1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OCONEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 611 646 Land in farms ..................acres.. 66 497 69 897 Average size of farm .......acres.. 109 108 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 331 103 180 658 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 721 1 988 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 882 20 911 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 212 227 50 to 179 acres ..................... 260 278 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 539 568 acres.. 31 232 34 490 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 430 445 acres.. 13 113 14 342 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 20 acres.. 549 119 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 308 29 909 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 517 46 298 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 866 4 401 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 443 25 508 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 258 262 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 113 128 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 9 $100,000 or more .................... 59 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 032 25 351 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 972 39 183 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 202 251 Other ............................... 409 395 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 397 405 200 days or more ................... 286 290 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 450 455 number.. 18 855 17 284 Beef cows ..................farms.. 406 413 number.. 10 154 9 049 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 28 number.. 405 675 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 432 431 number.. 9 463 6 771 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 30 number.. 1 080 3 369 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 18 number.. 2 278 5 954 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 15 number.. 41 109 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 33 number.. (D) 645 647 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 40 36 number.. 17 131 252 10 426 215 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 42 acres.. 515 558 bushels.. 33 405 35 343 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 17 acres.. 1 111 1 216 bushels.. 47 183 55 564 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 18 16 acres.. 1 371 1 406 bushels.. 30 191 13 740 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 358 343 acres.. 9 053 9 390 tons, dry.. 17 783 15 334 Land in orchards..............farms.. 49 78 acres.. 1 095 1 891 @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.