1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BEAUFORT COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 99 120 Land in farms ..................acres.. 39 147 44 800 Average size of farm .......acres.. 395 373 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 674 178 336 013 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 772 952 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 543 37 728 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 17 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 83 103 acres.. 10 652 14 353 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 62 79 acres.. 5 181 4 650 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 20 acres.. 1 587 1 153 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 353 6 280 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 377 52 333 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 568 5 329 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 786 951 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 7 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 11 $100,000 or more .................... 9 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 584 5 644 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 407 46 647 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 42 64 Other ............................... 57 56 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 61 76 200 days or more ................... 38 47 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 28 40 number.. 1 273 1 780 Beef cows ..................farms.. 21 34 number.. 299 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 27 39 number.. 972 777 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 16 number.. 273 1 147 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 15 number.. 264 1 451 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 196 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 5 number.. 174 48 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 25 acres.. 1 440 1 345 bushels.. 126 648 94 453 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 5 acres.. 853 483 bushels.. 30 660 23 083 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 5 acres.. 280 330 bushels.. 3 300 3 850 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 18 18 acres.. 741 865 tons, dry.. 2 145 2 943 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 11 acres.. 44 91 @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.