1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BEAUFORT COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 120 125 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 800 54 152 Average size of farm .......acres.. 373 433 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 336 013 362 824 Average per acre .........dollars.. 952 860 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 728 48 266 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 17 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 17 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 103 111 acres.. 14 353 17 525 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 79 91 acres.. 4 650 7 018 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 19 acres.. 1 153 1 041 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 280 8 031 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 333 64 251 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 329 5 732 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 951 2 299 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 9 $100,000 or more .................... 9 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 644 6 828 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 647 54 621 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 121 125 $1,000.. 324 1 294 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 674 10 354 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 64 66 Other ............................... 56 59 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 76 57 200 days or more ................... 47 36 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 40 48 number.. 1 780 2 589 Beef cows ..................farms.. 34 42 number.. (D) 1 530 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 39 38 number.. 777 938 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 24 number.. 1 147 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 18 number.. 1 451 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 196 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 15 number.. 48 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 34 acres.. 1 345 1 626 bushels.. 94 453 137 531 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 5 acres.. 483 418 bushels.. 23 083 8 560 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 12 acres.. 330 1 566 bushels.. 3 850 44 224 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 18 34 acres.. 865 1 316 tons, dry.. 2 943 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 10 acres.. 91 174 @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. .