1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 067 1 015 Land in farms ..................acres.. 106 937 107 058 Average size of farm .......acres.. 100 105 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 256 333 211 456 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 767 1 969 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 701 20 211 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 445 396 50 to 179 acres ..................... 416 411 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 112 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 911 896 acres.. 64 287 64 518 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 659 696 acres.. 28 538 28 894 Irrigated land .................farms.. 72 81 acres.. 1 127 2 230 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 114 23 293 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 663 22 949 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 316 13 255 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 798 10 038 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 534 485 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 205 183 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 136 152 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 110 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 17 $100,000 or more .................... 25 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 640 20 970 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 344 20 660 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 347 347 Other ............................... 720 668 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 693 643 200 days or more ................... 498 495 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 589 565 number.. 22 231 22 599 Beef cows ..................farms.. 520 504 number.. 10 518 9 585 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 17 number.. 1 610 1 823 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 560 533 number.. 10 568 11 693 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 20 number.. 307 203 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 15 number.. 336 216 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 5 number.. 53 54 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 27 number.. 725 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 37 acres.. 507 665 bushels.. 38 476 53 030 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 37 63 acres.. 2 281 2 870 bushels.. 103 652 96 593 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 36 35 acres.. 2 104 1 763 bushels.. 42 532 45 345 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 488 429 acres.. 16 900 13 376 tons, dry.. 30 720 25 585 Land in orchards..............farms.. 106 193 acres.. 4 968 7 820 @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.