1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ABBEVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 491 457 Land in farms ..................acres.. 89 935 87 547 Average size of farm .......acres.. 183 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 994 154 805 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 018 661 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 024 12 065 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 207 197 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 121 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 405 384 acres.. 38 395 37 116 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 281 292 acres.. 10 219 11 757 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 16 acres.. 528 372 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 698 5 722 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 642 12 521 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 919 844 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 779 4 878 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 187 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 4 $100,000 or more .................... 9 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 550 5 313 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 313 11 626 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 492 457 $1,000.. - 851 104 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 1 731 228 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 169 162 Other ............................... 322 295 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 290 281 200 days or more ................... 217 204 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 392 370 number.. 18 405 16 692 Beef cows ..................farms.. 354 336 number.. 9 979 9 316 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 20 number.. 845 394 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 368 353 number.. 8 132 8 406 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 19 number.. 1 098 566 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 14 number.. 920 685 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 19 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 29 number.. (D) 129 734 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 17 acres.. 102 149 bushels.. 5 055 6 525 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 30 acres.. 546 1 368 bushels.. 18 920 32 251 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 177 bales.. 0 107 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 13 acres.. 365 604 bushels.. 7 377 5 576 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 249 254 acres.. 8 840 8 499 tons, dry.. 16 100 14 669 Land in orchards..............farms.. 15 14 acres.. 131 91 @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. .