1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 20 242 20 517 Land in farms ..................acres.. 4 472 569 4 758 631 Average size of farm .......acres.. 221 232 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 251 583 201 169 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 137 871 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 077 31 252 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 302 1 337 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 495 5 437 50 to 179 acres ..................... 7 591 7 742 180 to 499 acres .................... 3 699 3 762 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 263 1 303 1,000 acres or more ................. 892 936 Total cropland .................farms.. 18 037 18 578 acres.. 2 588 525 2 686 117 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 14 587 15 556 acres.. 1 590 794 1 589 636 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 219 1 216 acres.. 75 681 80 689 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 066 079 878 683 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 667 42 827 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 562 036 451 285 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 504 043 427 398 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 7 341 7 419 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 317 3 516 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 2 897 2 900 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 2 428 2 547 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 301 1 276 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 937 954 $100,000 or more .................... 2 021 1 905 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 897 923 736 918 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 359 35 917 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 20 242 20 517 $1,000.. 157 727 123 915 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 792 6 040 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 8 866 8 983 Other ............................... 11 376 11 534 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 11 271 11 791 200 days or more ................... 8 326 8 549 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 10 026 10 227 number.. 451 719 428 491 Beef cows ..................farms.. 8 998 8 903 number.. 222 566 205 344 Milk cows ..................farms.. 540 697 number.. 31 923 40 113 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 9 337 9 635 number.. 200 396 218 766 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 237 3 249 number.. 327 572 352 413 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 048 3 031 number.. 637 592 619 986 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 169 80 number.. 3 144 1 580 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 920 1 477 number.. 5 739 400 7 539 759 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 292 227 number.. 106 171 059 60 295 197 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 346 6 292 acres.. 311 947 309 791 bushels.. 27 192 657 22 143 190 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 237 3 097 acres.. 240 634 213 374 bushels.. 10 470 395 7 558 179 Cotton .......................farms.. 861 744 acres.. 191 690 116 424 bales.. 223 658 102 078 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 965 2 519 acres.. 50 194 42 666 pounds.. 104 627 617 87 431 422 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 015 5 220 acres.. 532 909 597 258 bushels.. 11 521 171 12 872 219 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 7 056 7 272 acres.. 244 228 230 800 tons, dry.. 481 619 432 109 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 157 1 134 acres.. 42 075 49 565 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .