1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PICKENS COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 532 496 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 862 44 200 Average size of farm .......acres.. 88 89 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 263 632 178 827 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 191 2 130 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 855 16 807 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 244 215 50 to 179 acres ..................... 185 181 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 458 417 acres.. 24 781 21 617 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 331 284 acres.. 9 379 7 818 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 23 acres.. 215 144 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 908 4 517 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 105 9 108 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 622 2 151 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 286 2 367 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 292 231 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 6 $100,000 or more .................... 10 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 529 4 062 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 393 8 207 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 170 179 Other ............................... 362 317 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 318 289 200 days or more ................... 252 226 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 350 350 number.. 10 585 10 473 Beef cows ..................farms.. 311 322 number.. 6 079 5 693 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 10 number.. 96 104 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 321 326 number.. 4 638 3 865 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 14 number.. 686 365 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 7 number.. 2 266 753 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 8 number.. 90 108 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 20 number.. 584 49 890 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 25 acres.. 352 547 bushels.. 16 303 31 590 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 9 acres.. 91 234 bushels.. 1 565 6 140 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 12 acres.. 334 391 bushels.. 6 578 10 647 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 279 223 acres.. 7 999 6 169 tons, dry.. 12 889 8 307 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 20 acres.. 35 91 @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.