1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DILLON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 199 259 Land in farms ..................acres.. 91 088 108 848 Average size of farm .......acres.. 458 420 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 487 012 408 850 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 054 889 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 086 77 279 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 69 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 187 252 acres.. 68 734 86 565 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 166 236 acres.. 64 219 72 632 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 8 acres.. (D) 517 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 919 34 800 Average per farm .........dollars.. 331 251 134 364 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 263 28 615 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 656 6 185 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 35 $100,000 or more .................... 77 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 863 28 108 Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 567 108 946 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 116 174 Other ............................... 83 85 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 76 96 200 days or more ................... 49 66 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 35 36 number.. 1 588 1 204 Beef cows ..................farms.. 30 35 number.. 865 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 29 34 number.. 644 570 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 36 number.. 65 670 21 085 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 32 number.. 160 124 42 495 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 6 number.. 5 348 000 1 214 500 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 44 98 acres.. 3 715 9 380 bushels.. 317 772 629 505 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 97 116 acres.. 24 031 22 458 bushels.. 1 117 524 1 060 837 Cotton .......................farms.. 22 35 acres.. 13 501 12 001 bales.. 17 992 14 302 Tobacco ......................farms.. 101 161 acres.. 4 834 4 794 pounds.. 10 977 999 9 777 615 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 115 168 acres.. 36 542 38 527 bushels.. 858 374 807 522 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 35 26 acres.. 1 174 501 tons, dry.. 3 201 802 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 12 acres.. 64 72 @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.