1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEWBERRY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 510 541 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 970 108 665 Average size of farm .......acres.. 184 201 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 510 168 617 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 319 856 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 083 36 584 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 243 248 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 459 479 acres.. 51 217 56 414 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 352 377 acres.. 25 186 28 345 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 14 acres.. 558 486 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 226 40 563 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 070 74 978 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 049 1 845 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 177 38 718 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 212 202 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 7 $100,000 or more .................... 53 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 608 33 718 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 054 62 325 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 510 541 $1,000.. 4 997 6 733 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 797 12 446 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 223 216 Other ............................... 287 325 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 270 305 200 days or more ................... 222 228 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 412 446 number.. 26 081 25 310 Beef cows ..................farms.. 369 382 number.. 8 828 9 090 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 51 number.. 5 884 6 360 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 392 423 number.. 8 401 10 644 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 63 number.. 7 044 6 222 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 60 number.. 9 516 9 777 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 60 number.. 1 120 453 1 866 865 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 63 acres.. 981 1 667 bushels.. 70 161 100 201 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 62 88 acres.. 5 154 3 850 bushels.. 212 007 130 970 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 28 57 acres.. 4 026 4 918 bushels.. 89 710 100 224 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 303 326 acres.. 11 589 11 481 tons, dry.. 22 523 24 030 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 16 acres.. 115 101 @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. .