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South Carolina Statistics Sheet National Resources Inventory
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FIC technical memo about the NRI
Summary of agricultural land developed
Summary of rural land developed
Glossary of NRI-related terms
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1997-2002 |
2002-2007 |
1982-2007 |
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Agricultural land converted to developed land (acres) |
94,200 |
64,600 |
429,700 |
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Agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) |
3,993,600 |
3,676,600 |
4,728,000 |
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Prime agricultural land converted to developed land (acres) |
34,600 |
22,200 |
159,600 |
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Prime agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) |
1,773,800 |
1,656,600 |
2,032,500 |
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Rural land converted to developed land (acres) |
334,400 |
232,000 |
1,330,800 |
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Rural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) |
15,994,300 |
15,652,600 |
16,774,100 |
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Prime rural land converted to developed land (acres) |
67,100 |
44,500 |
287,900 |
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Prime rural land available at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) |
3,245,800 |
3,176,400 |
3,431,400 |
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Total surface area (acres) |
19,939,300 |
19,939,300 |
19,939,300 |
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Census of Agriculture
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FIC technical memo about the Census of Agriculture |
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1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
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Farms |
25,807 |
24,541 |
25,867 |
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Land in farms (acres) |
4,974,138 |
4,845,923 |
4,889,339 |
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Total land area (acres) |
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19,270,060 |
19,255,034 |
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Full-time operators |
9,484 |
11,377 |
9,739 |
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Part-time operators |
16,323 |
13,164 |
16,128 |
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Percentage of operators 55 and older |
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56 |
62 |
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Land managed by operators 55 and older (acres) |
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2,796,327 |
3,176,927 |
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Market value of agricultural products sold ($1,000) |
1,679,193 |
1,489,750 |
2,352,681 |
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Percentage from crop production |
49 |
40 |
34 |
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Percentage from livestock production |
51 |
60 |
66 |
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