1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FAIRFIELD COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 172 189 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 609 55 712 Average size of farm .......acres.. 271 295 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 286 154 247 966 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 116 791 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 931 18 453 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 63 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 140 156 acres.. 15 482 17 198 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 107 124 acres.. 4 338 5 848 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 4 acres.. 51 9 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 504 2 036 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 512 10 775 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 315 233 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 189 1 804 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 3 $100,000 or more .................... 9 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 646 1 938 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 338 10 201 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 51 69 Other ............................... 121 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 106 95 200 days or more ................... 80 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 117 131 number.. 6 327 7 204 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 122 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 113 127 number.. 2 664 3 128 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 16 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 14 number.. (D) 272 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 5 acres.. 53 61 bushels.. 3 023 4 305 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 208 16 bushels.. (D) 335 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 95 115 acres.. 3 725 5 498 tons, dry.. 7 320 10 187 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 11 acres.. 36 44 @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.