1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALLENDALE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 131 114 Land in farms ..................acres.. 91 891 81 257 Average size of farm .......acres.. 701 713 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 777 554 453 950 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 095 645 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 697 65 057 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 98 103 acres.. 54 509 47 616 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 72 94 acres.. 43 494 33 809 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 8 acres.. 4 963 2 330 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 824 13 052 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 526 114 492 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 758 12 299 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 066 753 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 5 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 10 $100,000 or more .................... 19 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 431 11 024 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 523 96 704 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 52 62 Other ............................... 79 52 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 73 52 200 days or more ................... 53 42 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 30 25 number.. 4 351 2 339 Beef cows ..................farms.. 27 21 number.. 1 905 1 060 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. 3 9 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 28 19 number.. 1 521 1 574 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 28 number.. 284 770 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 21 number.. 370 659 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 108 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 47 acres.. 11 593 9 791 bushels.. 1 057 458 890 330 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 35 acres.. 11 186 9 276 bushels.. 444 373 411 721 Cotton .......................farms.. 13 13 acres.. 6 146 2 798 bales.. 10 315 3 936 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 29 37 acres.. 13 911 10 918 bushels.. 331 403 239 691 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 15 19 acres.. 1 634 1 552 tons, dry.. 7 173 5 781 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 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.