1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LANCASTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 444 438 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 323 58 129 Average size of farm .......acres.. 131 133 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 194 124 071 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 240 1 028 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 933 15 190 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 209 225 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 354 384 acres.. 28 659 26 071 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 240 282 acres.. 8 295 9 562 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 10 acres.. 49 79 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 580 5 323 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 829 12 152 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 201 1 279 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 379 4 044 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 192 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 6 $100,000 or more .................... 16 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 102 4 626 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 499 10 538 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 444 439 $1,000.. 1 586 401 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 571 913 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 152 136 Other ............................... 292 302 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 265 282 200 days or more ................... 216 218 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 335 337 number.. 10 496 9 225 Beef cows ..................farms.. 319 311 number.. 6 226 5 768 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 5 number.. 71 90 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 313 326 number.. 5 222 5 266 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 35 number.. 525 1 914 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 30 number.. 1 174 3 368 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 33 number.. 292 774 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 53 acres.. 700 1 284 bushels.. 37 832 55 339 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 12 acres.. 683 754 bushels.. 25 434 21 047 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 0 acres.. 56 0 bales.. 45 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 35 acres.. 1 479 2 401 bushels.. 28 354 48 687 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 204 223 acres.. 5 325 5 194 tons, dry.. 7 824 7 746 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 21 acres.. 132 283 @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. .