1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 280 262 Land in farms ..................acres.. 136 151 133 650 Average size of farm .......acres.. 486 510 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 332 842 369 384 Average per acre .........dollars.. 671 711 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 908 64 191 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 76 67 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 256 247 acres.. 105 409 111 575 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 215 222 acres.. 82 321 83 564 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 8 acres.. 1 919 868 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 013 23 328 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 476 89 040 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 365 18 406 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 648 4 922 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 73 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 29 $100,000 or more .................... 74 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 725 21 559 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 303 81 972 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 280 263 $1,000.. 2 430 1 092 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 677 4 151 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 173 149 Other ............................... 107 113 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 135 128 200 days or more ................... 86 86 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 57 51 number.. 2 549 1 773 Beef cows ..................farms.. 54 44 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 57 47 number.. 1 342 749 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 52 number.. 7 978 6 268 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 48 number.. 11 384 11 821 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 0 number.. 416 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 21 number.. (D) 270 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 6 number.. 3 323 374 2 280 470 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 105 145 acres.. 11 596 13 259 bushels.. 863 872 842 600 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 93 116 acres.. 11 922 10 075 bushels.. 514 325 380 556 Cotton .......................farms.. 122 125 acres.. 33 977 32 642 bales.. 30 496 23 372 Tobacco ......................farms.. 27 37 acres.. 822 624 pounds.. 1 617 216 1 260 883 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 148 153 acres.. 25 790 28 787 bushels.. 516 426 635 281 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 39 26 acres.. 1 628 913 tons, dry.. 3 818 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 9 acres.. 43 59 @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. .