1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LANCASTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 500 444 Land in farms ..................acres.. 75 181 58 323 Average size of farm .......acres.. 150 131 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 228 528 176 194 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 638 1 240 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 068 17 933 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 130 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 231 209 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 399 354 acres.. 30 688 28 659 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 261 240 acres.. 11 903 8 295 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 10 acres.. 228 49 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 680 10 580 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 359 23 829 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 913 1 201 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 767 9 379 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 199 184 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 114 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 4 $100,000 or more .................... 38 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 048 9 102 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 096 20 499 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 176 152 Other ............................... 324 292 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 286 265 200 days or more ................... 213 216 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 339 335 number.. 12 482 10 496 Beef cows ..................farms.. 311 319 number.. 6 887 6 226 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 10 number.. 112 71 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 334 313 number.. 6 194 5 222 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 18 number.. 267 525 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 17 number.. 446 1 174 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 17 number.. (D) 292 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 30 acres.. 558 700 bushels.. 42 327 37 832 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 18 acres.. 686 683 bushels.. 29 095 25 434 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 56 bales.. 0 45 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 23 acres.. 750 1 479 bushels.. 13 490 28 354 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 226 204 acres.. 10 036 5 325 tons, dry.. 20 739 7 824 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 16 acres.. 83 132 @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.