1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BERKELEY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 292 308 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 426 51 020 Average size of farm .......acres.. 176 166 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 276 673 255 210 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 856 1 280 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 614 27 507 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 264 282 acres.. 18 227 20 662 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 218 223 acres.. 11 930 11 193 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 15 acres.. 510 432 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 123 12 595 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 765 40 893 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 467 10 862 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 657 1 733 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 150 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 13 $100,000 or more .................... 11 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 681 12 019 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 701 39 022 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 107 133 Other ............................... 185 175 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 160 160 200 days or more ................... 112 103 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 111 122 number.. 2 649 2 907 Beef cows ..................farms.. 91 108 number.. 1 503 1 670 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 14 number.. 18 26 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 94 99 number.. 1 241 1 382 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 68 91 number.. 3 269 5 159 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 87 number.. 4 324 7 335 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 134 143 acres.. 5 438 5 682 bushels.. 403 390 398 536 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 23 acres.. 1 684 1 090 bushels.. 74 941 37 233 Cotton .......................farms.. 9 0 acres.. 817 0 bales.. 901 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 13 19 acres.. 167 153 pounds.. 274 272 300 444 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 52 64 acres.. 2 471 3 392 bushels.. 55 481 66 578 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 74 74 acres.. 1 618 1 045 tons, dry.. 3 635 1 983 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 9 acres.. 9 26 @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.