1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ANDERSON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 076 1 038 Land in farms ..................acres.. 160 659 156 601 Average size of farm .......acres.. 149 151 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 262 915 202 641 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 725 1 321 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 782 25 112 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 323 309 50 to 179 acres ..................... 483 461 180 to 499 acres .................... 174 170 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 937 921 acres.. 86 756 90 309 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 699 692 acres.. 37 167 40 181 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 45 acres.. 539 503 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 783 32 054 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 256 30 881 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 743 14 900 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 041 17 154 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 439 426 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 193 220 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 181 178 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 134 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 15 $100,000 or more .................... 44 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 746 24 197 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 810 23 311 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 075 1 038 $1,000.. 8 368 8 411 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 784 8 103 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 403 385 Other ............................... 673 653 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 652 646 200 days or more ................... 508 498 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 784 752 number.. 40 396 36 838 Beef cows ..................farms.. 705 661 number.. 20 404 16 983 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 40 number.. 2 940 3 467 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 745 727 number.. 17 466 17 284 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 59 number.. 5 480 4 057 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 52 number.. 10 383 7 309 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 10 number.. 143 273 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 54 number.. 220 473 231 264 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 7 number.. 2 309 489 1 478 084 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 44 84 acres.. 1 325 2 243 bushels.. 77 537 125 800 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 75 113 acres.. 4 548 5 740 bushels.. 182 379 165 748 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 398 385 bales.. 358 217 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 59 69 acres.. 4 352 4 273 bushels.. 101 436 47 328 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 578 550 acres.. 22 607 21 042 tons, dry.. 42 994 32 716 Land in orchards..............farms.. 40 51 acres.. 325 328 @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. .