1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PICKENS COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 496 490 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 200 47 192 Average size of farm .......acres.. 89 96 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 827 152 984 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 130 1 586 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 807 15 790 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 215 199 50 to 179 acres ..................... 181 213 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 417 432 acres.. 21 617 21 233 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 284 324 acres.. 7 818 7 755 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 21 acres.. 144 259 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 517 4 290 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 108 8 756 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 151 1 614 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 367 2 676 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 231 270 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 4 $100,000 or more .................... 6 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 062 5 005 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 207 10 214 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 495 490 $1,000.. 646 - 374 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 304 - 762 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 179 175 Other ............................... 317 315 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 289 299 200 days or more ................... 226 236 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 350 361 number.. 10 473 10 248 Beef cows ..................farms.. 322 332 number.. 5 693 5 701 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 11 number.. 104 304 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 326 347 number.. 3 865 4 966 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 16 number.. 365 1 039 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 18 number.. 753 1 447 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 4 number.. 108 39 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 31 number.. 49 890 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 42 acres.. 547 791 bushels.. 31 590 52 865 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 8 acres.. 234 90 bushels.. 6 140 2 880 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 9 acres.. 391 228 bushels.. 10 647 2 241 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 223 271 acres.. 6 169 6 123 tons, dry.. 8 307 7 537 Land in orchards..............farms.. 20 24 acres.. 91 125 @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. .