1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 206 220 Land in farms ..................acres.. 53 168 37 287 Average size of farm .......acres.. 258 169 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 561 893 174 216 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 238 1 310 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 399 32 959 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 68 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 180 204 acres.. 15 250 15 607 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 157 184 acres.. 8 978 8 037 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 11 acres.. 501 420 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 889 9 524 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 277 43 292 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 009 8 300 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 880 1 225 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 9 $100,000 or more .................... 24 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 715 6 767 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 015 30 758 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 79 80 Other ............................... 127 140 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 146 200 days or more ................... 84 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 68 76 number.. 2 414 2 065 Beef cows ..................farms.. 61 69 number.. (D) 1 231 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 5 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 59 64 number.. 873 802 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 41 number.. 6 110 3 681 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 33 number.. 15 207 8 194 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 62 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 14 number.. (D) 415 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 94 86 acres.. 2 766 1 947 bushels.. 220 563 120 364 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 8 acres.. 1 041 191 bushels.. 48 648 4 456 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 0 acres.. 469 0 bales.. 652 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 45 78 acres.. 1 017 1 207 pounds.. 2 542 101 2 694 882 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 38 53 acres.. 2 308 2 815 bushels.. 60 925 61 077 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 40 46 acres.. 1 267 1 326 tons, dry.. 3 218 2 588 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 4 acres.. 20 3 @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.