1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 YORK COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 726 677 Land in farms ..................acres.. 115 420 120 755 Average size of farm .......acres.. 159 178 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 327 771 280 950 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 365 1 636 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 604 22 215 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 194 160 50 to 179 acres ..................... 316 289 180 to 499 acres .................... 133 143 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 629 601 acres.. 56 364 56 210 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 482 455 acres.. 22 893 18 549 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 48 acres.. 455 929 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 172 21 964 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 710 32 442 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 377 4 828 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 795 17 135 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 309 256 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 130 142 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 123 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 28 $100,000 or more .................... 36 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 885 19 719 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 051 29 128 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 253 246 Other ............................... 473 431 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 459 395 200 days or more ................... 342 293 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 481 486 number.. 21 234 23 180 Beef cows ..................farms.. 419 444 number.. 10 440 11 533 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 19 number.. 1 027 1 253 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 461 462 number.. 10 497 10 520 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 23 number.. (D) 1 431 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 18 number.. (D) 2 601 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 5 number.. 118 177 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 33 number.. (D) 4 898 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 21 acres.. 238 450 bushels.. 13 312 14 525 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 25 acres.. 1 798 1 884 bushels.. 92 870 73 774 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 19 acres.. 3 546 1 930 bales.. 3 623 1 055 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 13 acres.. 1 141 1 061 bushels.. 20 296 25 326 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 421 357 acres.. 14 797 11 512 tons, dry.. 27 682 18 746 Land in orchards..............farms.. 24 50 acres.. 409 645 @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.