1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 689 678 Land in farms ..................acres.. 66 809 74 501 Average size of farm .......acres.. 97 110 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 277 673 223 422 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 953 1 662 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 807 19 110 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 269 255 50 to 179 acres ..................... 298 281 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 577 592 acres.. 35 442 39 731 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 387 447 acres.. 13 990 16 666 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 56 acres.. 1 460 1 297 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 223 11 352 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 191 16 743 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 344 4 751 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 879 6 600 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 331 327 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 118 129 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 12 $100,000 or more .................... 22 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 996 10 505 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 982 15 495 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 688 678 $1,000.. 2 779 386 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 039 570 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 275 253 Other ............................... 414 425 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 395 387 200 days or more ................... 308 294 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 454 457 number.. 14 597 14 773 Beef cows ..................farms.. 402 397 number.. 6 660 6 075 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 34 number.. 1 394 2 177 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 420 429 number.. 5 763 6 990 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 32 number.. 1 681 1 295 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 25 number.. 2 902 2 919 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 4 number.. 38 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 31 number.. 4 562 3 503 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 40 50 acres.. 483 915 bushels.. 33 791 39 684 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 24 acres.. 1 133 1 100 bushels.. 42 764 32 580 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 18 32 acres.. 985 1 502 bushels.. 22 323 24 299 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 261 316 acres.. 7 980 8 334 tons, dry.. 11 686 11 126 Land in orchards..............farms.. 40 47 acres.. 907 1 080 @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. .