1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FLORENCE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 615 781 Land in farms ..................acres.. 168 600 194 822 Average size of farm .......acres.. 274 249 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 337 227 227 248 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 230 916 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 129 43 624 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 159 199 50 to 179 acres ..................... 210 265 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 579 755 acres.. 114 479 131 812 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 525 706 acres.. 95 991 97 290 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 25 acres.. 1 899 742 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 106 51 057 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 367 65 374 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 794 46 300 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 312 4 757 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 71 $100,000 or more .................... 132 133 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 767 40 592 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 174 51 974 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 324 423 Other ............................... 291 358 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 324 395 200 days or more ................... 243 270 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 116 122 number.. 4 728 4 000 Beef cows ..................farms.. 100 102 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 97 97 number.. 1 558 1 473 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 96 number.. 5 510 11 379 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 83 number.. 7 449 17 808 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. 1 898 000 744 679 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 239 295 acres.. 14 766 15 197 bushels.. 1 300 727 1 248 334 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 175 166 acres.. 23 616 15 032 bushels.. 1 048 743 640 915 Cotton .......................farms.. 43 35 acres.. 8 607 6 190 bales.. 11 223 5 328 Tobacco ......................farms.. 240 365 acres.. 10 437 9 948 pounds.. 22 821 848 19 506 805 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 292 464 acres.. 49 139 49 600 bushels.. 1 064 468 900 206 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 81 75 acres.. 1 820 1 423 tons, dry.. 4 975 3 579 Land in orchards..............farms.. 20 27 acres.. 115 165 @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.