1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENWOOD COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 385 365 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 277 79 210 Average size of farm .......acres.. 183 217 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 294 157 879 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 129 710 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 418 21 024 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 147 180 to 499 acres .................... 70 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 308 290 acres.. 28 535 23 194 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 211 203 acres.. 8 173 7 164 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 9 acres.. 27 80 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 435 10 299 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 506 28 215 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 428 349 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 007 9 949 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 173 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 3 $100,000 or more .................... 8 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 235 9 838 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 389 26 952 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 385 365 $1,000.. 816 1 225 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 120 3 356 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 131 132 Other ............................... 254 233 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 242 217 200 days or more ................... 182 165 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 302 305 number.. 14 942 13 769 Beef cows ..................farms.. 273 265 number.. (D) 7 138 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 12 number.. (D) 462 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 281 298 number.. 6 635 6 825 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 17 number.. 196 196 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 13 number.. 559 274 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 2 number.. 63 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 27 number.. 441 906 662 347 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 10 acres.. 248 69 bushels.. 15 911 3 066 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 9 acres.. 420 336 bushels.. 16 940 7 635 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 174 184 acres.. 6 997 6 075 tons, dry.. 11 512 10 496 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 15 acres.. 68 88 @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. .