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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
2006		 Dollars Rank
Crops

7,173,000

32
Livestock

9,919,000

25
Total

17,092,000

31
Livestock and
Livestock Products		 Number Rank
Jan 1, 2007 All Cattle and Calves

3,600

33
2006 Milk Production, (000 Lbs)

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Dec 1, 2006 All Hogs & Pigs
* 
* 
2006 Egg Production, (000)

*

*

2006Broilers Produced (000)

2,883

18
2006 Turkeys Raised (000)

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2006 Crops Acres Harvested Yield Production Rank
Corn for Grain, Bu.

6,100

100

607,000

16

Cotton, Lb. & Bales

9,000

533

10,000

11

Hay, All, Ton

2,500

3.5

8,800

26

Oats for Grain, Bu.

600

52

30,900

8

Peanuts, Lbs.

3,700

3,160

11,691,000

5

Sorghum, Bu.

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Soybeans, Bu.

3,700

36

133,400

14
Tobacco, Lbs.

*

*

*

*

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

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Peaches, Tons.

*

*

*

*


*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 10/07.