1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DILLON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 259 274 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 848 111 944 Average size of farm .......acres.. 420 409 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 408 850 268 880 Average per acre .........dollars.. 889 649 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 279 52 772 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 69 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 252 267 acres.. 86 565 82 567 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 236 260 acres.. 72 632 62 738 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 7 acres.. 517 420 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 800 23 558 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 364 85 977 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 615 19 766 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 185 3 791 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 33 $100,000 or more .................... 77 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 108 19 372 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 946 70 700 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 258 274 $1,000.. 6 734 3 819 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 101 13 939 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 174 182 Other ............................... 85 92 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 96 125 200 days or more ................... 66 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 36 61 number.. 1 204 1 518 Beef cows ..................farms.. 35 50 number.. (D) 826 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 5 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 34 54 number.. 570 792 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 55 number.. 21 085 20 128 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 53 number.. 42 495 32 465 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 310 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 0 number.. 1 214 500 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 98 183 acres.. 9 380 11 260 bushels.. 629 505 777 680 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 116 132 acres.. 22 458 13 984 bushels.. 1 060 837 556 535 Cotton .......................farms.. 35 35 acres.. 12 001 (D) bales.. 14 302 5 269 Tobacco ......................farms.. 161 173 acres.. 4 794 3 657 pounds.. 9 777 615 7 624 802 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 168 192 acres.. 38 527 31 703 bushels.. 807 522 726 983 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 26 42 acres.. 501 907 tons, dry.. 802 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 6 acres.. 72 73 @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. .