Table 19. Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 



(For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Charactenstics 



1987 



Characteristics 



1982 



Farms number. 



Land in farms acres- 



Average size of farm ,__ --- acres- 



Value of land and buildings' $1,000. 



Average per farm dollars- 

 Average per acre dollars. 



Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment' $1,000. 



Land in farms according to use: 



Total cropland farms., 



acres.. 



Harvested cropland farms.. 



acres-. 

 Cropland used only for pasture or grazing -- farms., 



acres.. 



Other cropland farms., 



acres-. 



Total woodland farms. 



acres.. 



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. 

 Irrigated land farms- 

 acres. 



21 



16 442 



736 



29 895 



1 423 571 



1 936 



19 

 5 764 



19 

 3 585 



10 



2 124 



3 



55 



16 

 3 792 



7 



1 584 



13 



2 208 



11 

 177 



16 



709 



3 



18 



20 



16 269 



813 



19 004 



950 200 



1 169 



19 

 6 967 



19 

 3 973 



10 



2 994 



(NA) 



17 



6 143 



4 



371 



16 



6 772 



10 

 2 594 



16 

 555 



Market value of agncultural products sold $1,000. 



Average per farm dollars- 

 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 



crops $1,000. 



Livestock, poultry, and their products $1,000. 



Total farm production expenses' $1,000. 



Average per farm dollars. 



Tenure of operator: 



Full owners 



Part owners 



Tenants 



Abnormal farms by standard industrial 

 classification: 



Cash grains (Oil) 



Field crops, except cash grains (013) 



Cotton (0131) -.. 



Tobacco (0132) 



Sugarcane and sugar beets: Irish potatoes; 

 field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. 

 (0133. 0134, 0139) , 



Vegetables and melons (016) 



Fruits and tree nuts (017) 



Horticultural specialties (018) 



General farms, primarily crop (019) . 



Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 

 specialties (021) 



Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) 



Dairy farms (024) 



Poultry and eggs (025) _ 



Animal specialties (027) 



General farms, primarily livestock and animal 

 specialties (029) 



'Data are based on a sample of farms. 



24 WEST VIRGINIA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



