1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KERSHAW COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 324 239 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 625 52 978 Average size of farm .......acres.. 224 222 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 343 019 218 417 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 454 1 013 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 584 22 665 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 112 83 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 258 207 acres.. 23 574 19 165 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 171 157 acres.. 11 035 9 556 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 15 acres.. 166 59 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 748 19 898 Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 408 83 254 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 588 1 846 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 160 18 052 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 9 $100,000 or more .................... 44 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 693 16 167 Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 236 67 930 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 123 94 Other ............................... 201 145 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 175 134 200 days or more ................... 124 88 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 113 98 number.. 3 714 3 646 Beef cows ..................farms.. 95 88 number.. 2 443 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 1 number.. 11 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 97 92 number.. 2 001 1 959 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 23 number.. (D) 1 221 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 28 number.. (D) 1 822 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 2 380 100 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 31 acres.. 1 657 1 104 bushels.. 136 932 62 627 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 19 acres.. 2 011 1 970 bushels.. 86 885 81 630 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 10 acres.. (D) 381 bales.. (D) 469 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 78 pounds.. (D) 167 105 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 19 acres.. 2 652 2 785 bushels.. 78 696 61 354 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 116 103 acres.. 4 698 2 952 tons, dry.. 10 014 6 680 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 5 acres.. 61 (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.