1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 602 705 Land in farms ..................acres.. 189 415 173 188 Average size of farm .......acres.. 315 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 364 000 229 651 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 161 951 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 032 41 248 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 132 188 50 to 179 acres ..................... 184 233 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 550 673 acres.. 93 251 106 996 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 486 617 acres.. 72 748 68 663 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 18 acres.. 785 724 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 872 40 645 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 522 57 653 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 652 32 809 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 221 7 836 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 197 209 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 52 $100,000 or more .................... 115 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 657 32 482 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 569 46 074 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 245 349 Other ............................... 357 356 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 348 384 200 days or more ................... 240 276 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 169 160 number.. 5 499 7 016 Beef cows ..................farms.. 150 134 number.. 3 014 3 920 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 17 number.. 19 41 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 149 139 number.. 3 187 3 337 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 83 170 number.. 10 917 13 285 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 67 158 number.. 27 301 40 286 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 33 number.. 818 770 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 326 368 acres.. 19 257 19 192 bushels.. 1 624 615 1 660 167 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 74 59 acres.. 7 570 5 146 bushels.. 346 671 204 518 Cotton .......................farms.. 88 66 acres.. 23 625 14 600 bales.. 32 499 19 045 Tobacco ......................farms.. 167 265 acres.. 5 682 5 553 pounds.. 13 375 039 11 847 416 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 153 270 acres.. 17 064 23 482 bushels.. 388 233 533 480 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 112 97 acres.. 2 700 2 236 tons, dry.. 6 100 4 760 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 5 acres.. 41 21 @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.