1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 491 429 Land in farms ..................acres.. 109 652 109 613 Average size of farm .......acres.. 223 256 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 845 169 114 Average per acre .........dollars.. 762 745 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 963 34 835 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 136 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 185 170 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 426 399 acres.. 53 446 54 022 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 330 328 acres.. 31 048 27 596 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 18 acres.. 894 388 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 477 47 301 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 171 110 258 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 293 6 834 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 184 40 467 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 18 $100,000 or more .................... 49 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 464 41 856 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 851 97 566 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 491 429 $1,000.. 6 880 3 587 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 012 8 362 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 201 187 Other ............................... 290 242 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 284 238 200 days or more ................... 212 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 261 218 number.. 11 481 8 328 Beef cows ..................farms.. 232 201 number.. 6 138 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 5 number.. 240 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 252 205 number.. 5 914 4 348 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 51 number.. 2 689 991 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 41 number.. 4 832 1 683 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 15 number.. 61 081 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 8 number.. 5 112 800 1 826 956 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 46 106 acres.. 3 770 4 063 bushels.. 253 697 253 175 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 49 60 acres.. 5 222 4 100 bushels.. 205 381 141 833 Cotton .......................farms.. 8 2 acres.. 1 080 (D) bales.. 1 209 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 16 22 acres.. 265 299 pounds.. 537 704 531 434 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 61 71 acres.. 9 115 8 439 bushels.. 188 624 200 664 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 196 164 acres.. 7 971 5 980 tons, dry.. 17 277 13 133 Land in orchards..............farms.. 31 21 acres.. 1 293 1 816 @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. .