1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEWBERRY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 499 510 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 597 93 970 Average size of farm .......acres.. 190 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 259 187 209 510 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 496 1 319 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 234 31 083 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 229 243 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 441 459 acres.. 48 857 51 217 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 334 352 acres.. 23 102 25 186 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 18 acres.. 429 558 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 734 35 226 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 639 69 070 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 221 3 049 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 513 32 177 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 213 212 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 7 $100,000 or more .................... 49 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 034 29 608 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 216 58 054 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 193 223 Other ............................... 306 287 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 293 270 200 days or more ................... 221 222 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 391 412 number.. 25 038 26 081 Beef cows ..................farms.. 350 369 number.. 9 382 8 828 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 37 number.. 5 280 5 884 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 380 392 number.. 9 523 8 401 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 36 number.. 10 685 7 044 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 32 number.. 18 248 9 516 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 23 number.. 931 176 1 120 453 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 1 211 904 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 31 acres.. 1 124 981 bushels.. 97 276 70 161 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 44 62 acres.. 3 817 5 154 bushels.. 154 851 212 007 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 26 28 acres.. 4 038 4 026 bushels.. 73 503 89 710 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 290 303 acres.. 11 863 11 589 tons, dry.. 25 650 22 523 Land in orchards..............farms.. 20 11 acres.. 164 115 @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.