1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHESTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 340 373 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 691 94 193 Average size of farm .......acres.. 237 253 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 319 049 219 105 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 179 832 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 836 20 756 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 129 140 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 96 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 292 312 acres.. 32 969 34 562 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 213 226 acres.. 11 190 11 083 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 11 acres.. 106 187 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 675 7 474 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 338 20 037 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 332 900 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 343 6 573 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 134 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 15 $100,000 or more .................... 22 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 388 5 854 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 613 15 652 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 145 172 Other ............................... 195 201 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 183 187 200 days or more ................... 129 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 245 291 number.. 12 681 14 619 Beef cows ..................farms.. 223 275 number.. 6 711 7 799 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 15 number.. 707 956 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 238 285 number.. 6 095 7 528 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 17 number.. (D) 1 011 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 1 682 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 20 acres.. 281 1 034 bushels.. 18 383 44 408 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 12 acres.. 1 092 1 075 bushels.. 50 290 46 393 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 1 783 795 bales.. 1 769 590 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) 378 bushels.. (D) 7 105 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 191 189 acres.. 6 823 6 949 tons, dry.. 11 752 13 564 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 12 acres.. 41 39 @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.