1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 705 833 Land in farms ..................acres.. 173 188 200 798 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 241 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 651 180 490 Average per acre .........dollars.. 951 737 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 248 35 987 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 188 220 50 to 179 acres ..................... 233 258 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 153 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 673 781 acres.. 106 996 120 600 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 617 741 acres.. 68 663 76 268 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 28 acres.. 724 648 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 645 28 757 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 653 34 522 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 809 23 260 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 836 5 497 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 209 244 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 113 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 132 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 141 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 66 $100,000 or more .................... 101 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 482 24 542 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 074 29 463 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 705 833 $1,000.. 8 509 3 333 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 069 4 001 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 349 433 Other ............................... 356 400 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 384 452 200 days or more ................... 276 292 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 160 185 number.. 7 016 5 216 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 149 number.. 3 920 2 487 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 20 number.. 41 51 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 139 139 number.. 3 337 2 742 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 170 297 number.. 13 285 15 753 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 158 278 number.. 40 286 26 934 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 180 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 84 number.. 770 2 257 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 368 563 acres.. 19 192 22 911 bushels.. 1 660 167 1 428 283 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 59 178 acres.. 5 146 8 066 bushels.. 204 518 241 608 Cotton .......................farms.. 66 13 acres.. 14 600 1 963 bales.. 19 045 1 687 Tobacco ......................farms.. 265 345 acres.. 5 553 4 771 pounds.. 11 847 416 9 525 859 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 270 459 acres.. 23 482 38 889 bushels.. 533 480 815 244 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 97 98 acres.. 2 236 1 843 tons, dry.. 4 760 3 118 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 21 26 @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. .