1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 537 491 Land in farms ..................acres.. 124 282 109 652 Average size of farm .......acres.. 231 223 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 855 204 845 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 062 762 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 131 34 963 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 224 185 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 99 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 414 426 acres.. 55 270 53 446 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 297 330 acres.. 32 788 31 048 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 22 acres.. 649 894 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 856 60 477 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 811 123 171 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 823 7 293 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 63 034 53 184 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 227 183 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 16 $100,000 or more .................... 66 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 754 52 464 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 765 106 851 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 204 201 Other ............................... 333 290 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 280 284 200 days or more ................... 202 212 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 278 261 number.. 13 190 11 481 Beef cows ..................farms.. 246 232 number.. (D) 6 138 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 11 number.. (D) 240 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 272 252 number.. 6 904 5 914 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 34 number.. 296 2 689 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 28 number.. 368 4 832 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 1 number.. 144 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 12 number.. (D) 61 081 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 12 number.. 4 150 605 5 112 800 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 46 acres.. 4 247 3 770 bushels.. 359 484 253 697 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 38 49 acres.. 5 763 5 222 bushels.. 252 238 205 381 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 8 acres.. 752 1 080 bales.. 916 1 209 Tobacco ......................farms.. 9 16 acres.. 283 265 pounds.. 649 875 537 704 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 54 61 acres.. 11 829 9 115 bushels.. 308 510 188 624 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 213 196 acres.. 10 962 7 971 tons, dry.. 25 742 17 277 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 31 acres.. 699 1 293 @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.