1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARLBORO COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 174 182 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 862 113 483 Average size of farm .......acres.. 603 624 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 401 132 360 352 Average per acre .........dollars.. 660 570 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 794 62 560 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 46 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 161 177 acres.. 83 025 82 284 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 152 165 acres.. 65 538 60 003 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 14 acres.. 1 168 1 439 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 909 15 649 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 165 85 985 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 707 13 758 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 201 1 891 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 17 $100,000 or more .................... 53 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 811 13 517 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 364 74 270 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 174 182 $1,000.. 2 706 1 924 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 552 10 572 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 120 126 Other ............................... 54 56 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 69 69 200 days or more ................... 48 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 50 53 number.. 2 509 3 073 Beef cows ..................farms.. 48 44 number.. (D) 1 598 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 20 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 49 52 number.. 1 060 1 060 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 31 number.. 1 247 2 190 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 28 number.. 2 570 4 301 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) 212 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 0 number.. 1 507 000 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 44 91 acres.. 4 913 6 481 bushels.. 294 792 444 298 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 62 57 acres.. 10 566 6 746 bushels.. 465 406 269 143 Cotton .......................farms.. 79 85 acres.. 29 085 20 264 bales.. 33 311 18 697 Tobacco ......................farms.. 17 23 acres.. 675 693 pounds.. 1 456 008 1 500 982 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 86 117 acres.. 24 032 26 564 bushels.. 473 710 590 168 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 48 53 acres.. 1 940 1 878 tons, dry.. 3 237 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 40 32 @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. .