1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 222 280 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 741 136 151 Average size of farm .......acres.. 539 486 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 506 705 332 842 Average per acre .........dollars.. 914 671 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 196 62 908 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 76 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 191 256 acres.. 89 202 105 409 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 153 215 acres.. 80 941 82 321 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 15 acres.. 283 1 919 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 383 27 013 Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 427 96 476 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 960 21 365 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 423 5 648 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 28 $100,000 or more .................... 73 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 866 24 725 Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 054 88 303 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 108 173 Other ............................... 114 107 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 103 135 200 days or more ................... 77 86 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 39 57 number.. 2 107 2 549 Beef cows ..................farms.. 38 54 number.. 1 150 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 36 57 number.. 1 011 1 342 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 35 number.. 1 760 7 978 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 37 number.. 3 798 11 384 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 416 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 13 number.. 4 647 735 3 323 374 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 72 105 acres.. 11 257 11 596 bushels.. 1 049 687 863 872 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 86 93 acres.. 18 804 11 922 bushels.. 1 059 845 514 325 Cotton .......................farms.. 63 122 acres.. 25 588 33 977 bales.. 31 462 30 496 Tobacco ......................farms.. 15 27 acres.. 635 822 pounds.. 1 297 140 1 617 216 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 91 148 acres.. 33 943 25 790 bushels.. 673 719 516 426 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 37 39 acres.. 1 615 1 628 tons, dry.. 3 318 3 818 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 13 acres.. (D) 43 @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.