1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHEROKEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 412 388 Land in farms ..................acres.. 64 770 66 165 Average size of farm .......acres.. 157 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 205 817 181 427 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 512 1 175 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 593 22 912 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 203 178 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 352 346 acres.. 30 968 29 664 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 245 238 acres.. 12 059 10 952 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 10 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 193 9 753 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 023 25 136 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 029 2 965 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 164 6 788 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 210 173 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 3 $100,000 or more .................... 10 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 146 8 964 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 054 23 103 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 131 Other ............................... 302 257 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 268 259 200 days or more ................... 210 190 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 289 number.. 13 115 10 983 Beef cows ..................farms.. 251 277 number.. 6 335 6 095 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 7 number.. 23 78 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 261 272 number.. 10 279 5 144 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 14 number.. 64 205 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 10 number.. 83 250 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 11 number.. 248 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 10 acres.. 49 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 12 acres.. 375 704 bushels.. 17 630 24 991 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 16 acres.. 552 806 bushels.. 8 012 19 067 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 225 194 acres.. 8 920 6 788 tons, dry.. 14 024 12 193 Land in orchards..............farms.. 15 22 acres.. 1 466 2 361 @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.