1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 350 339 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 579 66 355 Average size of farm .......acres.. 162 196 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 341 289 313 750 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 549 1 775 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 729 27 836 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 121 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 299 298 acres.. 27 755 37 214 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 242 252 acres.. 16 688 24 470 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 49 acres.. 571 1 487 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 830 8 002 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 943 23 605 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 702 5 605 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 128 2 397 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 156 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 20 $100,000 or more .................... 23 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 107 7 091 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 096 20 855 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 147 157 Other ............................... 203 182 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 211 183 200 days or more ................... 146 126 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 131 117 number.. 6 538 5 494 Beef cows ..................farms.. 105 106 number.. 2 734 2 942 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 0 number.. 25 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 117 116 number.. 6 301 2 571 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 37 number.. 607 1 601 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 34 number.. 876 2 420 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 8 number.. 27 92 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 20 number.. 332 753 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 72 acres.. 2 471 6 146 bushels.. 215 770 489 205 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 40 acres.. 4 557 5 390 bushels.. 211 479 251 715 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 782 bales.. (D) 976 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 41 66 acres.. 6 996 11 681 bushels.. 122 778 304 085 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 134 109 acres.. 4 275 3 241 tons, dry.. 9 830 6 212 Land in orchards..............farms.. 29 29 acres.. 184 207 @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.