1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BAMBERG COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 234 220 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 355 84 188 Average size of farm .......acres.. 373 383 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 546 255 685 Average per acre .........dollars.. 686 712 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 486 41 638 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 83 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 222 213 acres.. 57 944 60 852 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 196 200 acres.. 38 449 41 789 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 30 acres.. 2 816 2 551 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 144 11 012 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 169 50 056 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 416 5 094 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 728 5 918 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 14 $100,000 or more .................... 35 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 753 10 015 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 951 45 729 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 234 219 $1,000.. 1 580 721 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 752 3 294 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 117 128 Other ............................... 117 92 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 114 115 200 days or more ................... 92 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 90 88 number.. 7 875 7 137 Beef cows ..................farms.. 60 51 number.. 2 247 1 762 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 19 number.. 1 803 1 810 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 78 83 number.. 3 312 3 250 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 49 number.. 10 064 8 160 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 48 number.. 14 148 12 462 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 1 number.. 18 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 121 134 acres.. 15 061 12 368 bushels.. 1 360 461 820 321 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 74 acres.. 5 258 5 508 bushels.. 219 252 157 887 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 5 acres.. 1 531 412 bales.. 2 020 366 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 90 111 acres.. 12 441 19 297 bushels.. 260 470 343 717 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 53 69 acres.. 2 351 2 519 tons, dry.. 7 363 7 412 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 18 acres.. 83 123 @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. .