1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAURENS COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 686 666 Land in farms ..................acres.. 126 761 128 124 Average size of farm .......acres.. 185 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 369 169 257 039 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 992 1 332 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 652 24 138 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 181 155 50 to 179 acres ..................... 273 294 180 to 499 acres .................... 143 138 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 595 587 acres.. 62 005 62 976 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 424 429 acres.. 21 584 19 922 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 26 acres.. 1 023 852 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 565 16 428 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 063 24 667 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 525 5 307 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 040 11 121 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 289 280 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 130 129 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 14 $100,000 or more .................... 18 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 531 15 203 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 151 22 793 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 230 246 Other ............................... 456 420 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 435 405 200 days or more ................... 327 291 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 479 501 number.. 26 402 27 203 Beef cows ..................farms.. 411 457 number.. 12 745 12 923 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 21 number.. 1 711 2 096 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 449 485 number.. 11 265 11 865 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 18 number.. 65 429 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 12 number.. 200 1 050 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 12 number.. 110 280 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 21 number.. (D) 163 747 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 9 acres.. 207 500 bushels.. 23 468 35 520 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 26 acres.. 817 1 159 bushels.. 26 470 35 115 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 18 acres.. 747 899 bushels.. 10 437 17 836 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 362 361 acres.. 18 628 15 107 tons, dry.. 31 160 23 507 Land in orchards..............farms.. 22 26 acres.. 726 781 @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.