1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 396 406 Land in farms ..................acres.. 139 411 138 573 Average size of farm .......acres.. 352 341 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 361 960 281 554 Average per acre .........dollars.. 994 828 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 819 57 886 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 119 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 344 365 acres.. 94 882 101 314 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 265 311 acres.. 79 603 82 930 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 24 acres.. 5 053 6 323 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 173 51 685 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 951 127 302 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 282 27 754 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 891 23 930 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 158 139 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 15 $100,000 or more .................... 80 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 115 40 176 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 151 99 199 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 183 230 Other ............................... 213 176 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 195 212 200 days or more ................... 139 144 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 111 112 number.. 5 517 4 371 Beef cows ..................farms.. 95 97 number.. (D) 2 012 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 15 number.. (D) 362 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 103 90 number.. 2 220 1 862 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 106 number.. 11 474 10 255 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 94 number.. 20 400 22 040 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 20 number.. (D) 584 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 10 number.. 5 391 580 6 002 997 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 144 188 acres.. 26 597 26 220 bushels.. 2 707 520 2 554 440 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 113 106 acres.. 20 599 13 653 bushels.. 1 009 688 644 804 Cotton .......................farms.. 32 53 acres.. 9 958 13 258 bales.. 10 964 13 505 Tobacco ......................farms.. 44 66 acres.. 1 629 1 167 pounds.. 3 775 779 2 408 269 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 130 173 acres.. 25 477 27 379 bushels.. 588 924 639 632 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 74 60 acres.. 3 838 2 776 tons, dry.. 9 523 8 011 Land in orchards..............farms.. 22 19 acres.. 109 612 @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.