1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DARLINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 346 370 Land in farms ..................acres.. 158 132 156 853 Average size of farm .......acres.. 457 424 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 396 552 377 257 Average per acre .........dollars.. 909 910 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 739 61 299 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 83 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 84 123 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 301 354 acres.. 114 733 125 315 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 266 336 acres.. 101 334 99 935 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 29 acres.. 1 379 1 267 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 257 38 102 Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 045 102 979 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 289 29 263 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 969 8 839 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 25 $100,000 or more .................... 95 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 308 31 900 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 227 86 449 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 179 223 Other ............................... 167 147 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 178 165 200 days or more ................... 127 99 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 74 78 number.. 4 874 5 294 Beef cows ..................farms.. 63 70 number.. (D) 2 424 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 790 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 67 75 number.. 1 811 1 891 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 32 number.. 966 2 751 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 32 number.. 2 403 7 075 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 5 number.. (D) 494 043 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 1 number.. 3 144 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 96 147 acres.. 12 110 12 907 bushels.. 1 126 648 994 038 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 147 170 acres.. 31 471 26 352 bushels.. 1 536 430 1 175 796 Cotton .......................farms.. 77 81 acres.. 23 471 15 936 bales.. 38 461 15 361 Tobacco ......................farms.. 97 156 acres.. 4 765 3 974 pounds.. 11 319 649 8 304 783 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 174 214 acres.. 49 991 49 898 bushels.. 1 003 458 926 688 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 65 63 acres.. 2 451 2 225 tons, dry.. 6 182 4 828 Land in orchards..............farms.. 15 11 acres.. 106 149 @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.