1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BERKELEY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 308 350 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 020 71 018 Average size of farm .......acres.. 166 203 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 210 224 384 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 280 1 021 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 507 30 443 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 129 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 93 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 282 318 acres.. 20 662 21 451 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 223 267 acres.. 11 193 13 848 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 7 acres.. 432 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 595 11 416 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 893 32 618 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 862 9 341 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 733 2 076 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 10 $100,000 or more .................... 6 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 019 11 209 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 022 32 117 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 308 349 $1,000.. 2 108 1 263 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 844 3 620 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 133 113 Other ............................... 175 237 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 160 224 200 days or more ................... 103 165 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 122 148 number.. 2 907 3 405 Beef cows ..................farms.. 108 126 number.. 1 670 1 613 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 13 number.. 26 18 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 99 118 number.. 1 382 1 883 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 91 132 number.. 5 159 5 286 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 87 131 number.. 7 335 8 707 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 46 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.. 143 179 acres.. 5 682 6 024 bushels.. 398 536 391 941 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 37 acres.. 1 090 2 134 bushels.. 37 233 80 811 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 19 20 acres.. 153 132 pounds.. 300 444 291 112 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 64 107 acres.. 3 392 4 386 bushels.. 66 578 93 174 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 74 82 acres.. 1 045 1 478 tons, dry.. 1 983 3 020 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 15 acres.. 26 106 @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. .