1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OCONEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 646 588 Land in farms ..................acres.. 69 897 66 023 Average size of farm .......acres.. 108 112 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 658 149 900 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 988 1 275 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 911 23 817 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 227 196 50 to 179 acres ..................... 278 272 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 568 523 acres.. 34 490 31 225 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 445 419 acres.. 14 342 12 860 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 26 acres.. 119 382 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 909 19 859 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 298 33 774 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 401 4 215 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 508 15 644 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 262 252 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 128 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 13 $100,000 or more .................... 54 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 351 17 030 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 183 28 963 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 647 588 $1,000.. 3 238 2 592 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 005 4 408 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 251 231 Other ............................... 395 357 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 405 358 200 days or more ................... 290 266 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 455 413 number.. 17 284 16 153 Beef cows ..................farms.. 413 364 number.. 9 049 8 276 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 27 number.. 675 755 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 431 415 number.. 6 771 7 994 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 25 number.. 3 369 2 380 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 14 number.. 5 954 3 463 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 7 number.. 109 29 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 37 number.. 645 647 445 596 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 36 26 number.. 10 426 215 6 253 152 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 49 acres.. 558 480 bushels.. 35 343 31 173 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 10 acres.. 1 216 936 bushels.. 55 564 39 724 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 6 acres.. 1 406 (D) bushels.. 13 740 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 343 321 acres.. 9 390 7 948 tons, dry.. 15 334 11 967 Land in orchards..............farms.. 78 85 acres.. 1 891 2 299 @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. .