1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BARNWELL COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 279 242 Land in farms ..................acres.. 74 733 85 937 Average size of farm .......acres.. 268 355 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 260 078 179 181 Average per acre .........dollars.. 752 553 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 411 38 642 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 110 89 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 252 227 acres.. 48 173 59 101 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 211 209 acres.. 30 464 35 505 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 23 acres.. 3 638 3 100 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 958 10 206 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 692 42 175 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 204 7 594 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 754 2 612 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 90 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 24 $100,000 or more .................... 20 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 132 8 864 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 446 36 476 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 278 243 $1,000.. 659 1 601 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 372 6 587 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 121 118 Other ............................... 158 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 167 132 200 days or more ................... 125 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 84 65 number.. 3 890 2 811 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 54 number.. 2 071 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 4 number.. 16 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 83 72 number.. 1 648 1 475 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 30 number.. 11 423 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 34 number.. 21 898 16 135 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 0 number.. 246 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 16 number.. (D) 25 389 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 81 101 acres.. 7 189 7 288 bushels.. 646 701 449 472 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 68 acres.. 4 214 6 206 bushels.. 173 126 200 077 Cotton .......................farms.. 24 31 acres.. 2 046 1 636 bales.. 2 569 1 573 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 56 69 acres.. 9 202 12 881 bushels.. 209 852 256 528 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 64 67 acres.. 1 837 2 249 tons, dry.. 4 065 6 452 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 12 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. .