1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DARLINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 370 440 Land in farms ..................acres.. 156 853 155 717 Average size of farm .......acres.. 424 354 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 377 257 225 252 Average per acre .........dollars.. 910 687 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 299 50 872 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 139 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 101 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 354 416 acres.. 125 315 117 615 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 336 400 acres.. 99 935 85 010 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 33 acres.. 1 267 1 163 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 102 34 554 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 979 78 532 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 263 23 025 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 839 11 529 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 45 $100,000 or more .................... 87 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 900 28 484 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 449 64 736 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 369 440 $1,000.. 5 238 5 111 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 195 11 617 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 223 261 Other ............................... 147 179 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 165 194 200 days or more ................... 99 142 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 78 97 number.. 5 294 6 097 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 80 number.. 2 424 2 548 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. 790 1 290 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 75 93 number.. 1 891 2 248 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 56 number.. 2 751 3 335 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 60 number.. 7 075 7 122 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 17 number.. 494 043 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 147 239 acres.. 12 907 12 031 bushels.. 994 038 718 538 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 170 231 acres.. 26 352 20 095 bushels.. 1 175 796 781 957 Cotton .......................farms.. 81 85 acres.. 15 936 7 533 bales.. 15 361 5 796 Tobacco ......................farms.. 156 200 acres.. 3 974 3 669 pounds.. 8 304 783 7 206 050 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 214 266 acres.. 49 898 48 088 bushels.. 926 688 1 088 544 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 63 79 acres.. 2 225 2 529 tons, dry.. 4 828 6 490 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 15 acres.. 149 235 @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. .