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 
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 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
155 
35 
40 
16 
12 
14 
21 
- 
$50,000 or more 
138 
13 
16 
11 
11 
21 
30 
17 
Customwork and custom hauling 
.. farms 
3,074 
871 
913 
441 
276 
290 
158 
15 
$1,000 
36,792 
2,918 
3,356 
2,272 
4,002 
6,844 
8,591 
7,345 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
997 
394 
402 
155 
8 
11 
1 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
950 
336 
357 
150 
42 
32 
11 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
829 
118 
129 
127 
196 
159 
53 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
196 
21 
21 
7 
24 
67 
41 
3 
$50,000 or more 
102 
2 
4 
2 
6 
21 
52 
10 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
.. farms 
4,393 
1,089 
1,524 
655 
250 
401 
278 
21 
$1,000 
69,102 
3,824 
7,501 
4,385 
4,853 
12,716 
23,286 
5,641 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,852 
937 
1,295 
463 
49 
40 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
379 
71 
105 
88 
56 
38 
10 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
514 
60 
72 
78 
106 
140 
28 
2 
$25,000 or more 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
648 
21 
52 
26 
39 
183 
240 
19 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
. farms 
896 
215 
245 
147 
54 
80 
88 
19 
$1,000 
14,409 
519 
514 
400 
673 
933 
3,486 
6,763 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
360 
102 
152 
66 
9 
13 
3 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
299 
96 
71 
62 
18 
28 
14 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
141 
12 
20 
16 
25 
25 
34 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
4 
1 
3 
- 
10 
14 
5 
$50,000 or more 
57 
1 
1 
- 
2 
4 
23 
14 
Interest expense 
.. farms 
6,330 
1,693 
2,468 
943 
328 
426 
251 
25 
$1,000 
78,517 
13,314 
16,747 
7,758 
6,157 
12,083 
10,654 
6,197 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,270 
1,025 
1,444 
530 
93 
75 
30 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,396 
572 
931 
361 
159 
214 
84 
2 
$25,000 to $99,999 
581 
92 
89 
49 
73 
118 
112 
6 
$100,000 or more 
83 
4 
4 
3 
3 
19 
25 
16 
Secured by real estate 
.. farms 
4,713 
1,237 
1,914 
669 
247 
308 
176 
16 
$1,000 
58,493 
11,487 
14,329 
6,320 
4,751 
8,546 
5,702 
3,276 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
645 
205 
281 
98 
24 
8 
4 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,532 
438 
722 
226 
47 
56 
19 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,054 
509 
838 
302 
115 
156 
65 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
284 
58 
55 
33 
37 
37 
50 
- 
$50,000 or more 
198 
27 
18 
10 
24 
51 
38 
13 
Not secured by real estate 
.. farms 
3,389 
905 
1,166 
514 
209 
277 
193 
20 
$1,000 
20,024 
1,827 
2,418 
1,439 
1,406 
3,537 
4,951 
2,921 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,365 
470 
607 
221 
17 
17 
7 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,277 
349 
438 
216 
103 
90 
42 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
562 
77 
107 
69 
75 
125 
82 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
9 
14 
8 
14 
34 
34 
1 
$50,000 or more 
61 
- 
- 
" 
11 
28 
14 
Property taxes paid 
.. farms 
24,271 
8,749 
10,272 
3,126 
470 
557 
315 
31 
$1,000 
43,314 
11,082 
12,038 
5,199 
2,030 
4,421 
3,649 
1,418 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,646 
8,407 
9,954 
2,918 
332 
292 
124 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,015 
261 
215 
143 
102 
142 
80 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
445 
61 
81 
53 
32 
105 
71 
6 
$25,000 or more 
165 
20 
22 
12 
4 
18 
40 
19 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
.. farms 
10,663 
3,302 
4,059 
1,580 
440 
574 
321 
33 
$1,000 
141,529 
8,280 
10,918 
6,448 
12,094 
21,440 
29,297 
39,641 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,336 
3,016 
3,637 
1,284 
102 
91 
22 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,529 
230 
362 
257 
262 
269 
71 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
381 
37 
35 
24 
32 
129 
78 
3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
203 
17 
17 
11 
19 
42 
71 
2 
$100,000 or more 
214 
2 
8 
4 
25 
43 
79 
26 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
.. farms 
220 
45 
46 
14 
17 
46 
34 
7 
$1,000 
3,634 
66 
113 
45 
217 
676 
1,455 
737 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
.. farms 
8,627 
2,825 
2,971 
1,160 
436 
576 
321 
33 
$1,000 
178,090 
20,189 
21,194 
13,253 
16,717 
31,250 
40,513 
20,863 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
.. farms 
25,266 
9,056 
10,699 
3,287 
487 
577 
321 
33 
$1,000 
627,325 
23,696 
6,071 
11,059 
(D) 
147,618 
216,607 
(D) 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
24,829 
2,617 
567 
3,364 
(D) 
255,837 
674,787 
(D) 
Non-family 
farms 
17 
19 
110 
1,465 
26 
22 
45 
12 
5 
175 
6,896 
68 
11 
28 
68 
48 
1,122 
15 
10 
9 
2 
12 
196 
5,608 
72 
73 
42 
9 
146 
4,082 
25 
23 
67 
14 
17 
105 
1,527 
26 
39 
22 
10 
8 
751 
3,479 
616 
69 
36 
30 
354 
13,411 
183 
77 
43 
24 
27 
11 
325 
305 
14,112 
806 
62,782 
77,893 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 561 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
