1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EDGEFIELD COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 271 262 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 425 68 858 Average size of farm .......acres.. 264 263 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 330 313 078 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 219 1 165 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 620 30 188 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 65 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 227 226 acres.. 28 044 34 168 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 170 168 acres.. 16 472 20 266 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 31 acres.. 2 640 4 056 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 240 16 986 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 235 64 832 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 990 10 150 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 249 6 836 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 10 $100,000 or more .................... 29 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 862 14 543 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 460 55 507 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 100 107 Other ............................... 171 155 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 168 149 200 days or more ................... 129 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 148 147 number.. 8 255 8 939 Beef cows ..................farms.. 131 132 number.. 4 146 4 230 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 6 number.. 771 746 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 144 136 number.. 4 306 4 441 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 13 number.. (D) 899 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 9 number.. (D) 2 152 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 17 number.. 72 636 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 11 acres.. 138 338 bushels.. 8 121 32 490 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 20 acres.. 692 866 bushels.. 23 200 36 290 Cotton .......................farms.. 15 3 acres.. 3 380 591 bales.. 3 015 629 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 16 acres.. 1 268 2 459 bushels.. 17 883 48 410 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 111 104 acres.. 5 373 5 508 tons, dry.. 10 208 10 747 Land in orchards..............farms.. 31 48 acres.. 3 862 9 497 @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.