1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JASPER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 146 150 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 500 102 205 Average size of farm .......acres.. 497 681 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 433 698 386 553 Average per acre .........dollars.. 831 595 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 487 21 957 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 42 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 23 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 128 135 acres.. 11 233 16 830 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 99 108 acres.. 4 957 5 318 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 14 acres.. 735 190 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 831 1 895 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 241 12 632 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 949 810 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 882 1 084 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 3 $100,000 or more .................... 6 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 584 2 274 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 549 15 161 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 146 150 $1,000.. 219 - 377 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 500 - 2 516 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 61 62 Other ............................... 85 88 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 79 89 200 days or more ................... 57 66 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 47 56 number.. 3 673 3 099 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 46 number.. (D) 2 425 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 14 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 36 46 number.. 1 585 2 395 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 40 number.. 4 943 2 656 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 35 number.. 10 140 1 711 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 1 number.. 93 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 17 number.. 350 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 68 70 acres.. 1 484 1 525 bushels.. 91 739 75 097 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 8 acres.. 287 244 bushels.. 7 210 5 816 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 35 acres.. 334 1 043 bushels.. 6 360 14 818 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 23 29 acres.. 2 085 2 278 tons, dry.. 7 060 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 5 acres.. 90 38 @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. .