1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEXINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 799 718 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 408 82 634 Average size of farm .......acres.. 117 115 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 237 546 219 691 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 280 2 157 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 888 30 088 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 77 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 275 243 50 to 179 acres ..................... 328 301 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 695 618 acres.. 49 269 46 204 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 577 530 acres.. 34 864 30 480 Irrigated land .................farms.. 88 89 acres.. 6 072 3 950 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 108 429 64 788 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 706 90 234 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 677 12 776 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 85 752 52 012 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 304 283 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 121 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 28 $100,000 or more .................... 123 116 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 88 043 55 452 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 191 77 232 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 327 300 Other ............................... 472 418 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 457 422 200 days or more ................... 349 308 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 359 327 number.. 11 682 10 381 Beef cows ..................farms.. 286 286 number.. 6 115 5 766 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 27 number.. 337 346 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 326 296 number.. 5 679 5 566 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 78 number.. 2 823 7 766 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 77 number.. 4 716 13 918 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 134 294 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 51 number.. 343 817 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 90 86 number.. 42 133 536 32 444 477 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 144 144 acres.. 6 668 5 359 bushels.. 549 544 391 872 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 61 77 acres.. 3 680 4 412 bushels.. 123 729 146 172 Cotton .......................farms.. 18 8 acres.. 3 635 1 050 bales.. 4 425 718 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 99 104 acres.. 7 750 10 313 bushels.. 122 414 204 231 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 342 310 acres.. 10 565 8 019 tons, dry.. 23 131 18 480 Land in orchards..............farms.. 51 50 acres.. 536 1 026 @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.