1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 761 689 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 382 66 809 Average size of farm .......acres.. 92 97 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 299 156 277 673 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 413 2 953 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 626 18 807 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 323 269 50 to 179 acres ..................... 288 298 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 660 577 acres.. 37 789 35 442 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 438 387 acres.. 15 042 13 990 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 54 acres.. 1 601 1 460 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 512 13 223 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 012 19 191 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 202 7 344 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 311 5 879 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 400 331 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 137 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 11 $100,000 or more .................... 21 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 862 10 996 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 191 15 982 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 256 275 Other ............................... 505 414 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 473 395 200 days or more ................... 356 308 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 464 454 number.. 13 783 14 597 Beef cows ..................farms.. 400 402 number.. 7 097 6 660 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 19 number.. 748 1 394 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 417 420 number.. 7 282 5 763 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 19 number.. 809 1 681 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 12 number.. 1 279 2 902 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 7 number.. 29 38 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 29 number.. 4 634 4 562 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 40 acres.. 436 483 bushels.. 41 304 33 791 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 26 acres.. 1 145 1 133 bushels.. 56 608 42 764 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 18 acres.. 898 985 bushels.. 20 093 22 323 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 335 261 acres.. 10 207 7 980 tons, dry.. 15 103 11 686 Land in orchards..............farms.. 40 40 acres.. 686 907 @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.