1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLARENDON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 304 372 Land in farms ..................acres.. 142 216 135 766 Average size of farm .......acres.. 468 365 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 394 841 287 130 Average per acre .........dollars.. 912 814 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 541 52 770 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 278 354 acres.. 112 085 112 785 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 229 312 acres.. 98 663 83 380 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 24 acres.. 2 352 2 593 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 76 646 36 815 Average per farm .........dollars.. 252 123 98 965 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 469 30 302 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 177 6 512 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 30 $100,000 or more .................... 116 84 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 896 30 431 Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 975 82 024 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 171 206 Other ............................... 133 166 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 132 160 200 days or more ................... 107 117 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 72 84 number.. 2 704 3 597 Beef cows ..................farms.. 62 75 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 63 77 number.. 1 099 1 948 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 97 number.. 28 656 24 928 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 101 number.. 86 389 68 738 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 22 5 number.. 14 227 569 1 116 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 139 180 acres.. 32 668 23 703 bushels.. 3 540 255 2 598 548 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 99 118 acres.. 27 946 17 584 bushels.. 1 642 320 866 237 Cotton .......................farms.. 41 43 acres.. 12 818 7 918 bales.. 19 620 11 412 Tobacco ......................farms.. 52 86 acres.. 2 808 2 519 pounds.. 6 139 691 5 980 656 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 142 182 acres.. 40 509 37 465 bushels.. 1 077 039 943 047 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 45 51 acres.. 1 301 1 370 tons, dry.. 3 995 3 034 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 74 52 @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.