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DORCHESTER COUNTY

2002 Census Number of Farms

365

Land in Farms, ac.

 57,773

Average Farm Size, ac.

 158

Cash Receipts
2007		 Dollars Rank
Crops

10,511,000

27
Livestock

13,723,000

22
Total

24,234,000

28
Livestock and
Livestock Products		 Number Rank
Jan 1, 2008 All Cattle and Calves

4,200

30
2007 Milk Production, (000 Lbs)

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Dec 1, 2007 All Hogs & Pigs
* 
* 
2007 Egg Production, (000)

40,500

6

2007Broilers Produced (000)

2,924

17

2007 Turkeys Raised (000)

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2007 Crops Acres Harvested Yield Production Rank
Corn for Grain, Bu.

7,500

101

760,200

16

Cotton, Lb. & Bales

5,300

715

7,900

8

Hay, All, Ton

2,500

3.8

9,600

23

Oats for Grain, Bu.

800

58

46,000

3

Peanuts, Lbs.

2,950

2,790

8,225,000

6

Sorghum, Bu.

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--

--

--

Soybeans, Bu.

6,000

30

180,000

14
Tobacco, Lbs.

*

*

*

*

Winter Wheat, Bu.
* 
* 
* 
* 
Apples, Lbs.

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Peaches, Tons.

*

*

*

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*Estimates not published due to confidentiality.

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Information provided by the Department of Applied Economics & Statistics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, and the S.C. Agricultural Statistics Service.
Updated 10/08.