Table 41 . Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - South Carolina: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
358 
46 
71 
59 
71 
82 
8 
2 
19 
$50,000 or more 
815 
30 
28 
17 
81 
283 
273 
22 
81 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
11,277 
3,623 
4,394 
1,650 
382 
522 
311 
26 
369 
$1,000 
146,452 
5,415 
6,241 
4,447 
6,837 
29,016 
59,653 
19,422 
15,421 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,494 
3,412 
4,152 
1,453 
148 
85 
9 
- 
235 
$5,000 to $24,999 
863 
177 
211 
160 
139 
96 
25 
- 
55 
$25,000 to $49,999 
302 
24 
27 
29 
69 
119 
20 
2 
12 
$50,000 or more 
618 
10 
4 
8 
26 
222 
257 
24 
67 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
8,855 
2,764 
3,367 
1,273 
302 
488 
306 
27 
328 
$1,000 
114,251 
5,022 
6,274 
4,289 
6,708 
22,328 
43,894 
16,193 
9,542 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,1 66 
1,976 
2,339 
699 
29 
10 
- 
- 
113 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,784 
563 
714 
320 
43 
49 
6 
- 
89 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,052 
190 
275 
236 
140 
125 
29 
4 
53 
$25,000 to $49,999 
321 
27 
32 
12 
57 
139 
31 
1 
22 
$50,000 or more 
532 
8 
7 
6 
33 
165 
240 
22 
51 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
4,977 
1,394 
2,049 
824 
247 
205 
77 
10 
171 
$1,000 
209,463 
16,560 
21,274 
14,358 
46,573 
53,115 
21,214 
15,559 
20,810 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,567 
1,170 
1,668 
594 
18 
19 
7 
- 
91 
$5,000 to $24,999 
641 
139 
277 
122 
19 
35 
10 
1 
38 
$25,000 to $99,999 
189 
28 
40 
55 
24 
16 
11 
- 
15 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
47 
49 
45 
132 
57 
22 
- 
18 
$250,000 or more 
210 
10 
15 
8 
54 
78 
27 
9 
9 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
2,355 
741 
1,007 
348 
68 
83 
34 
4 
70 
$1,000 
19,545 
2,721 
3,336 
2,307 
2,687 
2,236 
1,669 
(D) 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
3,309 
834 
1,326 
593 
220 
161 
55 
8 
112 
$1,000 
189,918 
13,840 
17,938 
12,051 
43,885 
50,880 
19,545 
(D) 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
14,754 
4,906 
6,583 
2,171 
294 
274 
118 
10 
398 
$1,000 
917,181 
83,583 
103,601 
71,160 
231,725 
251,054 
106,234 
22,645 
47,177 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,469 
3,716 
5,076 
1,359 
28 
32 
20 
1 
237 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,978 
982 
1,248 
575 
26 
43 
13 
- 
91 
$25,000 to $99,999 
560 
136 
176 
147 
34 
32 
12 
- 
23 
$100,000 to $249,999 
77 
6 
9 
16 
11 
21 
6 
- 
8 
$250,000 or more 
670 
66 
74 
74 
195 
146 
67 
9 
39 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
24,168 
8,599 
10,189 
3,206 
487 
577 
321 
33 
756 
$1,000 
134,969 
13,313 
14,720 
10,244 
9,079 
25,955 
34,509 
16,084 
11,066 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,194 
8,142 
9,665 
2,700 
79 
36 
6 
1 
565 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,960 
413 
490 
439 
283 
212 
37 
2 
84 
$25,000 to $49,999 
507 
29 
29 
48 
102 
185 
69 
- 
45 
$50,000 or more 
507 
15 
5 
19 
23 
144 
209 
30 
62 
Utilities 
...farms 
14,055 
4,716 
5,358 
2,077 
470 
576 
321 
33 
504 
$1,000 
64,481 
6,276 
6,920 
5,093 
6,610 
14,502 
9,994 
9,279 
5,806 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,435 
3,317 
3,766 
1,085 
27 
25 
4 
- 
211 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,909 
1,236 
1,416 
769 
167 
142 
41 
1 
137 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,184 
134 
148 
198 
177 
283 
138 
- 
106 
$25,000 to $49,999 
335 
25 
22 
22 
83 
82 
70 
1 
30 
$50,000 or more 
192 
4 
6 
3 
16 
44 
68 
31 
20 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
18,992 
6,574 
7,812 
2,581 
478 
576 
321 
33 
617 
$1,000 
143,665 
13,899 
15,954 
8,930 
8,517 
31,051 
32,450 
19,991 
12,872 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,953 
6,034 
7,218 
2,132 
98 
42 
5 
- 
424 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,088 
497 
545 
408 
283 
220 
41 
1 
93 
$25,000 to $49,999 
435 
32 
39 
27 
74 
169 
62 
3 
29 
$50,000 or more 
516 
11 
10 
14 
23 
145 
213 
29 
71 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
5,851 
1,744 
1,745 
925 
322 
482 
296 
33 
304 
$1,000 
227,501 
13,404 
15,876 
15,826 
10,509 
27,098 
44,042 
74,584 
26,162 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,982 
1,231 
1,142 
435 
41 
35 
4 
- 
94 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,489 
351 
423 
334 
146 
129 
35 
- 
71 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,028 
150 
163 
125 
121 
258 
136 
1 
74 
$100,000 to $249,999 
232 
8 
14 
25 
11 
46 
83 
4 
41 
$250,000 or more 
120 
4 
3 
6 
3 
14 
38 
28 
24 
Contract labor 
...farms 
1,929 
542 
625 
273 
128 
152 
82 
17 
110 
$1,000 
37,916 
3,639 
4,400 
2,719 
2,185 
4,228 
6,129 
10,295 
4,320 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
451 
179 
202 
44 
1 
5 
1 
- 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
644 
183 
227 
116 
42 
38 
6 
- 
32 
$5,000 to $24,999 
541 
132 
140 
86 
62 
74 
24 
- 
23 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
560 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
