1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 266 216 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 082 32 392 Average size of farm .......acres.. 166 150 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 436 733 479 100 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 658 2 505 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 213 47 716 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 96 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 69 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 229 199 acres.. 17 297 18 771 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 168 155 acres.. 8 036 8 083 Irrigated land .................farms.. 72 46 acres.. 2 245 2 654 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 859 16 701 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 974 77 320 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 898 15 827 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 961 874 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 10 $100,000 or more .................... 41 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 670 14 144 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 944 65 483 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 115 109 Other ............................... 151 107 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 155 101 200 days or more ................... 110 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 65 48 number.. 2 156 1 908 Beef cows ..................farms.. 55 45 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 54 44 number.. 890 911 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 13 number.. 210 1 471 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 10 number.. 277 3 505 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 0 number.. 47 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 13 number.. (D) 584 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 35 acres.. 1 120 1 201 bushels.. 93 649 86 341 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 205 (D) bushels.. 7 610 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 7 acres.. 684 527 bushels.. 17 230 12 772 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 37 34 acres.. 1 626 1 667 tons, dry.. 2 734 2 191 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 23 acres.. 139 163 @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.