1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DORCHESTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 314 321 Land in farms ..................acres.. 65 333 62 108 Average size of farm .......acres.. 208 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 591 247 050 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 246 1 222 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 991 33 232 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 96 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 106 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 281 292 acres.. 37 521 37 197 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 221 242 acres.. 28 222 25 026 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 8 acres.. (D) 111 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 506 13 607 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 490 42 389 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 479 6 759 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 027 6 848 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 127 143 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 10 $100,000 or more .................... 32 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 061 11 422 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 965 35 583 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 126 115 Other ............................... 188 206 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 187 189 200 days or more ................... 131 148 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 121 126 number.. 6 081 4 646 Beef cows ..................farms.. 105 106 number.. 2 501 1 642 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 13 number.. 164 353 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 121 114 number.. 4 624 2 764 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 76 number.. 6 532 8 235 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 81 number.. 8 855 11 803 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 2 number.. 25 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 2 number.. 2 292 013 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 114 146 acres.. 9 936 10 222 bushels.. 988 502 973 527 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 26 acres.. 3 278 1 751 bushels.. 152 210 73 125 Cotton .......................farms.. 20 14 acres.. 7 077 1 807 bales.. 9 425 2 279 Tobacco ......................farms.. 7 10 acres.. 709 552 pounds.. 1 559 600 1 374 200 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 58 90 acres.. 7 065 9 259 bushels.. 139 961 203 363 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 94 64 acres.. 2 097 1 436 tons, dry.. 5 957 2 353 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 16 acres.. 103 63 @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.