1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLLETON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 502 481 Land in farms ..................acres.. 126 370 132 997 Average size of farm .......acres.. 252 277 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 259 481 213 713 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 068 769 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 230 22 990 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 134 50 to 179 acres ..................... 178 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 447 455 acres.. 60 223 56 596 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 376 397 acres.. 36 213 32 759 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 24 acres.. 1 362 655 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 329 10 963 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 560 22 791 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 866 6 179 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 463 4 784 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 229 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 16 $100,000 or more .................... 22 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 180 10 552 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 263 21 939 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 502 481 $1,000.. 538 - 78 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 072 - 163 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 209 197 Other ............................... 293 284 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 296 263 200 days or more ................... 219 198 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 239 236 number.. 8 192 8 521 Beef cows ..................farms.. 221 198 number.. 4 972 4 491 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 13 number.. 29 33 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 220 211 number.. 3 648 6 126 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 111 150 number.. 11 597 14 330 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 98 137 number.. 25 385 21 166 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 32 17 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 63 number.. (D) 1 323 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 0 number.. 32 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 233 261 acres.. 15 649 12 763 bushels.. 1 334 680 1 006 369 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 28 acres.. 2 225 1 736 bushels.. 99 793 55 084 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 264 bales.. (D) 219 Tobacco ......................farms.. 4 10 acres.. 282 186 pounds.. 214 861 405 952 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 97 110 acres.. 10 455 12 014 bushels.. 224 334 250 367 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 142 178 acres.. 4 338 4 374 tons, dry.. 11 184 11 166 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 14 acres.. 122 58 @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. .