1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLLETON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 416 502 Land in farms ..................acres.. 154 829 126 370 Average size of farm .......acres.. 372 252 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 395 961 259 481 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 122 1 068 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 393 26 230 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 124 178 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 379 447 acres.. 49 646 60 223 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 300 376 acres.. 30 622 36 213 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 30 acres.. 1 226 1 362 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 191 12 329 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 516 24 560 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 500 7 866 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 690 4 463 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 196 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 19 $100,000 or more .................... 31 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 776 12 180 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 712 24 263 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 209 Other ............................... 249 293 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 242 296 200 days or more ................... 164 219 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 188 239 number.. 6 786 8 192 Beef cows ..................farms.. 157 221 number.. 4 078 4 972 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 10 number.. 25 29 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 178 220 number.. 3 356 3 648 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 111 number.. 6 679 11 597 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 98 number.. 14 973 25 385 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 4 number.. 75 32 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 45 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 32 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 182 233 acres.. 13 794 15 649 bushels.. 1 264 002 1 334 680 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 30 acres.. 3 009 2 225 bushels.. 114 606 99 793 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 1 acres.. 1 358 (D) bales.. 2 062 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 5 4 acres.. (D) 282 pounds.. (D) 214 861 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 71 97 acres.. 7 248 10 455 bushels.. 170 215 224 334 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 120 142 acres.. 3 752 4 338 tons, dry.. 10 947 11 184 Land in orchards..............farms.. 15 18 acres.. 132 122 @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.