1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEXINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 718 702 Land in farms ..................acres.. 82 634 81 684 Average size of farm .......acres.. 115 116 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 691 145 989 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 157 1 243 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 088 27 512 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 243 236 50 to 179 acres ..................... 301 283 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 618 619 acres.. 46 204 46 515 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 530 517 acres.. 30 480 28 257 Irrigated land .................farms.. 89 90 acres.. 3 950 4 535 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 788 41 657 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 234 59 341 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 776 7 642 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 52 012 34 015 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 283 274 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 119 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 78 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 23 $100,000 or more .................... 116 93 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 452 34 461 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 232 49 090 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 718 702 $1,000.. 7 736 4 577 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 774 6 519 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 300 270 Other ............................... 418 432 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 422 429 200 days or more ................... 308 336 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 327 335 number.. 10 381 9 459 Beef cows ..................farms.. 286 285 number.. 5 766 4 507 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 25 number.. 346 648 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 296 310 number.. 5 566 4 985 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 78 88 number.. 7 766 6 005 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 77 83 number.. 13 918 12 157 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 3 number.. 294 89 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 61 number.. (D) 507 124 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 86 63 number.. 32 444 477 17 274 670 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 144 143 acres.. 5 359 2 991 bushels.. 391 872 200 668 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 77 83 acres.. 4 412 4 237 bushels.. 146 172 111 316 Cotton .......................farms.. 8 4 acres.. 1 050 302 bales.. 718 351 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 104 131 acres.. 10 313 11 435 bushels.. 204 231 220 784 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 310 289 acres.. 8 019 6 469 tons, dry.. 18 480 16 633 Land in orchards..............farms.. 50 39 acres.. 1 026 1 165 @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. .