1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 406 488 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 573 152 452 Average size of farm .......acres.. 341 312 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 281 554 235 815 Average per acre .........dollars.. 828 847 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 886 44 160 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 119 151 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 365 440 acres.. 101 314 114 000 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 311 388 acres.. 82 930 78 464 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 41 acres.. 6 323 5 945 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 685 41 114 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 302 84 250 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 754 20 032 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 930 21 082 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 161 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 27 $100,000 or more .................... 82 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 176 31 970 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 199 65 647 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 405 487 $1,000.. 10 091 7 953 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 916 16 332 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 230 274 Other ............................... 176 214 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 212 248 200 days or more ................... 144 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 112 142 number.. 4 371 7 510 Beef cows ..................farms.. 97 115 number.. 2 012 2 606 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 20 number.. 362 1 749 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 90 120 number.. 1 862 3 785 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 106 174 number.. 10 255 13 927 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 94 160 number.. 22 040 19 876 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 48 number.. 584 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 19 number.. 6 002 997 5 761 210 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 188 265 acres.. 26 220 21 254 bushels.. 2 554 440 1 595 361 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 152 acres.. 13 653 12 521 bushels.. 644 804 491 988 Cotton .......................farms.. 53 61 acres.. 13 258 9 005 bales.. 13 505 8 879 Tobacco ......................farms.. 66 67 acres.. 1 167 971 pounds.. 2 408 269 1 892 564 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 173 220 acres.. 27 379 27 629 bushels.. 639 632 601 978 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 60 94 acres.. 2 776 2 963 tons, dry.. 8 011 5 531 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 27 acres.. 612 (D) @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. .