1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHESTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 373 350 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 193 95 757 Average size of farm .......acres.. 253 274 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 105 190 774 Average per acre .........dollars.. 832 708 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 756 24 413 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 140 142 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 101 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 312 286 acres.. 34 562 32 382 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 226 207 acres.. 11 083 11 600 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 9 acres.. 187 224 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 474 5 034 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 037 14 384 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 900 688 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 573 4 347 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 130 152 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 10 $100,000 or more .................... 12 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 854 4 155 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 652 11 872 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 374 350 $1,000.. 1 159 1 144 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 099 3 269 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 172 141 Other ............................... 201 209 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 187 191 200 days or more ................... 153 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 291 288 number.. 14 619 12 688 Beef cows ..................farms.. 275 275 number.. 7 799 6 553 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 18 number.. 956 955 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 285 284 number.. 7 528 5 785 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 20 number.. 1 011 2 512 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 14 number.. 1 682 4 579 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 26 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.. 20 24 acres.. 1 034 1 219 bushels.. 44 408 37 324 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 25 acres.. 1 075 1 629 bushels.. 46 393 74 972 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 8 acres.. 795 (D) bales.. 590 280 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 12 acres.. 378 1 212 bushels.. 7 105 20 320 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 189 173 acres.. 6 949 5 449 tons, dry.. 13 564 8 296 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 8 acres.. 39 25 @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. .