1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BARNWELL COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 325 279 Land in farms ..................acres.. 97 084 74 733 Average size of farm .......acres.. 299 268 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 323 105 260 078 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 045 752 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 998 29 411 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 115 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 271 252 acres.. 48 030 48 173 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 204 211 acres.. 32 139 30 464 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 31 acres.. 5 529 3 638 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 615 9 958 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 970 35 692 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 421 7 204 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 194 2 754 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 119 90 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 21 $100,000 or more .................... 29 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 052 10 132 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 113 36 446 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 118 121 Other ............................... 207 158 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 196 167 200 days or more ................... 142 125 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 86 84 number.. 3 656 3 890 Beef cows ..................farms.. 66 70 number.. 2 111 2 071 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 7 number.. 133 16 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 78 83 number.. 1 790 1 648 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 41 number.. (D) 11 423 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 37 number.. (D) 21 898 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 246 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 79 81 acres.. 7 739 7 189 bushels.. 627 466 646 701 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 42 35 acres.. 4 309 4 214 bushels.. 154 619 173 126 Cotton .......................farms.. 33 24 acres.. 6 718 2 046 bales.. 8 739 2 569 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 63 56 acres.. 7 742 9 202 bushels.. 167 750 209 852 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 59 64 acres.. 2 069 1 837 tons, dry.. 5 050 4 065 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 14 acres.. (D) (D) @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.