators using land owned by others may not 

know the beneficiary owner of the land or, if the owner is 

known, they may not know the citizenship of the landlord. 

Therefore, a "don't know" category was included on the report 

form. Corporations with 50 percent or more of the stock held 

by foreign investors were considered foreign owned. Any land 

owned and operated by such corporations was included as land 

held under foreign ownership. 

County summary table 36 provides operators response to the 

foreign ownership inquiry. Counts are provided for those 

responding "yes", "no", "don't know", and "no response". No 

attempt was made to contact nonrespondents. 

Operator-The term "operator" designates a person who 

operates a farm, either doing the work or making day-to-day 

decisions about such things as planting, harvesting, feeding, 

marketing, etc. The operator may be the owner, a member of 

the owner's household, a salaried manager, a tenant, a renter, or 

a sharecropper. If he/she rents land to others or has land worked 

on shares by others, he/she is considered the operator only of 

the land which he/she retains for his/her own operation. For 

partnerships, only one partner is counted as an operator. If 

there is no clear-cut partner in charge, then the senior or oldest 

active partner is considered to be the operator. For census 

purposes, the number of operators is the same as the number of 

farms. In some cases, the operator was not the individual named 

on the address label of the report form, but another family 

member, a partner, or a hired manager who was actually in 

charge of the farm operations. 

Operator characteristics-Data on characteristics such as residence, race, Spanish origin, age, sex, principal occupation, and 

off-farm work were collected from all operators in 1978. I n the 

1974 census, operator characteristics were collected only for all 

farms with sales of less than $2,500 and for farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more operated by individuals (sole proprietorships) 

and partnerships. If operator characteristics of race, age, sex, 

and principal occupation were not reported for 1978, they were 

derived based on reports with similar acreage size, tenure, and 

sales size. No adjustments were made for nonresponse to 

residence, Spanish origin, and off-farm work. 

Extensive verification and recontacting were done for 

positive responses to Spanish origin, especially in Southern 

States. It was found that a number of these responses were in 

error, apparently the word American in "Mexican American" 

was mistaken as American origin. 

Write-in entries of "other" race were clerically reviewed and 

recoded where necessary; entries without an accompanying 

write-in description were not verified by recontacting the 

respondent. Based on demographic classifications, "other" race 

is limited to native non-Spanish populations of Central and 

South American countries. 

In the presentation of data on race of operator, the 

classification "Black and other races" includes Blacks, American 

Indians, Asian or Pacific Islanders, and any other separate racial 

group excluding White. For the 1978 census, operators of 
APPENDI X A-Continued A-7 

Spanish ongln are tabulated by reported race. Prior censuses 

included Spanish origin as "White" whenever separate data for 

the White race were shown. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture is the fi rst census to collect 

data on the sex of the operator. For farm operations where both 

husband and wife participated, the response was determined by 

the parties involved. 

Selected production expenses-Data on selected production 

expenses incurred in 1978 were requested from farm operators 

reporting on the sample form. Only selected production 

expenses were requested; thus, the expense data cannot be used 

in combination with gross sales to calculate net farm income. 

The 1974 census attempted to gather selected expenses plus a 

category "all other production expenses" to arrive at total 

expenses. This category was to include items such as depreciation, taxes, interest, rent, and insurance for the farm business. 

Because of the burden to respondents and inaccuracy in 

reporting, the "all other production expenses" inquiry was not 

included on the 1978 report form. The 1979 Farm Finance 

Survey provides estimates on net farm income. 

For 1978, as with earl ier censuses, expense data in some 

cases were not fully reported especially by operations producing 

crops, I ivestock, or poultry on a contract basis. Many such 

operators were unable or unwilling to estimate the value of 

production inputs furnished by the contractor. Estimates were 

made for individual expense items based on reported crop and 

livestock information, or on averages or ratios of expense items 

reported by similar farms in the same geographic area. 

Comm(!rcial fertilizer-The expense for commercial fertilizer 

is the amount spent on fertilizer during 1978, excluding the 

cost of application. Some fertilizer purchased in 1978 may 

not have been applied during the year. If the fertilizer was 

applied by someone other than the operator, the cost of 

application is included as an expense for customwork, 

machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment. Some 

operators may have included the cost of application with the 

amount spent on fertilizer. 

Other agricultural chemicals, including lime-Expenses include the cost of all insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, other 

pesticides, lime, etc., excluding costs of application. Data 

exclude commercial fertil izer purchased. 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

equipment-This expense represents costs incurred for having 

customwork done ·on the place and for renting machines to 

perform agricultural operations. The cost of cotton ginning is 

excluded. The cost of labor involved in the customwork 

service is included in the customwork expense. The cost of 

labor used on rented or hired machinery is included as a 

hired farm and ranch labor expense. 

Energy and petroleum products-More extensive data on energy 

usage for the farm business were collected in the 1978 census 

than in prior censuses. Data were collected on expenses, gallons 

purchased, and storage capacity for gasoline; diesel fuel; LP gas, 

butane, and propane; and fuel oil. I n addition, data on expenses 

for natural gas; kerosene, motor oil, and grease; electricity; and 

all other energy sources were collected. Data for 1974 include 

only storage capacity and expenses for gasoline; diesel; LP gas, 

butane, and propane; and a combined total expense for motor 

oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil. The 1978 energy 

data were collected from a sample of farms. Additional data on 

energy usage and storage capacity are available from the 1979 

Farm Energy Survey. 

Caution should be used in evaluating storage capacity. Farms 

not reporting storage capacity were not identifiable from farms 

with no storage capacity; therefore, the totals understate the 

actual storage capacity available. 

Value of agricultural products sold-This item represents the 

gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all 

agricultural products sold or removed from the place in 1978 

regardless of who received the payment. It includes sales by the 

operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners, 

landlords, contractors, and others associated with the operation. 

The value of agricultural products sold represents the sum of 

all crops including nursery products sold, and livestock and 

poultry and their products sold. It does not include income 

from farm-related sources such as customwork or agricultural 

services, or income from nonfarm sources. For 1974 and 1969, 

the value of agricultural products sold included sales of forest 

products from farms and ranches. 

The value of crops sold in 1978 does not necessarily 

represent the sales from crops harvested in 1978. Data include 

sales from crops produced in earl ier years and exclude some 

crops produced in 1978, but held in storage and not sold in 

1978. For crops sold through a co-op which made payments in 

several installments, only the total value received in 1978 was to 

be reported. 

The value of agricultural products sold was collected from all 

operators. Where the operator failed to report a value of sales, 

esti mates were made based on the amount of crops harvested or 

the number of livestock or poultry sold. Extensive estimation 

was required for operators growing crops or livestock under 

contract. 

Caution should be applied when comparing sales in 1978 with 

sales reported in earlier censuses due to the extreme fluctuations 

in per-unit prices between census years. 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural 

services-This category consists of gross income received during 

1978 by farm operators for providing machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services for others such as plowing, 

planting, harvesting, etc. Entries were deleted when duplicate 

information was reported in the 1978 Census of Agricultural 

Services, or when entries were large enough to consider the 

agricultural services activity separate from the farm or ranch. 

The agricultural services part of a farming operation was 

generally considered a separate operation when income from 

agricultural services was greater than $500,000, or when it was 

$10,000 or more and greater than the value of agricultural 

. products sold. Data for establishments primarily engaged in 

agricultural services are published separately in volume 3. 
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Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for 

human consumption-This item represents the value of agricultural products produced and sold directly to individuals for 

human consumption from roadside stands, farmers' markets, 

pick-your-own sites, etc. By definition, it excludes nonedible 

products such as nursery products, cut flowers, wool, grains, 

etc. Sales of agricultural products by vertically integrated 

operations through their own processing and marketing operations were excluded where identified. 

Fertilizer and lime-Detailed inquiries on acreage fertilized and 

tonnage of fertilizer applied by crop, which were included on 

the 1974 census form, were not collected in 1978. Data 

collected for 1978 are limited to total acres of cropland 

fertilized excluding cropland used only for pasture, and total 

acres of pastureland and rangeland fertil ized. Data on I ime use 

were requested in both 1978 and 1974. Land fertil ized and 

limed data were collected from a sample of farms in 1978. Total 

acres of cropland fertilized in 1974 were obtained by adding the 

acres of individual crops fertilized and, therefore, may include 

dupl ication where two or more crops using the same acreage 

were each fertilized during the year. 

Irrigation-The 1978 report forms included inquiries on acres 

irrigated for specific crops and total acres irrigated for harvested 

cropland, pastureland or rangeland, and any other land. Data 

on methods of irrigation and estimated quantity of irrigation 

water used by farms and ranches collected in the 1974 and 1969 

censuses are available from the 1979 Farm and Ranch Irrigation 

Survey and are included in Volume 5, Special Reports. 

Irrigation data collected on the 1978 report form are summarized in more detail in volume 2, Part 9, Irrigation on Farms 

and in Volume 4, Irrigation, which also includes data from 

off-farm water suppliers covered in the 1978 Census of 

Irrigation Organizations. 

Value of livestock and poultry on farms-Data for the value of 

livestock and poultry on farms were obtained by multiplying 

the inventory of each major age and sex group by the State 

average price. The State average prices for cattle, hogs, sheep, 

angora goats, hens and pullets of laying age, and turkeys were 

obtained primarily from data published by the Economics, 

Statistics, and Cooperatives Service of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. Prices applied to other livestock and poultry were 

census-derived averages based primarily on reported value of 

sales in the 1978 Census of Agriculture. The 1974 and 1969 

data were developed in a similar manner. 

Poultry hatched-The 1978 data include all poultry hatched 

during the year that were placed or sold; whereas for 1974, data 

include only poultry sold. For example, chickens hatched and 

raised for layer replacement on the same farm are included in 

1978 data for poultry hatched, but excluded from 1974 totals. 

The value of hatchery sales is included in the category "Poultry 

and Poultry products." 

Fish and other aquaculture products-The raising of fish and 

other aquaculture products in captivity was included as agricultural production by the 1972 Standard Industrial Classification, and data for such operations were included in the 

agriculture census for the first time in 1974. The value of fish 

and other aquaculture products sold is included in the category 

"Other livestock and livestock products." Production in salt 

water was considered not to be in captivity and was excluded. 

Bees and honey-Bee and honey production was enumerated 

and tabulated in the county in which the home farm was 

located (even though hives are often moved from farm to farm 

over a wide geographic area for pollination of crops). The 

completeness and accuracy of these data are affected by the fact 

that some bee operations may not have been on the mail list and 

some operators on the mail list may not have considered 

beekeeping to be an agricultural operation, and therefore did 

not report. 

Citrus enumeration-For the 1978 census, reports for selected 

citrus caretakers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas were obtained 

by direct enumeration. This special enumeration has been used 

in recent censuses because of the difficulty in identifying and 

enumerating absentee grove owners who often do not know the 

information that is needed to adequately complete the report 

form. A citrus caretaker is an organization or person caring for 

or managing citrus groves for others. Each citrus caretaker was 

enumerated as a farm operator and requested to complete one 

report form for all groves cared for and to furnish a list of grove 

owners' names, addresses, and number of acres of citrus. The 

names on the lists were matched to completed grove owners' 

reports to eli minate duplication. The caretaker was' also requested to inform the grove owner that he had already reported 

for the citrus under his care and that the grove owner was not to 

report again. In the 1978 census, 8 caretakers in Arizona 

reported 250 grove owners having 12,000 acres of citrus; the 

100 caretakers in Florida reported 6,600 grove owners having 

240,000 acres of citrus; ·and 27 caretakers in Texas reported 

1 ,500, grove owners having 30,000 acres of citrus. 

More detailed information by State and county are included 

in volume 2, part 6. 

Crop year or season covered-Acres and quantity harvested are 

for the calendar year 1978 except for citrus fruits, avocados, 

and olives; vegetables in Florida; sugarcane in Florida and Texas; 

and pineapples and coffee in Hawaii. 

Citrus fruits-The data relate to the crops harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the 1977-78 marketing season. 

Avocados-The data for California relate to the quantity 

harvested from November 1, 1977 through November 3D, 

1978; the data for Florida relate to the quantity harvested or 

to be harvested from April 1978 through March 1979. 

Olives-The data relate to the quantity harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the October 1977 to March 1978 harvest 

season. 

Vegetables-The data for Florida relate to the crop harvested 

for the September 1, 1977 through August 31, 1978, harvest 

season. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-9 

Sugarcane-The data for Florida and Texas relate to the 

reported cuttings from November 1977 through April 1978. 

Pineapples and coffee; The data for Hawai i for pineapples 

relate to quantity harvested for the year ending May 31, 

1978, and coffee for the 1977 -78 crop. 

Acres and quantity harvested-Crops were reported in whole 

acres, except for the following crops which were reported in 

10ths of acres: Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes, tobacco, fruit and 

nut crops including land in orchards, berries, vegetables, and 

nursery and greenhouse products; in Hawaii, taro, ginger root, 

and lotus root. Totals for crops reported in tenths of acres were 

rounded to whole acres at the aggregate level during the 

tabulation process. 

If two or more crops were harvested from the same land 

during the year, the acres would be counted for each crop. 

Therefore, the total acres of all crops harvested generally 

exceeds the acres of cropland harvested. The exception to 

this procedure is hay crops. When more than one cutting of hay 

was taken from the same acres, the acres are counted only once 

but the quantity harvested includes all cuttings. However, hay 

cut for both dry hay and green chop or silage would be reported 

for each applicable crop. For interplanted crops or "skip-row" 

crops, acres were to be reported according to the portion of the 

field occupied by each crop. 

If a crop was planted but not harvested, the acres were not to 

be reported as harvested. These acres were to be reported in the 

"land use" section under the appropriate cropland itemscropland used only for pasture or grazing, cropland used for 

cover crops, cropland on which all crops failed, cropland in 

cultivated summer fallow, or cropland idle. 

For crops grown purposely for grazing, quantity harvested 

was not requested. Acres for these crops were to be reported as 

"cropland harvested" and not as "cropland used only for 

pasture or grazing." This procedure .applies to the following 

crops: 

Corn cut for dry fodder, hogged or grazed 

Cowpeas hogged or grazed or cut for silage 

Sorghums hogged or grazed 

Soybeans hogged or grazed or cut for silage 

Quantity harvested was not obtained for crops such as 

vegetables, nursery and greenhouse products, and soybeans 

plowed under. 

Acres of land in bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards, citrus 

or other groves, vineyards, and nut trees were to be reported as 

harvested cropland regardless of whether the crop was harvested 

or failed. However, abandoned orchards were to be reported as 

cropland idle, not as harvested cropland or for the individual 

crop acreages. 

Data for hay represent all hay crops, including grass silage 

and hay crops cut and fed green. In production data, dry tons 

represent dry tonnage for the various hay categories and dry 

weight equivalents for grass silage and hay cut and fed green. 

The conversion used was 3 tons of green weight to 1 ton of dry 

weight. 

Crop units of measure-For some crops, the operator could 

report quantity harvested in a unit of measure currently in use 

in the area. These crops were: Corn for grain or seed, in bushels 

shelled or hundredweight shelled; sorghums for grain or seed, in 

bushels or pounds; rice in 100-lb. bags, bushels, or 162·lb. 

barrels. Corn for grain and sorghums for grain are published in 

bushels and rice in 100-lb. bags. Grapes could be reported in dry 

weight or fresh weight; plums and prunes in fresh weight or 

prunes in dry weight; and in Hawaii, coffee in pounds 

parchment or pounds cherry, and macadamia nuts in pounds 

husked, unshelled or pounds shelled. For other fruit and nut 

crops and citrus, the operator was given a choice of units of 

measure of pounds, tons, or boxes. The quantity harvested for 

these crops are published in pounds. 

Write-in crops-To reduce the length of the report form, only 

the major crops for the United States were pre listed (see 

sections 2 and 3 of the report form). For the other crops, the 

respondent was requested to look at a list of crops in each 

section and write in the crop name and its code (see sections 4, 

5, 6, 7, and 8 of the report form). For crops that had no 

individual code listed on the report form, the respondent was to 

write in the crop name and code the crop into the appropriate 

"all other" category for that section. Crops not coded by the 

respondent were coded during processing before keying. Writein crops coded as "all other" were reviewed and assigned a 

specific code when possible. Crops not assigned a specific code 

were left in the appropriate "all other" category. 

I n some cases, the reviewers were unable to determine the 

specific crop reported by the respondent because of incomplete 

or generalized crop names. To ensure proper coding, most of 

these respondents were telephoned; reports for those not 

telephoned were changed on the basis of other reports for the 

area. 

Misreported or miscoded crops-In a few instances, tabulated 

data may be inaccurate because respondents misunderstood or 

misinterpreted questions on the report form. Data may have 

been reported on the wrong line or in the wrong section of the 

report, or the wrong crop code may have been placed beside the 

name of a write-in crop. Some of these errors as well as some 

keying errors may not have been identified during processing 

and therefore were not corrected. Reports with unusual crops 

for the area were examined to minimize the possibility that they 

were in error. 

Comparability of crop data- For the 1974 and 1969 censuses 

data for all crops are available for farms with sales of $2,5000; 

more while only data for the major crops-corn, sorghums, 

soybeans, peanuts, wheat, cotton, tobacco, potatoes, hay, 

vegetables, land in orchards, and berries are available for all 

farms. For 1978, data for all crops are available for farms with 

sales of $2,500 or more and for all farms. 

For a number of commodities, less detailed data were 

collected in 1978 than in 1974. In these instances, 1974 data 

have been combined to provide comparable figures wherever 

possible. 

The "acres of vegetables harvested" in 1978 and 1969 was 

the summation of the acres of individual vegetables harvested, 
A-l0 APPENDIX A-Continued 

but in 1974 it was the total land used for vegetable crops. 

For "land used for vegetable crops," the acres were to be 

reported only once even though two or more harvests of a 

vegetable or more than one vegetable were harvested from the 

same acres. 

The "other crops" in the tables are not comparable from 

census to census as crops are added and deleted from the report 

form each census. 

Value of crop production-This item represents the estimated 

value of all crops harvested during the 1978 crop year. Data for 

the value of crops harvested were obtained by multiplying the 

average estimated value per unit by the reported acres or 

quantity harvested. Generally, harvested units of production 

(pounds, bushels, bales, etc.) were multiplied by State estimates 

of prices per unit. If only acres harvested were reported, State 

estimates for value of production per acre were used. The State 

average production price and production value per acre used in 

these calculations were obtained in most part from publications 

of the Economic, Statistics, and Cooperative Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA). When USDA estimates 

were not available, Bureau of the Census statisticians made 

estimates using available sources such as data from adjacent 

States, respondents, report forms, county extension agents, and 

other persons knowledgeable about specific crops. 

"See Text" References 

Items in the tables which carry the note "See text" are 

explained or defined in this section. Also, additional definitions 

and explanations for some items are provided. 

Data for 1978 are based on a sample of farms-Sections 22 

through 27 of the census report form 78-A 1 (S), wh ich include 

inquIries on commercial fertilizer and lime, chemicals, 

machinery and equipment, expenses for energy and petroleum 

products, selected production expenses, and value of land and 

buildings, were requested of all certainty (large) farms and 

approximately 20 percent of all other farms. As these data are 

subject to sampling error, estimates of the sampling reliability of 

county totals for selected items are shown in table D. 

Farms operated by Black and other races-For 1974 and 1978, 

"other races" includes American I ndian's, Asian and Pacific 

Islanders, and all other racial groups other than White. The 1969 

data are limited to farms operated by Blacks. Additional 

information on race of operator is provided under "operator 

characteristics" . 

All other races-This category is limited to native non-Spanish 

populations of Central and South American countries. 

1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole 

proprietorships) and partnerships-For 1974, farm operator 

characteristics were not collected from corporations, cooperatives, prison farms, grazing associations, and Indian 

reservations. For 1978, characteristics and occupation of the 

senior partner or person in charge were collected from all farms, 

regardless of the type of organization. 

Other type of organization-This category includes cooperatives, 

estates or trusts, prison farms, grazing associations, and Indian 

reservations. 

Market value of agricultural products sold-This item represents 

the gross market value, before taxes and expenses, of all 

agricultural products sold in the census year including livestock 

and poultry and their products, and crops including nursery 

products and hay. The data include landlords' and contractors' 

shares. The 1974 and 1969 data include sales of forest products. 

Farms with value of agricultural products sold less than 

$2,500-ln 1978, this category includes all farms, except 

abnormal farms, with sales less than $2,500. In 1969 and 1974, 

farms reporting sales less than $2,500 but having the production 

potential for sales of $2,500 and over are included in the 

category farms with sales of $2,500 and over. In frequency 

distributions, the 1969 and 1974 farms with potential sales of 

$2,500 and over are included in the $2,500 to $4,999 sales 

group. 

Other livestock and livestock products-Production of fish and 

laboratory animals is included in this category in 1974 and 

1978; whereas, production of these items was excluded entirely 

from the 1969 census. 

Poultry hatched-For 1978, th is category includes all poultry 

hatched during the year that were placed or sold; whereas for 

1974, it only included poultry sold. Incubator egg capacity on 

December 31, 1978, is tabulated under the column heading 

Inventory and the number of poultry hatched is under the 

heading Sales. 

Worms-For 1978, the production of worms was separately 

identified; whereas for 1974, it was not. Inventory consists of 

the number of standard worm beds in production. A standard 

worm bed was considered to be 24 cubic feet measuring 8 feet 

by 3 feet by 1 foot. Sales of worms are shown in pounds. Worm 

casting sales are included in livestock products sold. 

Hay crops (tons, dry)-Data shown for hay represent all hay 

crops, including grass silage and hay crops cut and fed green. In 

production data, dry tons represent dry tonnage for the various 

hay categories and dry weight equivalents for grass silage and 

hay cut and fed green. The conversion used was 3 tons of green 

weight to 1 ton of dry weight. 

Other tame dry hay-The 1974 categories clover-timothy hay, 

lespedeza hay, coastal Bermuda grass hay, and other hay have 

been combined into "other tame dry hay" in 1978. 

All vegetables harvested for sale-In 1978 and 1969, the acres of 

vegetables harvested is the summation of the acres of individual 

vegetables harvested; while in 1974, it is the total land used for 

vegetable crops. 

land used for vegetables-Data are the total land used for 

vegetable crops. The acres are reported only once, even though 

two or more harvests of a vegetable or more than one vegetable 

were harvested from the same acres. 
APPEN DI X A--Continued A-11 

Grapes (pounds)-Farm operators were given the option of 

reporting the quantity of grapes harvested in dry weight or fresh 

weight. For publication purposes, all quantities of grapes 

harvested have been converted to pounds fresh weight. 

All nursery and greenhouse products-Data are a summation of 

the individual items presented. 

Excludes abnormal farms-Abnormal farms include institutional 

farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian reservations. 

Institutional farms include those operated by hospitals, 

pen i tentiaries, schools, grazing associations, government 

agencies, etc. 

Farms by standard industrial classification-See explanation 

under Farm Classifications. 

FARM CLASSIFICATIONS 

State tables 29 throu!tl 35 present detailed 1978 data for all 

farms classified by specified characteristics-tenure of operator, 

type of organization, age and principal occupation of operator, 

size of farm (acres), value of agricultural products sold, and 

standard industrial classification. In 1974, comparable detailed 

data were tabulated only for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more_ Other tables include data classified by value of sales 

groups, or other characteristics of the farm or the operator. 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold or value of sales-In 

a number of State and county tables, data are shown separately 

for all farms and for farms with sales of $2,500 or more, and for 

various value of agricultural products sold or value of sales size 

groups. 

For 1978, all farms except abnormal farms have been 

tabulated by size based on reported sales. Thus, the category 

"farms with sales of $2,500 or more" includes only farms with 

actual sales of $2,500 or more. For 1969 and 1974, farms 

reporting sales of less than $2,500 but having the production 

potential for sales of $2,500 or more are included in most tables 

under the category farms with sales of $2,500 or more based on 

potential sales. 

In 1969, 1974, and 1978, abnormal farms were not tabulated 

based on actual or potential sales. Detailed data for abnormal 

farms are included in all farm data shown in State table 34, but 

are excluded from totals for all farms shown in other State 

tables 29 through 35. Otherwise, data for abnormal farms are 

included in totals for all farms, but are excluded from totals for 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more. 

In 1969 and earlier censuses, data were classified into nine 

groups referred to as "economic classes." For farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more, the value-of-products-sold classifications 

used in 1974 and 1978 are the same as the value ranges used for 

establishing economic classes 1 through 5. Data for farms with 

sales of less than $2,500, classified in 1969 and earlier censuses 

as class 6, part time and part retirement, are not directly 

comparable to the 1974 and 1978 value-of-product classes 

because of the change in farm definition and modifications in 

farm classification. 

Farms by tenure of operator-The classifications of tenure used 

for both the 1978 and 1974 censuses are: 

Full owners, who operate only land they own. 

Part owners, who operate land they own and also land they 

rent from others. 

Tenants, who operate only land they rent from others or 

work on shares for others. 

Detailed 1978 data by tenure of operator are shown in State 

table 29 for all farms, excluding abnormal farms, and for farms 

with sales of $2,500 or more. 

Farms by type of organization-The 1978 Census of Agriculture 

was the first census in which all farms were classified by type of 

organization. In the 1969 and 1974 censuses, these data were 

collected and tabulated only for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more. 

The classifications used were: 

Individual or family operation (sole proprietorship), excluding partnership and corporation. 

Partnership operation, including family partnership. 

Corporation, including family corporation. 

Other, such as cooperative, estate or trust, institutional farm, 

etc. 

For 1978, corporations were subclassified by two additional 

characteristics into: 

a. Family held. 

Other than family held. 

b. More than 10 stockholders. 

10 or less stockholders 

These subclassifications were not used in the 1974 Census of 

Agriculture. However, somewhat similar classifications were 

obtained in a follow-on survey of all corporations identified in 

the census, which were published in volume IV, part 5 of the 

1974 Census of Agriculture. This survey collected detailed 

information on family and nonfamily corporations, number of 

shareholders, and other classifications and characteristics of 

corporations at both the firm (company) and farm levels. In the 

1969 census, corporations were classified only by number of 

shareholders; those having more than 10 or those having 10 or 

fewer shareholders. 

Cautio n shou Id be exercised when compari ng 1978 corporation data to those of the 1974 survey and the 1969 census. For 

the 1974 survey, respondents were given a choice of four kinds 

of corporations from which to select the one that best described 

their operation: Family corporation, independent corporation, 

parent corporation (with one or more subsidiaries). and subsidiary of another corporation. Classification rules used prevented an independent, parent, or subsidiary corporation from 

being classified as a family corporation. The two-way choice of 

family held or other than family held used in 1978 has resulted 

in a decrease in the number and proportion of nonfamily held 

corporations reported. 

A followup study of the 1969 data indicated that a sizable 

number of farms were incorrectly reported as corporations, 

especially in the Southern States. The 1974 survey was used to 

identify and correct the misreporting of corporations in that 
A-12 APPENDIX A-Continued 

census. In the 1978 census, some reports incorrectly had both 

individual or family operation (sole proprietorship) and family 

held corporation indicated. These reports were reviewed during 

the processing phase and resolved based on whether or not the 

respondent operated under a corporate name, had reported as a 

corporation in the 1974 census, or was shown to be a 

corporation on one or more of the administrative records used 

in developing the census mail list. 

Farms by age and principal occupation of operator-Data on age 

and principal occupation were obtained from all operators for 

1978. In 1974, these data were collected only for all farms with 

sales of less than $2,500 and for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more operated by individuals (sole proprietorships) and partnerships. Detailed characteristics are shown by six age-of"perator 

groups in combination with occupation information for all 

farms in State table 31 and for farms with sales of less than 

$20,000 in State table 32. The principal occupation classifications used for 1978 were: 

Farming-The operator spent 50 percent or more of his 

worktime in 1978 in farming or ranching. 

Other- The operator spent 50 percent or more of his 

worktime in 1978 in occupations other than farming. Some operators engaged in ranching marked 

"other" as their principal occupation. Most such 

obvious errors were corrected during processing. 

Farms by size-All farms were classified by size according to the 

total land area in each operation. The land area of a farm is an 

operating unit concept and includes land owned and operated as 

well as land rented from others. Land rented to or assigned to a 

tenant was considered the tenant's farm and not the owner's. 

Detailed characteristics of all farms by 12 size-of-farm groups 

are presented in State table 33. 

Farms by standard industrial classification- As in the 1974 

census, agricultural production establishments (farms, ranches, 

nurseries, greenhouses, etc.) are classified by the Standard 

I ndustrial Classification (SI C) system in the 1978 census. These 

classifications, found in the 1972 SIC Manual, are used to 

promote uniformity and comparability in the presentation of 

statistical data collected by various agenci.es. 

An establishment primarily engaged in crop production 

(major group 01) or livestock production (major group 02) is 

classified in the 3- or 4-digit industry group which accounts for 

50 percent or more of the total value of sales of its agricultural 

products. If the total value of sales of agricultural products of 

an establishment was less than 50 percent from a single 4-digit 

industry, but 50 percent or more from the products of two or 

more 4-digit industries within the same 3-digit industry group, 

the establ ish ment is classified in the miscellaneous industry of 

that industry group; otherwise, it is classified as a general crop 

farm in industry 0191 or a general livestock farm in industry 

0291. 

All farms in the 1978 census were classified by SIC. In the 

1974 census, farms with sales of less than $2,500 were not classified by SIC. In 1978, those agricultural producers having no sales 

reported were retained as farms and classified as general 

livestock farms in industry 0291 if livestock or pasture were 

reported or as general crop farms in industry 0191. Olaracteristics of all farms by selected SIC groupings are shown in State 

tables 11 and 35. Additional and more complete 1978 data for 

various SIC classifications are published in volume 2, part 8. 

UNPUBLISHED DATA 

Additional data have been assembled in a series of unpublished tables. The unpublished State table "Summary by 

Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 

1978" has a format similar to State table 34. The largest size 

group in the boxhead is $100,000 or more. Data are shown for 

the following SIC groupings: 

Cash grai n farms (011) 

Field crop farms except cash grain farms (013) 

Cotton farms (0131) 

Tobacco farms (0132) 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop 

farms (0133) 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) 

Fruit and tree nut farms (017) 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) 

General farms, primarily crop (019) 

Livestock farms except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty 

(021 ) 

Beef cattle farms, except feedlots (0212) 

Dairy farms (024) 

Poultry and egg farms (025) 

Animal specialty farms (027) 

General farms, primarily livestock (0291) 

The following unpublished county summary tables include 

data tabulated by detailed size groupings: 

Farms by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

Acreage and Value of Owned and Rented Land: 1978 

Farms by Acres of Cropland Harvested: 1978 and 1974 

Place of Residence of Operator by Occupation and Off-Farm 

Work: 1978 

Hired Farm Labor by Number of Hired Workers: 1978 

Farms by Expenses for Hired Farm or Contract Labor: 1978 

Broilers Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Cows and Heifers That Had Calved-Inventory by Number 

Per Farm: 1978 

Beef Cows Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Milk Cows Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Cattle and Calves Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Cattle and Calves Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Fattened Cattle Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Hogs and Pigs Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Hogs and Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Feeder Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Other Hogs and Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Sheep and Lambs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Data similar to that shown in State table 28 for the acreages 

of crops harvested and production by acreage size have been 

summarized at the county level, but have not been tabulated. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-13 

These summaries can be tabulated at a minimal cost depending 

on the detail of data requested. 

For information on the availability and cost of unpublished 

tabulations, please write to tlie Chief, Agriculture Division, 

Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. 

NONSAMPLING ERRORS 

Every census or survey is subject to errors. In addition to 

sampling variabil ity, errors may arise from such sources as 

incorrect or incomplete reporting, processing, and the inabil ity 

to obtain a report from each eligible reporting unit. Sampling 

variability is discussed in Statistical Adjustments. 

Reported data in the census may be incorrect as a result of 

the misunderstanding of questions or because of the use of 

estimates in reporting. During processing, adjustments were 

made to data items which appeared to be inconsistent with 

other items reported for the same farm. 

Respondents may have failed to provide all of the information requested. In some cases, the respondent may have 

indicated the presence of an item but not the amount. 

I mputations were made for missing data on the quantities and 

sales of crops and livestock but no imputations were made for 

place of residence or foreign ownership of land. 

Careful efforts were made to keep errors introduced during 

clerical and electronic processing to a controlled level through 

the use of quality control, verification, and check measures on 

specific operations. 

Extreme values in the direct enumeration sample (those 

contributing a substantial proportion of the estimated total) 

were reviewed individually and sometimes reduced. This will 

result in a possible downward bias in estimated totals. 

Inclusion of the direct enumeration sample in 1978 resulted 

in a matching operation to identify names and addresses 

included in both the direct enumeration sample and the mail 

list. This match ing operation was subjected to critical review 

and verification, including telephone calls to most respondents 

in the direct enumeration sample who were not matched in 

normal processing. Duplicates which were not identified during 

the matching process will result in an upward bias in estimated 

totals. 

An adjustment was made for nonrespondent operations on 

the mail list. This adjustment employed sampling of both 

nonrespondent and respondent cases and variation from the 

adjustment is measured in sampling error; however, any systematic bias is not measured. 

An evaluation of coverage is being conducted to measure the 

extent of undercount o·r overcount of farms in the census. A 

description of this evaluation is included in Census Coverage. 

CENSUS COVERAGE 

Although a complete and fully accurate count of farms, 

farmland, and farm production is the aim of each nationwide 

census of agriculture, the complex structure of America's 

agriculture makes this aim difficult to achieve. Among the 

complexities are the many places to be included, the variety of 

arrangements under which farms are operated, the continuing 

changes in the relationship of operators to the farm operated, 

the expiration of leases and the initiation or renewal of leases, 

the problem of obtaining a complete list of agricultural 

operations, the difficulty of locating and identifying some types 

of farms, the operator's absence from the farm during the data 

collection period, and the operator's opinion that part or all of 

the operation does not qualify and should not be included in 

the census. 

An evaluation of coverage has been conducted for each 

census of agriculture since 1945. Although the primary purpose 

of these evaluations is to identify problem areas and supply 

evidence as a basis for improvements, they also provide users of 

census data with estimates of the completeness of census 

counts. The results of the coverage evaluation study were published for the 1974 census in Volume IV, Special Reports, part 

3. This report included estimates of the net percentage of all 

farms missed in the census. Farm counts for 1974, adjusted for 

this net undercount, are shown in appendix C. 

The inclusion of a direct enumeration sample to supplement 

the mail list for the 1978 census partially eliminates the major 

source of undercoverage of farms, namely, incompleteness of 

the mail list. However, inaccurate counting may still occur 

because (1) by design, the sample omitted the selection of area 

segments in places that had 2,500 or more population in 1970; 

(2) direct enumeration sample interviewers may have under 

counted or over counted farms; and (3) respondents may have 

been misclassified as farms or nonfarms during processing. 

The coverage evaluation for the 1978 census includes a 

re-enumeration of a subsample of the direct enumeration 

segments with matching and verification of differences, identification of operators not included on the mail list in places with 

2,500 or more population in 1970 using supplemental questions 

on the Annual Housing Survey, and verification of the farmnonfarm classification for a sample of respondents. 

The changes in data collection procedures implemented for 

the 1978 census should substantially reduce undercoverage, and 

the proportion of farms not included in the census is expected 

to be between 2 and 3 percent for the United States. Results of 

the coverage evaluation and other evaluative material are 

included in volume 5. 

STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS 

Report forms were obtained and tabulated for all the 

identified larger farms (in general, those with expected sales of 

$80,000 or more). In the few instances where the operator did 

not supply the required information, data were obtained from 

secondary sources. By means of detailed, programed edit 

specifications, adjustments or corrections were made during the 

computer edit operation for internally incomplete or inconsistent data. The review procedures provided for computer 

printouts of edit changes that exceeded specified I imits for the 

item. These changes were then reviewed for reasonableness by 

members of the processing staff and necessary corrections made. 

Nonresponse 

The statistics for each State and county were adjusted to 

account for nonrespondent smaller operations. The number of 
A-14 APPENDIX A-Continued 

farms for which adjustment was made was estimated on the 

basis of the results of a canvass of a random sample of mail list 

addressees who did not respond to the census during the regular 

followup period. The canvass, using an abbreviated form, was 

accomplished with the use of the mail and telephone. The 

sample for each State was designed to provide estimates of the 

number of nonrespondent farms with a relative standard error 

of approximately 6 percent. However, approximately one third 

of the sample could not be contacted resulting in a potential 

bias in the estimates. The sample estimate of the number of 

nonrespondent farms at the State level was allocated to strata at 

the county level using the number of nonrespondents and the 

proportion of census farms among respondents. A sample of 

respondent data records was selected by stratum and weighted 

to represent the nonrespondent farms. 

Table A shows for selected items for the State the percent of 

the published total that the whole farm nonresponse adjustment 

represents. Adjustment for individual item nonresponse on 

respondent forms is not included in the percentages. These 

percentages indicate the potential for bias in published figures 

resulting from nonresponse, i.e., the extent to which the actual 

data for nonrespondents may not agree with the nonresponse 

adjustments. The probable range of difference is unknown. 

However, the degree of uncertainty regarding the accuracy of 

the data increases as the percentage of the total represented by 

the nonrespondent adjustment increases. 

Direct Enumeration Sample 

Because of undercoverage problems with the mail list for the 

1969 and 1974 censuses, a direct enumeration area sample was 

included to supplement the mail list for the 1978 census. 

Enumeration district maps and data from the 1970 Census of 

Population and Housing were used to construct the sampling 

frame from which the direct enumeration sample was selected. 

The frame was stratified by State and by a farm density ratio 

(the ratio of farm households to total households). In this State, 

the selected sample consisted of 145 segments. The expected 

number of farms per segment varied by strata from none in 

residential areas to 12 in intensive farm areas and averaged about 

10 farms. Farms enumerated in the direct enumeration sample 

were matched to the mail list and the data for the unmatched 

farms were weighted by the reciprocal of the probability of 

selection for the segment to make State estimates for farm 

operations not represented on the mail list. 

Table A. Percent of State Total Represented by Adjustment 

for Whole Farm Nonresponse: 1978 

Item 

Fa.rms •..••....•...•....•..•••....•.•..•.•••••••••.•.••• 

Land 1n fanns ...•......•....•••...............••...•... 

Value of agricultural products Bold ...•....••......•... 

Harvested cropland ..................................... . 

Corn for grain or aeed acres .......................... . 

Wheat for grain acres ........ , ........................ . 

Inventory : 

Cattle aod calves .....•....•.•....•........•.......•• 

Hens and pullets of laying age ...................... . 

HOgH and pigs •..•....•..••.•.•.••.•••...••••••••..••• 

Percent 

of total 

4.0 

3.5 

1.9 

3.4 

3.1 

3.5 

3.0 

1.0 

3.5 

Mail List Sampling 

To obtain county data for appropriate items without 

burdening all farm operators, data for Sections 22 through 27 of 

the report form 78-A 1 (S) were collected only from a sample of 

farms. The sample was selected from the mail list and consisted 

of all addresses in a certainty stratum and a random sample of 

addresses from the noncertainty stratum. The certainty stratum· 

consisted of all addresses meeting specified size criteria in terms' 

of indicated acreage and/or value of sales. Certainty size criteria 

varied by State from 1,000 to 5,000 indicated acres and from 

$40,000 to $200,000 indicated value of sales based on historic 

or mail list source data. All addresses in counties with less than 

100 farms in 1974 were also selected as certainty. Noncertainty 

addresses in counties with 100 to 199 farms in 1974 were 

sampled at a rate of 1 in 2, and noncertainty addresses in 

counties with 200 farms or more in 1974 were sampled at a rate 

of 1 in 5. 

Several elements of the sampling from the mail list and 

associated data collection may introduce substantial variation 

and a potential bias into the resulting data. First, the mail list 

from which the sample was selected contained about 50 percent 

nonfarm names and addresses which were not identifiable at the 

time of selection. Both farm and nonfarm names and addresses 

were selected into the sample. As a result, the farm data actually 

tabulated came only from part of the sample, specifically the 

names and addresses which represented farms. Secondly, the 

stratification was based on size information from several sources 

and of varying quality. Size information was not available for a 

substantial proportion of the names and addresses. In addition, 

sample and nonsample forms may have been returned at a 

different rate by respondents. 

I n order to improve the precision and minimize the bias of 

estimates from the sample, post-stratification was used to 

produce estimates. Basically, this consisted of classifying all 

farms into relatively homogenous strata and weighting sample 

farms within each stratum by the ratio oftotal farms to sample 

farms. 

Farms meeting certainty size criteria during sample selection 

and those identified during processing as meeting similar criteria 

were assigned to a certainty stratum. All other farms were 

assigned to 64 strata. Farms with sales of less than $2,500 were 

classified into eight size-of-farm groups (less than 10 acres, 10 to 

49 acres, 50 to 69 acres, 70 to 99 acres, 100 to 199 acres, 200 

to 259 acres, 260 to 499 acres, and 500 acres or more); within 

each of two value-of-sales groups (less than $1,500 and $1,500 

to $2,499); within each of two type-of-farm groups (crop or 

general farms and livestock or poultry farms). Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more were classified into four size-of-farm groups 

(less than 50 acres, 50 to 99 acres, 100 to 259 acres, and 260 

acres or more); within each of the four value-of-sales groups 

($2,500 to $4,999, $5,000 to $9,999, $10,000 to $19,999, and 

$20,000 or more); within each of two type-of-farm groups (crop 

or general farms and livestock or poultry farms). 

Each stratum was examined and collapsed into another 

stratum if (1) the stratum contained less than 20 sample farms; 

or (2) the calculated weight for the stratum was greater than 10 

in counties sampled at a rate of 1 in 5 and greater than 4 in 

counties sampled at a rate of 1 in 2. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-15 

The post-stratification provided weights to be assigned to 

farms in each of the final collapsed strata such that the total of 

the weights for sample farms in the stratum would be equal to 

the total number of farms in the stratum. 

Estimates were prepared for items in Sections 22 through 27 

of the report form by multiplying the data for each item for 

each farm in the sample by the weight assigned to the farm. 

The weight for a certainty farm was 1. 

Reliability of Census Estimates 

Sampling variability in census data may arise from several 

sources, some affecting all data and others affecting only certain 

items or geographic levels of tabulation. 

The sampling involved in the imputation for nonrespondents 

affects all data items at all geographic levels of tabulation. 

However, farms above specified size Ii mits were not eligible for 

selection to represent nonrespondents. The size limits varied by 

State from $60,000 to $150,000 and from 1,000 to 2,000 acres. 

As a result of these limits, the sampling variability arises 

primarily from smaller farms. For computing the estimates of 

variability due to weighting for non response, the farms selected 

for weighting were considered to be a random sample of all 

farms in the stratum from which they were selected. 

Estimates from the direct enumeration sample are not 

included in county totals but contribute to sampling variability 

of State totals for all data items. 

The sample selected from the mail I ist provides estimated 

data only for Sections 22 through 27 of the report form. It 

contributes to sampling variability only for the items in these 

sections. Including the certainty farms and sample farms, data 

for Sections 22 throug, 27 were collected on approximately 26 

percent of the farms nationwide. 

Table B includes estimates of sampling reliability of State 

totals for a selected set of items. The estimates of sampling 

reliability for total number of farms, land in farms, harvested 

cropland, irrigated land, crops harvested, livestock, and value of 

agricultural products sold include components of variation for 

nonresponse imputation and for the direct enumeration sample. 

The component of variation for nonresponse imputation is 

relatively small and the direct enumeration sample is the major 

source of variation for these items. Estimates of sampling 

rei iability for fertilizer use, chemical use, value of machinery 

and equipment, and value of land and buildings contain 

components of variation for the direct enumeration sample and 

the mail list sample. 

Table C contains estimates of sampling reliability for the 

estimated number of .farms in a county reporting an item in 

table D. These estimates of sampling reliability contain components of variation arising from the mail list sample. The 

approximate standard error in percent may be read directly 

from the table based on the number of farms reporting the item. 

For a number of farms not shown in the table, a linear 

interpolation will provide a reasonable approximation. These 

estimates should not be applied to counties indicated to be 

certainty in table D. 

Table D shows estimates of the sampling variability of 

selected items for each county and for the portion of the State 

total pertaining to farms not on the mail list. Estimates for 

county totals contain variation from the mail list sample and 

estimates for the portion not on the mail list contain variation 

from the direct enumeration sample. Items for counties indicated to be certainty in the table are subject to some sampling 

error but this is expected to be small and is not included. Items 

in county publications with data collected from all farms contain a component of variation from nonrespondent imputation. 

This component is usually small and is not shown in the sampling variabil ity tables. 

The sample estimates and the estimates of standard errors 

presented in tables B, C, and D permit the construction of 

interval estimates with prescribed confidence that the interval 

includes the average result of all possible samples. 

If all possible samples were selected, each of these surveyed 

under essentially the same conditions, and an estimate and its 

estimated standard error were calculated from each sample, 

then: 

a. Approximately 67 percent of the intervals from one 

standard error below the estimate to one standard error 

above the estimate would include the average value of all 

possible samples. 

b. Approximately 95 percent of the intervals from two 

standard errors below the estimate .0 two standard errors 

above the estimate would include the average value of all 

possible samples. 

For example, suppose the estimated number of farms in a 

State is 50,000 with a relative standard error of 3.0 percent. 

Then the standard error is 1,500 (3.0 percent of 50,000) and 

the chances are 2 out of 3 (67 percent) that complete coverage 

using the same survey methods would yield between 48,500 and 

51,500 farms. 

As calculated, the standard error also partially measures the 

effect of nonsampling errors but does not measure the effect of 

any systematic biases in the data arising from incorrect 

reporting by respondents, adjustments for nonresponse, in· 

complete unduplication, or incomplete coverage of farms. 
A-16 APPENDIX A-Continued 

Table B. Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of State Totals for Selected Items: 1978 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Item 

Farms ......................................................... number •• 

Land in fanns .........................•.........•..........•.. acres .. 

Harvested cropland ................•.• , .............•.......... fams .. 

acres .. 

I rrigated land ........................................•....... fanns .. 

acres .. 

Agricul tural products sold ..................................... farms .. 

$1,000 .. 

Crops .•..•.....•.............•••..••..•...•••••.••.•.•.••••. farms •. 

$1,000 .. 

Livestock, poultry. and their products ...................... fanns .. 

$1,000 .. 

Value of machinery and equipment •....•......•....•.•.•.•••••.. fanns .. 

$1,000 .. 

Average value of land and buildings per farm ••.•...••......• dollars .. 

Corn for grain" or seed ........................................... farms .. 

acres .• 

bushels .. 

Viheat for grain ................................................ farms .. 

acres .. 

bushels •• 

Soybean for beans .•..•..................•...•.•.••.••.•...•••• fanns .• 

acres •. 

bushels .. 

Cattle and calves inventory ...............•....•.....•••.•.••. farms .. 

number •. 

Cat tIe and calves sold ............................................ falTlls .. 

number .. 

$1,000 .. 

Hogs and pigs inventory ... ......••.•....••••.•........••.. farrns •• 

number .. 

Hogs and pigs sold ............................................. fanns .• 

number •. 

$1,000 •. 

Sheep and lambs inventory ..........•.•.•.•....••.....•.•.•.•.• farms .. 

nwnber •• 

Sheep and lambs sold ..........•.........••..•..•.•.•.....•.•.. farms •. 

number •• 

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory ...•......••..•..•.... fanns •• 

number .• 

Hens and pUllets of laying age sold ............................ farnls .. 

ntDllber .• 

Commercial ferti lizer used... . . . . ••.•....•....•.•.•......... farms .• 

acres .. 

Commercial ferti lizer purchased .•.....•.•....•............•••. farms .. 

$1,000 .. 

Agricultural chemicals purchased •.•..........•.....•.•.•...•.. fanns •. 

$1,000 .. 

Chemicals used on crops for insect control .....••••••....•...• farms .• 

acres •• 

Chemicals used on crops for disease control ........•.•••.•.... farms .• 

acres .. 

Gasoline purchased ................•.............••..• · •.... ··. fanns .. 

1,000 gallons .. 

$1,000 .. 

Diesel fuel purchased .............•.••.•.•....•.•••.••.•...... farm.s •. 1,000 gallons .. 

$1,000 .. 

Livestock and poultry purchased .•.•.........•.••......•.•....• fanns .• 

$1,000 .. 

Feed purchased •.....••..... , ......••..•.........•. · ..•••• ··••· fanns •. 

$1,000 .. 

Hired farm labor .......•...........••.•.•••...•..• · ....... · •. · .farms •• 

$1,000 .. 

Standard error 

Quantity (percent) 

20,532 1.6 

3,867,996 1.0 

18,568 1.6 

604,155 1.0 

116 1.7 

1,236 2.7 

20,532 1.6 

199,928 .5 

6,208 2.7 

46,452 1.0 

16,634 1.6 

153,476 .6 

20,490 1.6 

259,199 1.3 

112,830 2.1 

4,228 2.9 

64,196 1.3 

5,748,285 1.2 

521 2.9 

5,405 1.3 

179,632 1.4 

69 17.0 

2,616 7.5 

77 ,455 6.5 

16,237 1.9 

456,925 1.0 

15,145 1.7 

252,432 .9 

71,422 .7 

3,318 4.0 

54,816 1.4 

1,941 2.9 

76,870 1.4 

5,672 1.3 

2,383 3.9 

111,840 1.5 

2,302 1.9 

88,144 1.2 

4,528 2.8 

542,59l 12.0 

376 5.5 

358,203 18.0 

11,409 1.8 

313,675 1.7 

12,061 1.7 

9,461 2.0 

8,712 2.2 

4,698 1.9 

2,162 5.1 

54,378 4.1 

791 12.0 

25,764 3.3 

18,539 1.6 

10,648 1.3 

6,544 1.3 

7,407 2.9 

3,654 2.0 

2,005 2.0 

7,652 3.0 

24,9l8 2.2 

14,887 2.0 

42,049 2.4 

6,374 2.0 

16,830 1.2 

Table c. Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of Farms Reporting an Item in the County: 1978 

Farms reporting item Standard error 

(percent) Farms reporting item 

Quantity 

9,554 

2,555,376 

8,798 

437,607 

71 

858 

9,554 

186,407 

3,487 

43,463 

8,648 

142,944 

9,620 

178,552 

156,140 

2,546 

57,388 

5,280,778 

411 

4,884 

166,800 

61 

2,576 

76,615 

7,902 

353,068 

8,225 

214,365 

63,055 

1,656 

45,478 

1,209 

68,197 

5,187 

1,474 

88,428 

1,498 

74,114 

1,765 

474,335 

248 

350,883 

6,319 

260,964 

6,639 

8,037 

5,258 

4,147 

1,368 

49,538 

402 

23,606 

8,839 

(NA) 

5,054 

4,555 

(NA) 

1,720 

4,259 

23,040 

7,354 

38,734 

4,251 

15,259 

25 farms................................................. 30.0 1,000 farms .............................................. . 

50 farms................................................. 18.0 1,500 farms ••••••••..•.•••••.•.••••••••••••••••••••••..••• 

100 farms................................................ 12.0 2,000 farms .............................................. . 

250 farms................................................ 7.0 3,000 farms .............................................. . 

500 farms................................................ 2.0 4,000 farms .............................................. . 

750 farms ....•.•......•••.••••.•••..••••••••••••••.••.••• '-_____ 1_._0-' 5,000 farms .............................................. . 

Standard error 

(percent) 

1.0 

.8 

1.1 

.7 

2.1 

3.2 

1.0 

.5 

2.6 

1.0 

1.1 

.6 

1.2 

1.3 

1.8 

1.8 

1.2 

1.2 

3.2 

1.4 

1.4 

19.0 

7.6 

6.6 

.9 

.5 

1.1 

.8 

.6 

2.9 

1.4 

2.5 

1.4 

1.3 

2.0 

1.6 

2.0 

1.4 

2.9 

13.0 

6.7 

18.0 

1.6 

1.8 

1.6 

2.2 

1.8 

1.8 

3.9 

4.3 

7.1 

3.2 

1.2 

(NA) 

1.6 

2.1 

(NA) 

2.1 

2.3 

2.2 

1.4 

2.6 

2.1 

1.1 

Standard error 

(percent) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 
APPENDI X A-Continued 

TableD. Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of County Totals for Selected Items: 1978 

COtUlty 

Barbour .•.••.••.•..•••.••.•• 

Berkeley ••.•••.•.••••••••••• 

Boone ....................... . 

Braxton ••••.•.•.••••.••.•••• 

Brooke ...................... . 

CabelL •••..•••..••••••••••• 

Calhoun •••.•.•.•.•••..•••••• 

Clay •••••••••.•••••••••••••• 

Doddridge ................. .. 

Fayette ..................... . 

Gilmer ..................... . 

Grant ........................ . 

Greenbrier" ................ .. 

HallIpshireo. P •••••••••••••••• 

Hancock ......... " .••••••• It •••• 

Hardy ..................... .. 

Harrison .................... . 

Jackson •••••••••••• " ....... .. 

Jefferson ................... . 

Kanawna ••••••••••••••••••••• 

Lewis ....................... . 

Lincoln ............. , ....... .. 

Logan ••••••••••••••••••••••• 

McDowell .................. .. 

Marion .......................... o. Marshall .................. .. 

Mason ••.•.•••••••••••••••••• 

Mercer •••••••••••••••••••••• 

MineraL ................... . 

Mingo •••••••••.•.••.••••.••• 

Mononga 1 ia .................. . 

Monroe ••..••••.••••••.••.••• 

Morgan •••••••••••••••••••••• 

Nicholas ................... . 

Ohio ...................... .. 

Pendleton ••••.••••••.••••.•• 

pleasants ••••.••••.•.••.•••• 

Pocahontas •••••••••••••••••• 

Preston •••••...•••••••.•..•• 

Putnam ••••••••..•••.•.•••••• 

Raleigh .................... . 

Randolph ................... . 

Ritchie .................... . 

Roane •••••••••••••••••••.••• 

Sunrrners •••••.•••••••.••••.•• 

Taylor ..................... . 

Tucker ................... " ... . 

Tyler ...................... . 

Upshur ..................... . 

Wayne ...................... . 

Webster ....................... . 

WetzeL •••••••.••••••••••••• 

Wirt ...................... .. 

Wood ...................... .. 

Wyoming ................... .. 

Farms not on mail list ..... . 

Average 

land and 

per 

Value 

dollars 

81,995 

214,069 

85,166 

111,029 

146,641 

61,852 

79,928 

79,292 

91,991 

71,169 

67,232 

141,856 

176,809 

175,772 

143,477 

174,302 

93,845 

87,416 

294,269 

94,616 

113,615 

66,951 

109,831 

208,167 

67,539 

79,054 

101,760 

105,637 

126,553 

71,882 

95,649 

148,364 

156,395 

100,004 

100,588 

189,630 

84,359 

112,552 

99,560 

115,320 

125,471 

148,114 

90,471 

99,495 

84,437 

97,191 

112,894 

89,148 

97,708 

101,993 

78,521 

103,627 

96,637 

106,771 

91,424 

76,688 

value of 

buildings 

farm 

Standard 

error 

(percent) 

4.4 

4.6 

.1 

7.2 

.1 

7.2 

8.9 

.1 

11.0 

11.0 

10.0 

7.2 

5.0 

5.1 

.1 

4.6 

8.4 

6.7 

3.5 

12.0 

5.8 

17.0 

.1 

.1 

7.8 

5.7 

4.4 

10.0 

10.0 

.1 

4.8 

5.1 

6.2 

11.0 

3.9 

10.0 

.1 

5.0 

5.2 

9.6 

16.0 

7.7 

5.7 

10.0 

11.0 

4.2 

6.0 

11.0 

8.7 

4.9 

5.0 

15.0 

7.1 

6.5 

.1 

18.0 

Value of machine ry and 

equipment Acres fertilized 

Standard Standard 

Value error error 

<$1,000) (percent) Acres (percent) 

5,977 5.9 6,154 10.0 

11,072 4.6 22,622 2.9 

366 .1 133 .1 

3,585 6.8 4,670 9.2 

1,511 .1 1,168 .1 

3,348 6.0 2,187 12.0 

1,817 4.1 1,184 16.0 

965 .1 923 .1 

2,020 6.7 969 28.0 

2,989 9.2 3,076 12.0 , 

3,039 24.0 677 25.0 

3,883 6.2 5,584 7.5 

13,472 3.5 16,297 5.1 

9,494 5.8 20,068 7.6 

1,572 .1 1,229 .1 

8,398 6.6 14,235 7.2 

6,603 4.2 4,765 16.0 

5,859 6.2 6,102 8.5 

13 ,159 2.6 33,243 2.7 

1,895 8.4 961 15.0 

4,716 6.1 4,810 15.0 

2,336 8.6 1,172 18.0 

405 .1 212 .1 

170 .1 175 .1 

3,697 9.7 2,488 20.0 

5,126 7.5 2,424 16.0 

10,436 4.0 20,595 12.0 

3,364 7.4 3,723 12.0 

4,245 7.1 5,493 8.2 

38 .1 20 .1 

3,477 7.0 3,132 17.0 

10,151 4.9 15,850 6.0 

2,808 5.1 5,208 6.6 

3,484 9.6 3,716 17 .0 

3,097 4.0 2,008 6.1 

10,784 4.0 10,366 8.7 

804 .1 1,274 .1 

6,176 7.4 6,523 10.0 

12,583 4.2 20,362 9.0 

4,988 6.5 4,424 15.0 

3,440 13.0 3,116 15.0 

5,515 7.2 5,040 14.0 

3,871 6.6 3,012 15.0 

4,398 6.0 3,678 12.0 

3,090 7.4 4,437 15.0 

2,499 6.3 2,174 8.0 

2,107 5.9 2,895 7.7 

3,486 8.2 2,819 18.0 

3,846 5.6 2,616 13.0 

2,047 5.9 2,368 8.3 

963 9.1 366 18.0 

2,399 8.3 1,186 28.0 

2,577 5.1 2,500 9.3 

4,806 3.8 5,907 6.6 

374 .1 102 .1 

19,868 13.0 11,237 20.0 

A-17 

Chemicals used on crops for--

Insect control Disease control 

Standard Standard 

error error 

Acres (percent) Acres (percent) 

498 16.0 400 46.0 

9,316 6.8 8,527 5.8 

14 .1 - .0 

29 38.0 220 77 .0 

320 .1 22 .1 

145 36.0 67 48.0 

27 31.0 14 53.0 

31 .1 45 .1 

(D) (D) 16 38.0 

225 31.0 - .0 

76 24.0 40 50.0 

864 9.5 (D) (D) 

1,787 9.0 5 20.0 

4,644 8.5 6,032 7.1 

700 .1 43 .1 

1,544 20.0 157 84.0 

847 38.0 86 14.0 

608 49.0 18 40.0 

11,515 3.6 3,650 5.1 

131 32.0 67 34.0 

184 4.2 65 24.0 

22 52.0 24 86.0 

72 .1 (D) (D) 

(n) (D) 177 .1 

14 52.0 851 33.0 

254 33.0 14 45.0 

3,871 38.0 60 67.0 

345 31.0 64 65.0 

1,535 19.0 244 8.1 

(D) (D) (D) (D) 

438 47.0 238 64.0 

2,358 15.0 243 1.4 

2,354 2.5 3,091 3.1 

(D) (D) 105 29.0 

842 11.0 35 28.0 

978 6.3 (D) (D) 177 .1 (D) (D) 

236 14.0 61 57.0 

1,109 8.4 112 27.0 

356 6.9 6 71.0 

49 26.0 73 30.0 

274 26.0 26 .1 

60 19.0 (D) (D) 

25 56.0 46 21.0 

425 37.0 122 26.0 

434 49.0 - .0 

363 24.0 - .0 

281 81.0 - .0 

5 97.0 9 63.0 

255 25.0 97 18.0 

- .0 23 57.0 

191 46.0 193 47.0 

37 25.0 7 18.0 

930 12.0 26 57.0 

17 .1 (D) (D) 

2,352 48.0 195 87.0 
A-18 APPENDIX A-Continued 

Table D. Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of County Totals for Selected Items: 1978- Con. 

County 

Barbour ...................... 0 ... 

Berkeley .................... . 

Boone •.... '" . ' ......••.••..• 

Braxton ..................... . 

Brooke ...................... . 

Cabello •••••.••••••••••.•.••• 

Calhoun •.•.•••.••••.••••••••• 

Clay ........................ . 

Doddridge •••••....••••••••••• 

Fayette .................... . 

Gilmer ...... , ••.......•.••.. 

Grant ...................... . 

Greenbrier ................. .. 

Hampshire .................. . 

Hancock ..................... .. 

Hardy ••••.•..•••.••.•.•..••• 

Harrison .................... ... . 

Jackson . ........................ . 

Jefferson ...................... .. 

Kanawa ................................ 0 

Lewis .. 0·0 ...... " ................ . 

Lincoln ....... 0 .......................... .. 

Logan .............................. . 

McDowell. •••••••.••••••••••• 

Marion. 0 •••••••••• 0 ••••••••• 

Marshall •••••••.•.•.•••••••• 

Mason •............•••.••••.. 

Mercer .....••.........•...•• 

Mineral •........••.......... 

Mingo ••••••••.•••••..••••••• 

Monongalia ..•............... 

Monroe .................•.... 

Morgan .....•.........••.•..• 

Nicho las ...........•........• 

Ohio ........................ . 

Pendleton. " ......•.•.....•.• 

pleasants ..•...•.•..... . 0' ••• 

Pocahontas ........•.........• 

Preston .................... . 

Putnam .. 0 ••••••••• 0 •••••• 0 ••• 

Raleigh ••••••••.••••••••••••• 

Randolph ••••••••••••.•••••••• 

Ritchie •••••••••••••••••••••• 

Roane .......................... . 

Surmners .............. , ............ . 

Taylor ••••••••••••.••.••••••• 

Tucker •.• 0 ...................... . 

Tyler ....................... . 

Upshur ••.•••••••••••••••••••• 

Wayne ••••.•.••••••••••••••••• 

Webster ............................ .. 

Wetzel ............................ .. 

Wirt .......................... . 

\-lood ......................... . 

Wyoming ........... 0 ............ . 

Farms not on mail list ...... . 

Gasoline 

Standard 

Expense error 

($1,000) (percent) 

142 6.5 

329 3.6 

6 .1 

88 16.0 

30 .1 

62 7.7 

35 7.6 

19 .1 

80 13.0 

57 16.0 

62 14.0 

205 11.0 

311 4.1 

321 7.5 

20 .1 

323 4.9 

184 6.8 

145 6.8 

361 3.6 

39 5.8 

142 9.6 

30 18.0 

6 .1 

2 .1 

72 12.0 

102 7.2 

255 8.5 

62 11.0 

126 8.9 

1 .1 

107 7.2 

263 6.2 

78 5.0 

66 13.0 

50 4.3 

341 4.0 

19 .1 

177 13.0 

287 6.3 

97 7.6 

56 13.0 

133 8.3 

108 8.3 

112 9.3 

54 12.0 

67 6.8 

59 6.2 

67 13.0 

85 12.0 

44 6.7 

15 9.8 

48 12.0 

63 ·4.4 

134 5.9 

6 .1 

391 11.0 

Diesel 

Expense 

($1,000) 

24 

139 

(z) 

27 

17 

19 

11 

7 

5 

22 

12 

35 

138 

85 

11 

98 

28 

40 

220 

9 

35 

15 

3 

1 

21 

24 

151 

16 

31 

-

24 

86 

42 

23 

16 

77 

5 

25 

100 

26 

14 

30 

13 

37 

23 

13 

15 

22 

20 

13 

5 

6 

14 

24 

1 

89 

Farm production expenses 

fuel Li ves tock and poul t ry Feed purchased 

Standard Standard 

error Expense error Expense 

(percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) 

12.0 372 9.0 306 

2.8 684 21.0 1,611 

.0 4 .1 15 

23.0 404 23.0 215 

.0 107 .1 119 

15.0 55 30.0 125 

10.0 118 14.0 52 

.1 56 .1 25 

31.0 110 18.0 77 

20.0 69 10.0 197 

20.0 189 33.0 108 

7.7 1,119 5.7 3,242 

7.2 2,440 8.0 1,762 

9.0 639 11.0 1,511 

.1 67 .1 48 

9.9 3,737 2.6 8,534 

13.0 474 31.0 516 

16.0 327 22.0 327 

3.6 1,018 7.7 2,043 

15.0 74 16.0 119 

30.0 526 22.0 656 

23.0 67 35.0 59 

.1 19 .1 23 

.1 1 .1 (D) 15.0 113 15.0 185 

17.0 231 18.0 601 

10.0 477 6.1 1,253 

12.0 325 19.0 295 

13.0 392 3.1 553 

.0 (D) (D) 4 

16.0 141 11.0 373 

7.1 2,107 7.1 1,655 

7.4 119 18.0 128 

19.0 190 21.0 347 

7.9 74 15.0 263 

15.0 2,812 2.7 7,183 

.1 51 .1 37 

11.0 247 29.0 353 

7.4 567 7.8 1,461 

13.0 256 26.0 243 

26.0 99 29.0 416 

13.0 503 27.0 540 

16.0 249 21.0 203 

15.0 421 25.0 196 

11.0 99 33.0 136 

15.0 199 6.4 324 

16.0 66 12.0 101 

24.0 171 12.0 222 

17.0 391 31.0 278 

16.0 108 21.0 262 

20.0 7 30.0 30 

20.0 61 29.0 117 

12.0 206 18.0 201 

8.6 695 7.8 867 

.1 (D) (D) (D) 

20.0 855 28.0 1,516 

Hired farm labor 

Standard Standard 

error Expense error 

(percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

16.0 235 7.6 

50.0 2,102 1.5 

.1 8 .1 

10.0 107 18.0 

.1 42 .1 

41.0 40 32.0 

9.8 24 17.0 

.1 36 .1 

12.0 27 26.0 

23.0 107 7.8 

23.0 89 34.0 

3.4 314 9.7 

5.3 725 4.5 

2.6 1,795 2.6 

.1 84 .1 

2.6 731 6.5 

9.4 299 18.0 

11.0 88 16.0 

4.3 2,206 1.4 

11.0 64 19.0 

8.1 309 14.0 

13.0 54 41.0 

.1 20 .1 

(D) (D) (D) 16.0 80 28.0 

15.0 210 23.0 

2.6 683 3.8 

11.0 133 17.0 

5.3 200 12.0 

.1 - .0 

10.0 150 7.4 

7.8 552 5.6 

20.0 684 .7 

8.7 133 13.0 

9.0 554 1.6 

2.1 437 6.1 

.1 18 .1 

17.0 210 10.0 

4.9 724 4.3 

20.0 52 14.0 

11.0 251 12.0 

5.3 286 13.0 

11.0 75 19.0 

9.8 108 24.0 

7.0 183 7.9 

3.9 513 1.4 

15.0 70 14.0 

19.0 76 47.0 

12.0 116 24.0 

6.3 lp8 15.0 

13.0 14 50.0 

12.0 17 33.0 

6.3 170 10.0 

2.9 321 2.8 

(D) (D) (D) 

31.0 187 45.0 
APPENDIX B. Farms by Current and Prior Definitions and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

1978 and 1974 

Definition used for 1974 and 1978 Definition used for 1959, 1964, and 1969 Operations excluded by current definitio n but not by 

1959 definition 

Forms Value of products sold Farms Value of products sold Forms I 

Value of products sold 

($1,000) ($1,000) I ($1,000) 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Wes1 Virginio ______________ _ - 20 532 16909 199 928 133 088 30 319 19 103 201 749 133 525 9 787 2 194 1 821 437 

Barbour __________________________ _ Berkeley __________________________ _ 

Boone ____________________________ _ 

Braxton __________________________ _ Brooke ___________________________ _ Cabell ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ Clay _____________________________ _ 

Doddridge _________________________ _ 

Fayette ___________________________ _ 

Gilmer ____________________________ _ Grant ____________________________ _ 

Greenbrier ________________________ _ Hampshire ________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ Hardy ____________________________ _ 

Harrison __________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ Kanawha _________________________ _ 

lewis ____________________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ 

logan ____________________________ _ 

McDowell _________________________ _ 

Marion ___________________________ _ Marsha" __________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mercer ___________________________ _ 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

- 503 461 2 850 1 662 594 511 2 861 1 672 91 50 11 10 

- 460 431 16 846 11 873 514 465 16 861 11 883 54 34 15 10 

- 39 551 93 108 1 

73 83 1 

100 115 34 28 6 il - 345 337 1 399 890 447 367 1 415 895 102 30 16 

- 83 58 869 

~I 110 

60

1 

874 

686

1 

27 2 5 ~ 

- 382 421 1 199 1 542 513 1 237 1 209 160 92 38 27 

- 176 180 498 336 269 204 517 340 93 24 19 4 

- 87 74 355 124 124 91 359 126 37 17 5 2 

- 245 237 716 

415

1 

367 2721 739 

420

1 

122 35 23 5 

- 232 203 1 138 655 354 240 1 160 659 122 37 22 4 

- 220 208 1 1 039 580 302 237 1 1 054 584 82 29 15 4 

- 357 386 7 407 4 5351 424 436 7 426 4 5531 67 50 1 19 18 

- 755 725 10 039 7 253 883 818 10 077 ; ~~I 128 93 38 15 

- 509 495 11 153 7341 599 530 11 173 90 35 20 6 

- 82 65 650 349 110 74 653 352 28 9 3 3 

- 462 486 18 755 13 046 523 526 18 773 13 053 61 40 18 7 

- 561 507 3 057 2 523 704 588 3 082 2 538 143 81 25 15 

- 642 608 2 778 1 891 843 678 2 819 1 904 201 70 41 13 

- 370 362 17 222 12 794 410 378 17 232 12 798 40 16 10 4 

- 195 171 862 326 297 210 876 333 102 39 15 7 

- 379 3671 3 043 2 435 462 4101 3 059 2 445 83 431 16 10 

- 300 319 887 815 403 

379

1 

912 833 103 60 25 

- 27 lfl 21 172 122 41 28 173 124 14 7 1 

- 9 8 39 116 14 9 41 117 5 1 1 

- 348 297 1 329 749 463 

328

1 

1 354 754 115 31 25 5 

- 429 453 2 658 2 022 515 473 2 673 2 024 86 20 15 2 

- 685 654 8 093 7 445 853 752 8 136 7471 168 98 43 26 

- 325 328 1 588 I 332 435 383 1 615 I 342 110 55 27 10 

- 284 254 2 878 I 871 360 287 2 889 1 874 76 33 11 3 Mingo ____________________________ _ 

- 5 8 17 7 19 13 19 8 14 5 2 1 

Monongalia _______________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ - 361 336 1 969 I 070 455 370 1 992 I 075 94 34 23 5 

- 677 653 9 370 4988 806 718 9401 5 005 129 65 30 17 Morgan __________________________ _ 

- 150 113 3 091 1 085 189 135 3 097 I 087 39 22 5 2 Nicholas __________________________ _ - 299 297 I 681 1 002 408 332 1 702 1 008 109 35 21 6 Ohio _____________________________ _ 

- 163 150 2 952 2 377 189 155 2960 2 378 26 5 7 1 Pendleton _________________________ _ - 645 691 16 437 10443 72/. 783 16 470 10 468 79 92 32 25 Pleasants _________________________ _ 

Pocahontas _______________________ _ 

Preston ___________________________ _ 

Putnam ___________________________ _ 

Raleigh ___________________________ _ 

- 76 881 410 2741 105 1011 416 276 1 

29 13 6 2 

- 436 440 3 182 2 107 537 50D 3 213 2 115 101 60 31 8 

- 721 635 7 772 5470 844 

682

1 

7 801 5 480 123 47 30 10 

- 502 475 1 950 1 514 679 559 I 993 I 537 177 84 43 23 

- 257 277 1 817 1 429 364 315 1 840 1 436 107 38 23 7 Randolph _________________________ _ 

- 378 392 3 725 2 492 499 441 3 749 2499 121 49 24 7 Ritchie ___________________________ _ 

- 314 316 1 366 985 412 357 1 384 990 98 41 18 5 Roane ____________________________ _ 

- 454 433 1 863 1 060 593 497 1 884 1 076 139 64 21 16 Summers _________________________ _ Taylor ____________________________ _ 

Tucker ___________________________ _ Tyler _____________________________ _ 

Upshur ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

- 317 297 1 767 1 107 427 341 1 789 1 1 I 71 110 44 22 10 

- 232 257 3 017 1 730 301 27B 3 035 1 734 69 211 17 4 

- 170 157 926 656 200 178 935 660 30 

211 

9 4 

- 268 213 1 342 995 321 237 1 354 998 53 24 II 3 

- 367 344 1 858 1 166 505 40D 1 890 1 174 138 56 32 8 

- 175 181 1 092 916 266 236 I 108 923 91 55 16 7 

Webster ___________________________ _ Wetzel ___________________________ _ 96 100 229 136 168 128 239 140 72 28 10 4 

- Wirt 242 228 650 406 323 283 662 416 81 55 12 10 c ____________________________ _ 

Wood _____________________________ _ 

Wyoming __________________________ _ 

Forms not on mail JisL _______________ _ 

- 210 174 1 437 795 230 182 1 442 797 20 8 5 2 429 440 4 100 3 333 546 490 1 4 126 3 337 117 50 26 4 40 43 78 69 72 

6:1 

83 72 32 19 5 3 

3 057 (NA) 6 218 (NA) 8 102 (NA) 7 029 (NA) 5 045 (NA) 81 I (NA) 

B-1 

C-1 

APPENDIX C. Comparison of 1974 Farm Counts With 1978 Farm Counts 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture preliminary reports show 

that there are 2,475,171 farms in the continental United States 

(excluding Alaska and Hawaii). In 1974 there were 2,310)02 

farms reported. However, these figures are not directly comparable because improvements in methodology and coverage 

account significantly for the higher 1978 counts. If the improved 1978 procedu res had been used in 1974, an estimated 

2.6 million farms would have been included in the census. It 

should be noted that farms missed in the 1974 census were 

generally small and affected the farm count to a greater degree 

than other data. The missed farms accounted for about 5 

percent of the land in farms and 3 percent of the total value of 

agricu Itural products sold. This appendix briefly describes 

census procedures and provides 1974 farm counts adjusted for 

net missed farms and compared with 1978 farm counts. 

The State totals from the 1978 Census of Agricultu re are 

based on two separate sources. 

The primary source is the mail portion of the census. As 

in the 1974 and 1969 censuses, this part of the operation 

involved mailing out a report form to each name believed to 

be associated with agriculture. Mail and telephone followups 

were used to secu re the highest possible rate of retu rn of 

completed forms from the operators of the Nation's farms. 

However, the evaluation studies conducted show that 

some farms were missed in the 1974 and 1969 censuses. 

Despite every effort to assemble a complete list, some 

operators did not get on the mail list. 

To improve the coverage of the 1978 census, additional 

mail list sources were used. Also, recognizing the shortcomings of the mail method, especially in counting the 

number of small farms, it was decided to take another step 

to ensure a more complete count. 

The second step involved conducting a complete enumeration of all households in approximately 6,400 sample segments in rural areas in all States, except Alaska and Hawaii. 

Farms enumerated in this sample were matched to the mail 

list. The sample farms not located on the mail list provided 

reliable estimates by State of the number and characteristics 

of the farms not represented in the mail portion of the, census. 

Estimates for suc~ farms are an integral part of the State 

counts in 1978, but they are not a part of the county counts. 

The sample was not large enough to provide reliable estimates for each county. 

Because of the procedu res descri bed above, the State 

counts for 1978 are not directly comparable with the counts 

for 1974 and 1969. 

To bridge the gap between the 1974 and the 1978 farm 

counts, this appendix provides adjusted farm counts for 1974 

which are approximately comparable with farm counts for 1978. 

The adjustment factors are based on data from table 13 of 

1974 Census of Agriculture volume IV, Part 3, Coverage Evaluation, which presented data showing the estimated percent of 

farms missed and overcounted by regions and States. The estimated net percent of farms missed was derived by subtracting 

overcounted farms from missed farms. 

The 1974 coverage evaluation did not include Alaska and 

Hawaii; thus the 1978 and the 1974 data for these States are 

exclusively from farms on the mail list. Improvements in the 

1978 mail list, especially for Hawaii, have contributed to the 

increased farm counts. 

Table A presents adjusted 1974 farm cou nts by value of 

agricultural products sold categories. For each State, the adjusted farm counts for the two value-of-sales categories were 

derived using the 1974 published farm counts and the net 

percent missed. The adjusted counts for the two size categories 

were then added together to obtain the adjusted State count. 

The State counts were summed to obtain division, region, and 

U.S. level counts. As a result, adjusted counts derived by summation may not be exactly consistent with the indicated percent 

missed. The 1978 farm counts are from the preliminary reports 

and may differ slightly from final counts. 

Table B shows 1974 reported and adjusted counts compared 

with 1978 counts for regions by farm size and tenure of operator 

categories. Adjusted counts in these tables were proporti onally 

adjusted to regional counts from table A and summed to the 

U.S. level. As a result, the indicated percent missed will not 

always agree with adjusted data. 

All data published in 1974 were based on reported numbers. 

The adjusted counts should be used only for comparison with 

1978 counts and not for comparison with other 1974 data. 

Both the 1974 and 1978 farm counts are subject to sampling 

variability. For 1974, the coefficient of variation for the adjusted farm counts is approximately 0.4 percent at the U.S. 

level and ranges from 1.0 percent to 6.0 percent for individual 

States. Measu res of sampling variability for 1978 counts are 

presented in appendix A. 
C-2 APPENDIX C-Continued 

Table A Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

United States 2 ............. " ............•. 

Farms with sales of--

$100,000 or more ..•.•••..•.••.•••.•.••••.. _ •••••• 

$40,000 to $99,999 ••.•.••.•••.•...•.••••..••••••• 

$20,000 to $39,999 .••••.••...••••••.••••.••••••.• 

$10,000 to $19,999 ............................. .. 

$5,000 to $9,999 ............................... .. 

$2,500 to $4,999 ................................ . 

Less than $2,500 ............................... .. 

Northeast ................................... . 

Fanus with sales of--

$100,000 or more ................................ . 

$40,000 to $99,999 ............................. .. 

$20,000 to $39,999 .............................. . 

$10,000 to $19,999 .............................. . 

$5,000 to $9,999 .•..•••.•.•.••...•.....•.•.•••••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 ................................ . 

Less than $2,500 ................................ . 

North Central ............................... . 

Farms wi th sales of--

$100) 000 or more ................................ . 

$40,000 to $99,999 ............................. .. 

$20,000 to $39,999 .............................. . 

.$10,000 to $19,999 ............................. .. 

$5,000 to $9,999 ................................ . 

$2,500 to $4,999 ................................ . 

Less than $2,500 ................................ . 

South .......................................• 

Farms with sales of--

$100,000 or more ................................ . 

$40,000 to $99,999 .............................. . 

$20,000 to $39,999 ............................. .. 

$10,000 to $19,999 .•..•.•.•.•.......•....•...•..• 

$5,000 to $9,999 ............................... .. 

.$2,500 to $4,999 .•...•..••..••..•.....•.•••.•.•.. 

Less than $2,500 ................................ . 

Wes t 2 ...••..•...•••.••••.••••.••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of--

$100,000 or more .........•..............•........ 

$40,000 to $99,999 .............................. . 

:$20,000 to $39,999 .............................. . 

$10,000 to t19,999 .............................. . 

$5,000 to $9,999 .•...••.•...•....••...••.•.•••••. 

$2,500 to $4,999 ................................ . 

Less than $2,500 ................................ . 

New England3~ •••••.. o ••••••••••••••••••••• "." •• 

Farms with sales of $2" 500 or more ... " ....... " ..•.. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ... .......... ~. 

Hiddle Atlantic .................................. . 

Farms with sales of $2,,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

New york ........................................ ,. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more .......... " ...... . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

New Jersey .. " ................ , ................ " .. . 

Farms with sales of $2,,500 or more ..................... . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••....•......•• 

Pennsylvania ...................................... . 

farms with sales of t2,,500 or more .............•.•. 

Farms . .with sales of less than 4:,2,500 ............. " .. 

Eas t North Central ................................. . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................. . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Ohio .•• ~ ••••••••••••••••.••••••••••• •• ... ~··.····· 

Farms with sales of :1>2,500 or more .. 00 ............ •• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .....•.•••.••.• 

Indiana ............................ ··.······.·· .. · . 

Farms with sales of :~2, 500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Illinois ................ · ..... ··•· .. ······· .. · .. . 

Farms with sales of .$2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms, 1978 1 Published 

2,475,171 2,310,702 

223,268 152,850 

364,010 324,417 

306,483 321,733 

309,250 309,876 

330,464 296,043 

331,329 289,511 

610,367 616,272 

149,385 127,531 

12,699 8,003 

25,835 22,358 

15,820 20,543 

14,194 14,900 

16,734 13,173 

19,609 13,148 

44,494 35,406 

1,027,319 1,017,367 

106,649 69,440 

215,707 192.962 

173,422 194,488 

148,064 165,864 

126,879 131,677 

103,363 103,914 

153,235 159,022 

1,016,070 930,099 

67,430 45,765 

84,887 73,981 

85,965 75,791 

116,407 99,629 

155,115 124,106 

174,997 145,243 

331,269 365,584 

282,397 235,705 

36,490 29,642 

37,581 35,116 

31,274 30,911 

30,587 29,483 

31,736 27,087 

33,360 27,206 

81,369 56,260 

30,157 23,269 

18,844 16,667 

11,313 6,602 

119,228 104,262 

86,047 75,458 

33,181 28,804 

49,323 43,682 

35,095 32,230 

14,228 11,452 

9,932 7,409 

6,742 5,530 

3,190 1,879 

59,973 53,171 

44,210 37,698 

15,763 15,473 

452,213 444,695 

366,051 360,619 

86,162 84,076 

95,821 92,158 

73,841 70,338 

21,980 21,820 

88,458 87,915 

71,681 70,986 

16,777 16,929 

109,770 111,049 

96,389 97,738 

13,381 13,311 

Farms, 1974 Percent change) 

Net percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

10.7 2,622,416 -5.6 

-2.0 149,471 +49.4 

1.1 327,834 +11.0 

2.0 327,438 -6.4 

5.8 326,852 -5.4 

8.1 322,002 +2.6 

11.4 326,432 +1.5 

25.9 842,387 -27.5 

16.5 152,730 -2.2 

1.9 8,282 +53.3 

4.7 23,812 +8.5 

9.8 21,019 -24.7 

9.5 14,680 -3.3 

3.1 13,797 +21.3 

16.7 16,019 +22.4 

35.5 55,121 -19.3 

6.3 1,096,353 -6.3 

-3.1 67,123 +58.9 

.2 192,692 +11.9 

2.3 198,391 -12.6 

4.0 172,189 -14.0 

6.1 139,755 -9.2 

10.6 115,841 -10.8 

23.0 210,362 -27.2 

15.2 1,107,200 -8.2 

-2.7 44,568 +51.3 

3.2 76,455 +11.0 

1.6 77,051 +11.6 

8.2 108,567 +7.2 

10.4 138,561 +11.9 

11.6 164,350 +6.5 

25.5 497,648 -33.4 

9.5 266,133 +6.1 

.2 29,498 +23.7 

.0 34,875 +7.8 

.9 30,977 +1.0 

6.8 31,416 -2.6 

10.0 29,889 +6.2 

10.6 30,222 +10.4 

27.8 79,256 +2.7 

17.8 28,548 +5.6 

5.2 17,517 +7.6 

39.6 11,031 +2.6 

16.2 124,182 -4.0 

5.7 80,092 +7.4 

34.6 44,090 -24.7 

14.2 50,847 -3.0 

4.3 33,678 +4.2 

33.3 17,169 -17.1 

14.5 8,760 +13.4 

4.5 5,791 +16.4 

36.7 2,969 +7.4 

18.3 64,575 -7.1 

7.2 40,623 +8.8 

35.4 23,952 -34.2 

7.1 486,098 -7.0 

2.9 371,995 -1.6 

24.1 114,103 -24.5 

4.9 96,899 -1.1 

2.1 71,847 +2.8 

12.9 25,052 -12.3 

7.2 95,341 -7.2 

3.6 73,637 -2.7 

22.0 21,704 -22.7 

9.1 126,295 -13.1 

3.8 101,599 -5.1 

46.1 24,696 -45.8 
APPENDIX C-Continued 

Table A Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 - Con. 

East North Central--Con. 

Michigan ........................................................ . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••.••••.••.•.••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••.•••••• 

Wisconsin ........................................................................ .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••••••••••••.••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••.••••••.•••• 

West North Central .................................................... .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••.•••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Minnesota ........................................................................ . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••.•••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••.•••••••••• 

Iowa ................................................................... .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••.•••••••••••.•• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••••••••.••••• 

Missouri .............................................................. .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••.•.•••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••..••••••••.•• 

North Dakota ......................................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••.•••••••• 00 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••.•••.•••••• 

South Dakota ••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••.••.••••••• 

Nebraska ................................................................... .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••••••. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••.•••••••• 

Ka.nsas ............................................................ D" .......... .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••..•.••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••.•.•• 

South Atlantic .................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••..••••••....•• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .••••••••.••••. 

De laware and Ma.ry land 3 .............................. . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••.•••....•.. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••.•••••.•....• 

Virginia ............................................. . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••••••••.••...•. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Wes t Virginia ...................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••.••••..•••.•••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••.••••••.•••. 

North Carolina ................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••••••••••.••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••.••••.•.•.• 

South Carolina •..................•............... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ..•..•••••.•..•.• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •.••.•••••••••• 

Georgia •••••••••••••••••••••..•••••••••••••••••.• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••.•••.•••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••..••••.••••. 

Florida ••••••.•.•••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••.•••••.•..••.• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

East South Central •••••.••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••••.•.••••••• 

Kentucky ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••••••.•••••••.• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Tennessee ..............•.........•............... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••.•••••••••.••. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••...•••••• 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms, 1978 1 

68,158 

47,767 

20,391 

90,006 

76,373 

13,633 

575,106 

508,033 

67,073 

102,984 

87,753 

15,231 

126,379 

117,704 

8,675 

121,826 

97,848 

23,978 

41,172 

38,914 

2,258 

39,667 

36,927 

2,740 

65,991 

61,507 

4,484 

77,087 

67,380 

9,707 

325,678 

216,297 

109,381 

22,600 

17,287 

5,313 

56,685 

38,416 

18,269 

20,619 

9,603 

11,016 

89,477 

64,897 

24,580 

33,450 

18,979 

14,471 

58,682 

38,906 

19,776 

44,165 

28,209 

15,956 

318,640 

211,915 

106,725 

110,002 

83,433 

26,569 

96,792 

63,407 

33,385 

Published 

64,094 

46,670 

17,424 

89,479 

74,887 

14,592 

572,672 

497,726 

74,946 

98,537 

85,926 

12,611 

126,101+ 

117,142 

8,962 

115,711 

82,421 

33,290 

42,710 

40,681 

2,029 

42,825 

39,849 

2,976 

67,597 

62,594 

5,003 

79,188 

69,113 

10,075 

296,103 

189,339 

106,764 

18,563 

14,592 

3,971 

52,699 

31,738 

20,961 

16,909 

6,122 

10,787 

91,280 

62,518 

28,762 

29,275 

17,534 

11,741 

54,911 

35,874 

19,037 

32,466 

20,961 

11,505 

306,010 

171,372 

134,638 

102,053 

67,662 

34,391 

93,659 

48,320 

45,339 

Farms, 1974 

Net percent 

missed 

9.9 

6.0 

19.2 

5.3 

.5 

30.8 

5.6 

3.2 

21.8 

9.0 

5.5 

28.7 

4.4 

3.2 

26.0 

9.6 

4.7 

21. 6 

4.4 

3.2 

44.0 

1.5 

1.6 

-1.8 

.7 

.0 

15.0 

3.7 

1.9 

12.9 

16.6 

7.0 

30.3 

7.1 

3.0 

19.1 

13.5 

4.5 

26.2 

33.0 

11.7 

44.0 

14.1 

9.2 

22.1 

22.8 

.8 

53.7 

13.2 

8.1 

21.0 

22.6 

9.5 

41.2 

14.8 

7.8 

22.3 

10.5 

6.3 

17.5 

18.8 

11.2 

26.0 

C-3 

Percent change, 

adjusted 1974 

Adjusted to 1978 

71,213 -4.3 

49,649 -3.8 

21,564 -5.4 

96,350 -6.6 

75,263 +1.5 

21,087 -35.3 

610,255 -5.8 

513,996 -1. 2 

96,259 -30.3 

108,614 -5.2 

90,927 -3.5 

17,687 -13.9 

133,125 -5.1 

121,014 -2.7 

12,111 -28.4 

128,948 -5.5 

86,486 +13.1 

42,462 -43.5 

45,649 -9.8 

42,026 -7.4 

3,623 -37.7 

43,420 -8.6 

40,497 -8.8 

2,923 -6.3 

68,480 -3.6 

62,594 -1.7 

5,886 -23.8 

82,019 -6.0 

70,452 -4.4 

11,567 -16.1 

362,451 -10.1 

203,934 +6.1 

158,517 -31.0 

19,952 +13.3 

15,043 +14.9 

4,909 +8.2 

61,636 -8.0 

33,234 +12.6 

28,402 -35.7 

26,195 -21.3 

6,933 +38.5 

19,262 -42.8 

105,774 -15.4 

68,852 -5.7 

36,922 -33.4 

43,034 -22.3 

17,675 +7.4 

25,359 -42.9 

63,133 -7.1 

39,036 -.3 

24,097 -17.9 

42,727 +3.4 

23,161 +21.8 

19,566 -18.5 

360,164 -11.5 

185,880 +14.0 

174,284 -38.8 

113,897 -3.4 

72,211 +15.5 

41,686 -36.3 

115,683 -15.3 

54,414 +16.3 61,269 -45.5 
C-4 APPENDIX C-Continued 

Table A. Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 - Con. 

Farms, 1978' Published 

East South Central--Con. 

Alabama .....................•.......•........•... 57,540 56,678 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 34,665 29,303 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•...•••...•... 22,875 27,375 

Mississippi ..................................... . 54,306 53,620 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 30,410 26,087 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ....•..•....••• 23,896 27,533 

Wes t Sou th Cen tral .......•..............•....•. 371,752 327,986 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 256,589 203,804 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•.•..•..•.•..• 115,163 124,182 

Arkansas ........................................ . 58,788 50,959 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 40,669 31,299 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ...••••••....•. 18,119 19,660 

Louisiana ....................................... . 38,973 33,240 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 22,683 18,580 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ...•.....•.•••. 16,290 14,660 

Oklahoma .......••........•..•..........••••...... 79,530 69,719 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 58,781 47,833 

Farms with sales of less than $2)500 ...... ~ ....... . 20,749 21,886 

Texas ........................................... . 194,461 174,068 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . ~34, 456 106,092 

Farms with sales of less than $2)500 .............. . 60,005 67,976 

Mountain 3 ••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••• 127,881 111,868 

Farms with sales of :$2)500 or more ................ . 97,876 90,449 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .......•.•.•..• 30,005 21,419 

Pacific 2 .••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 154,516 123,837 

Farms with sales of $2)500 or more ................ . 103,152 88,996 

Farms with sales of less than $2)500 .............. . 51,364 34,841 

Washington ...................................... . 37,778 29,410 

Farms with sales of $2)500 or more ................ . 24,737 21,079 

Farms with sales of less than $2)500 .............. 0 13,041 8,331 

Oregon .......................................... . 34,875 26,753 

Farms wi th sales of *2) 500 or more ................ . 21,071 17,043 

Farms'with sales of less than $2,500 ...........•... 13,804 9,710 

California ...................................... . 81,863 67,674 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 57,344 50,874 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 24,519 16,800 

IData are from preliminary reports and may differ slightly from final counts. 

2Alaska and Hawaii not included. 

3Data not compiled for individual States. 

Farms) 1974 Perc en t change) 

Net percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

13.3 64,821 -11. 2 

7.5 31,679 +9.4 

17.4 33,142 -31.0 

17.2 65,763 -17 .4 

5.4 27,576 +10.3 

27.9 38,187 -37.4 

14.5 384,585 -3.3 

7.3 219,738 +16.8 

25.0 164,847 -30.1 

16.7 61,489 -4.4 

10.0 34,777 +17.0 

26.4 26,712 -32.2 

23.7 43,264 -9.9 

12.3 21,186 +7.1 

33.6 22,078 -26.2 

11.7 79,243 +.4 

5.6 50,671 +16.0 

23.4 28,572 -27.4 

12.6 200,589 -3.1 

6.2 113,104 +18.9 

22.3 87,485 -31.4 

6.7 122,588 +4.3 

2.4 92,673 +5.6 

28.4 29,915 +.3 

11.6 143,545 +7.6 

5.6 94,204 +9.5 

27.5 49,341 +4.1 

10.8 32,999 +14.5 

6.4 22,520 +9.8 

20.5 10,479 +24.5 

15.5 31,788 +9.7 

6.3 18,189 +15.8 

28.6 13,599 +1.5 

10.5 78,758 +3.9 

4.9 53,495 +7.2 

33.5 25,263 -2.9 
APPENDIX C-Continued 

Table B. Farms by Size of Farm and Tenure of Operator: 1978 and 1974 

UNITED STATES 2 

Farms •.•....•..•.••...•...•.•••.•.•.••.•••. 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres ................................ o •••• 

10 to 49 acres ••..•••••.•••••.••••.•.••••••..•.•• 

50 to 179 acres ................................ .. 

180 to 499 acres ••••••••••••••.•..••••••••••••••• 

500 acres or more ............................... . 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ..................................... .. 

Part owner ...................•..•................ 

Tenant .......................................... . 

NORTHEAST 

Fanns •......••........••........•..•....•.. 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres ..•..............•................... 

10 to 49 acres •...••••.•.••••..••••.••...••.....• 

50 to 179 acres ................................ .. 

180 to 499 acres •••.......•.......••.•....••.••.. 

500 acres or more ............................... . 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ...................................... . 

Part owner ........•. 0" ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Tenant ........................................... . 

NORTH CENTRAL 

FarttlSo ...... o ...... o •••••• 0.0 •• 00 •••••••••• 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres ..............................• o ••••• 

10 to 49 acres •••••••.•••••••••••.••••••••••••••• 

50 to 179 acres ................................ .. 

180 to 499 acres .•.•.•••.••••••••..•.•.•..•..•.•• 

500 acres or more ............................... ~ 

Tenure of operator: 

Full o'Wtler .....•................................. 

Part owner ...................................... . 

Tenant .......................................... . 

SOUTH 

Farms ..................................... . 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres ......•.............................. 

10 to 49 acres .................................. . 

50 to 179 acres ................................. . 

180 to 499 acres •••••••.•.••••.••.••••••••.•••••• 

500 acres or more ..........................•..... 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner •••••••••.•••..••••.•••••••.••••..••••• 

Part owner. 0 .......................... 0 •• 0 •••••••• 

Tenant .....•..................................... 

WEST 2 

Farms ..................................... . 

Farms by size: , 

1 to 9 acres .................................... .. 

10 to 49 acres ••.•••••••••..•.....•......••.•.••• 

50 to 179 acres ................................ .. 

180 to 499 acres .............................. .. 

500 acres or more .•...................... 0 •••••• 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ..................................... . 

Part owner ..................................... . 

Tenant ........•..........•.•..............•....• 

Farms, 1978' Published 

2,475,171 2,310,702 

213,110 126,604 

474,535 378,631 

813,944 827,506 

596,268 615,913 

377,314 362,048 

1,450,414 1,422,367 

712,844 627,648 

311,913 260,687 

149,385 127,531 

13,534 7,689 

28,098 19,416 

61,017 54,901 

38,288 37,864 

8,448 7,661 

93,880 83,389 

43,680 36,112 

11,825 8,030 

1,027,319 1,017,367 

58,168 36,065 

138,016 108,756 

324,583 350,343 

321,482 345,610 

185,070 176,593 

542,504 568,866 

334,287 313,364 

150,528 135,137 

1,016,070 930,099 

95,711 55,659 

232,908 194,050 

370,928 369,648 

197,023 196,395 

119,500 114,347 

633,455 623,219 

264,029 214,061 

118,586 92,819 

282,397 235,705 

45,697 27,191 

75,513 56,409 

57,416 52,614 

39,475 36,044 

64,296 63,447 

180,575 146,893 

70,848 64, ill 30,974 24,701 

IData are from the preliminary reports and may differ slightly from final counts, 

2Alaska and Hawaii not included. 

C-5 

Farms, 1974 Perc en t change) 

Net percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

10.7 2,622,416 -5.6 

26.1 174,773 +21. 9 

22.9 494,024 -3.9 

11.0 936,797 -13.1 

3.9 646,957 -7.8 

1.5 369,865 +2.0 

13.0 1,650,942 -12.1 

5.2 667,402 +6.8 

12.6 304,072 +2.6 

16.5 152,730 -2.2 

16.8 9,301 +45.5 

31.2 28,403 -1.1 

17.1 66,655 -8.5 

6.0 40,542 -5.6 

1.5 7,829 +7.9 

19.5 103,110 -9.0 

4.9 37,797 +15.6 32.4 11,823 .0 

6.3 1,096,353 -6.3 

30.8 52,227 +11.4 18.5 133,716 +3.2 6.8 376,663 -13.8 2.5 355,187 -9.5 .9 178,560 +3.6 

7.5 620,166 -12.5 4.0 329,173 +1.6 7.3 147,014 +2.4 

15.2 1,107,200 -8.2 

31.1 81,428 +17.5 24.2 258,033 -9.7 4.0 433,227 -14.4 7.8 214,701 -8.2 3.8 119,811 -.3 

17.4 757,206 -16.3 7.5 232,239 +13.7 20.9 117,755 +.7 

9.5 266,133 +6.1 

12.7 31,817 +43.6 22.0 73,872 +2.2 10.8 60,252 -4.7 -.8 36,527 +8.1 -1. 8 63,665 +1.0 

12.1 170,460 +5.9 4.1 68,193 +3.9 8.3 27,480 +12.7 

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APPENDIX D. Report Forms 
0-2 APPENDIX D-Continued 

SECTION 4 Was IItere a ~nedtolal 0120 VI _ fRUit TREES, 

0" 10 YES - 0_101,.l1li. __ 

20 NO - (10 to sectlOl'J5 

1. TOTAL ACRES in bearing and nonbearing fruit orehards, citrU$ 

or other groves, vineyards, and nut trees 011 this place •••••••.••• , \..._....,.,.,.....,.,.....:.= .... =."...~ 

2. From the list at the right, enter name and code fill' 

requested infDrmation fOl each cr~ oven if not h ... i ...... i .. ~" • ...; 

trees, estimate the area covered by each kind 

CrOP name 

SECTION 5 

005 

For FlorkJe. ~ lOr SIipt~ t; 1Wi tIIrOl,{gir" 

A_at 31. 1978 har ..... t ""oen. fOfflft .., "r """,,,,,"i'T'±"'-_~ othe! Stafall _rt foe .,.~er )Iller 19?1!; 

1. land from Which vegetables '(lett 

harvested in 1978 ........... " ••••••• 

2. From the list below, enter tIM! crOll illIllIe and It;~~;;]~~d'li\ 1/ mote than """ V.tf$l. crop .... -_.mp. Report '''IJPtI9'awi> • ..ser 

Ilm.".. __ I, . 

C"'_ 

A$paraeua .. , ...... Beans, snap (wall 

al\llpolel ........ Beats. , , ••. , " ••• , &oecoll ... , ..... .. Cabbag ••• " ..... .. cants i,",PI a..s . Persian melon! . • ~ .... Carrots, , .•• ' •••• , .. CaulOttower- .'.-'Y •· ...... ,,.....;"'--I~r~"""rT·:·,· .. ,·:, ... ,; •• ·t 

Colel)' ....... Collards •• Cowpeaa 

OIlier 

1. Nursery and greenhouse products irrigated in 1918.' 

Z. From the list below, enter tile product name and 

Product name COIle 

more space I.~, fl •• 

PrOdJlCt ..... CedII 

Beddtn, plants (include va",llIble plants) 41' Bulb$ ••.•..•••••.•••• • •• · •• 412 Cui /lowers .nd cut florist ....... • , •• 415 

/tur .. 1)' products - envlronmenlllfs, 110/01 ...... ' stock, Itult a..s nul Irees, andvi ... s ................... .... 

F"OAM 7e_A I IN' {A·IO-7el 
APPENDIX D-Continued 

QU '0 YES -¢«III'oo.",JHflClIO!! 

2 0 NO -Gl> to_Iloil 13 

CAl'TIoi~AttO ~AI.~$SOUl FaQlnIlJSPI,AC~ Itt me 

iltCltXfe/Jrostl lfOd ~rJr/"!>face on • t:Onf'''''tot t;U$tOllt_$.AI""'~ 8$;00111, a;/t/BhiOVfOdtlO11t /hl$ pl_ 

t".lflfI'flot~t t"~f:eedlng. 

o 

0-3 

808 809 

e12 613 
0-4 APPENDIX D-Continued 

SECTION 15 Did you 01 anyone else have any HORSES, BEES, FISH, OTHER SECTION 17 Income lrom MACHINE WORK, CUSTOMWORK, and OTHER AGRICULTURAL 

015 LIVESTOCK, or ANIMAL SPECIALTIES in 1978? SERVICES PROVIDED lor ollters in 1978 ~ __ ' __ ....-_-1 

,DYES - Complote IhI • • oeflon Total amount received from machine work, customwork, None I Dollars i Cents 

20 NO - Go '0 soc.lon 16 and other agricultural services PROVIDED FOR OTHERS 0 I.'. !, 

1;;,;;;;;;;:m.~T--------I-=-----------; in 1978 - planting, plowing, spraying, harvesting, etc.. • 1$ 'N.~;b.;u" Total number Gross value 01 sales L:.. __________ ..L __ --1 

thi.·olaco sold in 1978 n_,,_._ i~ ~ __ ._ None D.~~ 3\. 1978 uu"." ,,,em. Specify kind of ' work done 

1. Horses and ponies of 1 0.. A" '032 SECTION 18 During 1978 did you SELL any crops, livestock, or livestock products 

all ages ...........•.. 0 1-:--:::------11:--:-:----+,$:--::-----..,1----1 DIRECTLY to individuals FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION - roadside 

2. Mdules, burros, and a" 'a,. I~"·ri stands, larmers markets, pick your own, etc.? 

onkeys ......••...... 0 1--:0=-=,,,-. -----+,.:-:-::-,,----+::=-,.---_i__;--I 0'0,0 YES - C_,.te 1111 ... ellon I Dollars : Cents 

,--' ,--- 20 NO - Go 10 socllon 19 . rb.-===----+= :=::...j 3. Mink and their pelts. . . . .. 0 1$ 

a. Mink females used for to~'~'====l':ill:::::::ill:::::::'rurui: i_I:@:rumlmII.WhatwasthegrossvalueofthesedirectsaleS? •••..•••• "-__________ -'-__ -1 breedi ng . . . . . . . . . . .. 0 t,:,:,:::::::::~::::::::::::::::::::::::::.I:::::::.::::::::, ::=:::::.:i::::::,::::::; 

4. Other livestock or animal ' Speclly products sold· vege,oblos, O9gs. e'c. 

specialties in captivity SECTION 19 TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

(Enter name and code from 

"List A" below.) 

I ~ 

Name---------cooe~~::::::::::~==::::::::~':;.~~~~~;~=1 

Mark (X) the one item which best describes the type of organization for this place in 1978. Rete! to the INFORMA TlON SHEET, Section 19. 

• FAMILY or INDIVIDUAL operation (sole proprie' .21 

Acres under water Total quantity sold Gross varue of sales torship), excluding partnership and corporation .•...••. , 0 

.PARTNERSHIP operation. Include family partnerships ••• 20 Total number 

.22 5. Livestock or ani mal 

products (Enter name and 

code from "List a" below.) 

for aquaculture in 1978 Dollars ~ Cents 

, 

, .INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAW of partners --

Name Cooe 

6. Fish and other aquaculture 

products (Enter name and 

code 'rom "List C" below.) 

Name Code 

Mohair sold ....... . .. . 

Goats mi Ik sold ......... . 

Honey sold.. .... ... . 

Other livestock products -

Specl'y. ",.,"',' 870 

If more spa"" is needed, use separo'e shee, 01 papar 

, 

, 

, 

, Answer BOTH • and b 0 Ye 

a. Is this a family held corporation? ...•..... {: 0 NOS 

b. Are there more than 10 stockholders? ....... f. 0 Yes 1...0 No .OTHER, such as cooperative, estate or trust, prison 

farm, grazing association, Indian reservation, etc. . •.•• 70 Specify 

2oNo 

20 Negro or Black 9{2' , 0 White 

• 0 American Indian 12. RACE of operator (senior partner or person in charge). . • 0 Asian or Pacific Islander 

• 0 Other - Speclf~ 

SECTION 16 Old yOil or anyone else have any POULTRY such as CHICKENS, TURKEYS, I. .2. 

DUCKS, etc., on this place in 1978? (lnoludo poultry _ lot olhor. on • 10 • AGE of operator (senior partner or person in charge) •.•.• -------- Years old 

contract bol •. ) r==;;:;:;;o;:,,----------I. .2. 01' ~~~i~37r~~J Total number 14• SEX of operator (senior partner or person in charge) ••..• , 0 Male 20 Female , 0 YES - Complolo 1111 ••• ollon 

'-.-:__ sold In 1978 15. SPANISH ORIGIN -Is the operator (senior partner 20 NO - Go '0 soctlon 17 None ~ DeC: ' l"r. or person in charge) of Spanish origin or descent 927 

10•2 'a.. (Mexican, Mexican American, Cuban, or other Spanish)? •• '0 Yes 2 0 No 11. HENS and PULLETS of laying age .............. . 

12. PULLETS 3 monlhs old or older not yet of laying age .. . 

13. PULLET CHICKS and PULLETS under 3 months old 

(Exclude commercial bloilers.) ...•.•.••.•••..•• 

14. BROILERS, fryers, and other meat type chickens, 

including capons and roasters •..........•.....• 

5. TURKEYS 

a. Turkeys for slaughter (Exclude breeders.) . •.••.••• 

b. Turkey HENS kepi for breeding ............•.. 

16. OTHER POU L TRY raised 10 captivity - ducks, geese, 

pigeons or squab, pheasants, quai I, etc. (Enter poultry 

nBmIJ and code trom the list below.) 

Poultry name _________________ Cooe 

Poultry name _________________ Cooe 

Naml 

Ducks. 

Geese .. 

Cod. 

904 

906 

Namo 

Pigeons or squab ... . 

Pheasants , ........ . 

0 

0 

0 

0 

[l 

0 

Cod. 

901 

910 

I··' 'a •• 

10 .. ..7 

.90 0.9 

900 90' 

1902 .0. 

, 

, 

• PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which occupation 

did the operator spend the majority (50 percent or more) of his work time in 1978? For p.rrner.hlpa 920 

consider ail members 01 'he parrnershlp 'ogelher ••••••• , 0 Farming 20 Other 

17. OFF FARM WORK - How many days did the operator 92. 

(senior partner or person in charge) work at least {' 0 None 

4 hours per day all this place in 1978? Include work 201-49 days at a nonfalm Joll. business, or on someone else's farm. 3050-99 days 

(Exolude exohenge farm work.) ••••••••••••••••• '0100-149 days 

• 0 150-199 days 

• 0 200 days or more 

SECTION 21 Was any 01 lite land In this place held under FOREIGN OWNERSHIP in 1978? 

, 0 YES - Compl.,. 1111 ... ellon 

20NO } • 0 Don't Go '0 sec,lon 28 

know 

Nlm. Cod. Of the total acres in this place, how many were owned by -

NOn·I-'''~OA,--cre_s--l 

~lriJth';r·p'o~l·try'~ .. 912 1. Individuals who are NOT cilizens of the United States? •.•• 0 6..-----1 

Speoify . .... ' ... 914 2. ~~~;i~t~, hel~rC~rfo~~~~~~~~e~~~;~{r.a~e.d 0 I·" 

17. 1978 POULTRY and placed HATCHED or sold on - this chickens, place 10 None 10,. r;=::::~ Num~ber==t'ill.""~T'nu~ loo;,,"uno ... [[.,~ .. -" _'~[:n:'5 orr:..~, "' •• 'ppu _~ __ n~ .. __ u,c .'~_.~-.~ IV ",,_,~ uu. .--t~· ,un" .~.~.~ .. ~.~ .. ~.~. =====j 

turkeys, ducks, etc. - Specify kind 01 poulrry____ 0 ~I.,rr-----II~ SEC~TIO~NI2~8_~PE:RS~ON~1 C~OM~PLE~TIN~G~ T~HIS~i R~EP~ORT~-:.,~ PI"'~O' ",,~nl~----_I 

8. Incubator egg capacity on December 31, 1978 .......•. ;. .:..:...~0=-=====::;--11 Name I ••• Date 

9. What was the gross value of sales of poultry Gross va'". of sales I T_,_.hft." II Area code J' Number 

and poultry products (eggs, etc.) from th,s Dollars' Cent. I ''""."'-"'' 

place In 1978? Include e.timated valua 01 None 1.,"__ 02. 

poutrry sndpoutrryproducts moved Irom this 0 I!'· : 'Q~'C'~ ~~ .. ~,_. _~,~: ........ __ .... : ..... _ ... _ ... _ ... , ,...,.... 2"-' .. _ place by cont/Berors and othfllS. •••.•••••• I' I snee( SnOWIII,K lIIalor "'tol~U;) 1t::)~IlS_ 101 YUUf (;OUmv! 1 U T t.!'I! z U NU 

F"OAM Je·Al.N) (.-.10·78/ Page 4 
APPENDIX D-Continued 

(Sections 22 through 27 were collected from only 20 percent of the farms; see text) 

SECTION 25 

Inelu~ ..x~ltute$ paid liy yOU 

and Qther$ forprOClJletiOlHlf. crops, I _~~~~~~ Hveilo¢k; aitd· QI~<I(ricultural Ifn"::~ from tills plac. No .. I-::-:;.,.:.==--i-==+-::-,,,,.-----\-ii;..:::=.=; 

1. GaS<) line fOI far·m busiOO$S 

.1=::------1 Z. Ol~'fuel for th~ farm 

buslJ1e$S •••• , .. , .. ,,, 

fuel oilior ~farmoo$inl1$s 0 

ii~~~=~ii~:!i~~15 ::~:~:~~ ~i)~~~,f~~. . . • j-L-------T--

Kerosene, rnolQloH, grease, for tile farm buslne.ss. , ••• 

• Ele~!ridty fnr tltefallll . business ...... ".' .... 

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0-6 

FO.M78-A 1(1) (11<-11_11111 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

WE NEED A COMPLETED REPORT FORM 

FROM EVERYONE receiving this request, Please 

follow the instructions given below for completing 

section 1. You will then be able to determine 

what additional information is to be provided. 

1. The enclosed census report form is being used 

by farms and ranches throughout the enti fe 

United States, Because it is meant for use in 

all parts of the country. it may contain sections 

and inquiries which do not apply to you. In 

this case, mark the "NonE''' or "No" box and 

go on to the next item or section. 

2. It You Receive Mor. Than One Report Form 

If you have multiple farming operations, you 

should complete a report for EACH SEPARATE 

and DISTINCT production unit, that is, each 

individual farm, ranch, feedlot, greenhouse, 

etc.; or combination of farms, etc., for which 

you maintain SEPARATE records of operating 

expenses and sales, livestock and other inventories, crop acreages, and production. Return 

any duplicate or extra report forms in the same 

envelope with the report(s) you complete so 

we can remove the extra addresses from our 

mail register. In the space provided to the 

right of the address label of the repon form 

you complete, write the 11-<1igit number from 

the label of the extra form or forms. 

3. Partnenhip Operation, 

A partnership is an association of two or more 

persons who have agreed (informally or under 

legal contract) on the amount of their contri· 

butions and profit distributions. 

Complete only ONE report for the entire 

partnership farm and ranch opetation, including 

all partners' shares on the same report. If two 

or more report forms were received for the 

pannership see 2 above. 

Partners who also have separate operations 

of their own should complete reports for those 

separate operations_ For additional information 

on Partnerships see section 19 below. 

4. How To Enter Your Response, On The Report 

Form 

Please enter your answers in the proper spaces, 

on the correct lines, and in the units requested, 

i.e .. dollars, bushels, tons, etc. Write any 

explanation outside the answer spaces or on a 

separate sheet of paper. 

Enter whole numbers unless the "Tenths" 

column is provided, such as reporting acres of 

Irish potatoes in section 2. If you have 1/2, 

1/4, or 1/3 of an acre, convert to tenths. For 

example convert 1/2 to 5/10, 1/3 to 3110, 

1/4 to 2110, etc. 

If you do not recall exact figures, please give 

your best estimate. You may indicate "Est." 

(for estimated) beside the answer, if you like. 

For all dollar items, we need only whole 

dollars, although a "Cents" column is provided 

for those who wish to report cents. 

COMPLETING THE REPORT FORM 

Section 1 - ACREAGE IN 1978 

This section determines the land for which you 

should report agricultural activities. It also provides space for reporting landlords, renters, and 

location(s) of agricultural actiVities. 

Change, in the Acre, Operated in 1978 - Report 

all land that YOU. USED during 1978, and the 

crops and livestock production on that land, even 

if rome or all of it was no longer a part of your 

operation on December 31, 1978. 

If you had agriculture operations at any time 

during 1978, but quit farming before December 31, 

1978, report your 1978 crop and livestock production and sales from that land for the portion 

of the year that you operated the land. Please 

explain in the margin of the report form (or on 

a separate sheet of paper) that you quit farming 

or ranching dUring 1978 and give the approximate 

date an1 the name and address of the present 

operator, if known, 

APPENDIX D-Continued 

INFORMATION SHEET 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

If you acq~ired land for agricultural operations, 

but did not use it for I ivestock or crop production 

in 1978, include the land in section 1. Please 

explain in the margin or on a separate sheet of 

paper. 

Completing Item, 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Section 1 -

Use items 1, 2, and 3 to determine the acres of 

land that are your responsibility for the purpose 

of making the agriculture census report. Include 

all land that you were associated with in 1978, 

regardless of location or use, but do not include 

holdings of residential property not associated 

with agricultural operations, Report all land in 

whole acres in this section. 

Item 1 - Land Owned - Report all land owned in 

1978 whether held under title, purchase contract 

or mortgage, homestead law, or as heir or trustee 

of an undivided estate, by you and/or your spouse, 

or by the partnership, corporation, or organi:o:ation 

for which you are reporting. 

Item 2 ..:. Land Rented or Leased F ROM Others -

Report all land rented by you, even though the 

landlord may have supplied equipment, fertilizer, 

or other materials and/or some supervision of the 

work 

INCLUDE in item 2 -

a. Land (for agricultural uses) that you rented 

F ROM others for cash payments 

b. Land worked on a share basis 

c. Land (owned by someone else) which you 

used rent-free 

d, Federal, State, Indian, or railroad land 

rented or leased by the acre 

DO NOT INCLUDE in item 2 - Land used on a 

per·head or animal unit license or permit basis, 

such as land used under section 3 of the Taylor 

Grazing Act, National Forest Land, or Indian 

Reservation Permit Land. 

Item 3 - Land Rented TO OTHERS - Cash 

tenants, share tenants, and share croppers are 

farm operators for census purposes and are responsible for making the agriculture census report for 

the land they operate. 

INCLUDE in item 3 -

a. Owned land rented TO others for cash or 

a share of the crops or livestock 

b. Land which you rented from others and 

then subleased to others in 1978 

c. Land rented out for residential or other 

nonfarm purposes, if it was part of the 

land reported in item 1 or 2 

d, Land worked for you by someone else on 

a share·of-crop basis 

e. Land which you allowed others to use rent· 

free 

NOTE: Please enter the names and addresses of 

renters, tenants, and sharecroppers in item 6. 

Item 4 - Acres in this Place - This is the sum of 

the land that you owned in 1978 (item 1), PLUS 

the land that you rented FROM others (item 2), 

MINUS the land that you rented TO others (item 

3). It is very important that you report this 

figure correctly (even if "0" acres). since the 

remainder of your report should cover only those 

operations on "the Acres in This Place" reported 

in item 4. 

"Zero Acres in Place" - Should you complete the 

rest of this form? 

If you yourself had crop or I ivestock activities on 

the land for any portion of the year, you should 

complete the rest of the form. See "Changes in 

Acres Operated in 1978," above. 

If all your land was operated by a renter or share· 

cropper for allot 1978, you do not have to 

complete the entire form. In this case, you 

should: 

a. Complete item 6 for renter. 

b, Skip to section 28 and complete Name, 

Address, Telephone number, etc. 

c. Explain briefly in the margin or on separate 

paper that you did not operate a farm or 

ranch in 1978. For example, "All land 

rented out," "Sold Farm," "Retired," 

etc., and give the approximate date that 

u.S. OEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

you quit operating, If you sold your farm, 

please give the name and address of current 

owner or operator, if known. 

d. Mail the form in the return envelope provided. 

Item 7 - Grazing Permits - In some States, 

government lands and Indian lands are used 

for grazing livestock under permit or special 

license, with payments on a per·head or animal 

unit basis. This land should NOT be' included 

as part of item 2, "Land rented or leased FROM 

others," or item 4, "Total Acres in This Place." 

But you should include in your report any live· 

stock located on permit land in 1978. 

Section. 2-8 - CROPS 

Sections 2 through 8 provide space for reponing 

crops harvested during the 1978 crop year from 

the land shown in section 1, item 4, of your report. 

Please report your crops in the appropriate section, 

Do not include any crops grown on land rented, 

leased, or worked on shares by others during 1978. 

Acres Harvested - Enter the acres harvested in 

1978. Round fractions to whole acres except 

where tenths are requested, as for Irish potatoes. 

Quantity Harvested - The units of measure on the 

report form are those most commonly used 

throughout the country. If you use a different 

unit of measure, please convert your figure for 

quantity harvested to the unit requested. If 

harvest is incomplete by December 31, 1978, 

please estimate the total quantity harvested. 

Crop Irrigation - For each crop irrigated, report 

number of acres irrigated. Irrigation is defined" 

as land watered by artificial or controlled means -

sprinklers, furrows or ditches, spreader dikes, 

purposeful flooding, etc. Include acres that 

received supplemental, partial, and preplant 

irrigation. For any crop not irrigated, leave 

"Acres irrigated" blank. 

How to Report Crop' Harvested 

a. Sections 2 and 3 - In these two sections, 

separate lines are provided for reporting each 

of several crops widely grown in the United 

States, Do not write in data for any other 

crops. 

b, Sections 4-8 - In each of these sections, 

report any of the crops listed in the same 

section. To report a crop in any of these 

sections, (1) find the crop name and the code 

number in the list in the section; (2) enter 

crop name and code in the first two columns 

of the first available answer line in the section; 

(3) enter the information requested in the 

headings of the remaining columns. 

Example: A farmer harvested 20 acres of alfalfa 

seed, yielding 6,000 pounds, and 30 acres of 

red clover seed, yielding 8,400 pounds: (He 

did not irrigate either crop.) He would enter 

the following in section 8: 

SECtl0ll8 It" .. yOT"ERCROPStlIr_!.trDIIlllllp\o(t,~I"I-lIct",,""11 

oo./O,IdMtob.SIII_o;f""OIoGItfC'OI'I'I!tI4",,,ulllly'fIIO'Ild' 

.l!Iy(\-c_, .......... " .. 

'OttO -(;0'0 ... ".,..· 

If more space i$ needed, use separate sheet of paper. 

Two or More Crops Harvested From The Same 

Land (Double-Cropping) - Report the total 

acres and production of each harvested crop in 

the appropriate section of the report form. 

Example: A farmer harvested 1,230 bushels of 

wheat from 40 acres in 1978, then planted and 

harvested 1,550 bushels of soybeans from the 

same 40 acres before the end of the year. He 

irrigated the soybeans but not the wheat. 
Section. 2-8 - CROPS - Continued 

Interplanted Crop. and "Skip Row" Pllnting -

If two crops were grown at the same time in 

alternating strips in the same field. report the 

portion of the field used for each crop. 

Example: A 60 acre field was planted in cotton 

and soybeans, with two rows 101 cotton followed 

by an area of the same width planted in soybeans. 

Thirty acres of soybeans would be reported in 

section 2, item 8, and 30 acres of cotton in section 

2, item 9. 

Vegetable. - Report acres of vegetables harvested 

FOR SALE. Do not report acres of vegetables for 

home use, Report the total acreage of each 

vegetable crop harvested. 

Example: You harvested 10 acres of lettuce from 

a field in 1978, then replanted the field to lettuce 

and harvested the 10 acres again. Enter only 10 

acres of land from which vegetables were harvested 

in item 1 of section 5, but write in 20 acres of 

lettuce harvested in item 2 of section 5. 

Fruit and Nuts - In counting the combined total 

of 20 or more trees and vines, include those for 

home use as well as those maintained for sale of 

the production (exclude abandoned trees). 

If crops other than fruit and nut trees and vines 

were interplanted with trees or vines, report the 

total acres for BOTH the orchard and the interplanted crops harvested. 

Example: If 20 acres of cotton were grown in a 

30 acre pecan orchard, you would report 20 

acres of cotton in section 2, item 9, and 30 acres 

of pecans in section 4. 

Avocoldos, Olives, Sugarcane 

Avocados - For California report the quantity 

harvested from November 1, 1977 through 

November 30, 1978. For Florida report the 

quantity harvested from April 1978 through 

March 1979, estimating if necessary. 

Olives - Report the quantity harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the October 1977 to March 

1978 harvest season. 

Sugarcane - For Florida and Texas report cuttings 

from November 1977 through April 1978, For 

Louisiana and Hawaii report for the 1978 crop 

year. 

Section 9 - GROSS VALUE OF CROPS SOLD 

Report the values received during 1978, regardless 

of the year in which the crops were harvested. 

Give gross values (before deducting taxes and 

expenses). If full payment was not received for 

a crop or crops sold in 1978. report only the 

amount actually received in 1978. 

For value of grains and cotton, include as sold the 

value of government CCC loans received in 1978 

but not loans obtained from any other government 

or private source. 

Section 10 - LAND USE 

The purpose of this section is to classify the acres 

you reported in section 1, item 4, by principal 

use in 1978. Do not include any acres you rented 

TO others (reported in section 1, item 3). 

Land Used for Multiple Purposes - If part o'f your 

land was used for more than one purpose in 1978, 

report that land on the line for the use first listed. 

and NOT on the line for the second use, For 

example, if you plowed under a cover crop, and 

planted and harvested a grain crop, report the land 

in item 2a, "Cropland harvested," but NOT as 

"Cropland used for cover crop, legumes, .. etc." 

litem 2c). 

Double Cropping - When more than one crop was 

harvested from the same land in 1978. report that 

land only ONCE as "Cropland Harvested," item 

2a of this section. 

Interpllnted CrOPI - If you interplanted crops, 

such as cotton in' an orchard, report the total 

land used for both crops only ONCE, as "Cropland 

Harvested," in item 2a. 

APPENDIX D-Continued 

Section 12-16 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Animiliand Poultry to be Induded in the Report -

Report all animals and poultry on the pl~ce on 

December 31, 1978. Include all owned by you 

and any kept by you for others. Include animals 

on unfenced land, on National Forest land, on 

district land or cooperative grazing association 

land, or on rangeland administered by the Bureau 

of land Management on a per-head or lease basis 

(such as on wheat pasture). Include poultry 

(broilers, layers, turkeys, etc.) fed under contract 

on "This Place." Include livestock and poultry 

kept on this place for home use, 4H projects, etc. 

Number IOld - Report all animals and poultry 

sold or removed from this place including those 

sold for a landlord or given to a landlord as his 

share or to others in trade or in payment for goods 

and services. Include animals of all ages without 

regard to ownership or who shared in the receipts 

if the animals were located on the place 30 days 

or more and were sold or removed from the 

place in 1978. 

Sales from Contract Ind Custom Feeding Operations - Include animals and poultry (including 

poultry under contract) fed on this place on a 

contract or custom basis if they were removed 

from the place in 1978. 

Value of Sales - Be sure to report the total gross 

value of sales of animals and poultry without 

deducting cost of feed, cost of livestock purchased, 

cost of hauling and selling, etc. If the sale price 

or value is not known, give your best estimate of 

their value when they left this place. 

Animals Moved to Another Place - For animals 

removed from this place to another place. such as 

for further feeding, report the number as sold and 

give your best estimate of their market value when 

they left this place. 

Animals to be Excluded from the Report - Do 

not report any animals or poultry kept under a 

share arrangement on land rented TO others in 

1978. 

Animals Sold from Another Place - Animals 

owned by you, but held and sold from someone 

else's place should NOT be included. For example. 

do not report cattle purchased elsewhere, fed in, 

and sold from a feedlot not part of this place. 

Animals Bought and Sold- Do not include animals 

bought and resold within 30 days. Such purchases 

and sales are considered "dealer" transactions. 

Fat Cattle Sales - Do not include with fattened 

cattle in item 3a of section 12: 

a. Veal calves which were fattened primarily 

on milk, or 

b. Dairy cows fed only the usual dairy ration 

before being sold, or 

c. Cattle and calves that were sold for further 

feeding. 

All Other livestock - Specify' the name of any 

other livestock, animal specialty, or livestock pro· 

ducts on or sold from this place that have not been 

accounted for elsewhere on this form. 

Example: Bees sold (colonies, packages, pounds); 

semen sales, animals bred and sold for laboratory 

use; birds, frogs, etc. 

Section 19 - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Use the following definitions to assist you in 

determining the tlpe of organization for your 

operation: 

Individual or Family Operation (Sole Proprietorship) - Defined as a farm or business organization 

controlled and operated by an individual. Includes 

family operations that are not incorporated and 

not operated under a partnership agreement. 

Partnership Operation - Defined as two or more 

persons who have agreed on the amount of their 

contribution (capital and effort) and the distribUtion of profits. Co-ownert-hip of land by husband 

and wife or joint filing of income tax forms by 

husband and wife does not constitute a partnership, unless the agreement to share contributions, 

decisionmaking, profits, and liabilities exists_ 

Producing products under contract or under II 

share rental agreement does not constitute a 

partnership. 

Corporltion - Defined as a legal entity or artificial person created under the laws of a State 

to carryon a business. This definition does 

not include cooperatives. 

Other - Such as cooperative (defined as an incorporated or unincorporated enterprise or association 

created and formed jointly by the members), estate 

or trust (defined 85 fund of money or property 

administered for the benefit of another individual 

or organization), priwn farm, grazing association, 

Indian reservation, etc. 

Section 20 - OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

AND OCCUPATION 

This section applies to the characteristics and 

occupation of the individual owner. operator, 

senior partner. or person in charge for the type of 

organization reported in section 19 of the form. 

For Individual or Family ()peration (Sole Proprietorship) - Complete this section for the 

operator. 

For Partnership Operation. - Complete items 1 

through 5 and 7 (of this section) for the "Senior 

Panner." The "Senior Partner" is the individual 

who is mainly responsible for the agricultural 

operations on this place. Consider the oldest 

partner as the "Senior Partner" if each shares 

equally in the day-to-day management decisions. 

For item 6 (Principal Occupation) consider all 

members of the partnership together. Please 

include as "Farming" worktime at all types of 

agricultural enterprises, including specialties, such 

as greenhouses, nurseries, mushrooms, ranching, 

feed lots, broiler feeding, etc. 

For Incorporated and Other Operations (Cooperative., Estatel, etc.) - Complete section 

20 for the person in charge, such as hired manager, 

business manager, or other person primarily 

responsible for the on-site, day-to-day operation 

of the farm or ranch business. 

Section 22 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER 

Report acres on which commercial fertilizer was 

applied during 1978. If some acres where fertilized 

more than once, report acres ONLY ONCE. 

Section 24 - MACHINERY AND EOUIPMENT 

The estimated market value in item 1 refers to 

ALL machinery and equipment kept on this place 

and used for the farm business. The value should 

be an estimate of what the machinery and equipment would sell for in its present condition, 

not the replacement or depreciated value. 

Section 26 - SELECTED PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES 

Include expenses paid by you and by anyone else 

for the production of crops, poultry, livestock, 

and other agricultural products on this place. Also 

include expenses incurred even if payment was not 

made in 1978. Please give estimates if you do not 

know the exact figures. For example, if you grew 

broilers or fed canle for others, include in item 1, 

as purchases, your best estimate of the valUe of the 

baby chicks or cattle at the time they were brought 

to this place. Also include in item 2, the value and 

amount of all feed purchased by you or someone 

else for use on this place. 

Do not include expenses related to nonfarm 

activities (trading and speculation, or livestock 

dealer activities). 

Hired Labor - Expenditures for hired labor should 

include gross wages or salaries, commissions, paid 

bonuses, and leave pay before deductions, plus the 

value of benefits paid by you - Social Security 

taxes, unemployment insurance, etc. 00 not 

include room and board. house rent. or other 

items paid in kind. 

D-7 
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Index-l 

INDEX 

(I ndex items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

County tables Cou nty tables 

State County State County 

tables Summary report tables Summary report 

A 8-Con. 

Abnormal farms ......... . 10,34 7 2 Black operators and other 

Age of operator ......... . 4,29-35 6 4 races ............... . 4,5,29-35 39-41 -

Agricultu ral products sold, 10,1317 9-11 2 Blueberries ............ . - 33 -

value. 29-35 Bluegrass seed,.Kentucky ... . - 30 -

Agricultu ral serv'ice incom e .. . 12,29-35 37 - Boysenberries . . . . . . . . . . . - 33 -

Alfalfa hay ............ . 25,26, 30 10 Broccoli ............. . - 31 -

28-35 Broilers .............. . 18, 19, 19,26 9 

A Ifal fa seed . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,26 30 10 29-35 

Almonds ............. . 28-35 32 - B rom egrass seed. . . . . . . . . . - 30 -

Alsike clover seed ........ . - 30 - Broomcorn ............ . - 35 -

Angora goats. .......... . 23 22 - Brussels sprouts ......... . - 31 -

Animal health costs ....... . 6,29-35 12 5 Buckwheat. ........... . - 28 -

Apples .............. . 25,28-35 32 10 Bulbs ............... . - 34 -

Apricots ............. . - 32 - Bulls, bull calves, steers, and 

Aquaculture products ..... . 24 25 - steer calves. . . . . . . . . . . . 20,29-35 16 9 

Artichokes ............ . - 31 - Burros, donkeys, and mules ... 23 27 -

Asparagus ............ . - 31 -

Assets, value ........... . 1,2, 13, 17, 1, 15 1,7 

29-35 C 

Austrian winter peas ...... . 

Automobiles ........... . 

- 30 -

14,29-35 - 7 

Cabbage ............. . 

Cantaloupes and Persian melons. 

- 31 -

- 31 - Avocados ............. . - 32 - Carrots .............. . - 31 -

Castor beans. . . . . . . . . . . . - 35 -

B Catfish sold ........... . 24 25 -

Bahia grass seed ......... . - 30 -

Cattle an d calves: . . . . . . . . . 17, 18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

Bait and.tropical fish sold ... . 

Balers, pickup .......... . 

Bananas ............. . 

Barley for grain ......... . 

Beans, castor ........... . 

Beans, dry field and seed .... . 

Beans, dry lima ......... . 

Beans, green I im a . . . . . . . .. 

Beans, snap (bush and pole) .. . 

Beans, soy beans ......... . 

Bedding plants. ......... . 

Beef cows ............ . 

Bees, colonies .......... . 

Beets, sugar ........... . 

Beets, table ........... . 

Bentgrass seed. . . . . . . . .. . 

Bermuda grass seed ....... . 

Berries .............. . 

Birdsfoot trefoil seed ...... . 

24 25 -

14,29-35 - 7 

- 32 - 25,26, 28 10 

28-35 

- 35 -

26,28-35 29 -

- 29 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

25-35 29 10 

- 34 -

18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

23 24 - 26,28-35 29 - - 31 - - 30 - - 30 -

25,27 33 10 

- 30 -

Cattle and calves sold, value ... 

Cauliflower ......... , .. 

Celery .............. . 

Chem icals, expense ....... . 

Chemicalsused ......... . 

Cherries ............. . 

Chickens 3 months old or 

older .............. . 

Chicory .............. . 

Chinchillas and their pelts ... . 

Chinese cabbage ......... . 

Chinese or ming peas ...... . 

Citrus fru its ........... . 

Clover seed ............ . 

Clover seed, red ......... . 

Coal, wood, coke, etc., 

expense ............. . 

Caffee ... , .......... . 

Collards ............. . 

10,18,20, 16 2,9 

29-35 

- 31 - - 31 -

6,15,17, 12 5 

29-35 

15,29-35 - 6 

28-35 32 -

18,19, 18 9 

29-35 

- 31 -

23 27 -

- 31 -

- 31 - 28-35 32 -

- 30 - 25 30 10 

7,29-35 13 5 

- 32 -

- 31 -. 

Blackberries ........... . - 33 - Colonies of bees ......... . 23 24 -
Index-2 

C-Con_ 

Combines, grain and bean ... 

Commercially mixed formula 

feed purchased ........ . 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans ........... . 

Contract labor, expense ... . 

Corn, field ........... . 

Corn heads for com bines .. 

Cornpickers and picker-shellers 

Corn, sweet ......... _ . 

Corn, sweet, for seed ..... . 

Corporation, type of organization .............. . 

Family held ........ . 

N onfam ily held .. _ ... . 

Cotton ............. . 

Cotton Commodity Credit 

Corporation loans ...... . 

Cottonpickers ......... . 

Cotton, value sold ....... . 

C owp eas for dry peas. . 

C owp eas, green . . . . . . . . . 

C owpeas, hogged or grazed 

or cu tfor silage ....... . 

Cows and heifers that had 

calved .............. . 

Crambe ............. . 

C ran berries. . . . . . . . . . . .. 

Cropland for cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

grasses .............. . 

Cropland harvested ....... . 

Cropland harvested, irrigated .. 

Cropland idle .......... . 

Cropland in cultivated summer 

fallow .............. . 

Cropland on which all crops 

failed .............. . 

Cropland pasture ........ . 

Cropland total. ......... . 

Crops, farms, acres, production. 

Cucum bers ............ . 

Cu rrants ............. . 

Customwork, machine hire, 

and rental of machinery and 

equipment, expense ...... . 

Customwork, machine work, 

and other agricultural services, 

income ............. . 

State 

tables 

14.29-35 

6,29-35 

10,29-35 

6,9, 17, 

29-35 

25-35 

14,29-35 

14, 29-35 

25,28-35 

-

4,5,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

25-35 

10,29-35 

14,29-35 

10,29-35 

-

-

-

18, 20, 29-35 

-

-

1,2,29-35 

1-4,13,17, 

29-35 

16,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1, 2, 17, 

29-35 

25-35 

-

-

6,29-35 

12,29-35 

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

- 7 

12 5 

- 2 

12 5 

28,30,35 10 

- 7 

- 7 

31 10 

35 -

5 4 

5 -

5 -

29 10 

- 2 

- 7 

- 2 

29 -

31 -

35 -

16 9 

35 -

33 -

2 1 

2 1,3,4 

3 1 

2 1 

2 1 

2 1 

2 1 

- 1 

28-35 10 

31 -

33 -

12 5 

37 -

D 

Daikon .............. . 

Dairy cows-milk cows ..... . 

Dairy products sold, value .... 

Dates ............... . 

Dewberries. . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Diesel fuel pu rchased ...... . 

Diesel fuel storage ........ . 

Dill for oil ............ . 

o irec t sales income ....... . 

Disease, chemical control ... . 

Donkeys, burros, and mules .. . 

Ducks ............... . 

Ducks, geese, and other 

poultry ............. . 

E 

Eggplant ... 

Electricity expense ....... . 

Emmer and spelt ........ . 

Endive .............. . 

Energy expense ......... . 

Equipment and machinery .... 

Escarole ............. . 

Ewes 1 year old or older .... . 

Expenses, farm ......... . 

F 

Family and individual,type 

of organization ......... . 

Family held corporations ... . 

Farms by age and principal 

occupation of operator ..... 

Farms by age and principal 

occupation of operator for 

farms with sales of less than 

$20,000 ............. . 

Farms by size of farm ..... . 

Farms by standard industrial 

classification .......... . 

Farms by tenure of operator. .. 

Farms by type of organization . 

Farms by value of agricultural 

sales ............... . 

Farms, number ......... . 

Cou nty tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

- 31 -

17,18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

10,20, 16 2,9, 

29-35 

- 32 -

- 33 -

7,8,29-35 13 5 

8 13 -

- 35 -

11,29-35 38 -

15,29-35 - 6 

23 27 -

- 26 -

19 - -

- 31 -

7,29-35 13 5 

- 28 -

- 31 -

6-8, 17, 12, 13 5 

29-35 

13, 14, 17, 15 7 

29-35 

- 31 - 22,29-35 20 9 

6-9,17, 12-14 5 

29-35 

4,5,29-35 5 4 

4,5,29-35 5 -

31 - -

32 - -

1-3,33 - 3 

13,35 8 -

4,29 4 4 

4,5,30 5 4 

10,34 7,9-11 2 

1-3, 13 1,2 1,4 

17,29-35 
F-Con. 

Fattened cattle sold ...... . 

Feed purchased ........ . 

Feeder pigs sold ........ . 

Female operators ....... . 

Fertil izer applied ....... . 

Fertilizer expense ....... . 

Fescue seed .......... . 

Field seed crops ........ . 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and 

silage sold, value ....... . 

Figs ............... . 

Filberts ............. . 

Fish sold ............ . 

Flaxseed ............ . 

Florist greens and flowers, cut 

Flower and vegetable seeds .. 

Flowering and foliage plants .. 

Flowers and florist greens, cut. 

Foliage and flowering plants .. . 

Forage harvesters ........ . 

Foreign ownership ....... . 

Foxtail millet seed ....... . 

Fruit crops .......•..... 

Fruits, nuts, and berries sold, 

value .............. . 

Fuel expense ...•........ 

Fuel oil purchased ....... . 

Fuel 0 il storage . . . . . . . . . . 

Full owners .. : ........ . 

G 

Garlic ............... . 

Gas, natural, expense ...... . 

Gasoline and other petroleum 

fuel and oil purchased ..... . 

Gasoline purchased ....... . 

Gasoline storage ......... . 

Geese ............... . 

Geese, ducks, and other . 

poultry ............. . 

Ginger root . . . . . . ..... . 

Goats ............... . 

G oats, Angora. . . . . . . . .. . 

Goats, milk ........... . 

Goats milk sold ......... . 

G oats, other. . . . . . . .... . 

Goose berries. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Grain Commodity Credit 

Corporation loans ....... . 

State 

tables 

20,29-35 

6, 17,29-35 

18,21, 

29-35 

4,29-35 

15,29-35 

6, 15, 17, 

29-35 

- 25,28-35 

10,29-35 

-

-

24 

28-35 

-

-

-

-

-

14,29-35 

-

-

25-35 

10,29-35 

6-8,2.9-35 

7,8,29-35 

8 

4,29-35 

- 7,29-35 

6-8,29-35 

7,8,29-35 

8 

-

19 

- 23,29-35 

23 

23 

23 

23 

-

10,29-35 

INDEX -Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

16 9 

12 5 

17 9 

6,43 -

- 6 

12 5 

30 - 30 10 

- 2 

32 - 32 - 25 -

28 - 34 -

34 -

34 - 34 -

34 -

- 7 

36 -

30 -

32 10 

- 2 

12, 13 5 

13 5 

13 -

4,40 4 

31 -

13 5 

13 5 

13 5 

13 - 26 -

- -

35 -

- 9 

22 -

21 -

21 -

27 - 33 -

- 2 

G-Con. 

Grain hay 

Grains ............. . 

G rains sold, value ....... . 

G rapefru it . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Grapes ............. . 

Grass silage and haylage ... . 

Green chop hay ........ . 

Greenhouse products ..... . 

Green hou se vegetables .•... 

Guar .............. . 

Guavas ............. . 

H 

Hatcheries ........... . 

Hay crops ........... . 

Haylage and grass silage ... . 

Hazel nuts ........... . 

Health care expense for 

animals ............ . 

Heifers and heifer calves ... . 

Hens and pullets of laying age. 

Herbs .............. . 

H ired farm labor, expense .. . 

Hogs and pigs ......... . 

Hogs and pigs sold, value .... 

Honey sold ........... . 

Honeydew melons ..•.... 

Hops .............. . 

Horses an d p on ies. . . . . . . . . 

I ncome from direct sales .... 

I ncome from machine work, 

customwork, and other 

agricultural services. . . . ... 

Individual and family, type 

of organization ......... . 

Insects, chem ical control. .. . 

Irish p otatoe5 . . . . . . . . . . 

Irrigated farmland ....... . 

K 

Kale ................ . 

Kenaf ............... . 

Index-3 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

I 

I 

26 30 -

25-35 28 10 

10,29-35 - 2 

28-35 32 -

25,28-35 32 10 

26,28-35 30 -

26 30 -

25 34 10 

- 34 -

- 35 -

- 32 -

- 26 -

25-35 30 10 

26,28-35 30 -

- 32 -

6,29-35 12 5 

20,29-35 16 9 

18, 19, 18 9 

29-35 

- 35 -

6,9, 17, 12, 14 5 

29-35 

17,18,21, 17 9 

29-35 

10,18,21, 17 2,9 

29-35 

23 24 -

- 31 -

- 35 - 18,23, 27 9 

29-35 

11,29-35 38 -

12,29-35 37 -

4,5,29-35 5 4 

15,29-35 - 6 

25-35 29 10 

1-3, 16, 17, 3 1,3 

29-35 

- 31 -

-I 35 -
Index-4 

K-Con. 

Kentucky bluegrass seed ..... 

Kerosene, motor oil, and 

grease, expense ......... . 

Kiwifruit ............ . 

Kumquats ............ . 

L 

Labor ............... . 

Land and buildings, value .... 

Land in farms .......... . 

Land owned .......... . 

Land rented from others ... . 

Land rented to others .... . 

Land use ............ . 

Lemons ............. . 

Lentils ............. . 

Lespedeza seed ........ . 

Lettuce and Romaine ..... . 

Lima beans, dry ........ . 

Lima beans, green ....... . 

Lime and other agricultural 

c hem ical expense 

Lime applied .......... . 

Limes .............. . 

Litters farrowed ........ . 

Livestock and livestock 

products sold. 

Livestock and poultry ..... 

Livestock <lnd poultry 

purchased ........... . 

Livestock, poultry, and their 

products sold ......... . 

Loans, Commodity Credit 

Corporation ......... . 

Loganberries .......... . 

Lotus root ........... . 

LP gas, butane, propane 

pu rchased ........... . 

LP gas, butane, propane 

storage ............ . 

M 

Macadamia nuts ........ . 

Machine hire, rental of machinery and equipment, and 

customwork expense ..... 

State 

tables 

-

7,29-35 

-

-

6,9,17, 

29-35 

1, 2, 17, 

29-35 

1-3,13,17, 

29-35 

29-35 

29-35 

29-35 

1-3, 17, 

29-35 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6, 15, 

29-35 

15,29-35 

-

21,29-35 

13,17,18, 

20,29-35 

18 

6,29-35 

lO,18 

10,29-35 

-

-

7,8, 

29-35 

8 

-

6,29-35 

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

30 -

13 5 

32 -

32 -

12, 14 5, 8 

1 1 . 

1, 2 1,3,4 

- -

- - - -

2 1,3 

32 -

29 -

30 -

31 -

29 -

31 -

12 5 

- 6 

32 -

17 9 

10, 11 -

- 9 

12 5 

- 2, 9 

- 2 

33 - 35 - 13 5 

13 -

32 -

12 5 

M-Con. 

Machine work, customwork, 

and other agricultural 

service income ......... . 

Machinery and equipment .. . 

Male operators ......... . 

Mandarins and tangerines .. . 

Mangoes ............ . 

Market value of farmland 

and bu if dings 

Melons ............. . 

Milk cows ........... . 

Milk goats ........... . 

Millet. proso .......... . 

Millet seed, fox tail ...... . 

M ink and their pelts ..... . 

Mint for oil .......... . 

M ohair sold .......... . 

Motor oil, grease, and 

kerosene purchased ..... . 

Motortrucks including pickups 

Mower conditioners ...... . 

Mules, burros, and donkeys .. 

Mungbeans for beans ..... . 

Murcotts ............ . 

Mushrooms .......... . 

Mustard cabbage ....... . 

Mustard greens ........ . 

Mustard seed .......... . 

N 

Natural gas expense ...... . 

Nectarines ........... . 

Nematode control in crops .. . 

N onfam il y held corporations . 

N um ber of farms ....... . 

Nursery and greenhouse 

products ........... . 

Nursery and greenhouse 

produ cts sold, value ..... . 

Nursery p roducts-shru bs, 

trees, etc ........... . 

o 

Oats for grain ......... . 

Occupation of operator .... 

Off·farm work by operator .. 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

12,29-35 37 -

13,14,17, 15 7 

29-35 

4,29-35 6 -

- 32 -

- 32 -

1,2, 17, 1 1 

29-35 

- 31 -

17,18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

23 21 -

- 28 - - 30 -

23 23 -

- 35 -

23 22 -

7,29-35 13 5 

14,29-35 - 7 

14,29-35 - 7 

23 27 -

- 35 -

- 32 -

- 34 - - 31 - - 31 - - 28 -

7,29-35 13 5 

- 32 -

15,29-35 - 6 

4,5, 29-35 5 - 1·3, 13, 17, 1,2 1,3 

29-35 

25 34 10 

10,29-35 34 2 

- 34 -

25,26, 28 10 

28-35 

4,29-35 6, 7 4 

4,29-35 6 4 
O-Con. 

Okra ............... . 

Olives ............... . 

a nions, dry and green ..... . 

Operator characteristicsresidence, age, race, occupation, oft-farm work, sex, 

Spanish origin ......... . 

a ranges .............. . 

a rchardgrass seed ........ _ 

Orchards _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

a rganization of farm ... _ .. . 

Otherfield crops sold, value .. . 

Other livestock and livestock 

products sold, value ...... . 

Other poultry .... _ ..... . 

Owned land ......... _ .. 

P 

Papayas .............. . 

Parsley .............. . 

Part owners . . . . . . . _ . _ .. 

Partnership, type of organiza· 

tion ............... . 

Passion fruit. .......... . 

Pastureland and.grazing land .. . 

Pastureland irrigated ...... . 

Payroll and employment. ... . 

Peaches .............. . 

Peanuts for nuts ......... . 

Pears ............... . 

Peas, Au strian wi~ter ...... . 

Peas, Chinese or mingo ..... . 

Peas, dry field and seed ..... . 

Peas, green. . . . . . . . . . .. . 

Pecans .............. . 

Peppers .............. . 

Persian melons. . . . . . . . . . . 

Persimmons ........ ' ... . 

Petroleum expense ....... . 

Pheasants ............. . 

Pickup balers .......... . 

Pigeons or squab ........ . 

Pimientos ............ . 

Pineapples ............ . 

Pistachios ............ . 

Plums ............... . 

Pomegranates . . ........ . I 

State 

tables 

-

-

-

4,29-35 

28-35 

-

25-35 

4,5,29-35 

10,29-35 

10,23, 

29-35 

-

29-35 

-

-

4,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

-

1, 2, 17, 

29-35 

16,29-35 

6,9, 17, 

29-35 

25,28-35 

25-35 

-

-

-

-

25,28-35 

-

-

-

-

6,7,17, 

29-35 

-

14,29-35 

-

-

27 

-

-

-

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

P-Con. 

31 - Ponies and horses ........ . 

32 -

31 - Popcorn ............. . 

Potatoes, Irish .......... . 

Potatoes, sweet ......... . 

Poultry and poultry 

6, 7 4 produ cts sol d. 

32 -

30 - Poultry hatched ......... . 

32 10 Principal occupation of 

5 4 operator ............ . 

- 2 Pro':uction expenses ...... . 

27 2 Proso millet ........... . 

Prunes .............. . 

26 9 Pu lIets .............. . 

- - Pumpkins ............ . 

Q 

32 - Quail ....... . 

31 -

4,40 4 

R 

5 4 Rabbits and their pelts ..... . 

32 - Race of operator ........ . 

2 1 Radishes ............. . 

Rangeland ............ . 

3 1 

12, 14 5,8 Rapeseed ............ . 

Rasp berries ........... . 

32 10 Red clover seed ......... . 

29 10 Redtop seed ........... . 

32 - Residence of operator ..... . 

30 - Rhubarb ............. . 

31 - Rice ................ . 

29 - Romaine and lettuce ...... . 

31 10 Rye for grain .......... . 

32 - Ryegrass seed .......... . 

31 -

31 -

32 - S 

12, 13 5 Safflower. ............ . 

Sales of agricultural products .. 

26 -

- 7 Salt hay ............. . 

26 - Sanitation chern icals ...... . 

31 - Seeds, bulbs, plants, and 

35 - trees pu rchased. 

32 - Set aside program, acreage ... . 

32 - Sex of operator ......... . 

32 - Shallots .............. . 

Index·5 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

18,23, 27 9 

29-35 

- 28 -

25-35 29 10 

25,27-35 29 10 

10, 13 10, 11 2,9 

17-19, 

29-35 

- 26 -

4,29-35 6, 7 4 

6-9,17, 12-14 5 

29-35 

- 28 -

- 32 -

19,29-35 18 9 

- 31 -

- 26 -

23 27 - 4,5,29-35 39-41 -

- 31 -

1, 2, 17, 2 1 

29-35 

- 35 -

- 33 -

25 30 10 

- 30 -

4,29-35 6 4 

- 31 -

26,28-35 28 -

- 31 -

25 28 10 

- 30 -

- 28 -

10,13,17, 9-11 2 

29-35 

- 35 -

15,29-35 - 6 

6,17, 12 5 

29-35 

29-35 - 1 

4,29-35 6 -

- 31 -
Index-6 

State 

tables 

S-Con. 

Sheep and lambs ........ . 17,18,22, 

29-35 

Sheep and lambs shorn ..... . 22,29-35 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold, 10,18,22, 

value. 29-35 

Size of farm, average ...... . 1,2,29-35 

Small grain hay ......... . 26 

Snap beans, bush and pole ... . -

Sod ................ . -

Sorghums ............ . 25-35 

Soybeans ............. . 25-35 

Spanish origin, operators of .. . 4,29-35 

Speit and emmer ........ . -

Spinach .............. . -

Squash .............. . -

Standard industrial classification of farms (SIC) ...... . 13,29-35 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, 

and bull calves ......... . 20,29-35 

Storage, selected petroleum .. . 8 

Strawberries ........... . 25,26 

Sudangrass seed ........ . -

Su gar beets. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,28-35 

Sugarcane ............ . 26,27, 

29-35 

Su nfl ower seed ......... . 28-35 

Sweet corn ............ . 25,28-35 

Sweet corn for seed ....... . -

Sweetp otatoes. . . . . . . . . . . 25,27-35 

T 

Tangelos ............. . -

Tangerines and mandarins ... . -

Taro ............... . - Tenant operated farms ..... . 4,29-35 

Tenure .............. . 4,29-35 

Timothy seed .......... . -

Tobacco ............. . 25-35 

Tobacco sold, value ....... . 10,29-35 

Tomatoes ............ . 25,28-35 

Tractors, wheel ......... . 14,29-35 

Triticale .............. I -

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

20 9 

20 9 

20 2,9 

1 1 

30 -

31 -

34 -

28,30 10 

35 

29,30 10 

42 - 28 - 31 -

31 -

8 -

16 9 

13 -

33 10 

30 -

29 -

29 -

28 -

31 10 

35 - 29 10 

32 -

32 -

35 - 4,40 4 

4,40 4 

30 -

29 10 

- 2 

31 10 

- 7 

28 -

T-Con. 

Tropical and baitfish sold ... . 

Trout sold ............ . 

Trucks including pickups .... . 

Turkeys ............. . 

Turnip greens .......... . 

Turnips .............. . 

Type of farm (SIC) ....... . 

Type of organization ...... . 

v 

Value of agricultural products 

sold. 

Value of land and buildings ... 

Value of machinery and 

equipment. 

Vegetable and flower seeds .. . 

Vegetabl.es, greenhouse ..... . 

Vegetables harvested for sale .. 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or 

melons sold, value ....... . 

Velvetbeans for beans ..... . 

Vetch seed ............ . 

W 

Wages paid to farm workers ... 

Walnuts, English or Persian .. . 

Watercress ............ . 

Watermelons ........... . 

Weeds, chemical control .... . 

Wheat for grain ......... . 

Wheatgrass seed. . . . . . . . . . 

Wheel tractors. . . . . . . . . . . 

Wild hay ............. . 

Wild rice ............. . 

Woodland ............ . 

Wool, pounds shorn ...... . 

Work off-farm by operator ... . 

Workers on farms ........ . 

Worms .............. . 

Wormseed oil .......... . 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

24 25 - 24 25 -

14,29-35 - 7 

19,29-35 26 9 

- 31 -

- 31 -

13,29-35 8 - 4,5,29-35 5 4 

10, 13, 17, 9-11 2 

29-35 

1,2,13,17, 1 1 

29-35 

13, 14, 17, 15 7 

29-35 

- 34 - - 34 -

25-35 31 10 

10,29-35 - 2 

- 35 -

- 30 -

6,9, 17, 12, 14 5 

29-35 

28-35 32 - - 31 -

- 31 -

15,29-35 - 6 

25-35 28 10 

- 30 -

14,29-35 - 7 

26,28-35 30 - - 28 - 1,2,29-35 2 1 

22,~29-35 20 9 

4,29-35 6 4 

9,29-35 14 8 

23 27 - - 35 -


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