1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KERSHAW COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 239 254 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 978 65 745 Average size of farm .......acres.. 222 259 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 218 417 241 307 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 013 912 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 665 28 786 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 70 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 83 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 207 220 acres.. 19 165 28 090 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 157 162 acres.. 9 556 11 913 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 14 acres.. 59 1 209 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 898 18 451 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 254 72 643 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 846 1 878 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 052 16 574 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 125 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 12 $100,000 or more .................... 17 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 167 16 898 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 930 66 528 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 238 254 $1,000.. 3 557 1 335 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 945 5 255 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 94 74 Other ............................... 145 180 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 134 170 200 days or more ................... 88 121 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 98 125 number.. 3 646 5 128 Beef cows ..................farms.. 88 115 number.. (D) 3 467 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 28 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 92 115 number.. 1 959 2 717 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 41 number.. 1 221 1 123 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 37 number.. 1 822 2 004 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 35 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 45 acres.. 1 104 2 500 bushels.. 62 627 192 056 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 34 acres.. 1 970 1 509 bushels.. 81 630 50 003 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 14 acres.. 381 804 bales.. 469 947 Tobacco ......................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 78 61 pounds.. 167 105 109 800 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 19 32 acres.. 2 785 3 558 bushels.. 61 354 68 772 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 103 100 acres.. 2 952 2 924 tons, dry.. 6 680 6 892 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 7 acres.. (D) (D) @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. .