1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SALUDA COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 584 559 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 679 115 950 Average size of farm .......acres.. 190 207 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 542 161 431 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 047 779 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 963 34 908 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 100 50 to 179 acres ..................... 276 259 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 139 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 507 499 acres.. 56 586 59 124 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 384 402 acres.. 24 379 32 106 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 31 acres.. 2 298 3 476 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 414 31 451 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 490 56 262 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 473 6 291 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 942 25 159 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 161 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 104 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 114 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 27 $100,000 or more .................... 64 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 242 27 324 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 534 48 881 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 585 559 $1,000.. 5 331 3 448 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 112 6 168 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 288 260 Other ............................... 296 299 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 286 320 200 days or more ................... 212 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 462 447 number.. 25 085 25 721 Beef cows ..................farms.. 418 410 number.. 12 642 12 311 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 38 number.. 2 322 3 153 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 452 447 number.. 10 747 11 401 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 43 number.. 2 899 3 210 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 38 number.. 5 960 6 642 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 0 number.. 69 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 30 number.. (D) 452 859 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 29 24 number.. 12 920 400 6 693 962 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 58 acres.. 1 001 1 458 bushels.. 93 766 74 161 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 48 78 acres.. 2 805 4 017 bushels.. 110 736 137 386 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 641 (D) bales.. 849 890 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 32 62 acres.. 2 307 6 443 bushels.. 62 619 140 986 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 312 336 acres.. 12 721 13 707 tons, dry.. 24 921 29 108 Land in orchards..............farms.. 43 41 acres.. 4 165 4 452 @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. .