1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BAMBERG COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 254 234 Land in farms ..................acres.. 100 925 87 355 Average size of farm .......acres.. 397 373 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 351 614 275 546 Average per acre .........dollars.. 936 686 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 014 38 486 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 216 222 acres.. 53 414 57 944 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 169 196 acres.. 41 992 38 449 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 28 acres.. 4 488 2 816 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 715 13 144 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 554 56 169 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 903 6 416 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 811 6 728 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 90 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 17 $100,000 or more .................... 51 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 098 10 753 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 378 45 951 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 117 117 Other ............................... 137 117 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 127 114 200 days or more ................... 92 92 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 71 90 number.. 8 019 7 875 Beef cows ..................farms.. 46 60 number.. 2 064 2 247 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 15 number.. 1 695 1 803 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 70 78 number.. 3 614 3 312 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 53 number.. 9 647 10 064 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 54 number.. 30 079 14 148 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 18 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 88 121 acres.. 12 012 15 061 bushels.. 1 058 546 1 360 461 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 45 acres.. 5 556 5 258 bushels.. 236 561 219 252 Cotton .......................farms.. 37 5 acres.. 11 699 1 531 bales.. 16 643 2 020 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 64 90 acres.. 9 767 12 441 bushels.. 244 123 260 470 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 55 53 acres.. 2 846 2 351 tons, dry.. 7 465 7 363 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 17 acres.. 118 83 @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.