1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREENWOOD COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 377 385 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 065 70 277 Average size of farm .......acres.. 181 183 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 330 183 294 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 381 1 129 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 189 21 418 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 134 159 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 309 308 acres.. 27 774 28 535 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 203 211 acres.. 9 172 8 173 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 8 acres.. (D) 27 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 291 9 435 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 603 24 506 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 428 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 9 007 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 172 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 10 $100,000 or more .................... 7 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 731 8 235 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 506 21 389 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 121 131 Other ............................... 256 254 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 245 242 200 days or more ................... 189 182 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 290 302 number.. 14 008 14 942 Beef cows ..................farms.. 252 273 number.. 7 721 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 5 number.. 101 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 277 281 number.. 6 188 6 635 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 17 number.. 34 196 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 9 number.. 30 559 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 9 number.. 48 63 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 27 number.. 209 648 441 906 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 14 acres.. 254 248 bushels.. 20 010 15 911 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 5 acres.. 317 420 bushels.. 14 600 16 940 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 177 174 acres.. 8 304 6 997 tons, dry.. 12 319 11 512 Land in orchards..............farms.. 21 14 acres.. 83 68 @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.