1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 339 326 Land in farms ..................acres.. 66 355 61 836 Average size of farm .......acres.. 196 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 313 750 223 117 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 775 1 366 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 836 27 773 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 107 50 to 179 acres ..................... 121 113 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 298 279 acres.. 37 214 35 591 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 252 233 acres.. 24 470 22 071 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 30 acres.. 1 487 562 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 002 7 462 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 605 22 891 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 605 3 435 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 397 4 027 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 151 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 13 $100,000 or more .................... 20 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 091 6 874 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 855 21 087 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 340 326 $1,000.. - 277 132 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 816 406 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 157 132 Other ............................... 182 194 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 183 194 200 days or more ................... 126 149 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 117 132 number.. 5 494 3 911 Beef cows ..................farms.. 106 115 number.. 2 942 1 987 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 12 number.. 0 198 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 116 128 number.. 2 571 2 268 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 61 number.. 1 601 2 853 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 56 number.. 2 420 4 701 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 3 number.. 92 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 38 number.. 753 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 72 75 acres.. 6 146 4 604 bushels.. 489 205 333 747 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 40 51 acres.. 5 390 4 914 bushels.. 251 715 193 470 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 782 (D) bales.. 976 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 66 64 acres.. 11 681 9 787 bushels.. 304 085 212 416 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 109 114 acres.. 3 241 2 812 tons, dry.. 6 212 4 970 Land in orchards..............farms.. 29 26 acres.. 207 249 @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. .