1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 AIKEN COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 729 669 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 069 136 565 Average size of farm .......acres.. 184 204 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 254 333 236 371 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 315 1 252 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 312 27 455 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 215 178 50 to 179 acres ..................... 274 245 180 to 499 acres .................... 127 136 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 623 589 acres.. 62 028 64 618 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 482 478 acres.. 34 641 33 743 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 42 acres.. 2 180 1 408 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 754 32 593 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 595 48 720 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 423 8 246 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 331 24 347 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 323 282 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 21 $100,000 or more .................... 76 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 215 29 365 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 767 43 894 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 274 256 Other ............................... 455 413 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 443 402 200 days or more ................... 313 329 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 319 257 number.. 12 426 11 155 Beef cows ..................farms.. 283 232 number.. 6 839 6 202 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 11 number.. 97 125 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 293 239 number.. 5 797 4 288 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 59 number.. 3 211 7 143 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 59 number.. 6 983 14 613 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 5 number.. 245 160 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 44 number.. 260 018 28 322 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 45 41 number.. 21 891 685 16 014 440 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 110 127 acres.. 3 677 4 231 bushels.. 268 718 333 269 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 63 78 acres.. 4 279 5 500 bushels.. 152 095 179 743 Cotton .......................farms.. 18 19 acres.. 4 519 2 919 bales.. 6 640 4 161 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 82 80 acres.. 7 304 7 848 bushels.. 129 062 178 857 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 316 259 acres.. 11 879 8 710 tons, dry.. 30 570 21 290 Land in orchards..............farms.. 40 47 acres.. 1 707 2 282 @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.