1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DORCHESTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 321 362 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 108 67 317 Average size of farm .......acres.. 193 186 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 247 050 192 230 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 222 987 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 232 33 093 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 106 108 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 292 330 acres.. 37 197 35 855 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 242 281 acres.. 25 026 24 596 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 18 acres.. 111 236 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 607 9 536 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 389 26 341 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 759 4 498 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 848 5 038 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 143 144 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 10 $100,000 or more .................... 30 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 422 7 817 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 583 21 654 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 321 361 $1,000.. 1 383 901 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 309 2 495 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 115 152 Other ............................... 206 210 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 189 195 200 days or more ................... 148 156 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 126 132 number.. 4 646 4 400 Beef cows ..................farms.. 106 102 number.. 1 642 1 409 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 12 number.. 353 948 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 114 120 number.. 2 764 2 386 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 76 131 number.. 8 235 12 149 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 81 134 number.. 11 803 19 216 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 36 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 146 196 acres.. 10 222 8 221 bushels.. 973 527 662 273 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 38 acres.. 1 751 1 440 bushels.. 73 125 48 147 Cotton .......................farms.. 14 6 acres.. 1 807 645 bales.. 2 279 464 Tobacco ......................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 552 326 pounds.. 1 374 200 703 946 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 90 114 acres.. 9 259 11 024 bushels.. 203 363 242 847 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 64 87 acres.. 1 436 1 739 tons, dry.. 2 353 3 278 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 9 acres.. 63 77 @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. .