1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNION COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 278 257 Land in farms ..................acres.. 55 992 56 998 Average size of farm .......acres.. 201 222 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 247 699 120 346 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 022 637 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 604 21 832 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 111 124 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 223 235 acres.. 22 299 22 636 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 146 142 acres.. 6 130 5 769 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 995 1 703 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 176 6 625 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 658 307 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 337 1 395 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 112 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 2 $100,000 or more .................... 1 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 802 1 796 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 460 6 990 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 279 257 $1,000.. 73 - 308 Average per farm..........dollars.. 260 - 1 199 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 88 87 Other ............................... 190 170 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 166 151 200 days or more ................... 127 119 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 221 219 number.. 8 574 8 171 Beef cows ..................farms.. 207 201 number.. 4 533 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 4 number.. 26 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 202 208 number.. 3 546 4 282 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 12 number.. 84 106 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 6 number.. 65 152 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 1 number.. 279 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 18 number.. (D) 364 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 12 acres.. 120 59 bushels.. 6 225 2 794 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 196 bushels.. (D) 5 440 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 130 acres.. 5 751 4 977 tons, dry.. 8 027 7 068 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 5 acres.. 34 10 @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. .