1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHEROKEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 388 412 Land in farms ..................acres.. 66 165 70 468 Average size of farm .......acres.. 171 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 427 172 944 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 175 996 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 912 24 085 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 100 50 to 179 acres ..................... 178 200 180 to 499 acres .................... 63 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 346 353 acres.. 29 664 37 036 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 238 263 acres.. 10 952 14 236 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 11 acres.. (D) 1 441 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 753 9 651 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 136 23 425 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 965 3 384 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 788 6 267 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 173 183 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 4 $100,000 or more .................... 12 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 964 9 733 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 103 23 681 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 388 411 $1,000.. 369 - 418 Average per farm..........dollars.. 950 - 1 017 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 131 135 Other ............................... 257 277 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 259 267 200 days or more ................... 190 206 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 289 300 number.. 10 983 10 480 Beef cows ..................farms.. 277 278 number.. 6 095 5 391 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 12 number.. 78 313 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 272 287 number.. 5 144 8 564 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 16 number.. 205 331 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 14 number.. 250 645 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 18 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.. 10 18 acres.. (D) 278 bushels.. (D) 11 214 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 25 acres.. 704 781 bushels.. 24 991 32 143 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 25 acres.. 806 1 387 bushels.. 19 067 18 412 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 194 215 acres.. 6 788 8 544 tons, dry.. 12 193 9 296 Land in orchards..............farms.. 22 19 acres.. 2 361 2 591 @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. .