1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 AIKEN COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 669 604 Land in farms ..................acres.. 136 565 137 130 Average size of farm .......acres.. 204 227 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 371 181 868 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 252 895 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 455 26 937 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 178 155 50 to 179 acres ..................... 245 233 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 589 551 acres.. 64 618 70 086 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 478 450 acres.. 33 743 36 969 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 43 acres.. 1 408 2 261 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 593 25 553 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 720 42 306 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 246 7 212 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 347 18 340 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 282 231 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 16 $100,000 or more .................... 67 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 365 21 256 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 894 35 193 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 669 604 $1,000.. 2 913 2 260 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 354 3 741 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 256 236 Other ............................... 413 368 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 402 393 200 days or more ................... 329 286 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 257 279 number.. 11 155 10 495 Beef cows ..................farms.. 232 240 number.. 6 202 5 518 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 18 number.. 125 166 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 239 262 number.. 4 288 5 761 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 93 number.. 7 143 9 713 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 89 number.. 14 613 18 157 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 2 number.. 160 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 44 45 number.. 28 322 79 952 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 41 34 number.. 16 014 440 10 853 310 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 127 136 acres.. 4 231 3 598 bushels.. 333 269 185 461 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 78 87 acres.. 5 500 4 615 bushels.. 179 743 128 509 Cotton .......................farms.. 19 19 acres.. 2 919 2 144 bales.. 4 161 2 441 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 80 119 acres.. 7 848 14 093 bushels.. 178 857 296 313 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 259 248 acres.. 8 710 8 748 tons, dry.. 21 290 18 849 Land in orchards..............farms.. 47 43 acres.. 2 282 2 020 @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. .