1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SALUDA COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 556 584 Land in farms ..................acres.. 111 376 110 679 Average size of farm .......acres.. 200 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 274 288 199 542 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 432 1 047 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 560 30 963 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 124 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 231 276 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 129 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 470 507 acres.. 54 298 56 586 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 350 384 acres.. 23 359 24 379 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 23 acres.. 2 101 2 298 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 937 39 414 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 606 67 490 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 824 4 473 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 113 34 942 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 191 177 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 98 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 114 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 22 $100,000 or more .................... 67 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 609 34 242 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 187 58 534 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 251 288 Other ............................... 305 296 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 297 286 200 days or more ................... 222 212 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 434 462 number.. 27 662 25 085 Beef cows ..................farms.. 392 418 number.. 14 831 12 642 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 37 number.. 1 663 2 322 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 424 452 number.. 11 911 10 747 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 29 number.. 1 051 2 899 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 24 number.. 2 640 5 960 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. 10 69 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 34 29 number.. 13 443 344 12 920 400 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 33 36 acres.. 1 189 1 001 bushels.. 117 799 93 766 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 48 acres.. 1 774 2 805 bushels.. 72 133 110 736 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 5 acres.. 1 253 641 bales.. 1 377 849 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 32 acres.. 2 101 2 307 bushels.. 37 837 62 619 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 305 312 acres.. 13 937 12 721 tons, dry.. 29 691 24 921 Land in orchards..............farms.. 27 43 acres.. 2 957 4 165 @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.