1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALHOUN COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 261 242 Land in farms ..................acres.. 90 995 92 792 Average size of farm .......acres.. 349 383 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 265 090 218 091 Average per acre .........dollars.. 875 639 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 009 46 763 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 232 218 acres.. 58 292 63 617 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 196 176 acres.. 44 887 42 503 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 24 acres.. 6 535 4 634 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 787 12 985 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 318 53 655 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 691 6 958 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 095 6 026 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 19 $100,000 or more .................... 47 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 043 11 652 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 974 48 149 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 261 242 $1,000.. 2 736 1 200 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 484 4 959 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 129 122 Other ............................... 132 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 126 121 200 days or more ................... 99 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 78 67 number.. 3 626 3 040 Beef cows ..................farms.. 67 53 number.. 1 821 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. 40 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 71 68 number.. 2 135 1 984 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 76 number.. 18 419 26 279 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 81 number.. 28 277 39 318 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) 196 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 92 101 acres.. 11 254 9 550 bushels.. 1 043 072 766 103 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 61 78 acres.. 7 864 7 262 bushels.. 360 203 264 254 Cotton .......................farms.. 53 44 acres.. 15 325 8 334 bales.. 24 659 8 030 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 80 94 acres.. 13 503 17 435 bushels.. 301 413 359 202 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 67 52 acres.. 2 304 1 891 tons, dry.. 5 521 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 15 acres.. 227 454 @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. .