1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARION COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 200 265 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 158 78 382 Average size of farm .......acres.. 401 296 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 533 514 383 225 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 259 1 063 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 736 56 644 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 65 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 186 251 acres.. 52 653 52 620 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 161 222 acres.. 42 768 34 319 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 24 acres.. 909 1 486 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 719 24 435 Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 593 92 208 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 018 20 839 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 701 3 597 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 22 $100,000 or more .................... 53 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 206 18 637 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 453 70 329 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 107 135 Other ............................... 93 130 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 88 131 200 days or more ................... 57 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 72 69 number.. 2 999 2 922 Beef cows ..................farms.. 68 62 number.. (D) 1 721 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 50 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 67 61 number.. 1 421 1 356 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 50 number.. 7 184 18 896 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 47 number.. 4 873 38 107 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 73 acres.. 3 611 5 195 bushels.. 353 234 432 153 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 57 62 acres.. 12 586 7 521 bushels.. 558 277 339 936 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 3 703 993 bales.. 4 721 783 Tobacco ......................farms.. 78 116 acres.. 5 988 5 010 pounds.. 13 680 008 10 298 439 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 99 114 acres.. 22 876 18 130 bushels.. 557 814 368 078 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 59 49 acres.. 1 886 1 344 tons, dry.. 5 106 3 737 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 5 acres.. 63 16 @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.