1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLARENDON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 372 419 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 766 136 946 Average size of farm .......acres.. 365 327 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 130 244 463 Average per acre .........dollars.. 814 721 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 770 37 021 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 97 117 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 354 380 acres.. 112 785 105 686 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 312 352 acres.. 83 380 74 347 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 33 acres.. 2 593 4 223 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 815 28 688 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 965 68 469 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 302 20 261 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 512 8 427 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 112 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 33 $100,000 or more .................... 84 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 431 23 277 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 024 55 553 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 371 419 $1,000.. 6 120 4 475 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 497 10 681 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 206 241 Other ............................... 166 178 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 160 202 200 days or more ................... 117 117 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 84 104 number.. 3 597 3 224 Beef cows ..................farms.. 75 81 number.. (D) 1 609 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 14 number.. (D) 263 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 77 85 number.. 1 948 1 362 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 97 172 number.. 24 928 22 709 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 101 169 number.. 68 738 53 870 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 52 number.. (D) 42 993 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 11 number.. 1 116 000 2 627 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 180 262 acres.. 23 703 21 011 bushels.. 2 598 548 1 561 397 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 118 146 acres.. 17 584 13 313 bushels.. 866 237 522 483 Cotton .......................farms.. 43 38 acres.. 7 918 5 181 bales.. 11 412 4 990 Tobacco ......................farms.. 86 114 acres.. 2 519 2 142 pounds.. 5 980 656 4 476 238 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 182 237 acres.. 37 465 34 758 bushels.. 943 047 811 395 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 51 53 acres.. 1 370 1 124 tons, dry.. 3 034 2 003 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 9 acres.. 52 51 @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. .