1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAMPTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 207 242 Land in farms ..................acres.. 117 387 97 241 Average size of farm .......acres.. 567 402 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 572 086 392 873 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 065 986 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 894 50 477 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 62 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 186 224 acres.. 57 813 60 105 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 144 199 acres.. 47 824 44 548 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 7 acres.. 1 369 991 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 774 12 463 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 204 51 499 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 461 10 277 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 314 2 186 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 15 $100,000 or more .................... 35 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 177 12 135 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 657 50 143 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 84 94 Other ............................... 123 148 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 150 200 days or more ................... 77 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 60 60 number.. 2 872 2 054 Beef cows ..................farms.. 47 57 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 54 49 number.. 1 399 959 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 64 number.. 1 959 9 288 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 64 number.. 3 531 18 051 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 14 number.. 149 499 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 92 134 acres.. 13 784 15 526 bushels.. 1 169 794 1 358 126 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 41 44 acres.. 8 471 7 275 bushels.. 310 091 317 855 Cotton .......................farms.. 39 23 acres.. 14 186 4 839 bales.. 20 279 6 607 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 67 86 acres.. 13 943 15 993 bushels.. 304 372 387 374 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 34 37 acres.. 952 887 tons, dry.. 2 686 2 462 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. (D) (D) @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.