1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HORRY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 048 1 177 Land in farms ..................acres.. 195 697 175 407 Average size of farm .......acres.. 187 149 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 249 976 160 887 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 441 1 104 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 161 32 174 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 297 322 50 to 179 acres ..................... 382 503 180 to 499 acres .................... 223 216 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 012 1 126 acres.. 124 525 102 223 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 947 1 076 acres.. 86 431 66 864 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 53 acres.. 1 082 989 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 668 53 359 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 752 45 335 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 889 45 934 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 779 7 425 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 223 245 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 148 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 160 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 168 192 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 126 138 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 129 144 $100,000 or more .................... 179 150 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 016 35 927 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 773 30 524 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 049 1 177 $1,000.. 15 054 16 578 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 351 14 085 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 615 665 Other ............................... 433 512 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 486 582 200 days or more ................... 323 348 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 229 252 number.. 7 139 5 347 Beef cows ..................farms.. 203 214 number.. 3 591 3 002 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 12 number.. 79 24 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 196 213 number.. 3 631 3 783 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 140 223 number.. 28 230 39 490 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 134 212 number.. 51 848 61 857 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 87 number.. 1 153 1 598 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 447 654 acres.. 21 424 20 312 bushels.. 1 857 664 1 818 318 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 112 120 acres.. 6 228 3 839 bushels.. 262 476 152 844 Cotton .......................farms.. 15 4 acres.. 2 348 (D) bales.. 3 192 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 568 700 acres.. 13 149 11 383 pounds.. 28 077 424 24 424 230 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 546 604 acres.. 41 444 28 945 bushels.. 844 234 715 177 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 166 123 acres.. 3 042 1 812 tons, dry.. 7 305 2 818 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 15 acres.. 97 55 @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. .