1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 015 1 010 Land in farms ..................acres.. 107 058 118 451 Average size of farm .......acres.. 105 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 211 456 190 814 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 969 1 484 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 211 23 042 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 63 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 396 365 50 to 179 acres ..................... 411 410 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 896 897 acres.. 64 518 66 972 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 696 726 acres.. 28 894 33 617 Irrigated land .................farms.. 81 98 acres.. 2 230 3 319 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 293 22 393 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 949 22 171 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 255 12 840 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 038 9 554 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 485 475 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 183 198 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 152 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 19 $100,000 or more .................... 41 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 970 19 570 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 660 19 376 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 015 1 010 $1,000.. 1 850 2 507 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 823 2 482 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 347 363 Other ............................... 668 647 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 643 683 200 days or more ................... 495 494 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 565 562 number.. 22 599 21 615 Beef cows ..................farms.. 504 494 number.. 9 585 9 820 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 26 number.. 1 823 1 716 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 533 556 number.. 11 693 14 348 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 40 number.. 203 641 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 26 number.. 216 913 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 54 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 35 number.. (D) 51 510 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 69 acres.. 665 945 bushels.. 53 030 29 456 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 63 58 acres.. 2 870 1 863 bushels.. 96 593 52 687 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 35 31 acres.. 1 763 1 438 bushels.. 45 345 32 854 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 429 437 acres.. 13 376 13 994 tons, dry.. 25 585 23 911 Land in orchards..............farms.. 193 227 acres.. 7 820 10 678 @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. .