1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARLBORO COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 180 174 Land in farms ..................acres.. 116 548 104 862 Average size of farm .......acres.. 647 603 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 603 263 401 132 Average per acre .........dollars.. 979 660 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 005 78 794 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 163 161 acres.. 83 670 83 025 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 130 152 acres.. 70 687 65 538 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 13 acres.. 1 229 1 168 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 469 20 909 Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 605 120 165 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 862 17 707 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 607 3 201 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 16 $100,000 or more .................... 62 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 852 17 811 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 623 102 364 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 98 120 Other ............................... 82 54 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 74 69 200 days or more ................... 52 48 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 51 50 number.. 2 899 2 509 Beef cows ..................farms.. 48 48 number.. 1 547 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 1 number.. 3 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 42 49 number.. 1 046 1 060 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 21 number.. 217 1 247 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 23 number.. 163 2 570 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 9 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 1 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 5 number.. 3 721 000 1 507 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 44 acres.. 2 182 4 913 bushels.. 200 927 294 792 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 53 62 acres.. 14 337 10 566 bushels.. 753 562 465 406 Cotton .......................farms.. 57 79 acres.. 32 426 29 085 bales.. 49 435 33 311 Tobacco ......................farms.. 12 17 acres.. 987 675 pounds.. 2 202 124 1 456 008 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 81 86 acres.. 27 163 24 032 bushels.. 730 658 473 710 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 43 48 acres.. 2 159 1 940 tons, dry.. 6 896 3 237 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 72 40 @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.