1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EDGEFIELD COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 262 244 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 858 72 522 Average size of farm .......acres.. 263 297 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 313 078 271 494 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 165 982 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 188 41 800 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 226 208 acres.. 34 168 37 512 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 168 173 acres.. 20 266 22 611 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 40 acres.. 4 056 6 191 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 986 21 584 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 832 88 460 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 150 15 524 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 836 6 060 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 10 $100,000 or more .................... 30 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 543 17 690 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 507 72 203 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 262 245 $1,000.. 2 009 3 109 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 667 12 690 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 107 98 Other ............................... 155 146 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 149 144 200 days or more ................... 108 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 147 150 number.. 8 939 8 528 Beef cows ..................farms.. 132 135 number.. 4 230 4 135 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. 746 1 133 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 136 142 number.. 4 441 4 063 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 17 number.. 899 2 651 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 15 number.. 2 152 4 822 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 15 number.. (D) 166 195 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 18 acres.. 338 431 bushels.. 32 490 9 892 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 41 acres.. 866 2 139 bushels.. 36 290 74 081 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 591 (D) bales.. 629 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 18 acres.. 2 459 2 686 bushels.. 48 410 45 946 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 104 114 acres.. 5 508 4 670 tons, dry.. 10 747 11 384 Land in orchards..............farms.. 48 43 acres.. 9 497 11 432 @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. .