1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALLENDALE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 114 107 Land in farms ..................acres.. 81 257 118 838 Average size of farm .......acres.. 713 1 111 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 453 950 595 869 Average per acre .........dollars.. 645 540 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 057 80 603 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 19 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 103 102 acres.. 47 616 59 827 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 94 96 acres.. 33 809 41 032 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 13 acres.. 2 330 4 436 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 052 9 944 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 492 92 934 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 299 9 005 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 753 938 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 4 $100,000 or more .................... 20 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 024 8 670 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 704 81 032 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 114 107 $1,000.. 1 913 1 036 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 777 9 685 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 62 63 Other ............................... 52 44 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 52 56 200 days or more ................... 42 42 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 25 38 number.. 2 339 2 798 Beef cows ..................farms.. 21 28 number.. 1 060 1 589 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 4 number.. 9 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 19 25 number.. 1 574 1 519 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 17 number.. 770 402 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 17 number.. 659 554 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 10 number.. 108 180 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 62 acres.. 9 791 11 437 bushels.. 890 330 922 614 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 41 acres.. 9 276 7 374 bushels.. 411 721 274 297 Cotton .......................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 2 798 2 101 bales.. 3 936 2 473 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 37 49 acres.. 10 918 17 015 bushels.. 239 691 381 535 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 19 25 acres.. 1 552 1 736 tons, dry.. 5 781 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 4 acres.. (D) (D) @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. .