1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAURENS COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 666 647 Land in farms ..................acres.. 128 124 124 284 Average size of farm .......acres.. 192 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 257 039 153 920 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 332 851 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 138 27 895 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 155 169 50 to 179 acres ..................... 294 246 180 to 499 acres .................... 138 144 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 587 561 acres.. 62 976 62 089 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 429 393 acres.. 19 922 20 611 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 23 acres.. 852 1 096 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 428 14 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 667 22 872 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 307 2 057 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 121 12 741 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 280 274 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 129 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 95 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 13 $100,000 or more .................... 25 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 203 12 934 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 793 19 991 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 667 647 $1,000.. 1 367 1 858 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 050 2 871 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 246 206 Other ............................... 420 441 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 405 444 200 days or more ................... 291 348 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 501 488 number.. 27 203 22 638 Beef cows ..................farms.. 457 428 number.. 12 923 10 844 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 22 number.. 2 096 1 741 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 485 483 number.. 11 865 12 037 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 29 number.. 429 1 936 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 26 number.. 1 050 3 482 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 5 number.. 280 114 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 42 number.. 163 747 410 805 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 18 acres.. 500 153 bushels.. 35 520 9 176 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 52 acres.. 1 159 2 044 bushels.. 35 115 47 208 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 294 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 18 27 acres.. 899 1 944 bushels.. 17 836 21 102 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 361 322 acres.. 15 107 12 740 tons, dry.. 23 507 21 638 Land in orchards..............farms.. 26 24 acres.. 781 817 @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. .