1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 216 202 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 392 42 191 Average size of farm .......acres.. 150 209 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 479 100 390 241 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 505 1 815 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 716 41 381 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 48 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 199 174 acres.. 18 771 19 500 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 155 132 acres.. 8 083 8 407 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 37 acres.. 2 654 1 348 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 701 19 009 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 320 94 104 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 827 18 440 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 874 569 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 8 $100,000 or more .................... 26 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 144 12 338 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 483 60 778 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 216 203 $1,000.. 3 012 6 202 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 945 30 551 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 109 83 Other ............................... 107 119 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 101 118 200 days or more ................... 69 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 48 57 number.. 1 908 1 534 Beef cows ..................farms.. 45 43 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 44 57 number.. 911 982 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 21 number.. 1 471 1 418 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 22 number.. 3 505 1 722 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 12 number.. 584 198 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 31 acres.. 1 201 810 bushels.. 86 341 50 936 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) 373 bushels.. (D) 12 954 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 12 acres.. 527 1 387 bushels.. 12 772 27 792 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 34 36 acres.. 1 667 831 tons, dry.. 2 191 1 503 Land in orchards..............farms.. 23 22 acres.. 163 135 @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. .