1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ORANGEBURG COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 965 910 Land in farms ..................acres.. 271 709 262 093 Average size of farm .......acres.. 282 288 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 318 566 232 692 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 169 812 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 019 44 665 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 213 196 50 to 179 acres ..................... 371 306 180 to 499 acres .................... 200 203 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 842 836 acres.. 163 889 176 836 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 656 725 acres.. 129 862 124 341 Irrigated land .................farms.. 96 95 acres.. 14 941 12 084 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 899 63 403 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 088 69 674 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 952 30 562 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 948 32 841 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 370 282 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 125 119 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 125 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 133 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 55 $100,000 or more .................... 137 120 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 415 54 380 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 860 59 824 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 401 413 Other ............................... 564 497 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 545 510 200 days or more ................... 376 353 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 252 291 number.. 17 603 19 906 Beef cows ..................farms.. 195 216 number.. 4 482 5 352 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 42 number.. 4 347 5 397 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 227 259 number.. 7 131 7 759 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 135 239 number.. 38 097 53 926 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 128 237 number.. 83 692 100 515 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 131 10 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 35 number.. 122 820 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 12 number.. 7 657 025 6 410 070 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 379 372 acres.. 36 180 36 096 bushels.. 3 590 783 3 535 888 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 175 147 acres.. 21 944 16 294 bushels.. 1 045 703 713 912 Cotton .......................farms.. 131 100 acres.. 36 355 16 220 bales.. 50 079 23 580 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 1 pounds.. (D) 2 200 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 229 334 acres.. 29 606 43 427 bushels.. 653 532 1 151 918 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 222 197 acres.. 9 486 8 881 tons, dry.. 28 059 25 850 Land in orchards..............farms.. 46 79 acres.. 707 1 725 @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.