1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FLORENCE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 781 926 Land in farms ..................acres.. 194 822 209 688 Average size of farm .......acres.. 249 226 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 248 197 110 Average per acre .........dollars.. 916 826 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 624 33 721 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 199 250 50 to 179 acres ..................... 265 325 180 to 499 acres .................... 148 181 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 755 891 acres.. 131 812 136 465 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 706 850 acres.. 97 290 97 485 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 28 acres.. 742 1 283 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 057 43 885 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 374 47 392 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 46 300 37 273 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 757 6 613 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 199 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 123 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 111 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 164 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 113 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 87 $100,000 or more .................... 133 129 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 592 32 209 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 974 34 783 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 781 926 $1,000.. 11 504 10 984 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 729 11 862 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 423 532 Other ............................... 358 394 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 395 471 200 days or more ................... 270 305 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 122 154 number.. 4 000 4 854 Beef cows ..................farms.. 102 117 number.. (D) 2 244 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 14 number.. (D) 527 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 97 107 number.. 1 473 1 448 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 96 164 number.. 11 379 16 867 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 83 153 number.. 17 808 31 063 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 46 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 7 number.. 744 679 1 393 915 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 295 566 acres.. 15 197 22 107 bushels.. 1 248 334 1 627 313 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 166 238 acres.. 15 032 12 347 bushels.. 640 915 452 146 Cotton .......................farms.. 35 10 acres.. 6 190 (D) bales.. 5 328 966 Tobacco ......................farms.. 365 528 acres.. 9 948 8 259 pounds.. 19 506 805 16 207 773 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 464 612 acres.. 49 600 53 218 bushels.. 900 206 1 141 095 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 75 79 acres.. 1 423 1 243 tons, dry.. 3 579 2 536 Land in orchards..............farms.. 27 18 acres.. 165 191 @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. .