1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARION COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 265 337 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 382 85 808 Average size of farm .......acres.. 296 255 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 383 225 186 522 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 063 860 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 644 36 994 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 65 92 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 72 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 251 311 acres.. 52 620 55 729 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 222 295 acres.. 34 319 37 589 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 35 acres.. 1 486 2 680 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 435 22 560 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 208 66 943 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 839 18 216 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 597 4 344 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 32 $100,000 or more .................... 61 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 637 15 097 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 329 44 798 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 265 337 $1,000.. 5 819 4 712 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 959 13 981 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 135 183 Other ............................... 130 154 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 131 183 200 days or more ................... 97 100 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 69 75 number.. 2 922 2 400 Beef cows ..................farms.. 62 69 number.. 1 721 1 424 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. 50 51 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 61 68 number.. 1 356 900 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 104 number.. 18 896 18 589 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 101 number.. 38 107 38 752 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 25 number.. (D) 847 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 73 190 acres.. 5 195 8 066 bushels.. 432 153 618 292 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 62 79 acres.. 7 521 5 941 bushels.. 339 936 226 929 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 993 (D) bales.. 783 1 243 Tobacco ......................farms.. 116 169 acres.. 5 010 4 382 pounds.. 10 298 439 8 873 824 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 114 172 acres.. 18 130 18 375 bushels.. 368 078 404 637 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 49 45 acres.. 1 344 898 tons, dry.. 3 737 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 7 acres.. 16 125 @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. .