1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HORRY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 896 1 048 Land in farms ..................acres.. 183 590 195 697 Average size of farm .......acres.. 205 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 383 908 249 976 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 943 1 441 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 581 41 161 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 237 297 50 to 179 acres ..................... 336 382 180 to 499 acres .................... 193 223 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 860 1 012 acres.. 116 584 124 525 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 778 947 acres.. 95 548 86 431 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 49 acres.. 1 482 1 082 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 788 63 668 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 397 60 752 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 71 820 56 889 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 968 6 779 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 220 223 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 138 168 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 126 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 129 $100,000 or more .................... 215 179 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 521 48 016 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 356 45 773 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 492 615 Other ............................... 404 433 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 427 486 200 days or more ................... 285 323 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 284 229 number.. 10 455 7 139 Beef cows ..................farms.. 241 203 number.. 6 059 3 591 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 12 number.. 27 79 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 256 196 number.. 5 427 3 631 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 140 number.. 36 904 28 230 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 134 number.. 61 797 51 848 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 1 number.. 115 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 40 number.. 862 1 153 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 1 350 000 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 368 447 acres.. 19 979 21 424 bushels.. 1 966 600 1 857 664 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 219 112 acres.. 16 591 6 228 bushels.. 747 320 262 476 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 15 acres.. 1 065 2 348 bales.. 1 082 3 192 Tobacco ......................farms.. 386 568 acres.. 14 265 13 149 pounds.. 33 707 035 28 077 424 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 475 546 acres.. 45 650 41 444 bushels.. 1 158 398 844 234 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 185 166 acres.. 4 823 3 042 tons, dry.. 12 774 7 305 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 19 acres.. 155 97 @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.