1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YORK COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 677 620 Land in farms ..................acres.. 120 755 128 718 Average size of farm .......acres.. 178 208 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 280 950 231 934 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 636 1 046 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 215 20 306 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 160 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 289 267 180 to 499 acres .................... 143 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 601 571 acres.. 56 210 57 531 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 455 451 acres.. 18 549 20 671 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 22 acres.. 929 325 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 964 13 678 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 442 22 062 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 828 3 177 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 135 10 502 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 256 275 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 142 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 10 $100,000 or more .................... 22 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 719 12 102 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 128 19 520 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 677 620 $1,000.. 2 464 1 067 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 640 1 722 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 246 185 Other ............................... 431 435 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 395 405 200 days or more ................... 293 335 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 486 461 number.. 23 180 21 029 Beef cows ..................farms.. 444 407 number.. 11 533 10 775 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 19 number.. 1 253 1 983 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 462 436 number.. 10 520 10 221 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 20 number.. 1 431 984 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 13 number.. 2 601 2 589 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 2 number.. 177 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 20 number.. 4 898 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 40 acres.. 450 1 411 bushels.. 14 525 46 462 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 28 acres.. 1 884 2 826 bushels.. 73 774 97 950 Cotton .......................farms.. 19 16 acres.. 1 930 1 621 bales.. 1 055 1 342 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 18 acres.. 1 061 1 937 bushels.. 25 326 38 255 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 357 375 acres.. 11 512 10 356 tons, dry.. 18 746 15 130 Land in orchards..............farms.. 50 33 acres.. 645 604 @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. .