1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ORANGEBURG COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 910 961 Land in farms ..................acres.. 262 093 292 177 Average size of farm .......acres.. 288 304 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 692 190 181 Average per acre .........dollars.. 812 654 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 665 42 909 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 196 221 50 to 179 acres ..................... 306 304 180 to 499 acres .................... 203 201 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 836 915 acres.. 176 836 201 461 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 725 811 acres.. 124 341 130 093 Irrigated land .................farms.. 95 71 acres.. 12 084 12 105 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 403 46 657 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 674 48 550 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 562 22 865 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 841 23 792 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 282 294 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 119 142 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 125 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 149 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 49 $100,000 or more .................... 120 112 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 380 42 965 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 824 44 709 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 909 961 $1,000.. 8 716 3 461 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 588 3 602 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 413 485 Other ............................... 497 476 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 510 521 200 days or more ................... 353 363 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 291 312 number.. 19 906 22 232 Beef cows ..................farms.. 216 231 number.. 5 352 5 417 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 54 number.. 5 397 6 067 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 259 290 number.. 7 759 9 459 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 239 301 number.. 53 926 42 219 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 237 298 number.. 100 515 81 529 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 1 number.. 10 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 72 number.. (D) 1 725 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 4 number.. 6 410 070 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 372 514 acres.. 36 096 29 711 bushels.. 3 535 888 2 192 944 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 147 254 acres.. 16 294 16 866 bushels.. 713 912 558 908 Cotton .......................farms.. 100 81 acres.. 16 220 9 222 bales.. 23 580 9 194 Tobacco ......................farms.. 3 0 acres.. 1 0 pounds.. 2 200 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 334 469 acres.. 43 427 56 925 bushels.. 1 151 918 1 183 370 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 197 230 acres.. 8 881 10 459 tons, dry.. 25 850 30 386 Land in orchards..............farms.. 79 59 acres.. 1 725 2 015 @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. .