1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ABBEVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 471 491 Land in farms ..................acres.. 81 245 89 935 Average size of farm .......acres.. 172 183 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 213 178 182 994 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 531 1 018 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 499 21 024 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 212 207 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 394 405 acres.. 35 986 38 395 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 257 281 acres.. 9 891 10 219 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 13 acres.. 336 528 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 289 6 698 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 599 13 642 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 444 919 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 845 5 779 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 213 196 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 13 $100,000 or more .................... 8 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 912 6 550 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 674 13 313 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 153 169 Other ............................... 318 322 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 298 290 200 days or more ................... 229 217 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 357 392 number.. 16 794 18 405 Beef cows ..................farms.. 333 354 number.. 9 874 9 979 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 23 number.. 403 845 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 344 368 number.. 7 774 8 132 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 18 number.. 198 1 098 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 11 number.. 167 920 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 269 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 30 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 12 acres.. 50 102 bushels.. 2 355 5 055 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 14 acres.. 374 546 bushels.. 14 529 18 920 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 10 acres.. 103 365 bushels.. 1 268 7 377 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 225 249 acres.. 8 738 8 840 tons, dry.. 16 515 16 100 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 15 acres.. 150 131 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.